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All results from a given calculation for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.645784
Energy at 298.15K-1890.645227
HF Energy-1890.645784
Nuclear repulsion energy420.956201
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 1132 1084 0.00      
2 A1 403 386 0.00      
3 A1 174 167 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 726 696 168.62      
6 B2 294 282 4.83      
7 E 909 870 307.63      
7 E 909 870 307.63      
8 E 493 473 9.56      
8 E 493 473 9.56      
9 E 100 96 1.13      
9 E 100 96 1.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2878.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2757.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.05220 0.02824 0.02824

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.846
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.846
Cl3 0.000 1.519 1.732
Cl4 0.000 -1.519 1.732
Cl5 1.519 0.000 -1.732
Cl6 -1.519 0.000 -1.732

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69291.75871.75872.99282.9928
B21.69292.99282.99281.75871.7587
Cl31.75872.99283.03894.07644.0764
Cl41.75872.99283.03894.07644.0764
Cl52.99281.75874.07644.07643.0389
Cl62.99281.75874.07644.07643.0389

picture of Diboron tetrachloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 B2 Cl5 120.235 B1 B2 Cl6 120.235
B2 B1 Cl3 120.235 B2 B1 Cl4 120.235
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.530 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.530
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.112      
2 B 0.112      
3 Cl -0.056      
4 Cl -0.056      
5 Cl -0.056      
6 Cl -0.056      


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 -60.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.535
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.349 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.349 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.697
Polar
3z2-r2-5.394
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 9.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.744


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 406.701
(<r2>)1/2 20.167