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

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.324239
Energy at 298.15K-34.328294
HF Energy-34.324239
Nuclear repulsion energy17.171875
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 LSDA/3-21G*
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 2635 2587 61.64      
2 A1 2243 2203 119.50      
3 A1 1131 1111 70.84      
4 A1 680 668 145.34      
5 E 2260 2219 258.92      
5 E 2259 2219 258.91      
6 E 1258 1236 4.91      
6 E 1258 1236 4.91      
7 E 1070 1051 2.81      
7 E 1070 1051 2.80      
8 E 495 486 0.78      
8 E 495 486 0.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8427.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8276.0 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 LSDA/3-21G*
ABC
4.12105 0.75621 0.75621

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.454
B2 0.000 0.000 0.506
H3 0.000 0.000 1.708
H4 0.000 1.163 0.041
H5 1.007 -0.582 0.041
H6 -1.007 -0.582 0.041

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.96013.16231.89401.89401.8940
B21.96011.20221.25281.25281.2528
H33.16231.20222.03312.03312.0331
H41.89401.25282.03312.01472.0147
H51.89401.25282.03312.01472.0147
H61.89401.25282.03312.01472.0147

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 68.194
Li1 B2 H5 68.194 Li1 B2 H6 68.194
Li1 H4 B2 73.917 Li1 H5 B2 73.917
Li1 H6 B2 73.917 H3 B2 H4 111.806
H3 B2 H5 111.806 H3 B2 H6 111.806
H4 B2 H5 107.039 H4 B2 H6 107.039
H5 B2 H6 107.039
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.455      
2 B -0.650      
3 H 0.047      
4 H 0.049      
5 H 0.049      
6 H 0.049      


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 -6.003 6.003
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.462 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.820
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.821 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.642
Polar
3z2-r219.285
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 3.542 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.542 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.001


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.630
(<r2>)1/2 4.651