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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5.064834
Energy at 298.15K-5.067527
HF Energy-5.064834
Nuclear repulsion energy6.784477
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 2625 2625 79.65      
2 A1 2046 2046 177.07      
3 A1 1234 1234 20.00      
4 A1 809 809 5.06      
5 A2 659 659 0.00      
6 B1 2738 2738 141.48      
7 B1 1064 1064 1.45      
8 B2 1893 1893 3.12      
9 B2 779 779 2.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6923.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6923.3 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
ABC
5.58239 4.30632 3.05241

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.142
H2 0.000 0.592 -1.027
H3 0.000 -0.592 -1.027
H4 -1.071 0.000 0.672
H5 1.071 0.000 0.672

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.31021.31021.19511.1951
H21.31021.18352.09352.0935
H31.31021.18352.09352.0935
H41.19512.09352.09352.1429
H51.19512.09352.09352.1429

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 53.700 H2 B1 H4 113.282
H2 B1 H5 113.282 H3 B1 H4 113.282
H3 B1 H5 113.282 H4 B1 H5 127.408
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.488      
2 H 0.112      
3 H 0.112      
4 H 0.132      
5 H 0.132      


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 -1.345 1.345
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -9.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.185
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.488
Polar
3z2-r22.977
x2-y2-0.224
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.672 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.648


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.800
(<r2>)1/2 3.435