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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/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)/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1888.318064
Energy at 298.15K-1888.317574
HF Energy-1887.553267
Nuclear repulsion energy419.449051
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)/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 1167 1142        
2 A1 410 401        
3 A1 174 171        
4 B1 22 22        
5 B2 746 731        
6 B2 294 288        
7 E 958 937        
7 E 958 937        
8 E 500 490        
8 E 500 490        
9 E 97 95        
9 E 97 95        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2961.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2898.4 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)/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05188 0.02802 0.02802

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/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 1.524 1.739
Cl4 0.000 -1.524 1.739
Cl5 1.524 0.000 -1.739
Cl6 -1.524 0.000 -1.739

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.70651.76301.76303.00733.0073
B21.70653.00733.00731.76301.7630
Cl31.76303.00733.04844.09224.0922
Cl41.76303.00733.04844.09224.0922
Cl53.00731.76304.09224.09223.0484
Cl63.00731.76304.09224.09223.0484

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 120.169 B1 B2 Cl6 120.169
B2 B1 Cl3 120.169 B2 B1 Cl4 120.169
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.662 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.662
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability