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

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.408459
Energy at 298.15K-26.409873
HF Energy-26.408459
Nuclear repulsion energy7.288649
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 LSDA/cc-pVDZ
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' 2489 2462 0.00      
2 A2" 1087 1075 56.56      
3 E' 2645 2616 99.18      
3 E' 2645 2616 99.18      
4 E' 1104 1092 5.65      
4 E' 1104 1092 5.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5536.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.989) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5475.6 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 LSDA/cc-pVDZ
ABC
7.55637 7.55637 3.77819

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 1.215 0.000
H3 1.052 -0.607 0.000
H4 -1.052 -0.607 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4
B11.21481.21481.2148
H21.21482.10412.1041
H31.21482.10412.1041
H41.21482.10412.1041

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 LSDA/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.108      
2 H 0.036      
3 H 0.036      
4 H 0.036      


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 -9.150 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.395
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.877 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.877 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.754
Polar
3z2-r23.509
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 2.769 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.769 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.540


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 9.777
(<r2>)1/2 3.127