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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1889.905076
Energy at 298.15K-1889.904447
HF Energy-1889.905076
Nuclear repulsion energy422.741516
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 PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 1104 1095 0.00      
2 A1 396 393 0.00      
3 A1 167 166 0.00      
4 B1 25 25 0.00      
5 B2 711 706 135.39      
6 B2 282 280 4.43      
7 E 891 884 265.77      
7 E 891 884 265.77      
8 E 475 471 4.32      
8 E 475 471 4.32      
9 E 92 92 0.42      
9 E 92 92 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2801.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9918) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2778.9 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 PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.05263 0.02849 0.02849

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.843
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.843
Cl3 0.000 1.513 1.724
Cl4 0.000 -1.513 1.724
Cl5 1.513 0.000 -1.724
Cl6 -1.513 0.000 -1.724

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68621.75111.75112.98032.9803
B21.68622.98032.98031.75111.7511
Cl31.75112.98033.02644.05884.0588
Cl41.75112.98033.02644.05884.0588
Cl52.98031.75114.05884.05883.0264
Cl62.98031.75114.05884.05883.0264

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 120.217 B1 B2 Cl6 120.217
B2 B1 Cl3 120.217 B2 B1 Cl4 120.217
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.565 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.565
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.770      
2 B 0.770      
3 Cl -0.385      
4 Cl -0.385      
5 Cl -0.385      
6 Cl -0.385      


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 -60.855 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.875
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.020
Polar
3z2-r2-4.040
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 12.372 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.372 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.944


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 403.450
(<r2>)1/2 20.086