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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1888.424844
Energy at 298.15K-1888.424329
HF Energy-1887.477983
Nuclear repulsion energy422.230806
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1156 1095 0.00      
2 A1 408 387 0.00      
3 A1 173 164 0.00      
4 B1 21 20 0.00      
5 B2 742 703 159.08      
6 B2 292 277 5.96      
7 E 944 894 302.27      
7 E 944 894 302.27      
8 E 501 474 8.66      
8 E 501 474 8.66      
9 E 97 91 1.16      
9 E 97 91 1.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2937.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2782.7 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05257 0.02839 0.02839

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.848
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.848
Cl3 0.000 1.514 1.728
Cl4 0.000 -1.514 1.728
Cl5 1.514 0.000 -1.728
Cl6 -1.514 0.000 -1.728

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69581.75131.75132.98782.9878
B21.69582.98782.98781.75131.7513
Cl31.75132.98783.02834.06544.0654
Cl41.75132.98783.02834.06544.0654
Cl52.98781.75134.06544.06543.0283
Cl62.98781.75134.06544.06543.0283

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 120.164 B1 B2 Cl6 120.164
B2 B1 Cl3 120.164 B2 B1 Cl4 120.164
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.673 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.673
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability