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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1881.352584
Energy at 298.15K-1881.352036
HF Energy-1881.352584
Nuclear repulsion energy423.610093
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 HSEh1PBE/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 1149 1103 0.00      
2 A1 409 393 0.00      
3 A1 176 169 0.00      
4 B1 17 17 0.00      
5 B2 731 702 149.09      
6 B2 299 287 4.34      
7 E 924 887 283.51      
7 E 924 887 283.51      
8 E 496 477 6.02      
8 E 496 477 6.02      
9 E 94 90 1.18      
9 E 94 90 1.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2904.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2788.1 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
0.05231 0.02879 0.02879

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.839
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.839
Cl3 0.000 1.518 1.710
Cl4 0.000 -1.518 1.710
Cl5 1.518 0.000 -1.710
Cl6 -1.518 0.000 -1.710

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67711.75021.75022.96622.9662
B21.67712.96622.96621.75021.7502
Cl31.75022.96623.03574.03764.0376
Cl41.75022.96623.03574.03764.0376
Cl52.96621.75024.03764.03763.0357
Cl62.96621.75024.03764.03763.0357

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 119.859 B1 B2 Cl6 119.859
B2 B1 Cl3 119.859 B2 B1 Cl4 119.859
Cl3 B1 Cl4 120.283 Cl5 B2 Cl6 120.283
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.262      
2 B 0.262      
3 Cl -0.131      
4 Cl -0.131      
5 Cl -0.131      
6 Cl -0.131      


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 -61.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.311
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.259 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.259 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.517
Polar
3z2-r2-5.034
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 8.954 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.954 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.278


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 401.625
(<r2>)1/2 20.041