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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1888.378920
Energy at 298.15K-1888.378358
HF Energy-1887.561707
Nuclear repulsion energy418.512791
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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1151 1108        
2 A1 401 386        
3 A1 170 163        
4 B1 19 18        
5 B2 725 698        
6 B2 287 276        
7 E 923 888        
7 E 923 888        
8 E 490 472        
8 E 490 472        
9 E 95 91        
9 E 95 91        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2883.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2775.6 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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05159 0.02792 0.02792

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.853
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.853
Cl3 0.000 1.528 1.742
Cl4 0.000 -1.528 1.742
Cl5 1.528 0.000 -1.742
Cl6 -1.528 0.000 -1.742

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.70681.76791.76793.01203.0120
B21.70683.01203.01201.76791.7679
Cl31.76793.01203.05684.10004.1000
Cl41.76793.01203.05684.10004.1000
Cl53.01201.76794.10004.10003.0568
Cl63.01201.76794.10004.10003.0568

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 120.172 B1 B2 Cl6 120.172
B2 B1 Cl3 120.172 B2 B1 Cl4 120.172
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.656 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.656
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability