Molecule
Name
Sulfur monoxide
IUPAC name
Sulfur monoxide
Secondary names
Oxidosulfur, SO
InChI
InChI=1S/OS/c1-2
InChI key
XTQHKBHJIVJGKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
13827-32-2
Comments
natural $SO$
Formula
$SO$
Chemical formula
SO
Structural formula
S=O
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
2
  Atom Name Number
$S$ Sulfur 1
$O$ Oxygen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Isotopes
  Isotope Mole fraction
$^{32}S^{16}O$ 0.94759
$^{32}S^{17}O$ 0.000361
$^{32}S^{18}O$ 0.0019473
$^{33}S^{16}O$ 0.0074817
$^{33}S^{17}O$ 2.85e-06
$^{33}S^{18}O$ 1.538e-05
$^{34}S^{16}O$ 0.042397
$^{34}S^{17}O$ 1.615e-05
$^{34}S^{18}O$ 8.713e-05
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
48.064 $g/mol$
State STP
gas
State NTP
gas
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
polar
Molecule symmetry
Cinfv
Case
diatomic
Vibrations number
1
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching $S=O$ $\Sigma-$ no 1138.0 1138.0 1149.2 active active vs
Comments
Vibration of the main isotope: $^{32}S^{16}O$. Data from Huber and Herzberg 1979 and NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$S=O$ 1