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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1881.406071
Energy at 298.15K-1881.405563
HF Energy-1881.406071
Nuclear repulsion energy420.477864
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 M06-2X/3-21G
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 1176 1128 0.00      
2 A1 400 383 0.00      
3 A1 177 169 0.00      
4 B1 37 35 0.00      
5 B2 727 697 162.76      
6 B2 294 282 4.64      
7 E 891 854 287.35      
7 E 891 854 287.35      
8 E 499 479 8.81      
8 E 499 479 8.81      
9 E 99 95 3.11      
9 E 99 95 3.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2893.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2774.3 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 M06-2X/3-21G
ABC
0.05110 0.02855 0.02855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.829
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.829
Cl3 0.000 1.536 1.713
Cl4 0.000 -1.536 1.713
Cl5 1.536 0.000 -1.713
Cl6 -1.536 0.000 -1.713

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.65791.77211.77212.96992.9699
B21.65792.96992.96991.77211.7721
Cl31.77212.96993.07154.05654.0565
Cl41.77212.96993.07154.05654.0565
Cl52.96991.77214.05654.05653.0715
Cl62.96991.77214.05654.05653.0715

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 119.927 B1 B2 Cl6 119.927
B2 B1 Cl3 119.927 B2 B1 Cl4 119.927
Cl3 B1 Cl4 120.145 Cl5 B2 Cl6 120.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.089      
2 B 0.089      
3 Cl -0.045      
4 Cl -0.045      
5 Cl -0.045      
6 Cl -0.045      


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 -64.077 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -64.077 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -67.242
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.582 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.164
Polar
3z2-r2-6.328
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 8.328 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.328 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.162


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 407.476
(<r2>)1/2 20.186