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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G(2df,p)

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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1887.478046
Energy at 298.15K-1887.477660
HF Energy-1887.478046
Nuclear repulsion energy421.150051
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1180 1068 0.00      
2 A1 416 377 0.00      
3 A1 180 163 0.00      
4 B1 29 26 0.00      
5 B2 754 683 193.63      
6 B2 304 275 6.55      
7 E 950 860 335.18      
7 E 950 860 335.18      
8 E 527 477 16.56      
8 E 527 477 16.56      
9 E 106 96 1.99      
9 E 106 96 1.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3013.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2728.4 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05246 0.02818 0.02818

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.854
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.854
Cl3 0.000 1.516 1.736
Cl4 0.000 -1.516 1.736
Cl5 1.516 0.000 -1.736
Cl6 -1.516 0.000 -1.736

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.70721.75371.75373.00033.0003
B21.70723.00033.00031.75371.7537
Cl31.75373.00033.03134.07994.0799
Cl41.75373.00033.03134.07994.0799
Cl53.00031.75374.07994.07993.0313
Cl63.00031.75374.07994.07993.0313

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 120.201 B1 B2 Cl6 120.201
B2 B1 Cl3 120.201 B2 B1 Cl4 120.201
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.597 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.597
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.336      
2 B 0.336      
3 Cl -0.168      
4 Cl -0.168      
5 Cl -0.168      
6 Cl -0.168      


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 -61.802 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.802 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.930
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.564 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.564 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.129
Polar
3z2-r2-6.258
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 9.349 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.349 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.845


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 407.622
(<r2>)1/2 20.190