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All results from a given calculation for BH4 (borohydride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.150498
Energy at 298.15K-27.153255
HF Energy-27.150498
Nuclear repulsion energy10.341969
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 A1 2663 2559 40.51      
2 A1 2137 2053 92.28      
3 A1 1344 1291 41.66      
4 A1 987 948 2.05      
5 A2 693 665 0.00      
6 B1 2779 2671 86.51      
7 B1 1070 1028 0.55      
8 B2 1983 1906 2.09      
9 B2 760 730 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7207.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6925.3 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**
ABC
5.81598 4.49234 3.10090

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.143
H2 0.000 0.549 -1.018
H3 0.000 -0.549 -1.018
H4 -1.066 0.000 0.660
H5 1.066 0.000 0.660

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 H2 H3 H4 H5
B11.28461.28461.18491.1849
H21.28461.09782.06272.0627
H31.28461.09782.06272.0627
H41.18492.06272.06272.1323
H51.18492.06272.06272.1323

picture of borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 50.595 H2 B1 H4 113.232
H2 B1 H5 113.232 H3 B1 H4 113.232
H3 B1 H5 113.232 H4 B1 H5 128.265
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 -0.134      
2 H 0.065      
3 H 0.065      
4 H 0.002      
5 H 0.002      


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 -1.263 1.263
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -9.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.388 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.284
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.385
Polar
3z2-r22.770
x2-y2-0.561
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.279 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.171


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.674
(<r2>)1/2 3.417