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All results from a given calculation for B2H4 (Diborane(4) D2d)

using model chemistry: B97D3/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.714540
Energy at 298.15K-51.716971
HF Energy-51.714540
Nuclear repulsion energy22.220163
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 B97D3/3-21G
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 2531 2488 0.00      
2 A1 1177 1157 0.00      
3 A1 882 867 0.00      
4 B1 575 565 0.00      
5 B2 2507 2465 54.82      
6 B2 1123 1104 0.32      
7 E 2574 2530 63.60      
7 E 2574 2530 63.60      
8 E 963 947 26.36      
8 E 963 947 26.36      
9 E 397 390 0.22      
9 E 397 390 0.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8331.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.983) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8190.1 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 B97D3/3-21G
ABC
3.99491 0.66114 0.66114

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.818
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.818
H3 0.000 1.023 1.466
H4 0.000 -1.023 1.466
H5 1.023 0.000 -1.466
H6 -1.023 0.000 -1.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.63521.21151.21152.50272.5027
B21.63522.50272.50271.21151.2115
H31.21152.50272.04623.27043.2704
H41.21152.50272.04623.27043.2704
H52.50271.21153.27043.27042.0462
H62.50271.21153.27043.27042.0462

picture of Diborane(4) D2d state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 B2 H5 121.934 B1 B2 H6 121.934
B2 B1 H3 121.934 B2 B1 H4 121.934
H3 B1 H4 116.131 H5 B2 H6 116.131
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.078      
2 B -0.078      
3 H 0.039      
4 H 0.039      
5 H 0.039      
6 H 0.039      


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 -14.836 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.836 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.212
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.688 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.376
Polar
3z2-r2-2.753
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 3.194 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.194 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.570


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.027
(<r2>)1/2 5.388