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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.146672
Energy at 298.15K-27.149421
HF Energy-27.146672
Nuclear repulsion energy10.353218
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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 2625 2625 35.69      
2 A1 2138 2138 82.26      
3 A1 1358 1358 43.96      
4 A1 995 995 1.19      
5 A2 695 695 0.00      
6 B1 2738 2738 84.52      
7 B1 1054 1054 0.55      
8 B2 2038 2038 0.05      
9 B2 718 718 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7178.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7178.6 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.87681 4.49960 3.08015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.147
H2 0.000 0.532 -1.025
H3 0.000 -0.532 -1.025
H4 -1.068 0.000 0.658
H5 1.068 0.000 0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28641.28641.18401.1840
H21.28641.06452.06302.0630
H31.28641.06452.06302.0630
H41.18402.06302.06302.1353
H51.18402.06302.06302.1353

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 48.879 H2 B1 H4 113.178
H2 B1 H5 113.178 H3 B1 H4 113.178
H3 B1 H5 113.178 H4 B1 H5 128.769
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.531      
2 H -0.036      
3 H -0.036      
4 H -0.229      
5 H -0.229      


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 -1.351 1.351
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.332 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.845 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.342
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.239 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.747
Polar
3z2-r23.494
x2-y2-0.487
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.186 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.470 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.672


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.858
(<r2>)1/2 3.444