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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.706074
Energy at 298.15K-34.710183
HF Energy-34.668868
Nuclear repulsion energy17.309122
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 B2PLYP/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 2662 2526 123.30      
2 A1 2297 2180 166.84      
3 A1 1258 1194 104.12      
4 A1 699 664 146.76      
5 E 2261 2146 370.38      
5 E 2261 2146 370.33      
6 E 1306 1240 3.39      
6 E 1306 1240 3.38      
7 E 1150 1091 31.19      
7 E 1150 1091 31.19      
8 E 504 478 1.53      
8 E 504 478 1.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8677.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8237.0 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
4.22341 0.76889 0.76889

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.438
B2 0.000 0.000 0.507
H3 0.000 0.000 1.703
H4 0.000 1.149 0.026
H5 0.995 -0.574 0.026
H6 -0.995 -0.574 0.026

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94513.14071.86071.86071.8607
B21.94511.19561.24581.24581.2458
H33.14071.19562.03292.03292.0329
H41.86071.24582.03291.99011.9901
H51.86071.24582.03291.99011.9901
H61.86071.24582.03291.99011.9901

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 67.264
Li1 B2 H5 67.264 Li1 B2 H6 67.264
Li1 H4 B2 74.603 Li1 H5 B2 74.603
Li1 H6 B2 74.603 H3 B2 H4 112.736
H3 B2 H5 112.736 H3 B2 H6 112.736
H4 B2 H5 106.018 H4 B2 H6 106.018
H5 B2 H6 106.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.275      
2 B -0.159      
3 H -0.056      
4 H -0.020      
5 H -0.020      
6 H -0.020      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.473


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.157
(<r2>)1/2 4.600