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SO₂F₂ Sulfuryl fluoride
Tetrahedral (two O, two F) · point group C2v · order 4
- Point group
- C2v — A C2 rotation axis and 2 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
- Order
- 4
- Operations
- E, C₂, σᵥ(xz), σᵥ′(yz)
- Shape
- Tetrahedral (two O, two F)
- Atoms
- 5 (S, O × 2, F × 2)
Symmetry elements of SO₂F₂
- C₂ — bisects both the O–S–O and the F–S–F angle
- σᵥ (xz) — contains S and both O
- σᵥ′ (yz) — contains S and both F
Structure
- S=O 1.40 Å, S–F 1.53 Å
- O–S–O 124°, F–S–F 96°
- No lone pair on S
