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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-65.427319
Energy at 298.15K-65.426687
HF Energy-65.427319
Nuclear repulsion energy84.454531
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 1135 1096 0.00      
2 A1 395 382 0.00      
3 A1 169 163 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 708 684 174.35      
6 B2 285 275 4.87      
7 E 896 866 352.61      
7 E 896 866 352.61      
8 E 480 464 6.70      
8 E 480 464 6.70      
9 E 97 94 1.21      
9 E 97 94 1.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2831.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2734.3 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.05117 0.02753 0.02753

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 0.862
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.862
Cl3 0.000 1.535 1.756
Cl4 0.000 -1.535 1.756
Cl5 1.535 0.000 -1.756
Cl6 -1.535 0.000 -1.756

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.72411.77611.77613.03473.0347
B21.72413.03473.03471.77611.7761
Cl31.77613.03473.06944.12864.1286
Cl41.77613.03473.06944.12864.1286
Cl53.03471.77614.12864.12863.0694
Cl63.03471.77614.12864.12863.0694

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 120.221 B1 B2 Cl6 120.221
B2 B1 Cl3 120.221 B2 B1 Cl4 120.221
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.558 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.558
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 0.071      
2 B 0.071      
3 Cl -0.035      
4 Cl -0.035      
5 Cl -0.035      
6 Cl -0.035      


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 -58.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -61.598
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.124
Polar
3z2-r2-6.249
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 9.501 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.501 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.995


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 193.921
(<r2>)1/2 13.926