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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.957792
Energy at 298.15K-51.960171
HF Energy-51.957792
Nuclear repulsion energy22.367317
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/6-311G**
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 2567 2463 0.00      
2 A1 1184 1136 0.00      
3 A1 870 835 0.00      
4 B1 568 545 0.00      
5 B2 2546 2442 57.33      
6 B2 1115 1070 1.11      
7 E 2619 2512 74.44      
7 E 2619 2512 74.44      
8 E 977 938 23.66      
8 E 977 938 23.66      
9 E 369 354 1.98      
9 E 369 354 1.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8389.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8049.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
4.03722 0.66917 0.66917

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

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 1.018 1.452
H4 0.000 -1.018 1.452
H5 1.018 0.000 -1.452
H6 -1.018 0.000 -1.452

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
B11.62881.20101.20102.48452.4845
B21.62882.48452.48451.20101.2010
H31.20102.48452.03553.24123.2412
H41.20102.48452.03553.24123.2412
H52.48451.20103.24123.24122.0355
H62.48451.20103.24123.24122.0355

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 122.068 B1 B2 H6 122.068
B2 B1 H3 122.068 B2 B1 H4 122.068
H3 B1 H4 115.865 H5 B2 H6 115.865
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.049      
2 B -0.049      
3 H 0.024      
4 H 0.024      
5 H 0.024      
6 H 0.024      


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 -14.646 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.512
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.933 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.866
Polar
3z2-r2-3.732
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 3.706 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.864


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.746
(<r2>)1/2 5.361