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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.081696
Energy at 298.15K-1890.081166
HF Energy-1890.081696
Nuclear repulsion energy424.025085
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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ
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 1145 1100 0.00      
2 A1 407 391 0.00      
3 A1 171 164 0.00      
4 B1 25 24 0.00      
5 B2 736 707 149.58      
6 B2 289 278 4.89      
7 E 928 892 289.23      
7 E 928 892 289.23      
8 E 492 473 6.70      
8 E 492 473 6.70      
9 E 95 91 0.67      
9 E 95 91 0.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2901.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2788.5 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.05306 0.02862 0.02862

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.843
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.843
Cl3 0.000 1.507 1.721
Cl4 0.000 -1.507 1.721
Cl5 1.507 0.000 -1.721
Cl6 -1.507 0.000 -1.721

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68551.74451.74452.97422.9742
B21.68552.97422.97421.74451.7445
Cl31.74452.97423.01434.04914.0491
Cl41.74452.97423.01434.04914.0491
Cl52.97421.74454.04914.04913.0143
Cl62.97421.74454.04914.04913.0143

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 120.241 B1 B2 Cl6 120.241
B2 B1 Cl3 120.241 B2 B1 Cl4 120.241
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.518 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.518
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.088      
2 B 0.088      
3 Cl -0.044      
4 Cl -0.044      
5 Cl -0.044      
6 Cl -0.044      


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 -60.357 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.630
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.136 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.273
Polar
3z2-r2-4.546
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 10.527 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.527 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.529


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 401.223
(<r2>)1/2 20.031