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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1869.976983
Energy at 298.15K-1869.976278
HF Energy-1869.976983
Nuclear repulsion energy417.425772
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 B3LYP/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 1225 1093 0.00      
2 A1 427 381 0.00      
3 A1 178 159 0.00      
4 B1 24 22 0.00      
5 B2 783 699 159.96      
6 B2 299 267 14.14      
7 E 1031 920 188.58      
7 E 1031 920 188.58      
8 E 507 452 21.81      
8 E 507 452 21.81      
9 E 100 89 2.18      
9 E 100 89 2.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3105.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2771.5 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
0.05086 0.02796 0.02796

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.837
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.837
Cl3 0.000 1.539 1.736
Cl4 0.000 -1.539 1.736
Cl5 1.539 0.000 -1.736
Cl6 -1.539 0.000 -1.736

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67491.78261.78262.99892.9989
B21.67492.99892.99891.78261.7826
Cl31.78262.99893.07894.09854.0985
Cl41.78262.99893.07894.09854.0985
Cl52.99891.78264.09854.09853.0789
Cl62.99891.78264.09854.09853.0789

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 120.278 B1 B2 Cl6 120.278
B2 B1 Cl3 120.278 B2 B1 Cl4 120.278
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.444 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.444
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.261      
2 B 0.261      
3 Cl -0.131      
4 Cl -0.131      
5 Cl -0.131      
6 Cl -0.131      


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 -58.924 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.297
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.687 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.373
Polar
3z2-r2-6.747
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 4.720 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.771


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 410.651
(<r2>)1/2 20.265