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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.534966
Energy at 298.15K-34.539066
HF Energy-34.534966
Nuclear repulsion energy17.428684
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(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 2598 2557 78.70      
2 A1 2247 2211 128.69      
3 A1 1167 1148 55.67      
4 A1 713 702 118.38      
5 E 2262 2226 249.63      
5 E 2262 2226 249.58      
6 E 1231 1212 0.25      
6 E 1231 1212 0.25      
7 E 1035 1019 11.95      
7 E 1035 1019 11.95      
8 E 518 510 2.97      
8 E 518 510 2.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8410.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8275.5 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(2df,p)
ABC
4.21257 0.79513 0.79513

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.408
B2 0.000 0.000 0.496
H3 0.000 0.000 1.697
H4 0.000 1.150 0.016
H5 0.996 -0.575 0.016
H6 -0.996 -0.575 0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.90413.10471.83051.83051.8305
B21.90411.20061.24671.24671.2467
H33.10471.20062.03692.03692.0369
H41.83051.24672.03691.99271.9927
H51.83051.24672.03691.99271.9927
H61.83051.24672.03691.99271.9927

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 67.340
Li1 B2 H5 67.340 Li1 B2 H6 67.340
Li1 H4 B2 73.722 Li1 H5 B2 73.722
Li1 H6 B2 73.722 H3 B2 H4 112.660
H3 B2 H5 112.660 H3 B2 H6 112.660
H4 B2 H5 106.102 H4 B2 H6 106.102
H5 B2 H6 106.102
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li -0.203      
2 B -0.279      
3 H -0.044      
4 H 0.175      
5 H 0.175      
6 H 0.175      


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 -5.597 5.597
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.151 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.669
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.483
Polar
3z2-r218.965
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 4.201 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.741


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.893
(<r2>)1/2 4.571