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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G(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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.801621
Energy at 298.15K-1890.801043
HF Energy-1890.801621
Nuclear repulsion energy423.798328
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 B1B95/6-31G(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 1139 1091 0.00      
2 A1 405 388 0.00      
3 A1 170 162 0.00      
4 B1 22 21 0.00      
5 B2 731 700 163.06      
6 B2 287 275 5.96      
7 E 925 886 293.92      
7 E 925 886 293.92      
8 E 487 466 7.26      
8 E 487 466 7.26      
9 E 93 89 0.75      
9 E 93 89 0.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2881.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2759.6 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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05313 0.02855 0.02855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.843
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.843
Cl3 0.000 1.506 1.725
Cl4 0.000 -1.506 1.725
Cl5 1.506 0.000 -1.725
Cl6 -1.506 0.000 -1.725

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68681.74511.74512.97722.9772
B21.68682.97722.97721.74511.7451
Cl31.74512.97723.01234.05424.0542
Cl41.74512.97723.01234.05424.0542
Cl52.97721.74514.05424.05423.0123
Cl62.97721.74514.05424.05423.0123

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 120.336 B1 B2 Cl6 120.336
B2 B1 Cl3 120.336 B2 B1 Cl4 120.336
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.328 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.328
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.289      
2 B 0.289      
3 Cl -0.145      
4 Cl -0.145      
5 Cl -0.145      
6 Cl -0.145      


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 -59.830 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -59.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.077
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.124 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.124 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.247
Polar
3z2-r2-4.495
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 10.039 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.039 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.998


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 401.503
(<r2>)1/2 20.038