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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1887.567040
Energy at 298.15K-1887.566691
HF Energy-1887.567040
Nuclear repulsion energy421.215164
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/6-311G**
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 1186 1078 0.00      
2 A1 420 381 0.00      
3 A1 182 165 0.00      
4 B1 28 26 0.00      
5 B2 760 691 206.60      
6 B2 309 281 5.54      
7 E 957 869 387.42      
7 E 957 869 387.42      
8 E 528 480 19.04      
8 E 528 480 19.04      
9 E 108 99 2.63      
9 E 108 99 2.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3035.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2757.7 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.05254 0.02817 0.02817

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.853
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.853
Cl3 0.000 1.515 1.737
Cl4 0.000 -1.515 1.737
Cl5 1.515 0.000 -1.737
Cl6 -1.515 0.000 -1.737

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.70531.75371.75372.99982.9998
B21.70532.99982.99981.75371.7537
Cl31.75372.99983.02904.08084.0808
Cl41.75372.99983.02904.08084.0808
Cl52.99981.75374.08084.08083.0290
Cl62.99981.75374.08084.08083.0290

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 120.275 B1 B2 Cl6 120.275
B2 B1 Cl3 120.275 B2 B1 Cl4 120.275
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.450 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.450
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.283      
2 B 0.283      
3 Cl -0.141      
4 Cl -0.141      
5 Cl -0.141      
6 Cl -0.141      


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 -63.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -63.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -67.257
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.882 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.765
Polar
3z2-r2-7.530
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 8.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.925


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 408.794
(<r2>)1/2 20.219