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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.809557
Energy at 298.15K-34.813666
HF Energy-34.809557
Nuclear repulsion energy17.442629
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 B3LYP/6-311G**
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 2601 2514 123.09      
2 A1 2245 2170 155.00      
3 A1 1235 1194 109.48      
4 A1 702 678 159.11      
5 E 2206 2132 344.93      
5 E 2206 2132 344.90      
6 E 1276 1234 2.61      
6 E 1276 1234 2.61      
7 E 1115 1078 29.38      
7 E 1115 1078 29.38      
8 E 500 484 4.08      
8 E 500 484 4.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8487.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8206.0 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 B3LYP/6-311G**
ABC
4.26184 0.79066 0.79066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.412
B2 0.000 0.000 0.502
H3 0.000 0.000 1.694
H4 0.000 1.144 0.010
H5 0.991 -0.572 0.010
H6 -0.991 -0.572 0.010

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.91433.10631.82491.82491.8249
B21.91431.19201.24521.24521.2452
H33.10631.19202.03592.03592.0359
H41.82491.24522.03591.98111.9811
H51.82491.24522.03591.98111.9811
H61.82491.24522.03591.98111.9811

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 66.715
Li1 B2 H5 66.715 Li1 B2 H6 66.715
Li1 H4 B2 74.474 Li1 H5 B2 74.474
Li1 H6 B2 74.474 H3 B2 H4 113.285
H3 B2 H5 113.285 H3 B2 H6 113.285
H4 B2 H5 105.402 H4 B2 H6 105.402
H5 B2 H6 105.402
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.476      
2 B -0.260      
3 H -0.058      
4 H -0.053      
5 H -0.053      
6 H -0.053      


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 -5.929 5.929
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.896
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.655 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.655 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.311
Polar
3z2-r218.622
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 4.019 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.019 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.714


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.973
(<r2>)1/2 4.580