Dipole Moment Derivatives and Infrared Intensities of SiH$_4$ and SiD$_4$

The complete neglect of differential overlap (CNDO/2) approximate wavefunctions have been applied to select the preferred signs for the dipole moment derivatives of SiH$_{4}$ and SiD$_{4}$ in conjunction with the experimental alternatives. The apparent sign discrepancy from earlier report has been identified. The effective atomic charge for hydrogen was found to be X$_{H}$/e = 0.229, more than two times larger in comparison with the values of typical hydrocarbons like CH$_{4}$. The anomalously large effective hydrogen charge was interpreted based on a quantum mechanical model as well as the value of atom anisotropy relative to effective atomic charge.