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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1888.418579
Energy at 298.15K-1888.418083
HF Energy-1887.477960
Nuclear repulsion energy422.578283
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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1159 1098 0.00      
2 A1 410 388 0.00      
3 A1 174 165 0.00      
4 B1 22 21 0.00      
5 B2 746 707 165.29      
6 B2 294 278 5.97      
7 E 949 899 312.64      
7 E 949 899 312.64      
8 E 505 478 9.39      
8 E 505 478 9.39      
9 E 97 92 1.24      
9 E 97 92 1.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2953.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2797.4 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05268 0.02843 0.02843

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.849
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.849
Cl3 0.000 1.513 1.727
Cl4 0.000 -1.513 1.727
Cl5 1.513 0.000 -1.727
Cl6 -1.513 0.000 -1.727

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69721.74911.74912.98692.9869
B21.69722.98692.98691.74911.7491
Cl31.74912.98693.02514.06274.0627
Cl41.74912.98693.02514.06274.0627
Cl52.98691.74914.06274.06273.0251
Cl62.98691.74914.06274.06273.0251

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 120.144 B1 B2 Cl6 120.144
B2 B1 Cl3 120.144 B2 B1 Cl4 120.144
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.712 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.712
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability