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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

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=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1888.231002
Energy at 298.15K-1888.230583
HF Energy-1887.458196
Nuclear repulsion energy424.054059
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=FULL/6-31G*
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 1181 1121 0.00      
2 A1 421 400 0.00      
3 A1 180 171 0.00      
4 B1 23 22 0.00      
5 B2 765 727 164.43      
6 B2 307 292 5.13      
7 E 973 924 327.98      
7 E 973 924 327.98      
8 E 517 491 9.44      
8 E 517 491 9.44      
9 E 104 99 1.39      
9 E 104 99 1.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3032.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2880.3 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.05299 0.02864 0.02864

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.845
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.845
Cl3 0.000 1.508 1.720
Cl4 0.000 -1.508 1.720
Cl5 1.508 0.000 -1.720
Cl6 -1.508 0.000 -1.720

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69051.74331.74332.97562.9756
B21.69052.97562.97561.74331.7433
Cl31.74332.97563.01614.04734.0473
Cl41.74332.97563.01614.04734.0473
Cl52.97561.74334.04734.04733.0161
Cl62.97561.74334.04734.04733.0161

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 120.113 B1 B2 Cl6 120.113
B2 B1 Cl3 120.113 B2 B1 Cl4 120.113
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.774 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.774
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability