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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.140157
Energy at 298.15K-27.142910
HF Energy-27.140157
Nuclear repulsion energy10.332406
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/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 2617 2503 39.13      
2 A1 2133 2041 86.17      
3 A1 1341 1282 44.04      
4 A1 974 931 2.11      
5 A2 700 670 0.00      
6 B1 2731 2612 88.26      
7 B1 1053 1007 0.42      
8 B2 2019 1932 0.36      
9 B2 736 704 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7151.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6840.7 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
5.84217 4.48187 3.07447

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.146
H2 0.000 0.537 -1.025
H3 0.000 -0.537 -1.025
H4 -1.069 0.000 0.659
H5 1.069 0.000 0.659

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28871.28871.18591.1859
H21.28871.07462.06622.0662
H31.28871.07462.06622.0662
H41.18592.06622.06622.1381
H51.18592.06622.06622.1381

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 49.281 H2 B1 H4 113.165
H2 B1 H5 113.165 H3 B1 H4 113.165
H3 B1 H5 113.165 H4 B1 H5 128.710
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.234      
2 H 0.098      
3 H 0.098      
4 H 0.019      
5 H 0.019      


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 -1.349 1.349
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.321 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.411
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.453 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.659
Polar
3z2-r23.318
x2-y2-0.502
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.689 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.586


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.885
(<r2>)1/2 3.448