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All results from a given calculation for H3BO3 (Boric acid)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3H 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.499278
Energy at 298.15K-252.503866
Nuclear repulsion energy115.238272
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3688 3678 0.00      
2 A' 1025 1022 0.00      
3 A' 845 843 0.00      
4 A" 651 649 85.13      
5 A" 429 428 365.16      
6 E' 3689 3680 39.74      
6 E' 3689 3680 39.74      
7 E' 1413 1410 361.17      
7 E' 1413 1410 361.14      
8 E' 1007 1005 189.87      
8 E' 1007 1005 189.88      
9 E' 411 410 30.81      
9 E' 411 410 30.81      
10 E" 539 537 0.00      
10 E" 539 537 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10377.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10351.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.32728 0.32728 0.16364

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.380 0.000
O3 -1.195 -0.690 0.000
O4 1.195 -0.690 0.000
H5 -0.903 1.740 0.000
H6 -1.055 -1.652 0.000
H7 1.959 -0.088 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6 H7
B11.38011.38011.38011.96051.96051.9605
O21.38012.39042.39040.97243.21072.4475
O31.38012.39042.39042.44750.97243.2107
O41.38012.39042.39043.21072.44750.9724
H51.96050.97242.44753.21073.39573.3957
H61.96053.21070.97242.44753.39573.3957
H71.96052.44753.21070.97243.39573.3957

picture of Boric acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 O2 H5 111.723 B1 O3 H6 111.723
B1 O4 H7 111.723 O2 B1 O3 120.000
O2 B1 O4 120.000 O3 B1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.402      
2 O -0.523      
3 O -0.523      
4 O -0.523      
5 H 0.389      
6 H 0.389      
7 H 0.389      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.485 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.485 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.359
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.437 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.437 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.874
Polar
3z2-r2-5.748
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.209


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 70.636
(<r2>)1/2 8.405