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All results from a given calculation for B2H6 (Diborane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-9.137225
Energy at 298.15K-9.143052
HF Energy-9.137225
Nuclear repulsion energy18.536079
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2597 2531 0.00 307.31 0.12 0.21
2 Ag 2086 2033 0.00 104.84 0.10 0.18
3 Ag 1149 1120 0.00 14.65 0.71 0.83
4 Ag 752 733 0.00 22.95 0.23 0.38
5 Au 828 807 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.46
6 B1g 2698 2629 0.00 122.27 0.75 0.86
7 B1g 914 891 0.00 4.39 0.75 0.86
8 B1u 1892 1844 25.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B1u 989 964 7.76 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B2g 1735 1690 0.00 8.40 0.75 0.86
11 B2g 827 805 0.00 4.52 0.75 0.86
12 B2u 2713 2644 242.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 B2u 939 915 1.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 B2u 354 345 12.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 B3g 1033 1006 0.00 47.77 0.75 0.86
16 B3u 2578 2513 170.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
17 B3u 1622 1581 655.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
18 B3u 1136 1107 98.27 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13420.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13077.8 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
2.62994 0.57614 0.53122

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.915 0.000 0.000
B2 -0.915 0.000 0.000
H3 0.000 0.000 0.988
H4 0.000 0.000 -0.988
H5 1.482 1.050 0.000
H6 1.482 -1.050 0.000
H7 -1.482 1.050 0.000
H8 -1.482 -1.050 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
B11.83041.34681.34681.19281.19282.61662.6166
B21.83041.34681.34682.61662.61661.19281.1928
H31.34681.34681.97612.06722.06722.06722.0672
H41.34681.34681.97612.06722.06722.06722.0672
H51.19282.61662.06722.06722.09952.96323.6316
H61.19282.61662.06722.06722.09953.63162.9632
H72.61661.19282.06722.06722.96323.63162.0995
H82.61661.19282.06722.06723.63162.96322.0995

picture of Diborane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 H3 B2 85.617 B1 H4 B2 85.617
H3 B1 H4 94.383 H3 B1 H5 108.826
H3 B1 H6 108.826 H3 B2 H4 94.383
H3 B2 H7 108.826 H3 B2 H8 108.826
H4 B1 H5 108.826 H4 B1 H6 108.826
H4 B2 H7 108.826 H4 B2 H8 108.826
H5 B1 H6 123.300 H7 B2 H8 123.300
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.091      
2 B -0.091      
3 H 0.054      
4 H 0.054      
5 H 0.019      
6 H 0.019      
7 H 0.019      
8 H 0.019      


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 -18.748 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.664 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.141
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.345 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.719 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.065
Polar
3z2-r26.130
x2-y2-1.084
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.709 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.263


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.899
(<r2>)1/2 5.559