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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5.216354
Energy at 298.15K-5.220491
HF Energy-5.216354
Nuclear repulsion energy8.502380
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 HF/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 2676 2403 262.84      
2 A1 2294 2060 269.08      
3 A1 1330 1195 190.26      
4 A1 672 604 163.86      
5 E 2216 1990 662.31      
5 E 2216 1990 662.31      
6 E 1348 1211 13.90      
6 E 1348 1211 13.90      
7 E 1200 1077 68.32      
7 E 1200 1077 68.32      
8 E 517 465 0.05      
8 E 517 465 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8766.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7872.5 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
4.15769 0.76539 0.76539

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.437
B2 0.000 0.000 0.511
H3 0.000 0.000 1.713
H4 0.000 1.158 0.015
H5 1.003 -0.579 0.015
H6 -1.003 -0.579 0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94833.15011.85711.85711.8571
B21.94831.20191.25991.25991.2599
H33.15011.20192.05552.05552.0555
H41.85711.25992.05552.00582.0058
H51.85711.25992.05552.00582.0058
H61.85711.25992.05552.00582.0058

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 66.796
Li1 B2 H5 66.796 Li1 B2 H6 66.796
Li1 H4 B2 74.627 Li1 H5 B2 74.627
Li1 H6 B2 74.627 H3 B2 H4 113.204
H3 B2 H5 113.204 H3 B2 H6 113.204
H4 B2 H5 105.494 H4 B2 H6 105.494
H5 B2 H6 105.494
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.084      
2 B 0.010      
3 H 0.048      
4 H -0.047      
5 H -0.047      
6 H -0.047      


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 -6.049 6.049
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.960 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.960 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.557
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.202 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.202 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.403
Polar
3z2-r220.806
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 3.044 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.051


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.360
(<r2>)1/2 4.045