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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.794101
Energy at 298.15K-34.798178
HF Energy-34.794101
Nuclear repulsion energy17.296057
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 B3LYP/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 2630 2526 119.72      
2 A1 2269 2178 162.95      
3 A1 1234 1185 99.60      
4 A1 693 666 144.94      
5 E 2228 2139 369.82      
5 E 2227 2139 369.79      
6 E 1285 1234 2.81      
6 E 1285 1234 2.80      
7 E 1129 1085 28.75      
7 E 1129 1085 28.75      
8 E 491 471 1.52      
8 E 491 471 1.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8545.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8206.6 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
4.20757 0.76971 0.76971

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.436
B2 0.000 0.000 0.507
H3 0.000 0.000 1.704
H4 0.000 1.151 0.024
H5 0.997 -0.576 0.024
H6 -0.997 -0.576 0.024

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.94303.14071.85971.85971.8597
B21.94301.19771.24811.24811.2481
H33.14071.19772.03662.03662.0366
H41.85971.24812.03661.99381.9938
H51.85971.24812.03661.99381.9938
H61.85971.24812.03661.99381.9938

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 67.263
Li1 B2 H5 67.263 Li1 B2 H6 67.263
Li1 H4 B2 74.495 Li1 H5 B2 74.495
Li1 H6 B2 74.495 H3 B2 H4 112.737
H3 B2 H5 112.737 H3 B2 H6 112.737
H4 B2 H5 106.017 H4 B2 H6 106.017
H5 B2 H6 106.017
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.226      
2 B -0.214      
3 H -0.042      
4 H 0.010      
5 H 0.010      
6 H 0.010      


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 -5.898 5.898
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.441
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.854 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.854 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.707
Polar
3z2-r219.414
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 3.593 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.613


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.171
(<r2>)1/2 4.601