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All results from a given calculation for Be(OH)2 (Beryllium hydroxide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 C2 1A
1 3 no D*H 1Σg

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-165.394984
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-165.394984
Nuclear repulsion energy48.373207
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 PBEPBE/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 3673 3502 17.27      
2 A1 788 752 18.77      
3 A1 495 472 162.85      
4 A1 279 266 0.26      
5 A2 157i 150i 0.00      
6 B1 289 275 68.06      
7 B2 3671 3500 117.03      
8 B2 1651 1574 197.07      
9 B2 365 348 364.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5526.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5269.8 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
ABC
18.95578 0.22463 0.22200

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.000 0.000 0.045
O2 0.000 1.434 0.066
O3 0.000 -1.434 0.066
H4 0.000 2.140 -0.618
H5 0.000 -2.140 -0.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Be1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Be11.43451.43452.24022.2402
O21.43452.86870.98243.6390
O31.43452.86873.63900.9824
H42.24020.98243.63904.2795
H52.24023.63900.98244.2795

picture of Beryllium hydroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Be1 O2 H4 135.074 Be1 O3 H5 135.074
O2 Be1 O3 178.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Be 0.449      
2 O -0.594      
3 O -0.594      
4 H 0.370      
5 H 0.370      


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 -2.574 2.574
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.001 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.780
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.828 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.341
Polar
3z2-r2-0.682
x2-y2-4.877
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.046 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.885


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 52.007
(<r2>)1/2 7.212

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-165.395337
Energy at 298.15K-165.396618
HF Energy-165.395337
Nuclear repulsion energy48.293299
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 PBEPBE/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 A 3636 3467 13.04      
2 A 782 746 14.11      
3 A 494 471 128.56      
4 A 272 259 19.62      
5 A 239 228 50.82      
6 B 3636 3467 95.98      
7 B 1641 1564 191.59      
8 B 451 430 394.47      
9 B 265 253 96.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5707.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5442.0 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
ABC
16.13288 0.22388 0.22253

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.000 0.000 -0.063
O2 0.000 1.439 -0.055
O3 0.000 -1.439 -0.055
H4 0.407 2.084 0.568
H5 -0.407 -2.084 0.568

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Be1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Be11.43871.43872.21502.2150
O21.43872.87730.98513.6005
O31.43872.87733.60050.9851
H42.21500.98513.60054.2469
H52.21503.60050.98514.2469

picture of Beryllium hydroxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Be1 O2 H4 131.175 Be1 O3 H5 131.175
O2 Be1 O3 179.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Be 0.442      
2 O -0.589      
3 O -0.589      
4 H 0.368      
5 H 0.368      


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 2.252 2.252
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.036 3.755 0.000
y 3.755 -13.241 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.140
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.845 3.755 0.000
y 3.755 2.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.502
Polar
3z2-r2-1.004
x2-y2-2.795
xy3.755
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.715 0.201 0.000
y 0.201 4.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.871


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 52.090
(<r2>)1/2 7.217

Conformer 3 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-165.391611
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-165.391611
Nuclear repulsion energy48.902228
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 PBEPBE/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 3832 3653 0.00      
2 Σg 817 779 0.00      
3 Σu 3829 3651 340.49      
4 Σu 1726 1646 290.37      
5 Πg 270i 257i 0.00      
5 Πg 270i 257i 0.00      
6 Πu 289 276 11.34      
6 Πu 289 276 11.34      
7 Πu 333i 317i 439.83      
7 Πu 333i 317i 439.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4788.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4565.5 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
B
0.22487

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 0.000 1.410
O3 0.000 0.000 -1.410
H4 0.000 0.000 2.379
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.379

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Be1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Be11.40961.40962.37872.3787
O21.40962.81910.96923.7883
O31.40962.81913.78830.9692
H42.37870.96923.78834.7575
H52.37873.78830.96924.7575

picture of Beryllium hydroxide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Be1 O2 H4 180.000 Be1 O3 H5 180.000
O2 Be1 O3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Be 0.487      
2 O -0.625      
3 O -0.625      
4 H 0.381      
5 H 0.381      


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 -16.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.647 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.675
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.972
Polar
3z2-r221.944
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 1.391 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.130


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 51.220
(<r2>)1/2 7.157