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Comparison of levels of theory for Cl-Li


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average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 2.0606
1
PM3 1.9963
3
PM6 2.5301
3
composite G2 2.0715
1
G3 2.0715
1
G3B3 2.0604
1
G3MP2 2.0715
1
G4 2.2319
3
CBS-Q 2.0715
1

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.9325
1
2.1125
1
2.0903
1
2.1174
1
2.2459
3
2.0715
1
2.0659
1
2.0362
1
2.0367
1
2.0523
1
2.0348
1
2.2577
3
2.0800
1
2.0379
1
2.0365
1
2.0680
1
2.0386
1
2.0372
1
2.0373
1
2.0380
1
2.0723
1
  2.0608
1
2.1978
3
density functional LSDA 1.9267
1
2.0756
1
2.0573
1
2.0773
1
2.0390
1
2.0390
1
2.0367
1
2.0054
1
2.0054
1
2.0162
1
  2.0362
1
2.0471
1
2.0039
1
  2.0315
1
2.0036
1
  2.0030
1
2.0028
1
2.0419
1
2.0015
1
   
BLYP 1.9444
1
2.0928
1
2.0753
1
2.0980
1
2.1348
3
2.0613
1
2.0641
1
2.0343
1
2.0347
1
2.0422
1
2.0312
1
2.0614
1
2.0670
1
2.0325
1
  2.0644
1
2.0337
1
  2.0318
1
2.0330
1
2.0637
1
2.0308
1
2.0529
1
2.0332
1
B1B95 1.9388
1
2.0723
1
2.0723
1
2.0968
1
2.0554
1
2.0554
1
2.0543
1
2.0239
1
2.0239
1
2.0363
1
2.0205
1
2.0511
1
2.0637
1
2.0226
1
  2.0539
1
2.0403
1
  2.0224
1
2.0226
1
2.0581
1
2.0205
1
  2.0228
1
B3LYP 1.9345
1
2.0880
1
2.0691
1
2.0924
1
2.0543
1
2.0543
1
2.0541
1
2.0243
1
2.0245
1
2.0349
1
2.0216
1
2.2330
3
2.0608
1
2.0235
1
2.0210
1
2.0548
1
2.0245
1
2.0221
1
2.0229
1
2.0238
1
2.0566
1
2.0218
1
2.0442
1
2.0239
1
B3LYPultrafine   2.0884
1
    2.0543
1
2.0548
1
2.0546
1
2.0243
1
  2.0348
1
2.0215
1
2.0526
1
2.0608
1
2.0234
1
  2.0548
1
2.2221
3
  2.0228
1
2.0238
1
2.0566
1
2.0218
1
2.0442
1
2.0239
1
B3PW91 1.9397
1
2.0993
1
2.0795
1
2.1021
1
2.0605
1
2.0605
1
2.0571
1
2.0267
1
2.0269
1
2.0408
1
2.0236
1
2.0577
1
2.0691
1
2.0266
1
  2.0589
1
2.0268
1
  2.0259
1
2.0262
1
2.0644
1
2.0243
1
2.0491
1
2.0264
1
mPW1PW91 1.9365
1
2.0954
1
2.0764
1
2.0992
1
2.0573
1
2.0579
1
2.0538
1
2.0222
1
2.0228
1
2.0378
1
2.0196
1
2.0533
1
2.0660
1
2.0227
1
  2.0557
1
2.0232
1
  2.0220
1
2.0225
1
2.0611
1
2.0205
1
2.0458
1
2.0227
1
M06-2X 1.9289
1
2.0873
1
2.2463
3
2.0919
1
2.2251
3
2.0517
1
2.0482
1
2.0203
1
2.0203
1
2.0331
1
2.1680
3
2.0460
1
2.0594
1
2.0215
1
  2.0488
1
2.0217
1
  2.0222
1
2.0224
1
2.0542
1
2.0204
1
2.0420
1
2.0227
1
PBEPBE 1.9435
1
2.0963
1
2.0782
1
2.0997
1
2.0610
1
2.0610
1
2.0607
1
2.0291
1
2.0291
1
2.0403
1
2.0254
1
2.0572
1
2.0678
1
2.0273
1
  2.0606
1
2.0280
1
  2.0266
1
2.0274
1
2.0638
1
2.0253
1
2.0496
1
2.0276
1
PBEPBEultrafine   2.0961
1
    2.0609
1
2.0609
1
2.0606
1
2.0290
1
  2.0403
1
2.0253
1
2.0571
1
2.0679
1
2.0272
1
  2.0606
1
2.0280
1
  2.0266
1
2.0274
1
2.0638
1
2.0253
1
2.0496
1
2.0276
1
PBE1PBE 1.9347
1
2.0739
1
2.0739
1
2.0964
1
2.2319
3
2.0557
1
2.0523
1
2.0206
1
2.0206
1
2.0350
1
2.0175
1
2.0505
1
2.0634
1
2.0202
1
  2.0530
1
2.0207
1
  2.0196
1
2.0201
1
2.0584
1
2.0183
1
2.0431
1
2.0203
1
HSEh1PBE 1.9356
1
2.2721
