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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.069153
Energy at 298.15K-1890.068655
HF Energy-1889.831004
Nuclear repulsion energy422.873349
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 B2PLYP/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 1147 1147 0.00      
2 A1 409 409 0.00      
3 A1 176 176 0.00      
4 B1 26 26 0.00      
5 B2 739 739 165.49      
6 B2 298 298 4.36      
7 E 927 927 346.83      
7 E 927 927 346.83      
8 E 500 500 8.97      
8 E 500 500 8.97      
9 E 100 100 1.24      
9 E 100 100 1.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2922.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2922.8 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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.05266 0.02851 0.02851

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*

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 1.513 1.724
Cl4 0.000 -1.513 1.724
Cl5 1.513 0.000 -1.724
Cl6 -1.513 0.000 -1.724

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68681.75031.75032.97982.9798
B21.68682.97982.97981.75031.7503
Cl31.75032.97983.02564.05754.0575
Cl41.75032.97983.02564.05754.0575
Cl52.97981.75034.05754.05753.0256
Cl62.97981.75034.05754.05753.0256

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 120.198 B1 B2 Cl6 120.198
B2 B1 Cl3 120.198 B2 B1 Cl4 120.198
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.603 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.603
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.159      
2 B 0.159      
3 Cl -0.080      
4 Cl -0.080      
5 Cl -0.080      
6 Cl -0.080      


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 -62.464 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -62.464 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -65.419
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.477 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.477 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.955
Polar
3z2-r2-5.910
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 9.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.131


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 404.427
(<r2>)1/2 20.110