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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

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/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1889.847507
Energy at 298.15K-1889.846861
HF Energy-1889.847507
Nuclear repulsion energy419.507198
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/cc-pVDZ
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 1124 1117 0.00      
2 A1 396 394 0.00      
3 A1 168 167 0.00      
4 B1 20 20 0.00      
5 B2 716 712 157.44      
6 B2 282 280 4.40      
7 E 904 899 283.59      
7 E 904 899 283.59      
8 E 472 469 5.08      
8 E 472 469 5.08      
9 E 89 89 0.48      
9 E 89 89 0.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2817.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9942) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2801.4 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05201 0.02800 0.02800

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.847
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.847
Cl3 0.000 1.522 1.741
Cl4 0.000 -1.522 1.741
Cl5 1.522 0.000 -1.741
Cl6 -1.522 0.000 -1.741

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69341.76571.76573.00253.0025
B21.69343.00253.00251.76571.7657
Cl31.76573.00253.04454.09444.0944
Cl41.76573.00253.04454.09444.0944
Cl53.00251.76574.09444.09443.0445
Cl63.00251.76574.09444.09443.0445

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 120.445 B1 B2 Cl6 120.445
B2 B1 Cl3 120.445 B2 B1 Cl4 120.445
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.110 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.110
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.059      
2 B 0.059      
3 Cl -0.029      
4 Cl -0.029      
5 Cl -0.029      
6 Cl -0.029      


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 -59.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -59.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.018
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.039 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.039 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.077
Polar
3z2-r2-4.154
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 9.492 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.583


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 408.808
(<r2>)1/2 20.219