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All results from a given calculation for B2 (Boron diatomic)

using model chemistry: G3B3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σg
3 1 no D*H 5Σu

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-49.391091
Energy at 298.15K-49.387746
HF Energy-49.408478
Nuclear repulsion energy8.178691
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 B3LYP/6-31G*
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 973 934 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 486.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 467.1 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
B
1.13761

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.820
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2
B11.6407
B21.6407

picture of Boron diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.000      
2 B 0.000      


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


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.489
(<r2>)1/2 3.807

State 2 (1Σg)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-49.366757
Energy at 298.15K-49.363405
HF Energy-49.373253
Nuclear repulsion energy8.063157
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 B3LYP/6-31G*
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 974 935 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 486.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 467.5 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
B
1.13809

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.820
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2
B11.6404
B21.6404

picture of Boron diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.000      
2 B 0.000      


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


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.486
(<r2>)1/2 3.806

State 3 (5Σu)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-49.383865
Energy at 298.15K-49.380546
HF Energy-49.413435
Nuclear repulsion energy8.681240
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 B3LYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G*
B
1.13809

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability