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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1882.149207
Energy at 298.15K-1882.148632
HF Energy-1882.149207
Nuclear repulsion energy424.028322
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 B1B95/3-21G*
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 1146 1095 0.00      
2 A1 408 390 0.00      
3 A1 175 167 0.00      
4 B1 11 10 0.00      
5 B2 726 693 153.21      
6 B2 298 285 4.58      
7 E 919 878 289.04      
7 E 919 878 289.04      
8 E 494 472 5.78      
8 E 494 472 5.78      
9 E 94 89 1.09      
9 E 94 89 1.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2889.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9549) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2758.7 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 B1B95/3-21G*
ABC
0.05254 0.02881 0.02881

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.837
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.837
Cl3 0.000 1.515 1.711
Cl4 0.000 -1.515 1.711
Cl5 1.515 0.000 -1.711
Cl6 -1.515 0.000 -1.711

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67471.74831.74832.96422.9642
B21.67472.96422.96421.74831.7483
Cl31.74832.96423.02914.03664.0366
Cl41.74832.96423.02914.03664.0366
Cl52.96421.74834.03664.03663.0291
Cl62.96421.74834.03664.03663.0291

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 119.971 B1 B2 Cl6 119.971
B2 B1 Cl3 119.971 B2 B1 Cl4 119.971
Cl3 B1 Cl4 120.058 Cl5 B2 Cl6 120.058
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.244      
2 B 0.244      
3 Cl -0.122      
4 Cl -0.122      
5 Cl -0.122      
6 Cl -0.122      


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 -61.463 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.463 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.953
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.245 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.490
Polar
3z2-r2-4.980
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 8.966 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.335


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 400.911
(<r2>)1/2 20.023