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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.696562
Energy at 298.15K-1890.696000
HF Energy-1890.696562
Nuclear repulsion energy417.394412
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 B1B95/6-31G
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 1162 1108 0.00      
2 A1 393 375 0.00      
3 A1 175 167 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 704 672 166.26      
6 B2 293 279 4.91      
7 E 885 844 283.52      
7 E 885 844 283.52      
8 E 492 469 9.79      
8 E 492 469 9.79      
9 E 103 98 1.91      
9 E 103 98 1.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2856.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2724.1 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 B1B95/6-31G
ABC
0.05104 0.02790 0.02790

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.835
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.835
Cl3 0.000 1.537 1.740
Cl4 0.000 -1.537 1.740
Cl5 1.537 0.000 -1.740
Cl6 -1.537 0.000 -1.740

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.66921.78371.78372.99862.9986
B21.66922.99862.99861.78371.7837
Cl31.78372.99863.07344.10334.1033
Cl41.78372.99863.07344.10334.1033
Cl52.99861.78374.10334.10333.0734
Cl62.99861.78374.10334.10333.0734

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 120.514 B1 B2 Cl6 120.514
B2 B1 Cl3 120.514 B2 B1 Cl4 120.514
Cl3 B1 Cl4 118.973 Cl5 B2 Cl6 118.973
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.027      
2 B -0.027      
3 Cl 0.013      
4 Cl 0.013      
5 Cl 0.013      
6 Cl 0.013      


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 -62.414 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -62.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -65.406
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.992
Polar
3z2-r2-5.984
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 8.753 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.753 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.055


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 413.095
(<r2>)1/2 20.325