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All results from a given calculation for BH3 (boron trihydride)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.593401
Energy at 298.15K-26.594836
HF Energy-26.593401
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 2532 2483 0.00      
2 A2" 1135 1113 90.55      
3 E' 2663 2611 146.27      
3 E' 2663 2611 146.44      
4 E' 1184 1161 15.52      
4 E' 1184 1161 15.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5680.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5568.9 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
7.71256 7.71256 3.85628

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 1.202 0.000
H3 1.041 -0.601 0.000
H4 -1.041 -0.601 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4
B11.20241.20241.2024
H21.20242.08272.0827
H31.20242.08272.0827
H41.20242.08272.0827

picture of boron trihydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 120.000 H2 B1 H4 120.000
H3 B1 H4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.007      
2 H 0.002      
3 H 0.002      
4 H 0.002      


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 -9.047 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.047 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.000
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.024 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.024 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.047
Polar
3z2-r24.095
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 2.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.412 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.215


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 9.562
(<r2>)1/2 3.092