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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.526748
Energy at 298.15K-34.530824
HF Energy-34.526748
Nuclear repulsion energy17.316660
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/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 2603 2555 85.06      
2 A1 2256 2214 127.38      
3 A1 1158 1136 62.07      
4 A1 704 691 133.76      
5 E 2270 2228 268.30      
5 E 2270 2228 268.26      
6 E 1238 1215 0.92      
6 E 1238 1215 0.92      
7 E 1053 1034 9.56      
7 E 1053 1034 9.56      
8 E 510 501 2.04      
8 E 510 501 2.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8432.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8274.5 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/6-31G*
ABC
4.17182 0.77840 0.77840

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.428
B2 0.000 0.000 0.499
H3 0.000 0.000 1.703
H4 0.000 1.156 0.028
H5 1.001 -0.578 0.028
H6 -1.001 -0.578 0.028

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.92693.13121.85911.85911.8591
B21.92691.20431.24831.24831.2483
H33.13121.20432.03542.03542.0354
H41.85911.24832.03542.00242.0024
H51.85911.24832.03542.00242.0024
H61.85911.24832.03542.00242.0024

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 67.837
Li1 B2 H5 67.837 Li1 B2 H6 67.837
Li1 H4 B2 73.713 Li1 H5 B2 73.713
Li1 H6 B2 73.713 H3 B2 H4 112.163
H3 B2 H5 112.163 H3 B2 H6 112.163
H4 B2 H5 106.650 H4 B2 H6 106.650
H5 B2 H6 106.650
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.178      
2 B -0.396      
3 H 0.006      
4 H 0.070      
5 H 0.070      
6 H 0.070      


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 -5.724 5.724
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.168 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.695
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.473
Polar
3z2-r218.946
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 3.791 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.791 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.928


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.152
(<r2>)1/2 4.599