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Experimental data for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride)

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Other names
Diboron tetrachloride; Dichloroborane; perchlorodiborane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/B2Cl4/c3-1(4)2(5)6 LCWVIHDXYOFGEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N ClB(Cl)B(Cl)Cl perchlorodiborane
State Conformation
1A1 D2
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -490.00 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich Internal rotor V=630 cm-1 I=1.33E-38 g cm2 sigma=2 n=2 See Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -490.78 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich Internal rotor V=630 cm-1 I=1.33E-38 g cm2 sigma=2 n=2 See Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 371.27   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich Internal rotor V=630 cm-1 I=1.33E-38 g cm2 sigma=2 n=2 See Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 21.59   kJ mol-1 Gurvich Internal rotor V=630 cm-1 I=1.33E-38 g cm2 sigma=2 n=2 See Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 98.00   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich Internal rotor V=630 cm-1 I=1.33E-38 g cm2 sigma=2 n=2 See Gurvich
Barrier to Internal Rotation 7.5   kJ mol-1 Gurvich V2=630 cm-1
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1 1122   Gurvich      
2 A1 401   Gurvich      
3 A1 176   Gurvich      
5 B2 728   Gurvich      
6 B2 289   Gurvich      
7 E 917   Gurvich      
8 E 512   Gurvich      
9 E 104   Gurvich      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Diboron tetrachloride

Point Group D2d


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rBCl 1.750   1 3 1969Rya/Hed:4986
rBB 1.702   1 2 1969Rya/Hed:4986
aClBCl 118.65 3 1 4 1969Rya/Hed:4986
aBBCl 120.675 1 2 5 1969Rya/Hed:4986 by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.0000 0.0000 0.8510
B2 0.0000 0.0000 -0.8510
Cl3 0.0000 1.5140 1.7286
Cl4 0.0000 -1.5140 1.7286
Cl5 1.5140 0.0000 -1.7286
Cl6 -1.5140 0.0000 -1.7286

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  B1 B2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
B1   1.70201.75001.75002.99112.9911
B2 1.7020   2.99112.99111.75001.7500
Cl3 1.75002.9911   3.02804.06664.0666
Cl4 1.75002.99113.0280   4.06664.0666
Cl5 2.99111.75004.06664.0666   3.0280
Cl6 2.99111.75004.06664.06663.0280  

Calculated geometries for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
B1 B2 Cl5 120.100 B1 B2 Cl6 120.100
B2 B1 Cl3 120.100 B2 B1 Cl4 120.100
Cl3 B1 Cl4 119.800 Cl5 B2 Cl6 119.800

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
B-B 1
B-Cl 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
B1 B2
B1 Cl3
B1 Cl4
B2 Cl5
B2 Cl6
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference Comment
10.420 0.020     webbook upper limit for IE
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 D2 True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D2d 0 1
1 2 1A C1 False           C1 3 5
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 D2 True       D2d 0 1
1 2 1A C1 False       C1 3 5

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for B2Cl4 (Diboron tetrachloride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1969Rya/Hed:4986 Ryan, Hedberg, Effect of Temperature on the Structure of Gaseous Molecules.* II. An Electron-Diffraction Investigation of the Molecular Structures of B2Cl4 and SiCl4. The Potential Function for Internal Rotation in B2Cl4., J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 50, #11, pgs. 4986-4995 10.1063/1.1670995
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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