Conformational Dependence of the First Hyperpolarizability of the Li@B₁₀H₁₄ in Solution

Abstract

Using the ASEC-FEG approach in combination with atomistic simulations, we performed geometry optimizations of a Cs conformer of the lithium decahydroborate (Li@B10H14) complex in chloroform and in water, which has been shown to be the most stable in the gas phase and calculated its first hyperpolarizability. At room temperature, ASEC-FEG calculations show that this conformer is stable only in chloroform. However, it is found that the nonlinear response of the Cs conformer in chloroform is mild, and the result for the hyperpolarizability is markedly decreased in comparison with the result of the C2v conformer.

Keywords

• atomistic simulation
• hyperpolarizability
• electrides
• polar solvents