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

using model chemistry: BLYP/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-52.009733
Energy at 298.15K-52.012100
HF Energy-52.009733
Nuclear repulsion energy22.358958
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 BLYP/TZVP
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 2517 2510 0.00      
2 A1 1163 1160 0.00      
3 A1 866 864 0.00      
4 B1 575 573 0.00      
5 B2 2497 2491 52.88      
6 B2 1100 1097 0.11      
7 E 2554 2547 72.11      
7 E 2554 2547 72.11      
8 E 968 966 23.67      
8 E 968 966 23.67      
9 E 365 364 1.82      
9 E 365 364 1.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8245.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8225.1 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
4.04854 0.66936 0.66936

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/TZVP

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.812
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.812
H3 0.000 1.016 1.458
H4 0.000 -1.016 1.458
H5 1.016 0.000 -1.458
H6 -1.016 0.000 -1.458

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.62491.20391.20392.48742.4874
B21.62492.48742.48741.20391.2039
H31.20392.48742.03263.25083.2508
H41.20392.48742.03263.25083.2508
H52.48741.20393.25083.25082.0326
H62.48741.20393.25083.25082.0326

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 122.417 B1 B2 H6 122.417
B2 B1 H3 122.417 B2 B1 H4 122.417
H3 B1 H4 115.165 H5 B2 H6 115.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.012      
2 B 0.012      
3 H -0.006      
4 H -0.006      
5 H -0.006      
6 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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.849
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.991
Polar
3z2-r2-3.983
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 3.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.380


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.929
(<r2>)1/2 5.379