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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.022173
Energy at 298.15K-1890.021627
HF Energy-1889.731457
Nuclear repulsion energy422.470169
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/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 1142 1090 0.00      
2 A1 404 386 0.00      
3 A1 172 164 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 732 699 158.58      
6 B2 289 276 5.74      
7 E 920 878 296.65      
7 E 920 878 296.65      
8 E 495 473 8.41      
8 E 495 473 8.41      
9 E 96 92 1.02      
9 E 96 92 1.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2892.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2762.1 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05259 0.02844 0.02844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.845
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.845
Cl3 0.000 1.514 1.726
Cl4 0.000 -1.514 1.726
Cl5 1.514 0.000 -1.726
Cl6 -1.514 0.000 -1.726

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68921.75181.75182.98322.9832
B21.68922.98322.98321.75181.7518
Cl31.75182.98323.02774.06204.0620
Cl41.75182.98323.02774.06204.0620
Cl52.98321.75184.06204.06203.0277
Cl62.98321.75184.06204.06203.0277

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 120.209 B1 B2 Cl6 120.209
B2 B1 Cl3 120.209 B2 B1 Cl4 120.209
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.583 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.583
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.300      
2 B 0.300      
3 Cl -0.150      
4 Cl -0.150      
5 Cl -0.150      
6 Cl -0.150      


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 -60.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.098
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.456
Polar
3z2-r2-4.911
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 9.989 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.989 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.751


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 403.937
(<r2>)1/2 20.098