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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1889.763119
Energy at 298.15K-1889.762496
HF Energy-1889.763119
Nuclear repulsion energy420.405486
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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
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 1108 1096 0.00      
2 A1 397 392 0.00      
3 A1 171 169 0.00      
4 B1 21 21 0.00      
5 B2 712 704 151.86      
6 B2 288 285 3.91      
7 E 895 884 300.24      
7 E 895 884 300.24      
8 E 477 472 5.57      
8 E 477 472 5.57      
9 E 95 94 0.65      
9 E 95 94 0.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2815.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2782.9 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.05212 0.02815 0.02815

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.848
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.848
Cl3 0.000 1.521 1.735
Cl4 0.000 -1.521 1.735
Cl5 1.521 0.000 -1.735
Cl6 -1.521 0.000 -1.735

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69571.76071.76072.99752.9975
B21.69572.99752.99751.76071.7607
Cl31.76072.99753.04144.08294.0829
Cl41.76072.99753.04144.08294.0829
Cl52.99751.76074.08294.08293.0414
Cl62.99751.76074.08294.08293.0414

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 120.267 B1 B2 Cl6 120.267
B2 B1 Cl3 120.267 B2 B1 Cl4 120.267
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.466 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.466
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.126      
2 B -0.126      
3 Cl 0.063      
4 Cl 0.063      
5 Cl 0.063      
6 Cl 0.063      


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 -61.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.683
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.204 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.409
Polar
3z2-r2-4.817
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 11.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 11.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.156


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 407.977
(<r2>)1/2 20.198