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All results from a given calculation for B2H6 (Diborane)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-53.011439
Energy at 298.15K-53.017393
HF Energy-52.812158
Nuclear repulsion energy32.161964
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 CID/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 Ag 2699 2493 0.00      
2 Ag 2269 2096 0.00      
3 Ag 1247 1152 0.00      
4 Ag 845 780 0.00      
5 Au 874 807 0.00      
6 B1g 2780 2568 0.00      
7 B1g 970 896 0.00      
8 B1u 2097 1937 18.92      
9 B1u 1019 941 18.27      
10 B2g 1950 1801 0.00      
11 B2g 902 833 0.00      
12 B2u 2792 2579 171.00      
13 B2u 1019 941 2.90      
14 B2u 378 349 13.12      
15 B3g 1097 1013 0.00      
16 B3u 2683 2479 147.55      
17 B3u 1816 1678 530.56      
18 B3u 1237 1143 74.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14336.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13243.0 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
2.68729 0.61522 0.56501

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.877 0.000 0.000
B2 -0.877 0.000 0.000
H3 0.000 0.000 0.976
H4 0.000 0.000 -0.976
H5 1.458 1.039 0.000
H6 1.458 -1.039 0.000
H7 -1.458 1.039 0.000
H8 -1.458 -1.039 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
B11.75311.31161.31161.19061.19062.55502.5550
B21.75311.31161.31162.55502.55501.19061.1906
H31.31161.31161.95152.03882.03882.03882.0388
H41.31161.31161.95152.03882.03882.03882.0388
H51.19062.55502.03882.03882.07852.91513.5802
H61.19062.55502.03882.03882.07853.58022.9151
H72.55501.19062.03882.03882.91513.58022.0785
H82.55501.19062.03882.03883.58022.91512.0785

picture of Diborane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 H3 B2 83.870 B1 H4 B2 83.870
H3 B1 H4 96.130 H3 B1 H5 109.032
H3 B1 H6 109.032 H3 B2 H4 96.130
H3 B2 H7 109.032 H3 B2 H8 109.032
H4 B1 H5 109.032 H4 B1 H6 109.032
H4 B2 H7 109.032 H4 B2 H8 109.032
H5 B1 H6 121.586 H7 B2 H8 121.586
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability