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All results from a given calculation for H3BO3 (Boric acid)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3H 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.604727
Energy at 298.15K-252.609378
Nuclear repulsion energy116.092762
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/cc-pVTZ
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' 3859 3730 0.00      
2 A' 1026 992 0.00      
3 A' 879 849 0.00      
4 A" 668 646 77.33      
5 A" 433 419 319.06      
6 E' 3858 3729 99.58      
6 E' 3858 3729 99.58      
7 E' 1453 1405 394.86      
7 E' 1453 1405 394.83      
8 E' 1021 987 175.19      
8 E' 1021 987 175.19      
9 E' 430 415 28.13      
9 E' 430 415 28.13      
10 E" 524 506 0.00      
10 E" 524 506 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10718.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10360.5 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.33181 0.33181 0.16591

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.370 0.000
O3 -1.187 -0.685 0.000
O4 1.187 -0.685 0.000
H5 -0.888 1.738 0.000
H6 -1.061 -1.638 0.000
H7 1.949 -0.100 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6 H7
B11.37021.37021.37021.95161.95161.9516
O21.37022.37332.37330.96083.18972.4415
O31.37022.37332.37332.44150.96083.1897
O41.37022.37332.37333.18972.44150.9608
H51.95160.96082.44153.18973.38023.3802
H61.95163.18970.96082.44153.38023.3802
H71.95162.44153.18970.96083.38023.3802

picture of Boric acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 O2 H5 112.509 B1 O3 H6 112.509
B1 O4 H7 112.509 O2 B1 O3 120.000
O2 B1 O4 120.000 O3 B1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.234      
2 O -0.299      
3 O -0.299      
4 O -0.299      
5 H 0.221      
6 H 0.221      
7 H 0.221      


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 -20.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.584 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.215
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.630
Polar
3z2-r2-5.260
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 4.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.718


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.891
(<r2>)1/2 8.360