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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.057666
Energy at 298.15K-27.060399
HF Energy-27.035026
Nuclear repulsion energy10.304257
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 B2PLYP/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 2686 2686 43.49      
2 A1 2095 2095 99.78      
3 A1 1279 1279 33.69      
4 A1 816 816 9.72      
5 A2 703 703 0.00      
6 B1 2801 2801 102.81      
7 B1 1097 1097 0.86      
8 B2 1917 1917 2.95      
9 B2 796 796 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7095.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7095.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
5.74483 4.41896 3.12887

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.137
H2 0.000 0.581 -1.012
H3 0.000 -0.581 -1.012
H4 -1.057 0.000 0.671
H5 1.057 0.000 0.671

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28751.28751.18471.1847
H21.28751.16232.07102.0710
H31.28751.16232.07102.0710
H41.18472.07102.07102.1148
H51.18472.07102.07102.1148

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 53.662 H2 B1 H4 113.731
H2 B1 H5 113.731 H3 B1 H4 113.731
H3 B1 H5 113.731 H4 B1 H5 126.384
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.096      
2 H 0.046      
3 H 0.046      
4 H 0.002      
5 H 0.002      


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 -1.189 1.189
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.223 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.544 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.689
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.107 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.088 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.195
Polar
3z2-r22.390
x2-y2-0.679
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.892 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.207


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.879
(<r2>)1/2 3.447