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All results from a given calculation for Si3H8 (trisilane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-16.409343
Energy at 298.15K-16.416856
HF Energy-16.409343
Nuclear repulsion energy34.099759
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 A1 2201 2126 199.30      
2 A1 2188 2113 0.69      
3 A1 2171 2097 83.28      
4 A1 945 913 59.09      
5 A1 924 893 8.12      
6 A1 885 855 182.59      
7 A1 566 546 3.59      
8 A1 378 365 0.42      
9 A1 97 94 0.89      
10 A2 2200 2125 0.00      
11 A2 934 902 0.00      
12 A2 707 683 0.00      
13 A2 420 406 0.00      
14 A2 76 73 0.00      
15 B1 2206 2131 317.83      
16 B1 2183 2108 21.23      
17 B1 938 906 71.59      
18 B1 598 578 7.19      
19 B1 315 304 9.53      
20 B1 96 93 0.03      
21 B2 2198 2123 59.95      
22 B2 2182 2107 149.19      
23 B2 937 905 34.12      
24 B2 875 845 296.49      
25 B2 719 694 314.18      
26 B2 454 439 6.61      
27 B2 433 418 8.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14414.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13919.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.29828 0.06513 0.05665

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.916
Si2 0.000 1.954 -0.429
Si3 0.000 -1.954 -0.429
H4 1.209 0.000 1.808
H5 -1.209 0.000 1.808
H6 0.000 3.194 0.414
H7 0.000 -3.194 0.414
H8 1.214 1.982 -1.310
H9 -1.214 1.982 -1.310
H10 -1.214 -1.982 -1.310
H11 1.214 -1.982 -1.310

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 Si3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
Si12.37202.37201.50241.50243.23353.23353.21813.21813.21813.2181
Si22.37203.90723.20683.20681.50035.21661.49991.49994.21174.2117
Si32.37203.90723.20683.20685.21661.50034.21174.21171.49991.4999
H41.50243.20683.20682.41793.68893.68893.69434.41804.41803.6943
H51.50243.20683.20682.41793.68893.68894.41803.69433.69434.4180
H63.23351.50035.21663.68893.68896.38872.43212.43215.58935.5893
H73.23355.21661.50033.68893.68896.38875.58935.58932.43212.4321
H83.21811.49994.21173.69434.41802.43215.58932.42814.64863.9641
H93.21811.49994.21174.41803.69432.43215.58932.42813.96414.6486
H103.21814.21171.49994.41803.69435.58932.43214.64863.96412.4281
H113.21814.21171.49993.69434.41805.58932.43213.96414.64862.4281

picture of trisilane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 S2 H6 111.240 S1 S2 H8 110.395
S1 S2 H9 110.395 S1 S3 H7 111.240
S1 S3 H10 110.395 S1 S3 H11 110.395
S2 S1 S3 110.896 S2 S1 H4 109.677
S2 S1 H5 109.677 S3 S1 H4 109.677
S3 S1 H5 109.677 H4 S1 H5 107.161
H6 S2 H8 108.318 H6 S2 H9 108.318
H7 S3 H10 108.318 H7 S3 H11 108.318
H8 S2 H9 108.078 H10 S3 H11 108.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si -0.054      
2 Si -0.084      
3 Si -0.084      
4 H 0.032      
5 H 0.032      
6 H 0.029      
7 H 0.029      
8 H 0.025      
9 H 0.025      
10 H 0.025      
11 H 0.025      


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 0.099 0.099
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.184 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.290
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.308 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.324 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.016
Polar
3z2-r20.033
x2-y21.755
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.377 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.543


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 120.466
(<r2>)1/2 10.976