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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.034534
Energy at 298.15K-1890.034015
HF Energy-1890.034534
Nuclear repulsion energy423.830964
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
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 1149 1101 0.00      
2 A1 410 393 0.00      
3 A1 174 167 0.00      
4 B1 25 24 0.00      
5 B2 741 710 169.20      
6 B2 296 284 4.50      
7 E 936 897 340.67      
7 E 936 897 340.67      
8 E 494 473 8.43      
8 E 494 473 8.43      
9 E 97 93 1.10      
9 E 97 93 1.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2923.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2802.2 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.05300 0.02860 0.02860

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.843
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.843
Cl3 0.000 1.508 1.722
Cl4 0.000 -1.508 1.722
Cl5 1.508 0.000 -1.722
Cl6 -1.508 0.000 -1.722

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.68591.74541.74542.97542.9754
B21.68592.97542.97541.74541.7454
Cl31.74542.97543.01594.05084.0508
Cl41.74542.97543.01594.05084.0508
Cl52.97541.74544.05084.05083.0159
Cl62.97541.74544.05084.05083.0159

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 120.240 B1 B2 Cl6 120.240
B2 B1 Cl3 120.240 B2 B1 Cl4 120.240
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.521 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.521
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.159      
2 B 0.159      
3 Cl -0.080      
4 Cl -0.080      
5 Cl -0.080      
6 Cl -0.080      


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 -61.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -64.672
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.411 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.821
Polar
3z2-r2-5.642
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 9.838 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.838 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.240


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 402.585
(<r2>)1/2 20.065