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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.031272
Energy at 298.15K-27.034122
HF Energy-26.893031
Nuclear repulsion energy10.418931
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 CCSD(T)/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 2720 2580        
2 A1 2239 2124        
3 A1 1440 1366        
4 A1 1055 1001        
5 A2 885 839        
6 B1 2843 2697        
7 B1 1099 1042        
8 B2 2102 1994        
9 B2 768 728        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7575.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7185.1 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G**
ABC
5.95321 4.57490 3.09943

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.147
H2 0.000 0.517 -1.021
H3 0.000 -0.517 -1.021
H4 -1.067 0.000 0.652
H5 1.067 0.000 0.652

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.27761.27761.18001.1800
H21.27761.03402.05042.0504
H31.27761.03402.05042.0504
H41.18002.05042.05042.1331
H51.18002.05042.05042.1331

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 47.742 H2 B1 H4 113.031
H2 B1 H5 113.031 H3 B1 H4 113.031
H3 B1 H5 113.031 H4 B1 H5 129.341
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability