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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.779811
Energy at 298.15K-34.783827
HF Energy-34.779811
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/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 2612 2477 134.90      
2 A1 2287 2170 150.43      
3 A1 1232 1168 88.10      
4 A1 648 614 163.84      
5 E 2272 2155 378.37      
5 E 2272 2155 379.96      
6 E 1291 1225 3.23      
6 E 1291 1225 3.27      
7 E 1132 1074 27.54      
7 E 1132 1074 27.64      
8 E 466 442 2.57      
8 E 466 442 2.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8551.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8110.8 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
ABC
4.14591 0.74131 0.74131

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.444
B2 0.000 0.000 0.509
H3 0.000 0.000 1.708
H4 0.000 1.156 0.026
H5 1.001 -0.578 0.026
H6 -1.001 -0.578 0.026

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.95253.15171.86991.86991.8699
B21.95251.19921.25251.25251.2525
H33.15171.19922.04072.04072.0407
H41.86991.25252.04072.00192.0019
H51.86991.25252.04072.00192.0019
H61.86991.25252.04072.00192.0019

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 67.334
Li1 B2 H5 67.334 Li1 B2 H6 67.334
Li1 H4 B2 74.486 Li1 H5 B2 74.486
Li1 H6 B2 74.486 H3 B2 H4 112.666
H3 B2 H5 112.666 H3 B2 H6 112.666
H4 B2 H5 106.096 H4 B2 H6 106.096
H5 B2 H6 106.096
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.290      
2 B -0.236      
3 H -0.030      
4 H -0.008      
5 H -0.008      
6 H -0.008      


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 -6.314 6.314
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.156 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.156 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.817
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.169 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.339
Polar
3z2-r220.678
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 3.595 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.592 0.002
z 0.000 0.002 4.536


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.483
(<r2>)1/2 4.635