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All results from a given calculation for BH3 (boron trihydride)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.563093
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-26.563093
Nuclear repulsion energy7.406812
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
7.80337 7.80337 3.90168

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 1.195 0.000
H3 1.035 -0.598 0.000
H4 -1.035 -0.598 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4
B11.19541.19541.1954
H21.19542.07052.0705
H31.19542.07052.0705
H41.19542.07052.0705

picture of boron trihydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 120.000 H2 B1 H4 120.000
H3 B1 H4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.025      
2 H -0.008      
3 H -0.008      
4 H -0.008      


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 -9.318 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.182
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.068 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.068 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.135
Polar
3z2-r24.271
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 2.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.247


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 9.662
(<r2>)1/2 3.108