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Listing of experimental geometry data for B4H10 (Tetraborane(10))

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
0.36737 0.20676 0.18656
Rotational Constants from 1981Sim/Bur:533
Calculated rotational constants for B4H10 (Tetraborane(10)).

Point Group C2v

Internal coordinates

(distances (r) in Å) (angles (a) in degrees) (dihedrals (d) in degrees)
Description Value Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rBB 1.705 1 2 1981Dai/Dow:472
rBB 1.856 1 3 1981Dai/Dow:472
rBB 2.813 3 4 1981Dai/Dow:472
rHB 1.315 1 7 1981Dai/Dow:472
rHB 1.484 3 7 1981Dai/Dow:472
rHB 1.194 3 11 1981Dai/Dow:472
rHB 1.221 1 5 1981Dai/Dow:472
dBBBB 117.4 3 1 2 4 1981Sim/Bur:533
aHBH 122.7 11 3 12 1981Dai/Dow:472
aBBH 111.2 1 2 6 1981Dai/Dow:472
aBBH 115.1 1 2 10 1981Dai/Dow:472
aBHB 82.8 1 7 3 1981Dai/Dow:472
aHBH 143.7 7 3 10 1981Dai/Dow:472
aHBH 108.7 5 1 7 1981Dai/Dow:472
aHBH 97 7 1 8 1981Dai/Dow:472
aBBB 54.7 1 3 2 1981Dai/Dow:472
aBBB 62.7 2 1 3 1981Dai/Dow:472
dBHBB 170.3 1 2 10 3 1981Dai/Dow:472
picture of Tetraborane(10)

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
B-B 5
H-B 14
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.0000 -0.8520 0.0000
B2 0.0000 0.8520 0.0000
B3 1.4060 0.0000 0.8610
B4 -1.4060 0.0000 0.8610
H5 0.0000 -1.2930 -1.1390
H6 0.0000 1.2930 -1.1390
H7 0.9850 -1.4100 0.6690
H8 -0.9850 -1.4100 0.6690
H9 -0.9850 1.4100 0.6690
H10 0.9850 1.4100 0.6690
H11 1.2030 0.0000 2.0370
H12 2.5060 0.0000 0.3960
H13 -1.2030 0.0000 2.0370
H14 -2.5060 0.0000 0.3960

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 B3 B4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
B11.70401.85581.85581.22142.42871.31501.31502.55632.55632.51452.67632.51452.6763
B21.70401.85581.85582.42871.22142.55632.55631.31501.31502.51452.67632.51452.6763
B31.85581.85582.81202.76562.76561.48402.78242.78241.48401.19341.19422.86183.9395
B41.85581.85582.81202.76562.76562.78241.48401.48402.78242.86183.93951.19341.1942
H51.22142.42872.76562.76562.58602.06222.06223.39783.39783.63403.21063.63403.2106
H62.42871.22142.76562.76562.58603.39783.39782.06222.06223.63403.21063.63403.2106
H71.31502.55631.48402.78242.06223.39781.97003.44002.82001.97662.09192.94063.7749
H81.31502.55632.78241.48402.06223.39781.97002.82003.44002.94063.77491.97662.0919
H92.55631.31502.78241.48403.39782.06223.44002.82001.97002.94063.77491.97662.0919
H102.55631.31501.48402.78243.39782.06222.82003.44001.97001.97662.09192.94063.7749
H112.51452.51451.19342.86183.63403.63401.97662.94062.94061.97662.09542.40604.0558
H122.67632.67631.19423.93953.21063.21062.09193.77493.77492.09192.09544.05585.0120
H132.51452.51452.86181.19343.63403.63402.94061.97661.97662.94062.40604.05582.0954
H142.67632.67633.93951.19423.21063.21063.77492.09192.09193.77494.05585.01202.0954

Calculated geometries for B4H10 (Tetraborane(10)).
References
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squib reference DOI
1981Dai/Dow:472 CJ Dain, AJ Downs, GS Laurenson, DWH Rankin "The Molecular Structure of Tetraborane(10) in the Gas Phase as determined by a Joint Analysis of Electron-diffraction and Microwave Data" 10.1039/DT9810000472
1981Sim/Bur:533 NPC Simmons, AB Burg, RA Beaudet "Microwave Spectrum, Sturctrue, and Dipole Moment of Tetraborane(10), B4H10" Inorg. Chem. 1981, 20, 533-536 10.1021/ic50216a044

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