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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.066437
Energy at 298.15K-1890.065898
HF Energy-1889.819601
Nuclear repulsion energy420.310170
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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1150 1150 0.00      
2 A1 402 402 0.00      
3 A1 171 171 0.00      
4 B1 24 24 0.00      
5 B2 727 727 150.00      
6 B2 288 288 5.44      
7 E 913 913 296.80      
7 E 913 913 296.80      
8 E 491 491 7.17      
8 E 491 491 7.17      
9 E 97 97 0.93      
9 E 97 97 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2882.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2882.7 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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05208 0.02815 0.02815

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.847
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.847
Cl3 0.000 1.521 1.735
Cl4 0.000 -1.521 1.735
Cl5 1.521 0.000 -1.735
Cl6 -1.521 0.000 -1.735

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69321.76181.76182.99682.9968
B21.69322.99682.99681.76181.7618
Cl31.76182.99683.04254.08344.0834
Cl41.76182.99683.04254.08344.0834
Cl52.99681.76184.08344.08343.0425
Cl62.99681.76184.08344.08343.0425

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 120.295 B1 B2 Cl6 120.295
B2 B1 Cl3 120.295 B2 B1 Cl4 120.295
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.410 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.410
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.391      
2 B 0.391      
3 Cl -0.196      
4 Cl -0.196      
5 Cl -0.196      
6 Cl -0.196      


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 -61.820 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.326
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.253 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.506
Polar
3z2-r2-5.011
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 11.810 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 11.810 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.849


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 408.448
(<r2>)1/2 20.210