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"Dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance study of fluorine exchange in liquid sulfur tetrafluoride". The following compounds and ions have disphenoidal geometry: Sulfur tetrafluoride is the premier example of a molecule with the disphenoidal molecular geometry (see image at upper right). The four atoms in motion act as a lever about the central atom for example, the four fluorine atoms of sulfur tetrafluoride rotate around the sulfur atom.
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Thus, the 19F NMR spectrum of SF 4 (like that of PF 5) consists of single resonance near room temperature. This exchange of positions results in similar time-averaged environments for the two types of ligands. The chief tenet of the theory is that electron groups (either lone pairs or bonding pairs of electrons) will try to maximize the distance between themselves and minimize repulsions between electron pairs. The ideal angle between the axial ligands and the equatorial ligands is 90° whereas the ideal angle between the two equatorial ligands themselves is 120°.ĭisphenoidal molecules, like trigonal bipyramidal ones, are subject to Berry pseudorotation in which the axial ligands move to equatorial positions and vice versa. VSEPR: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion The molecular structure of molecules may be predicted with surprising accuracy using VSEPR concepts. Typically the bond distance to the axial ligands is longer than to the equatorial ligands.
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The equatorial pair of ligands is situated in a plane orthogonal to the axis of the axial pair. The axial pair lie along a common bond axis so that are related by a bond angle of 180°. Compounds with disphenoidal geometry (See-Saw Geometry) have two types of ligands: axial and equatorial.