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

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.954386
Energy at 298.15K-1890.953850
HF Energy-1890.954386
Nuclear repulsion energy424.638267
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 B1B95/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 1147 1098 0.00      
2 A1 407 389 0.00      
3 A1 171 164 0.00      
4 B1 25 24 0.00      
5 B2 733 702 154.98      
6 B2 289 276 5.13      
7 E 925 885 296.92      
7 E 925 885 296.92      
8 E 490 469 6.74      
8 E 490 469 6.74      
9 E 95 91 0.66      
9 E 95 91 0.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2895.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9571) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2771.6 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 B1B95/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.05326 0.02869 0.02869

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.840
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.840
Cl3 0.000 1.504 1.720
Cl4 0.000 -1.504 1.720
Cl5 1.504 0.000 -1.720
Cl6 -1.504 0.000 -1.720

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68051.74251.74252.96932.9693
B21.68052.96932.96931.74251.7425
Cl31.74252.96933.00864.04434.0443
Cl41.74252.96933.00864.04434.0443
Cl52.96931.74254.04434.04433.0086
Cl62.96931.74254.04434.04433.0086

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 120.314 B1 B2 Cl6 120.314
B2 B1 Cl3 120.314 B2 B1 Cl4 120.314
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.373 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.373
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.087      
2 B 0.087      
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 -60.153 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.153 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -62.418
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.132 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.132 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.265
Polar
3z2-r2-4.529
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 10.511 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.511 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.523


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 400.098
(<r2>)1/2 20.002