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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.767829
Energy at 298.15K-34.771902
HF Energy-34.767829
Nuclear repulsion energy17.266883
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 2643 2506 119.94      
2 A1 2280 2162 156.76      
3 A1 1224 1161 88.44      
4 A1 689 654 149.75      
5 E 2259 2142 358.61      
5 E 2259 2142 358.57      
6 E 1286 1220 2.99      
6 E 1286 1220 2.99      
7 E 1120 1062 25.00      
7 E 1120 1062 25.00      
8 E 492 466 1.93      
8 E 491 466 1.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8575.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8131.6 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
ABC
4.19253 0.76502 0.76502

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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 1.705
H4 0.000 1.153 0.030
H5 0.999 -0.577 0.030
H6 -0.999 -0.577 0.030

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94953.14781.87081.87081.8708
B21.94951.19831.24771.24771.2477
H33.14781.19832.03342.03342.0334
H41.87081.24772.03341.99741.9974
H51.87081.24772.03341.99741.9974
H61.87081.24772.03341.99741.9974

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 67.552
Li1 B2 H5 67.552 Li1 B2 H6 67.552
Li1 H4 B2 74.391 Li1 H5 B2 74.392
Li1 H6 B2 74.392 H3 B2 H4 112.448
H3 B2 H5 112.448 H3 B2 H6 112.448
H4 B2 H5 106.338 H4 B2 H6 106.338
H5 B2 H6 106.338
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.263      
2 B -0.289      
3 H -0.022      
4 H 0.016      
5 H 0.016      
6 H 0.016      


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 -6.035 6.035
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.079 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.079 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.182
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.897
Polar
3z2-r219.795
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 3.601 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.551


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.161
(<r2>)1/2 4.600