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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.945653
Energy at 298.15K-51.948072
HF Energy-51.945653
Nuclear repulsion energy22.270854
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
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 2606 2484 0.00      
2 A1 1209 1152 0.00      
3 A1 877 836 0.00      
4 B1 555 529 0.00      
5 B2 2585 2463 66.47      
6 B2 1141 1087 3.14      
7 E 2658 2533 76.94      
7 E 2658 2533 76.94      
8 E 987 940 27.43      
8 E 987 940 27.43      
9 E 394 376 1.62      
9 E 394 376 1.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8524.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8124.4 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
4.03889 0.66101 0.66101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.820
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.820
H3 0.000 1.018 1.462
H4 0.000 -1.018 1.462
H5 1.018 0.000 -1.462
H6 -1.018 0.000 -1.462

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.63981.20311.20312.49832.4983
B21.63982.49832.49831.20311.2031
H31.20312.49832.03503.25853.2585
H41.20312.49832.03503.25853.2585
H52.49831.20313.25853.25852.0350
H62.49831.20313.25853.25852.0350

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 122.244 B1 B2 H6 122.244
B2 B1 H3 122.244 B2 B1 H4 122.244
H3 B1 H4 115.513 H5 B2 H6 115.513
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.037      
2 B -0.037      
3 H 0.018      
4 H 0.018      
5 H 0.018      
6 H 0.018      


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
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.224 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.224 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.079
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.927 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Polar
3z2-r2-3.710
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.260


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.681
(<r2>)1/2 5.355