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Experimental data for B2H6+ (Diborane cation)

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Other names
Boron hydride; Diboron hexahydride; Boroethane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/B2H6/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2 KLDBIFITUCWVCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N [BH2]1[H][BH2][H]1
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
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 36.60 2.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 52.42 2.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 232.49   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 12.02   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 57.57   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
1 Ag 2530   1981Dun/McK:16      
2 Ag 2088          
3 Ag 1183          
4 Ag 790          
5 Au 833          
6 B1g 2596          
7 B1g 915          
8 B1u 1930          
9 B1u 973          
10 B2g 1760          
11 B2g 860          
12 B2u 2609          
13 B2u 949          
14 B2u 369          
15 B3g 1020          
16 B3u 2520          
17 B3u 1603          
18 B3u 1172          

vibrational zero-point energy: 13349.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for B2H6+ (Diborane cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
2.65569 0.60646 0.55728 Gurvich

Calculated rotational constants for B2H6+ (Diborane cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
5337.467amu3Å6   2.44401132496465E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Diborane cation

Point Group D2h


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
rBB 1.763   1 2 Gurvich
rBH 1.200   1 5 Gurvich outer H
rBH 1.320   1 3 Gurvich bridging
aHBH 121 5 1 6 Gurvich outer H
aHBH 96.2 3 1 4 Gurvich bridging H
aBHB 83.8 1 3 2 Gurvich from symmetry
aHBH 109.2 3 1 5 Gurvich from symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.8800 0.0000 0.0000
B2 -0.8800 0.0000 0.0000
H3 0.0000 0.0000 0.9800
H4 0.0000 0.0000 -0.9800
H5 1.4618 1.0495 0.0000
H6 1.4618 -1.0495 0.0000
H7 -1.4618 1.0495 0.0000
H8 -1.4618 -1.0495 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  B1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
B1   1.76001.31711.31711.20001.20002.56622.5662
B2 1.7600   1.31711.31712.56622.56621.20001.2000
H3 1.31711.3171   1.96002.04912.04912.04912.0491
H4 1.31711.31711.9600   2.04912.04912.04912.0491
H5 1.20002.56622.04912.0491   2.09912.92353.5991
H6 1.20002.56622.04912.04912.0991   3.59912.9235
H7 2.56621.20002.04912.04912.92353.5991   2.0991
H8 2.56621.20002.04912.04913.59912.92352.0991  

Calculated geometries for B2H6+ (Diborane cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 H3 B2 83.845 B1 H4 B2 83.845
H3 B1 H4 96.155 H3 B1 H5 108.900
H3 B1 H6 108.900 H3 B2 H4 96.155
H3 B2 H7 108.900 H3 B2 H8 108.900
H4 B1 H5 108.900 H4 B1 H6 108.900
H4 B2 H7 108.900 H4 B2 H8 108.900
H5 B1 H6 122.000 H7 B2 H8 122.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-B 8

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
B1 H3
B1 H4
B1 H5
B1 H6
B2 H3
B2 H4
B2 H7
B2 H8
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
11.380 0.050     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 1Ag D2h True           D2h 0 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 B2H6+ (Diborane 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 1Ag D2h True       D2h 0 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for B2H6+ (Diborane cation).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
5.115 0.030 2015Tha/Wu:144302

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for B2H6+ (Diborane cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1981Dun/McK:16 JL Duncan, DC McKean, I Torto "Diborane. Infrared Spectra of Gaseous and Crystalline Phases, and a Complete Vibrational Assignment" J. Mol. Spect. 85, 16-39 (1981) 10.1016/0022-2852(81)90307-6
2015Tha/Wu:144302 AJ Thakkar, T Wu "How well do static electronic dipole polarizabilities from gas-phase experiments compare with density functional and MP2 computations?" J. Chem. Phys. 143, 144302 (2015) 10.1063/1.4932594
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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