return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for B2O3 (diboron trioxide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes D*H 1ΣG

Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-273.729660
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-273.559844
Nuclear repulsion energy115.023353
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/3-21G*
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 2090 2090 0.00 48.96 0.12 0.22
2 A1 663 663 0.00 14.01 0.17 0.29
3 A1 454 454 104.81 0.00 0.60 0.75
4 A1 53 53 3.25 0.00 0.66 0.80
5 A2 432 432 0.00 3.93 0.75 0.86
6 B1 450 450 97.89 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 B2 2173 2173 1152.29 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 B2 1288 1288 88.54 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2 432 432 0.00 3.93 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4016.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4016.2 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/3-21G*
B
0.06770

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.000
B2 0.000 1.327 0.000
B3 0.000 -1.327 0.000
O4 0.000 2.564 -0.000
O5 0.000 -2.564 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 B2 B3 O4 O5
O11.32651.32652.56382.5638
B21.32652.65301.23733.8903
B31.32652.65303.89031.2373
O42.56381.23733.89035.1276
O52.56383.89031.23735.1276

picture of diboron trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 B2 O4 179.994 O1 B3 O5 179.994
B2 O1 B3 179.971
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.611      
2 B 0.648      
3 B 0.648      
4 O -0.343      
5 O -0.343      


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 0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.274 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.532 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.274
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.629
Polar
3z2-r219.258
x2-y219.258
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.948 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.948


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 141.933
(<r2>)1/2 11.914

Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-273.729660
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-273.559844
Nuclear repulsion energy115.020680
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/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 2090 2090 0.00 48.95 0.12 0.22
2 Σg 663 663 0.00 14.00 0.17 0.29
3 Σu 2173 2173 1152.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1288 1288 88.72 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 432 432 0.00 3.92 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 432 432 0.00 3.92 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 454 454 104.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 454 454 104.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 53 53 3.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 53 53 3.26 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4044.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4044.6 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
B
0.06769

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.000
B2 0.000 0.000 1.327
B3 0.000 0.000 -1.327
O4 0.000 0.000 2.564
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 B2 B3 O4 O5
O11.32661.32662.56382.5638
B21.32662.65321.23723.8904
B31.32662.65323.89041.2372
O42.56381.23723.89045.1277
O52.56383.89041.23725.1277

picture of diboron trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 B2 O4 180.000 O1 B3 O5 180.000
B2 O1 B3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.611      
2 B 0.648      
3 B 0.648      
4 O -0.343      
5 O -0.343      


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 -24.274 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.531
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.257
Polar
3z2-r2-38.514
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 1.948 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.889


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 141.940
(<r2>)1/2 11.914