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All results from a given calculation for B2O3 (diboron trioxide)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
1 2 no D*H 1ΣG

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.366949
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.366949
Nuclear repulsion energy116.636607
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 B97D3/6-31G**
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 2066 2066 35.03 37.90 0.16 0.27
2 A1 724 724 8.64 9.78 0.10 0.19
3 A1 494 494 74.44 0.50 0.17 0.29
4 A1 77 77 8.68 2.10 0.62 0.77
5 A2 443 443 0.00 2.29 0.75 0.86
6 B1 455 455 90.89 0.14 0.75 0.86
7 B2 2081 2081 1058.94 2.09 0.75 0.86
8 B2 1221 1221 74.94 0.64 0.75 0.86
9 B2 435 435 9.35 1.62 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3998.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3998.1 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 B97D3/6-31G**
ABC
2.41825 0.07565 0.07336

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.509
B2 0.000 1.257 0.061
B3 0.000 -1.257 0.061
O4 0.000 2.425 -0.293
O5 0.000 -2.425 -0.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 B2 B3 O4 O5
O11.33421.33422.55382.5538
B21.33422.51311.22043.6982
B31.33422.51313.69821.2204
O42.55381.22043.69824.8493
O52.55383.69821.22044.8493

picture of diboron trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 B2 O4 177.199 O1 B3 O5 177.199
B2 O1 B3 140.719
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.277      
2 B 0.448      
3 B 0.448      
4 O -0.309      
5 O -0.309      


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 1.032 1.032
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.968 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.796 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.652
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.756 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.730
Polar
3z2-r215.460
x2-y216.828
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.475 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.729


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 131.951
(<r2>)1/2 11.487

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.365981
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.365981
Nuclear repulsion energy116.047800
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 B97D3/6-31G**
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 2072 2072 0.00 61.65 0.19 0.32
2 Σg 661 661 0.00 10.77 0.16 0.28
3 Σu 2118 2118 1361.86 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1296 1296 65.47 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 447 447 0.00 2.57 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 447 447 0.00 2.57 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 431 431 97.76 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 431 431 97.76 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 64i 64i 4.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 64i 64i 4.25 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3886.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3886.7 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 B97D3/6-31G**
B
0.06885

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.000
B2 0.000 0.000 1.319
B3 0.000 0.000 -1.319
O4 0.000 0.000 2.541
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 B2 B3 O4 O5
O11.31921.31922.54092.5409
B21.31922.63831.22173.8600
B31.31922.63833.86001.2217
O42.54091.22173.86005.0817
O52.54093.86001.22175.0817

picture of diboron trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 B2 O4 180.000 O1 B3 O5 180.000
B2 O1 B3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.237      
2 B 0.434      
3 B 0.434      
4 O -0.316      
5 O -0.316      


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 -23.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.729
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.416 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.832
Polar
3z2-r2-37.663
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 2.458 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.458 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.331


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 139.544
(<r2>)1/2 11.813