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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.563502
Energy at 298.15K-1890.562901
HF Energy-1890.563502
Nuclear repulsion energy414.948124
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/6-31G
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 1146 1103 0.00      
2 A1 386 371 0.00      
3 A1 174 167 0.00      
4 B1 26 25 0.00      
5 B2 691 665 168.36      
6 B2 289 278 4.70      
7 E 859 827 279.59      
7 E 859 827 279.59      
8 E 489 470 9.93      
8 E 489 470 9.93      
9 E 103 99 1.92      
9 E 103 99 1.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2806.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2700.2 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/6-31G
ABC
0.05047 0.02758 0.02758

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.836
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.836
Cl3 0.000 1.545 1.751
Cl4 0.000 -1.545 1.751
Cl5 1.545 0.000 -1.751
Cl6 -1.545 0.000 -1.751

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.67291.79571.79573.01393.0139
B21.67293.01393.01391.79571.7957
Cl31.79573.01393.09074.12814.1281
Cl41.79573.01393.09074.12814.1281
Cl53.01391.79574.12814.12813.0907
Cl63.01391.79574.12814.12813.0907

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 120.620 B1 B2 Cl6 120.620
B2 B1 Cl3 120.620 B2 B1 Cl4 120.620
Cl3 B1 Cl4 118.761 Cl5 B2 Cl6 118.761
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.004      
2 B 0.004      
3 Cl -0.002      
4 Cl -0.002      
5 Cl -0.002      
6 Cl -0.002      


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 8.890 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.381


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 417.649
(<r2>)1/2 20.436