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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.963953
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-51.963953
Nuclear repulsion energy22.386276
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/aug-cc-pCVTZ
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 2568 2568 0.00      
2 A1 1185 1185 0.00      
3 A1 870 870 0.00      
4 B1 570 570 0.00      
5 B2 2548 2548 55.79      
6 B2 1118 1118 1.13      
7 E 2618 2618 71.96      
7 E 2618 2618 71.96      
8 E 978 978 23.98      
8 E 978 978 23.98      
9 E 372 372 2.83      
9 E 372 372 2.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8396.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8396.7 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ
ABC
4.04763 0.67019 0.67019

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.814
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.814
H3 0.000 1.016 1.451
H4 0.000 -1.016 1.451
H5 1.016 0.000 -1.451
H6 -1.016 0.000 -1.451

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.62741.19991.19992.48272.4827
B21.62742.48272.48271.19991.1999
H31.19992.48272.03293.23933.2393
H41.19992.48272.03293.23933.2393
H52.48271.19993.23933.23932.0329
H62.48271.19993.23933.23932.0329

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 122.106 B1 B2 H6 122.106
B2 B1 H3 122.106 B2 B1 H4 122.106
H3 B1 H4 115.789 H5 B2 H6 115.789
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.115      
2 B -0.115      
3 H 0.058      
4 H 0.058      
5 H 0.058      
6 H 0.058      


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 -14.625 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.497
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.936 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.871
Polar
3z2-r2-3.743
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 4.219 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.219 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.075


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.704
(<r2>)1/2 5.358