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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3H 1A'
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.422316
Energy at 298.15K-252.426904
HF Energy-252.422316
Nuclear repulsion energy115.537116
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 B97D3/6-311G**
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' 3804 3750 0.00      
2 A' 1025 1010 0.00      
3 A' 849 837 0.00      
4 A" 651 642 72.01      
5 A" 417 411 325.28      
6 E' 3805 3750 72.19      
6 E' 3805 3750 72.25      
7 E' 1420 1399 366.97      
7 E' 1420 1399 366.94      
8 E' 1012 998 179.58      
8 E' 1012 998 179.57      
9 E' 420 414 27.59      
9 E' 420 414 27.59      
10 E" 521 514 0.00      
10 E" 521 514 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10550.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10399.6 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 B97D3/6-311G**
ABC
0.32850 0.32850 0.16425

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**

Point Group is C3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.378 0.000
O3 -1.194 -0.689 0.000
O4 1.194 -0.689 0.000
H5 -0.898 1.728 0.000
H6 -1.047 -1.642 0.000
H7 1.945 -0.086 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6 H7
B11.37841.37841.37841.94741.94741.9474
O21.37842.38742.38740.96403.19672.4349
O31.37842.38742.38742.43490.96403.1967
O41.37842.38742.38743.19672.43490.9640
H51.94740.96402.43493.19673.37303.3730
H61.94743.19670.96402.43493.37303.3730
H71.94742.43493.19670.96403.37303.3730

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 110.410 B1 O3 H6 110.410
B1 O4 H7 110.410 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 B97D3/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.315      
2 O -0.363      
3 O -0.363      
4 O -0.363      
5 H 0.258      
6 H 0.258      
7 H 0.258      


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 -20.285 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.285 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.922
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.318 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.637
Polar
3z2-r2-5.273
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 3.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.315


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 70.194
(<r2>)1/2 8.378