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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-65.351800
Energy at 298.15K-65.351128
HF Energy-65.351800
Nuclear repulsion energy83.338364
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
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 1129 1100 0.00      
2 A1 374 364 0.00      
3 A1 166 162 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 671 654 167.76      
6 B2 277 270 6.36      
7 E 854 832 305.00      
7 E 854 832 305.00      
8 E 470 458 9.78      
8 E 470 458 9.78      
9 E 98 96 2.55      
9 E 98 96 2.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2742.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2672.1 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
0.04899 0.02710 0.02710

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.845
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.845
Cl3 0.000 1.568 1.762
Cl4 0.000 -1.568 1.762
Cl5 1.568 0.000 -1.762
Cl6 -1.568 0.000 -1.762

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69031.81671.81673.04243.0424
B21.69033.04243.04241.81671.8167
Cl31.81673.04243.13694.16374.1637
Cl41.81673.04243.13694.16374.1637
Cl53.04241.81674.16374.16373.1369
Cl63.04241.81674.16374.16373.1369

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 120.304 B1 B2 Cl6 120.304
B2 B1 Cl3 120.304 B2 B1 Cl4 120.304
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.392 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.392
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.033      
2 B -0.033      
3 Cl 0.016      
4 Cl 0.016      
5 Cl 0.016      
6 Cl 0.016      


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 -60.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.345
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.778 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.778 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.557
Polar
3z2-r2-7.113
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 9.295 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.295 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.606


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 198.788
(<r2>)1/2 14.099