Abstract
SCFMO calculations have been made on lithium fluoride clusters both within the crystal and as isolated species. Calculations have been made with different bases in order to separate exchange, charge-transfer and induction energies. Calculations confirm the conclusion from perturbation theory that charge-transfer is an important contribution to three-body energies and gives a small four-body energy. The three-body energies in the crystal environment are much smaller than for the isolated clusters.