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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.700784
Energy at 298.15K-34.704859
HF Energy-34.700784
Nuclear repulsion energy17.306903
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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2579 2553 93.86      
2 A1 2217 2194 142.54      
3 A1 1188 1175 68.81      
4 A1 696 689 122.15      
5 E 2205 2183 303.68      
5 E 2205 2182 303.66      
6 E 1240 1227 0.38      
6 E 1240 1227 0.39      
7 E 1062 1051 20.72      
7 E 1062 1051 20.72      
8 E 499 494 2.53      
8 E 499 494 2.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8346.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8260.4 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.17785 0.77905 0.77905

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.424
B2 0.000 0.000 0.503
H3 0.000 0.000 1.706
H4 0.000 1.155 0.016
H5 1.000 -0.578 0.016
H6 -1.000 -0.578 0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.92733.12941.84631.84631.8463
B21.92731.20211.25371.25371.2537
H33.12941.20212.04642.04642.0464
H41.84631.25372.04642.00092.0009
H51.84631.25372.04642.00092.0009
H61.84631.25372.04642.00092.0009

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 67.139
Li1 B2 H5 67.139 Li1 B2 H6 67.139
Li1 H4 B2 74.127 Li1 H5 B2 74.127
Li1 H6 B2 74.127 H3 B2 H4 112.861
H3 B2 H5 112.861 H3 B2 H6 112.861
H4 B2 H5 105.879 H4 B2 H6 105.879
H5 B2 H6 105.879
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li -0.167      
2 B -0.201      
3 H -0.063      
4 H 0.144      
5 H 0.144      
6 H 0.144      


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 -5.700 5.700
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.169 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.432
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.868 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.737
Polar
3z2-r219.473
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 4.193 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.194 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.769


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.085
(<r2>)1/2 4.592