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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.772116
Energy at 298.15K-1890.771555
HF Energy-1890.772116
Nuclear repulsion energy421.937495
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1129 1087 0.00      
2 A1 402 388 0.00      
3 A1 172 166 0.00      
4 B1 25 24 0.00      
5 B2 724 697 176.74      
6 B2 292 281 4.52      
7 E 905 872 338.68      
7 E 905 872 338.68      
8 E 490 472 8.66      
8 E 490 472 8.66      
9 E 97 93 1.06      
9 E 97 93 1.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2864.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2758.8 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 TPSSh/6-311G*
ABC
0.05263 0.02832 0.02832

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.844
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.844
Cl3 0.000 1.513 1.732
Cl4 0.000 -1.513 1.732
Cl5 1.513 0.000 -1.732
Cl6 -1.513 0.000 -1.732

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68751.75451.75452.98712.9871
B21.68752.98712.98711.75451.7545
Cl31.75452.98713.02644.07134.0713
Cl41.75452.98713.02644.07134.0713
Cl52.98711.75454.07134.07133.0264
Cl62.98711.75454.07134.07133.0264

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 120.405 B1 B2 Cl6 120.405
B2 B1 Cl3 120.405 B2 B1 Cl4 120.405
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.189 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.189
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.193      
2 B 0.193      
3 Cl -0.096      
4 Cl -0.096      
5 Cl -0.096      
6 Cl -0.096      


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 9.978 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.978 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.555


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 405.972
(<r2>)1/2 20.149