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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-65.346134
Energy at 298.15K-65.345415
HF Energy-65.346134
Nuclear repulsion energy82.968227
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 1134 1098 0.00      
2 A1 376 364 0.00      
3 A1 166 160 0.00      
4 B1 23 22 0.00      
5 B2 668 647 169.61      
6 B2 277 268 6.66      
7 E 853 826 305.75      
7 E 853 826 305.75      
8 E 465 450 9.25      
8 E 465 450 9.25      
9 E 99 96 2.59      
9 E 99 96 2.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2738.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2651.6 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.04889 0.02675 0.02675

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.857
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.857
Cl3 0.000 1.570 1.777
Cl4 0.000 -1.570 1.777
Cl5 1.570 0.000 -1.777
Cl6 -1.570 0.000 -1.777

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.71381.81981.81983.06633.0663
B21.71383.06633.06631.81981.8198
Cl31.81983.06633.14024.19044.1904
Cl41.81983.06633.14024.19044.1904
Cl53.06631.81984.19044.19043.1402
Cl63.06631.81984.19044.19043.1402

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 120.367 B1 B2 Cl6 120.367
B2 B1 Cl3 120.367 B2 B1 Cl4 120.367
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.265 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.265
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B -0.004      
2 B -0.004      
3 Cl 0.002      
4 Cl 0.002      
5 Cl 0.002      
6 Cl 0.002      


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 -61.011 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -61.011 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -65.004
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.997 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.993
Polar
3z2-r2-7.987
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 8.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.861


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.774
(<r2>)1/2 14.169