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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1882.008221
Energy at 298.15K-1882.007660
HF Energy-1882.008221
Nuclear repulsion energy421.828881
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 B3LYP/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 1133 1090 0.00      
2 A1 402 387 0.00      
3 A1 176 169 0.00      
4 B1 21 20 0.00      
5 B2 718 690 149.62      
6 B2 296 285 4.19      
7 E 893 859 278.79      
7 E 893 859 278.79      
8 E 496 477 6.92      
8 E 496 477 6.92      
9 E 98 95 1.26      
9 E 98 95 1.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2858.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2750.1 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.05188 0.02855 0.02855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.838
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.838
Cl3 0.000 1.524 1.717
Cl4 0.000 -1.524 1.717
Cl5 1.524 0.000 -1.717
Cl6 -1.524 0.000 -1.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67671.75941.75942.97552.9755
B21.67672.97552.97551.75941.7594
Cl31.75942.97553.04844.05464.0546
Cl41.75942.97553.04844.05464.0546
Cl52.97551.75944.05464.05463.0484
Cl62.97551.75944.05464.05463.0484

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 119.964 B1 B2 Cl6 119.964
B2 B1 Cl3 119.964 B2 B1 Cl4 119.964
Cl3 B1 Cl4 120.072 Cl5 B2 Cl6 120.072
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.276      
2 B 0.276      
3 Cl -0.138      
4 Cl -0.138      
5 Cl -0.138      
6 Cl -0.138      


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 -61.798 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.798 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.369
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.286 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.572
Polar
3z2-r2-5.143
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 8.967 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.967 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 404.631
(<r2>)1/2 20.115