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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-34.514310
Energy at 298.15K-34.518335
HF Energy-34.514310
Nuclear repulsion energy17.209628
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 2619 2566 83.80      
2 A1 2244 2199 114.00      
3 A1 1108 1086 54.02      
4 A1 684 670 130.67      
5 E 2265 2219 289.56      
5 E 2265 2219 289.52      
6 E 1234 1209 4.85      
6 E 1234 1209 4.85      
7 E 1071 1050 3.75      
7 E 1071 1050 3.75      
8 E 478 469 1.51      
8 E 478 469 1.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8376.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8206.5 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 LSDA/6-31G
ABC
4.10412 0.76198 0.76198

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 -1.450
B2 0.000 0.000 0.500
H3 0.000 0.000 1.701
H4 0.000 1.166 0.050
H5 1.009 -0.583 0.050
H6 -1.009 -0.583 0.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94993.15111.89961.89961.8996
B21.94991.20111.24941.24941.2494
H33.15111.20112.02112.02112.0211
H41.89961.24942.02112.01882.0188
H51.89961.24942.02112.01882.0188
H61.89961.24942.02112.01882.0188

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 68.891
Li1 B2 H5 68.891 Li1 B2 H6 68.891
Li1 H4 B2 73.259 Li1 H5 B2 73.259
Li1 H6 B2 73.259 H3 B2 H4 111.109
H3 B2 H5 111.109 H3 B2 H6 111.109
H4 B2 H5 107.785 H4 B2 H6 107.785
H5 B2 H6 107.785
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 0.399      
2 B -0.432      
3 H -0.002      
4 H 0.012      
5 H 0.012      
6 H 0.012      


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 -6.035 6.035
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.379 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.379 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.725
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.827 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.827 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.654
Polar
3z2-r219.309
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 3.646 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.068


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.505
(<r2>)1/2 4.637