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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1869.113225
Energy at 298.15K-1869.112467
HF Energy-1869.113225
Nuclear repulsion energy417.403290
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 PBEPBE/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 1212 1107 0.00      
2 A1 424 387 0.00      
3 A1 177 161 0.00      
4 B1 22 20 0.00      
5 B2 775 708 150.27      
6 B2 296 271 13.33      
7 E 1021 933 170.63      
7 E 1021 933 170.63      
8 E 494 452 17.19      
8 E 494 452 17.19      
9 E 96 88 1.43      
9 E 96 88 1.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3064.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9136) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2799.5 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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.05082 0.02798 0.02798

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.835
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.835
Cl3 0.000 1.540 1.736
Cl4 0.000 -1.540 1.736
Cl5 1.540 0.000 -1.736
Cl6 -1.540 0.000 -1.736

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67011.78401.78402.99662.9966
B21.67012.99662.99661.78401.7840
Cl31.78402.99663.08004.09794.0979
Cl41.78402.99663.08004.09794.0979
Cl52.99661.78404.09794.09793.0800
Cl62.99661.78404.09794.09793.0800

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 120.319 B1 B2 Cl6 120.319
B2 B1 Cl3 120.319 B2 B1 Cl4 120.319
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.362 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.224      
2 B 0.224      
3 Cl -0.112      
4 Cl -0.112      
5 Cl -0.112      
6 Cl -0.112      


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 -58.447 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -61.341
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.447 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.895
Polar
3z2-r2-5.789
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 4.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.233


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 410.186
(<r2>)1/2 20.253