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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.774826
Energy at 298.15K-34.778817
HF Energy-34.774826
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 B97D3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2572 2522 122.64      
2 A1 2198 2155 157.56      
3 A1 1192 1169 95.03      
4 A1 659 646 142.65      
5 E 2157 2115 394.35      
5 E 2157 2115 394.38      
6 E 1247 1223 2.61      
6 E 1247 1223 2.62      
7 E 1095 1074 30.21      
7 E 1095 1074 30.20      
8 E 460 451 1.28      
8 E 460 451 1.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8270.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8108.2 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
4.13469 0.74379 0.74379

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.465
B2 0.000 0.000 0.516
H3 0.000 0.000 1.722
H4 0.000 1.161 0.031
H5 1.006 -0.581 0.031
H6 -1.006 -0.581 0.031

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.98073.18621.89331.89331.8933
B21.98071.20551.25861.25861.2586
H33.18621.20552.05132.05132.0513
H41.89331.25862.05132.01132.0113
H51.89331.25862.05132.01132.0113
H61.89331.25862.05132.01132.0113

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 66.970
Li1 B2 H5 66.970 Li1 B2 H6 66.970
Li1 H4 B2 74.649 Li1 H5 B2 74.649
Li1 H6 B2 74.649 H3 B2 H4 113.030
H3 B2 H5 113.030 H3 B2 H6 113.030
H4 B2 H5 105.690 H4 B2 H6 105.690
H5 B2 H6 105.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.254      
2 B -0.222      
3 H -0.037      
4 H 0.002      
5 H 0.002      
6 H 0.002      


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 -6.018 6.018
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.267 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.141
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.063 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.126
Polar
3z2-r220.252
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 3.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.795 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 4.955


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.583
(<r2>)1/2 4.646