3
2.0743
1
2.0971
1
2.2324
3
2.0566
1
2.2194
3
2.0219
1
2.0219
1
2.0360
1
2.0190
1
2.0520
1
2.0641
1
2.1822
3
  2.0540
1
2.0220
1
  2.0211
1
2.0215
1
2.0591
1
2.0195
1
2.0442
1
2.0217
1
TPSSh 1.9411
1
2.0981
1
2.0786
1
2.1006
1
2.1336
3
2.0602
1
2.1270
3
2.0257
1
2.0252
1
2.1171
3
2.0228
1
2.0565
1
2.0681
1
2.1116
3
2.0235
1
2.0588
1
2.0269
1
2.0246
1
2.0251
1
2.0259
1
2.0630
1
2.0240
1
2.0486
1
2.0260
1
wB97X-D 1.9482
1
2.1161
1
2.1580
3
2.1204
1
2.1457
3
2.0765
1
2.1392
3
2.0460
1
2.1210
3
2.0563
1
2.0423
1
2.1425
3
2.1424
3
2.1203
3
2.0408
1
2.0766
1
2.1176
3
2.0415
1
2.0439
1
2.0448
1
    2.0686
1
2.0451
1
B97D3 1.9610
1
2.3054
3
2.0945
1
2.1178
1
2.2693
3
2.0785
1
2.2594
3
2.0502
1
2.2257
3
2.0603
1
2.2137
3
2.2767
3
2.0848
1
2.2253
3
2.0469
1
2.0801
1
2.2186
3
2.0482
1
2.0483
1
2.0498
1
    2.0715
1
2.2120
3
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.9318
1
2.1200
1
2.0886
1
2.1300
1
2.1394
3
2.0682
1
2.0614
1
2.1092
3
2.0229
1
2.0605
1
2.0421
1
2.2468
3
2.0827
1
2.0426
1
2.0412
1
2.0854
1
2.0564
1
2.0443
1
2.2050
3
2.0480
1
2.0737
1
2.0406
1
2.0766
1
2.0483
1
MP2=FULL 1.9546
1
2.1195
1
2.0882
1
2.1292
1
2.0664
1
2.0641
1
2.0554
1
2.0166
1
2.0169
1
2.0378
1
2.0279
1
2.0603
1
2.0807
1
2.0428
1
2.0239
1
2.0505
1
2.0272
1
2.0220
1
2.1849
3
2.0259
1
2.0705
1
2.0293
1
2.0346
1
2.0244
1
MP3         2.0666
1
  2.1382
3
      2.0389
1
2.0600
1
2.0810
1
2.0397
1
        2.0394
1
2.0448
1
2.0715
1
2.0377
1
2.0750
1
2.0450
1
MP3=FULL   2.1200
1
2.0874
1
2.1300
1
2.1355
3
2.0621
1
2.1252
3
2.0135
1
2.0135
1
2.0341
1
2.0251
1
2.0592
1
2.0792
1
2.0259
1
  2.0454
1
2.0238
1
  2.0251
1
2.0227
1
2.0688
1
2.0271
1
2.0271
1
2.0206
1
MP4   2.3080
3
    2.2332
3
    2.0222
1
2.1715
3
  2.0416
1
2.0624
1
2.0834
1
2.0418
1
  2.0872
1
2.0486
1
  2.0415
1
2.0480
1
2.0745
1
2.0397
1
2.0784
1
2.0483
1
MP4=FULL   2.1218
1
    2.0651
1
      2.0162
1
  2.0276
1
  2.0810
1
2.0280
1
  2.0484
1
2.0267
1
  2.0268
1
2.0254
1
2.0715
1
2.0291
1
2.0289
1
2.0237
1
B2PLYP 1.9316
1
2.0962
1
2.0728
1
2.1027
1
2.2269
3
2.0571
1
2.0544
1
2.0206
1
2.0206
1
2.0393
1
2.0258
1
2.0524
1
2.0653
1
2.1121
3
  2.0620
1
2.0301
1
  2.0265
1
2.0294
1
2.0595
1
2.0253
1
2.0522
1
2.0296
1
B2PLYP=FULL 1.9317
1
2.0875
1
2.0726
1
2.1024
1
2.0588
1
2.0556
1
2.0571
1
2.0187
1
2.0187
1
2.0339
1
2.0214
1
2.0521
1
2.0647
1
2.0228
1
  2.0514
1
2.0235
1
  2.0220
1
2.0226
1
2.0585
1
2.0218
1
2.0393
1
2.0223
1
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.9314
1
2.0961
1
2.0725
1
2.1023
1
2.2256
3
2.0555
1
2.0524
1
2.0186
1
2.0186
1
2.0338
1
2.0214
1
2.0520
1
2.2400
3
2.1809
3
  2.0514
1
2.1739
3
  2.0220
1
2.0226
1
    2.0393
1
2.0223
1
Configuration interaction CID   2.1203
1
2.0885
1
2.1308
1
2.0663
1
    2.0206
1
    2.0362
1
  2.0807
1
2.0381
1
        2.0377
1
2.0418
1
2.0715
1
2.0361
1
2.0715
1
2.0420
1
CID=FULL                                           2.0248
1
   
