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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.770699
Energy at 298.15K-34.774762
HF Energy-34.770699
Nuclear repulsion energy17.244883
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 2629 2515 119.99      
2 A1 2268 2170 154.58      
3 A1 1218 1165 89.29      
4 A1 685 656 150.73      
5 E 2246 2149 357.36      
5 E 2246 2149 357.33      
6 E 1279 1224 2.87      
6 E 1279 1224 2.87      
7 E 1115 1067 24.87      
7 E 1115 1067 24.87      
8 E 488 467 1.91      
8 E 488 466 1.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8528.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8159.0 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
4.18313 0.76284 0.76284

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

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 0.507
H3 0.000 0.000 1.707
H4 0.000 1.155 0.030
H5 1.000 -0.577 0.030
H6 -1.000 -0.577 0.030

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.95243.15211.87341.87341.8734
B21.95241.19981.24921.24921.2492
H33.15211.19982.03582.03582.0358
H41.87341.24922.03581.99971.9997
H51.87341.24922.03581.99971.9997
H61.87341.24922.03581.99971.9997

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 67.549
Li1 B2 H5 67.549 Li1 B2 H6 67.549
Li1 H4 B2 74.406 Li1 H5 B2 74.406
Li1 H6 B2 74.406 H3 B2 H4 112.451
H3 B2 H5 112.451 H3 B2 H6 112.451
H4 B2 H5 106.334 H4 B2 H6 106.334
H5 B2 H6 106.334
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.261      
2 B -0.280      
3 H -0.025      
4 H 0.014      
5 H 0.014      
6 H 0.014      


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 -6.038 6.038
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 -4.168
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.955 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.955 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.911
Polar
3z2-r219.822
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 3.621 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.601


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.197
(<r2>)1/2 4.604