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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.657132
Energy at 298.15K-1890.656575
HF Energy-1890.657132
Nuclear repulsion energy421.086615
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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 1129 1087 0.00      
2 A1 403 388 0.00      
3 A1 174 167 0.00      
4 B1 22 21 0.00      
5 B2 724 697 167.79      
6 B2 294 283 4.46      
7 E 906 872 321.46      
7 E 906 872 321.46      
8 E 491 473 7.69      
8 E 491 473 7.69      
9 E 98 95 0.94      
9 E 98 95 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2867.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2759.9 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
0.05252 0.02817 0.02817

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.773
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.773
Cl3 0.000 1.496 1.645
Cl4 0.000 -1.496 1.645
Cl5 1.496 0.000 -1.645
Cl6 -1.496 0.000 -1.645

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.54551.73171.73172.84322.8432
B21.54552.84322.84321.73171.7317
Cl31.73172.84322.99163.91183.9118
Cl41.73172.84322.99163.91183.9118
Cl52.84321.73173.91183.91182.9916
Cl62.84321.73173.91183.91182.9916

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 120.254 B1 B2 Cl6 120.254
B2 B1 Cl3 120.254 B2 B1 Cl4 120.254
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.492 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.119      
2 B -0.119      
3 Cl 0.060      
4 Cl 0.060      
5 Cl 0.060      
6 Cl 0.060      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.394


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 407.269
(<r2>)1/2 20.181