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All results from a given calculation for LiBH4 (Lithium borohydride)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.776025
Energy at 298.15K-34.780079
HF Energy-34.776025
Nuclear repulsion energy17.267830
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
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 2611 2507 134.95      
2 A1 2265 2175 147.81      
3 A1 1211 1162 93.27      
4 A1 678 651 166.81      
5 E 2247 2157 342.05      
5 E 2247 2157 342.00      
6 E 1270 1219 2.85      
6 E 1270 1219 2.85      
7 E 1105 1060 22.00      
7 E 1105 1060 21.99      
8 E 481 462 3.35      
8 E 481 462 3.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8484.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8146.0 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
4.19837 0.76474 0.76474

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.443
B2 0.000 0.000 0.507
H3 0.000 0.000 1.706
H4 0.000 1.152 0.029
H5 0.998 -0.576 0.029
H6 -0.998 -0.576 0.029

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.95013.14881.86981.86981.8698
B21.95011.19871.24751.24751.2475
H33.14881.19872.03422.03422.0342
H41.86981.24752.03421.99601.9960
H51.86981.24752.03421.99601.9960
H61.86981.24752.03421.99601.9960

picture of Lithium borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 B2 H3 180.000 Li1 B2 H4 67.489
Li1 B2 H5 67.489 Li1 B2 H6 67.489
Li1 H4 B2 74.463 Li1 H5 B2 74.463
Li1 H6 B2 74.463 H3 B2 H4 112.511
H3 B2 H5 112.511 H3 B2 H6 112.511
H4 B2 H5 106.267 H4 B2 H6 106.267
H5 B2 H6 106.267
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.615      
2 B -0.547      
3 H -0.024      
4 H -0.015      
5 H -0.015      
6 H -0.015      


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 -6.174 6.174
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.462
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.921 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.842
Polar
3z2-r219.684
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 3.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.847


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.314
(<r2>)1/2 4.617