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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.749243
Energy at 298.15K-34.753269
HF Energy-34.749243
Nuclear repulsion energy17.232972
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 BLYP/6-31+G**
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 2553 2539 128.36      
2 A1 2217 2205 146.12      
3 A1 1193 1187 98.98      
4 A1 674 671 156.76      
5 E 2177 2166 338.75      
5 E 2177 2166 338.72      
6 E 1245 1238 1.87      
6 E 1245 1238 1.87      
7 E 1090 1084 22.23      
7 E 1090 1084 22.23      
8 E 470 468 2.70      
8 E 470 468 2.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8300.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8256.9 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
4.17908 0.76435 0.76435

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.441
B2 0.000 0.000 0.509
H3 0.000 0.000 1.711
H4 0.000 1.155 0.023
H5 1.000 -0.578 0.023
H6 -1.000 -0.578 0.023

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94973.15251.86491.86491.8649
B21.94971.20271.25301.25301.2530
H33.15251.20272.04562.04562.0456
H41.86491.25302.04562.00062.0006
H51.86491.25302.04562.00062.0006
H61.86491.25302.04562.00062.0006

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 67.199
Li1 B2 H5 67.199 Li1 B2 H6 67.199
Li1 H4 B2 74.532 Li1 H5 B2 74.532
Li1 H6 B2 74.532 H3 B2 H4 112.801
H3 B2 H5 112.801 H3 B2 H6 112.801
H4 B2 H5 105.946 H4 B2 H6 105.946
H5 B2 H6 105.946
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.584      
2 B -0.531      
3 H -0.031      
4 H -0.007      
5 H -0.007      
6 H -0.007      


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 -6.023 6.023
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.591 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.591 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.948
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.822 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.644
Polar
3z2-r219.287
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 4.018 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.018 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.272


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.563
(<r2>)1/2 4.644