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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.115285
Energy at 298.15K-27.117987
HF Energy-27.115285
Nuclear repulsion energy10.290522
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 wB97X-D/6-31G
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 2655 2655 45.39      
2 A1 2095 2095 95.02      
3 A1 1281 1281 29.88      
4 A1 891 891 6.50      
5 A2 613 613 0.00      
6 B1 2768 2768 104.10      
7 B1 1087 1087 0.29      
8 B2 1966 1966 0.94      
9 B2 781 781 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7068.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7068.0 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 wB97X-D/6-31G
ABC
5.71994 4.41253 3.12365

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.136
H2 0.000 0.583 -1.012
H3 0.000 -0.583 -1.012
H4 -1.059 0.000 0.672
H5 1.059 0.000 0.672

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28781.28781.18711.1871
H21.28781.16632.07332.0733
H31.28781.16632.07332.0733
H41.18712.07332.07332.1186
H51.18712.07332.07332.1186

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 53.849 H2 B1 H4 113.735
H2 B1 H5 113.735 H3 B1 H4 113.735
H3 B1 H5 113.735 H4 B1 H5 126.328
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.174      
2 H 0.059      
3 H 0.059      
4 H 0.028      
5 H 0.028      


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 -1.233 1.233
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.507 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.537
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.071 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.192 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.263
Polar
3z2-r22.526
x2-y2-0.586
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.911 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.257


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.827
(<r2>)1/2 3.439