Molecule
Name
Sulfur dioxide
IUPAC name
(32S,16O2)Sulfur dioxide
Secondary names
Sulfurous anhydride, Sulfurous oxide, Sulfur oxide, Sulphur dioxide, Sulfurous acid anhydride, SO2
InChI
InChI=1S/O2S/c1-3-2/i1+0,2+0,3+0
InChI key
RAHZWNYVWXNFOC-SXRZRGFPSA-N
Comments
32S16O2 isotope
Formula
32S16O2
Chemical formula
SO2
Isotopic formula
[32]S[16]O2
Structural formula
[16O]=[32S]=[16O]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
32S Sulfur 1
16O Oxygen 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
pure isotope
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
63.9619 g/mol
State STP
gas
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
1.63305 D
Molecule symmetry
C2v
Case
nonlinear-triatomic
Vibrations number
3
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. 32S16O2 A1 no 1151.0 1151.4 active active s Raman: 1150.5 cm1 (s)
V2 bending 32S16O2 A1 no 518.0 517.7 active active s Raman: 524.5 cm1 (liq, w)
V3 stretching asym. 32S16O2 B1 no 1362.0 1361.8 active active s Raman: 1336 cm1 (liq, w)
Comments
Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
=32S=16O 2