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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5.434534
Energy at 298.15K-5.438577
HF Energy-5.434534
Nuclear repulsion energy8.487187
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/CEP-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 2587 2499 180.46      
2 A1 2222 2146 194.57      
3 A1 1221 1179 140.98      
4 A1 659 636 157.38      
5 E 2182 2107 488.07      
5 E 2182 2107 488.09      
6 E 1264 1220 9.01      
6 E 1264 1220 9.00      
7 E 1099 1062 28.39      
7 E 1099 1062 28.40      
8 E 488 472 0.01      
8 E 488 472 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8377.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8089.9 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/CEP-31G*
ABC
4.14624 0.75941 0.75941

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.445
B2 0.000 0.000 0.512
H3 0.000 0.000 1.718
H4 0.000 1.160 0.019
H5 1.004 -0.580 0.019
H6 -1.004 -0.580 0.019

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.95633.16241.86711.86711.8671
B21.95631.20611.26011.26011.2601
H33.16241.20612.05702.05702.0570
H41.86711.26012.05702.00852.0085
H51.86711.26012.05702.00852.0085
H61.86711.26012.05702.00852.0085

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 66.969
Li1 B2 H5 66.969 Li1 B2 H6 66.969
Li1 H4 B2 74.636 Li1 H5 B2 74.636
Li1 H6 B2 74.636 H3 B2 H4 113.031
H3 B2 H5 113.031 H3 B2 H6 113.031
H4 B2 H5 105.689 H4 B2 H6 105.689
H5 B2 H6 105.689
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.035      
2 B -0.233      
3 H 0.112      
4 H 0.029      
5 H 0.029      
6 H 0.029      


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 -5.947 5.947
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.990 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.990 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.638
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.176 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.352
Polar
3z2-r220.704
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 3.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.420 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 4.670


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.441
(<r2>)1/2 4.055