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III.G.1.a.

Comparison of levels of theory for H-Na


Click on an entry for a histogram of the values.
The subscript refers to how many bonds of that type have been calculated.
average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 3.0882
1
PM6 1.3377
3
composite G2 2.2491
3
G3 2.2491
3
G3B3 2.1836
3
CBS-Q 2.2491
3

average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ
hartree fock HF 1.9480
3
2.2640
3
2.2422
3
2.2846
3
2.2507
3
2.2393
3
2.2210
3
2.2265
3
2.2092
3
2.2382
3
1.9151
1
2.3273
3
2.2574
3
2.3589
2
2.2110
3
2.3832
2
2.2082
3
2.2059
3
density functional LSDA 1.6612
1
1.9042
1
1.8976
1
1.8786
1
1.8755
1
1.8724
1
1.8723
1
1.8761
1
1.8728
1
1.8679
1
    1.8763
1
1.8716
1
  1.8578
1
   
SVWN   2.2065
3
    2.1454
3
  2.1262
3
                     
BLYP 1.8496
2
2.2237
3
2.2020
3
2.2259
3
2.1970
3
2.1902
3
2.1726
3
2.1821
3
2.1725
3
2.1880
3
    2.3691
2
2.3214
2
  1.8841
1
   
B1B95 1.8224
2
1.9858
2
1.9834
2
1.8984
1
1.9677
2
1.9668
2
1.9933
1
1.9712
2
1.9692
2
1.9623
2
    2.2393
3
1.8951
1
2.0188
1
1.9474
2
2.0039
1
1.9956
1
B3LYP 1.8280
2
2.2144
3
2.1919
3
2.2148
3
2.1836
3
2.1768
3
2.1607
3
2.1665
3
2.2932
2
2.1750
3
1.8822
1
2.2434
3
2.1992
3
2.3042
2
2.1533
3
2.3220
2
2.1524
3
2.1386
3
B3LYPultrafine         2.1819
3
                         
B3PW91 1.9758
1
2.2652
3
2.2413
3
2.2607
3
2.2256
3
2.2173
3
2.2020
3
2.2061
3
2.3415
2
2.2163
3
    2.4099
2
2.3519
2
  1.8920
1
   
mPW1PW91 1.9685
1
2.2475
3
2.3790
2
2.2477
3
2.2144
3
2.2067
3
2.1918
3
2.1966
3
2.1850
3
2.2055
3
    2.3931
2
2.3406
2
  1.8905
1
   
M06-2X         2.2546
3
                         
PBEPBE 1.9934
1
2.0036
2
2.3706
2
2.4010
2
2.2070
3
2.2005
3
2.1850
3
2.1930
3
2.1831
3
2.1988
3
1.8962
1
  2.2210
3
2.1909
3
2.3222
2
    2.3003
2
PBEPBEultrafine         1.8995
1
                         
HSEh1PBE         2.2002
3
                         
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.0871
2
2.2750
3
2.2465
3
2.2928
3
2.2484
3
2.2323
3
2.2153
3
2.2184
3
2.1975
3
2.3914
2
  2.3181
3
2.2521
3
2.3519
2
1.9169
1
2.2286
3
2.2071
3
1.9180
1
MP2FU 2.0782
2
2.2748
3
2.4011
2
2.4709
2
2.2442
3
2.2259
3
2.2090
3
2.2089
3
2.3287
2
2.3633
2
    2.4144
2
2.3164
2
1.7664
1
1.8983
1
   
MP3         1.9919
2
                         
MP4   2.2868
3
    2.2562
3
    1.9197
1
2.3405
2
        2.2086
3
       
B2PLYP         2.1958
3
  2.1698
3
                     
Configuration interaction CID   2.4523
2
2.4131
2
2.4828
2
2.2566
3
    2.2228
3
                   
CISD   2.2949
3
2.4170
2
2.4869
2
2.2611
3
    2.3767
2
                   
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.2949
3
2.2631
3
2.4869
2
2.2611
3
2.2402
3
2.2233
3
2.2272
3
2.1999
3
2.3927
2
    2.2574
3
2.2114
3
       
QCISD(T)         2.2630
3
1.9216
1
1.9214
1
1.9287
1
        2.4243
2
2.3558
2
  2.3887
2
2.3568
2
 
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.2887
3
2.4131
2
2.4828
2
2.2566
3
2.2363
3
2.2196
3
2.2228
3
2.3408
2
2.3900
2
    2.2537
3
2.3535
2
  2.3871
2
2.3548
2
 
CCSD         2.2613
3
1.9216
1
1.9214
1
1.9287
1
                   
CCSD(T)   1.9707
1
    1.9381
1
1.9216
1
1.9214
1
1.9287
1
1.9133
1
  1.9214
1
  2.2574
3
2.2115
3
2.3574
2
2.2356
3
2.2136
3
2.6664
1
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.4160
2
                  2.4993
1
    1.9167
2

average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD
hartree fock HF 2.4721
2
2.4180
2
2.5666
2
2.4180
2
2.4559
2
2.3955
2
density functional B1B95 1.9580
1
1.9416
1
       
B3LYP 2.4553
2
2.4050
2
2.5569
2
2.4309
2
2.4448
2
2.3198
2
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.1182
1
2.0759
1
2.0703
1
2.0482
1
2.1291
1
2.4000
2
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.