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All results from a given calculation for B2H4 (Diborane(4) D2d)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.755324
Energy at 298.15K-51.757814
HF Energy-51.755324
Nuclear repulsion energy22.311040
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 TPSSh/3-21G
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 2595 2514 0.00      
2 A1 1218 1180 0.00      
3 A1 892 864 0.00      
4 B1 576 558 0.00      
5 B2 2571 2491 66.58      
6 B2 1167 1131 1.91      
7 E 2635 2553 73.50      
7 E 2635 2553 73.50      
8 E 991 961 30.55      
8 E 991 961 30.55      
9 E 415 402 0.80      
9 E 415 402 0.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8551.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8284.6 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 TPSSh/3-21G
ABC
4.05201 0.66405 0.66405

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.817
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.817
H3 0.000 1.016 1.460
H4 0.000 -1.016 1.460
H5 1.016 0.000 -1.460
H6 -1.016 0.000 -1.460

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.63471.20231.20232.49392.4939
B21.63472.49392.49391.20231.2023
H31.20232.49392.03183.25493.2549
H41.20232.49392.03183.25493.2549
H52.49391.20233.25493.25492.0318
H62.49391.20233.25493.25492.0318

picture of Diborane(4) D2d state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 B2 H5 122.331 B1 B2 H6 122.331
B2 B1 H3 122.331 B2 B1 H4 122.331
H3 B1 H4 115.338 H5 B2 H6 115.338
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.050      
2 B -0.050      
3 H 0.025      
4 H 0.025      
5 H 0.025      
6 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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.136 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.358


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.928
(<r2>)1/2 5.378