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

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1867.225781
Energy at 298.15K-1867.225296
HF Energy-1867.225781
Nuclear repulsion energy418.927407
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/STO-3G
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 1319 1077 0.00      
2 A1 451 369 0.00      
3 A1 188 154 0.00      
4 B1 32 26 0.00      
5 B2 833 680 197.07      
6 B2 317 259 18.46      
7 E 1111 907 225.52      
7 E 1111 907 225.52      
8 E 547 446 39.09      
8 E 547 446 39.09      
9 E 110 90 5.08      
9 E 110 90 5.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3337.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2725.3 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.05139 0.02809 0.02809

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/STO-3G

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 1.531 1.734
Cl4 0.000 -1.531 1.734
Cl5 1.531 0.000 -1.734
Cl6 -1.531 0.000 -1.734

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68911.77081.77082.99882.9988
B21.68912.99882.99881.77081.7708
Cl31.77082.99883.06284.08834.0883
Cl41.77082.99883.06284.08834.0883
Cl52.99881.77084.08834.08833.0628
Cl62.99881.77084.08834.08833.0628

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 120.142 B1 B2 Cl6 120.142
B2 B1 Cl3 120.142 B2 B1 Cl4 120.142
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.717 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.360      
2 B 0.360      
3 Cl -0.180      
4 Cl -0.180      
5 Cl -0.180      
6 Cl -0.180      


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 -60.389 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -65.040
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.325 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.651
Polar
3z2-r2-9.301
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 3.957 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.714


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 409.691
(<r2>)1/2 20.241