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All results from a given calculation for B2H6 (Diborane)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-53.076227
Energy at 298.15K-53.082184
HF Energy-52.819751
Nuclear repulsion energy32.207165
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 QCISD/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 Ag 2700 2542 0.00      
2 Ag 2259 2127 0.00      
3 Ag 1251 1177 0.00      
4 Ag 836 787 0.00      
5 Au 866 816 0.00      
6 B1g 2782 2619 0.00      
7 B1g 966 909 0.00      
8 B1u 2072 1950 24.94      
9 B1u 1017 957 25.51      
10 B2g 1940 1826 0.00      
11 B2g 883 831 0.00      
12 B2u 2794 2630 177.23      
13 B2u 1024 964 4.32      
14 B2u 383 361 13.24      
15 B3g 1089 1025 0.00      
16 B3u 2684 2527 148.64      
17 B3u 1815 1708 516.43      
18 B3u 1241 1168 88.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14299.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13461.6 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
2.71562 0.61293 0.56302

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.881 0.000 0.000
B2 -0.881 0.000 0.000
H3 0.000 0.000 0.967
H4 0.000 0.000 -0.967
H5 1.456 1.036 0.000
H6 1.456 -1.036 0.000
H7 -1.456 1.036 0.000
H8 -1.456 -1.036 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
B11.76111.30781.30781.18471.18472.55582.5558
B21.76111.30781.30782.55582.55581.18471.1847
H31.30781.30781.93392.03162.03162.03162.0316
H41.30781.30781.93392.03162.03162.03162.0316
H51.18472.55582.03162.03162.07112.91213.5735
H61.18472.55582.03162.03162.07113.57352.9121
H72.55581.18472.03162.03162.91213.57352.0711
H82.55581.18472.03162.03163.57352.91212.0711

picture of Diborane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 H3 B2 84.644 B1 H4 B2 84.644
H3 B1 H4 95.356 H3 B1 H5 109.091
H3 B1 H6 109.091 H3 B2 H4 95.356
H3 B2 H7 109.091 H3 B2 H8 109.091
H4 B1 H5 109.091 H4 B1 H6 109.091
H4 B2 H7 109.091 H4 B2 H8 109.091
H5 B1 H6 121.875 H7 B2 H8 121.875
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability