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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-64.296966
Energy at 298.15K-64.296582
HF Energy-64.296966
Nuclear repulsion energy85.073913
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 HF/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 1195 1079 0.00      
2 A1 416 376 0.00      
3 A1 181 163 0.00      
4 B1 28 25 0.00      
5 B2 754 681 202.59      
6 B2 305 276 6.51      
7 E 957 865 386.46      
7 E 957 865 386.46      
8 E 524 473 16.10      
8 E 524 473 16.10      
9 E 108 98 2.71      
9 E 108 98 2.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3028.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2735.7 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 HF/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.05196 0.02792 0.02792

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.858
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.858
Cl3 0.000 1.523 1.744
Cl4 0.000 -1.523 1.744
Cl5 1.523 0.000 -1.744
Cl6 -1.523 0.000 -1.744

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.71691.76171.76173.01533.0153
B21.71693.01533.01531.76171.7617
Cl31.76173.01533.04614.09934.0993
Cl41.76173.01533.04614.09934.0993
Cl53.01531.76174.09934.09933.0461
Cl63.01531.76174.09934.09933.0461

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 120.173 B1 B2 Cl6 120.173
B2 B1 Cl3 120.173 B2 B1 Cl4 120.173
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.654 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.654
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.304      
2 B 0.304      
3 Cl -0.152      
4 Cl -0.152      
5 Cl -0.152      
6 Cl -0.152      


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 -59.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -59.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.328
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.806 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.806 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.613
Polar
3z2-r2-7.225
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 8.825 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.072


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 192.576
(<r2>)1/2 13.877