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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1890.645779
Energy at 298.15K-1890.645238
HF Energy-1890.645779
Nuclear repulsion energy420.959584
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/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 1133 1088 0.00      
2 A1 403 387 0.00      
3 A1 175 168 0.00      
4 B1 24 23 0.00      
5 B2 726 698 168.91      
6 B2 295 283 4.82      
7 E 908 872 307.38      
7 E 908 872 307.38      
8 E 493 474 9.57      
8 E 493 474 9.57      
9 E 100 96 1.13      
9 E 100 96 1.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2879.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2766.1 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.05224 0.02823 0.02823

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.846
B2 0.000 0.000 -0.846
Cl3 0.000 1.519 1.733
Cl4 0.000 -1.519 1.733
Cl5 1.519 0.000 -1.733
Cl6 -1.519 0.000 -1.733

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B11.69251.75871.75872.99302.9930
B21.69252.99302.99301.75871.7587
Cl31.75872.99303.03784.07714.0771
Cl41.75872.99303.03784.07714.0771
Cl52.99301.75874.07714.07713.0378
Cl62.99301.75874.07714.07713.0378

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 119.465 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.465
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.111      
2 B 0.111      
3 Cl -0.056      
4 Cl -0.056      
5 Cl -0.056      
6 Cl -0.056      


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 -60.839 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -63.535
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.696
Polar
3z2-r2-5.391
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 9.110 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.748


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 406.754
(<r2>)1/2 20.168