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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.116967
Energy at 298.15K-27.119718
HF Energy-27.116967
Nuclear repulsion energy10.357834
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 2644 2539 36.95      
2 A1 2133 2048 87.81      
3 A1 1354 1300 43.90      
4 A1 987 948 0.67      
5 A2 698 670 0.00      
6 B1 2763 2653 85.87      
7 B1 1045 1003 0.45      
8 B2 2024 1943 0.63      
9 B2 726 697 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7187.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6900.7 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
5.86280 4.50630 3.08968

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.147
H2 0.000 0.536 -1.023
H3 0.000 -0.536 -1.023
H4 -1.067 0.000 0.655
H5 1.067 0.000 0.655

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28711.28711.18181.1818
H21.28711.07292.05962.0596
H31.28711.07292.05962.0596
H41.18182.05962.05962.1342
H51.18182.05962.05962.1342

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 49.263 H2 B1 H4 112.995
H2 B1 H5 112.995 H3 B1 H4 112.995
H3 B1 H5 112.995 H4 B1 H5 129.095
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.234      
2 H 0.097      
3 H 0.097      
4 H 0.020      
5 H 0.020      


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 -1.307 1.307
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.283 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.847 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.431
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.144 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.634
Polar
3z2-r23.269
x2-y2-0.436
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.380 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.564


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.858
(<r2>)1/2 3.444