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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.158275
Energy at 298.15K-27.161029
HF Energy-27.158275
Nuclear repulsion energy10.349431
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/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 2634 2546 37.35      
2 A1 2112 2042 88.99      
3 A1 1340 1296 43.28      
4 A1 973 941 1.08      
5 A2 693 670 0.00      
6 B1 2749 2658 85.92      
7 B1 1051 1017 0.51      
8 B2 1962 1897 0.32      
9 B2 746 721 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7130.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6893.7 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/6-311G**
ABC
5.86380 4.48848 3.08786

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 0.539 -1.024
H3 0.000 -0.539 -1.024
H4 -1.066 0.000 0.658
H5 1.066 0.000 0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28831.28831.18211.1821
H21.28831.07812.06262.0626
H31.28831.07812.06262.0626
H41.18212.06262.06262.1314
H51.18212.06262.06262.1314

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 49.467 H2 B1 H4 113.143
H2 B1 H5 113.143 H3 B1 H4 113.143
H3 B1 H5 113.143 H4 B1 H5 128.718
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.183      
2 H 0.085      
3 H 0.085      
4 H 0.006      
5 H 0.006      


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 -1.303 1.303
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.391 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.877 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.546
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.179 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.409 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.588
Polar
3z2-r23.177
x2-y2-0.514
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 2.388 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.579


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.920
(<r2>)1/2 3.453