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All results from a given calculation for Be(OH)2 (Beryllium hydroxide)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-165.668783
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-165.668783
Nuclear repulsion energy49.372316
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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3944 3881 61.89      
2 A1 768 756 4.90      
3 A1 534 526 145.20      
4 A1 299 294 0.97      
5 A2 229i 225i 0.00      
6 B1 346 340 44.33      
7 B2 3941 3877 199.66      
8 B2 1603 1577 297.77      
9 B2 413 406 283.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5809.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5716.2 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.58420 0.23411 0.23120

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.000 0.000 0.009
O2 0.000 1.407 0.075
O3 0.000 -1.407 0.075
H4 0.000 2.073 -0.615
H5 0.000 -2.073 -0.615

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Be1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Be11.40871.40872.16542.1654
O21.40872.81430.95923.5483
O31.40872.81433.54830.9592
H42.16540.95923.54834.1469
H52.16543.54830.95924.1469

picture of Beryllium hydroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Be1 O2 H4 131.325 Be1 O3 H5 131.325
O2 Be1 O3 174.648
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Be -0.312      
2 O -0.171      
3 O -0.171      
4 H 0.327      
5 H 0.327      


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 -2.282 2.282
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.784 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.497
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.076 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.253
Polar
3z2-r20.507
x2-y2-3.932
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.865 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.626


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.285
(<r2>)1/2 7.091

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-165.669631
Energy at 298.15K-165.671103
HF Energy-165.669631
Nuclear repulsion energy49.327473
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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3920 3857 33.93      
2 A 763 750 1.87      
3 A 538 529 80.02      
4 A 312 307 22.75      
5 A 235 232 102.15      
6 B 3918 3855 202.29      
7 B 1598 1573 286.24      
8 B 528 519 315.96      
9 B 311 306 69.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6060.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5963.7 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
16.56048 0.23266 0.23264

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.000 0.000 -0.014
O2 0.000 1.411 -0.055
O3 0.000 -1.411 -0.055
H4 0.532 2.019 0.465
H5 -0.532 -2.019 0.465

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Be1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Be11.41141.41142.14222.1422
O21.41142.82160.96083.5094
O31.41142.82163.50940.9608
H42.14220.96083.50944.1757
H52.14223.50940.96084.1757

picture of Beryllium hydroxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Be1 O2 H4 128.111 Be1 O3 H5 128.111
O2 Be1 O3 176.720
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Be -0.298      
2 O -0.177      
3 O -0.177      
4 H 0.326      
5 H 0.326      


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 1.689 1.689
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.208 4.208 0.000
y 4.208 -13.784 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.482
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.575 4.208 0.000
y 4.208 1.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.986
Polar
3z2-r2-1.971
x2-y2-1.424
xy4.208
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.585 0.158 0.000
y 0.158 3.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.584


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.303
(<r2>)1/2 7.092