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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.529535
Energy at 298.15K-34.533608
HF Energy-34.529535
Nuclear repulsion energy17.337744
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 LSDA/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 2599 2550 82.59      
2 A1 2253 2211 126.34      
3 A1 1152 1131 61.35      
4 A1 704 691 134.87      
5 E 2270 2227 264.08      
5 E 2270 2227 264.04      
6 E 1232 1209 0.69      
6 E 1232 1209 0.68      
7 E 1046 1026 9.17      
7 E 1046 1026 9.17      
8 E 506 496 2.14      
8 E 506 496 2.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8407.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8249.7 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 LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
4.18155 0.78037 0.78037

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.426
B2 0.000 0.000 0.499
H3 0.000 0.000 1.701
H4 0.000 1.155 0.028
H5 1.000 -0.577 0.028
H6 -1.000 -0.577 0.028

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.92453.12701.85641.85641.8564
B21.92451.20241.24711.24711.2471
H33.12701.20242.03312.03312.0331
H41.85641.24712.03312.00002.0000
H51.85641.24712.03312.00002.0000
H61.85641.24712.03312.00002.0000

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 67.814
Li1 B2 H5 67.814 Li1 B2 H6 67.814
Li1 H4 B2 73.724 Li1 H5 B2 73.724
Li1 H6 B2 73.724 H3 B2 H4 112.186
H3 B2 H5 112.186 H3 B2 H6 112.186
H4 B2 H5 106.625 H4 B2 H6 106.625
H5 B2 H6 106.625
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.190      
2 B -0.295      
3 H -0.025      
4 H 0.044      
5 H 0.044      
6 H 0.044      


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 -5.694 5.694
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.152 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.152 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.712
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.720 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.440
Polar
3z2-r218.881
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 3.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.821 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.949


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.113
(<r2>)1/2 4.595