return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Experimental > One molecule all properties

Experimental data for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
Borane; Borane(3);
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/BH3/h1H3 UORVGPXVDQYIDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N B Borane
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 88.00 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 91.90 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 187.69   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.99   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 34.78   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
2 A2" 1148   VEEL5      
3 E' 2602   VEEL5      
4 E' 1197   VEEL5      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
7.87411 7.87411 3.87880 1992Kaw:3411 C estimated from inertial defect and fixed

Calculated rotational constants for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
19.92amu3Å6   9.12131051219559E-119gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of boron trihydride cation

Point Group


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rBH 1.190   1 2 1998Kuc r0 value

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 0.0000 1.1900 0.0000
H3 1.0306 -0.5950 0.0000
H4 -1.0306 -0.5950 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  B1 H2 H3 H4
B1   1.19001.19001.1900
H2 1.1900   2.06122.0612
H3 1.19002.0612   2.0612
H4 1.19002.06122.0612  

Calculated geometries for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 B1 H3 120.000 H2 B1 H4 120.000
H3 B1 H4 120.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-B 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
B1 H2
B1 H3
B1 H4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.026 0.024     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.038 0.015 webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h False       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D3h 0 1
1 3 1A1 C2v False           C2v 1 2
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h False       D3h 0 1
1 3 1A1 C2v False       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for BH3+ (boron trihydride cation).

References
By selecting the following links, you may be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to [email protected].
squib reference DOI
1992Kaw:3411 Kawaguchi, K. "Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the BH3 (nu)3 band." Journal of Chemical Physics. 96, 3411-3415 (1992) 10.1063/1.461942
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

Got a better number? Please email us at [email protected]


Browse
PreviousNext