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
32S16O 0.94759
32S17O 0.000361
32S18O 0.0019473
33S16O 0.0074817
33S17O 2.85e-06
33S18O 1.538e-05
34S16O 0.042397
34S17O 1.615e-05
34S18O 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 Σ no 1138.0 1138.0 1149.2 active active vs
Comments
Vibration of the main isotope: 32S16O. Data from Huber and Herzberg 1979 and NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
S=O 1