CISD   2.1212
1
2.0893
1
2.1319
1
2.0671
1
    2.0217
1
    2.0367
1
  2.0814
1
2.0384
1
        2.0380
1
2.0421
1
2.0722
1
2.0365
1
2.0723
1
2.0423
1
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.1231
1
2.0905
1
2.1338
1
2.0681
1
2.0688
1
2.0614
1
2.0216
1
2.0219
1
2.0535
1
2.0392
1
2.0619
1
2.0828
1
2.0404
1
  2.0850
1
2.0455
1
  2.0400
1
2.0448
1
2.0739
1
2.0384
1
2.0759
1
2.0451
1
QCISD(T)         2.0699
1
    2.0227
1
    2.0414
1
2.0629
1
2.0839
1
2.0417
1
  2.0874
1
2.0483
1
  2.0412
1
2.0476
1
2.0749
1
2.0396
1
2.0784
1
2.0479
1
QCISD(T)=FULL         2.0656
1
  2.0580
1
      2.0274
1
  2.0814
1
2.0279
1
2.0215
1
2.0484
1
2.0263
1
2.0191
1
2.0267
1
2.0250
1
2.0715
1
2.0289
1
2.0287
1
2.0233
1
QCISD(TQ)         2.0695
1
  2.0634
1
          2.0835
1
2.0414
1
2.0393
1
2.0870
1
2.0478
1
2.0424
1
           
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         2.0651
1
  2.0574
1
          2.0810
1
2.0276
1
2.0211
1
2.0480
1
2.0259
1
             
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.1211
1
2.0890
1
2.1319
1
2.0686
1
2.0674
1
2.0604
1
2.0203
1
2.0206
1
2.0527
1
2.0384
1
2.0609
1
2.0815
1
2.0396
1
  2.0839
1
2.0448
1
  2.0392
1
2.0441
1
2.0722
1
2.0377
1
2.0748
1
2.0443
1
CCSD         2.0685
1
2.0684
1
2.0616
1
2.0216
1
2.0216
1
2.0533
1
2.0390
1
2.0617
1
2.0824
1
2.0402
1
2.0374
1
2.0846
1
2.0453
1
2.0400
1
2.0398
1
2.0446
1
2.0735
1
2.0382
1
2.0755
1
2.0448
1
CCSD=FULL         2.0639
1
        2.0344
1
2.0252
1
2.0609
1
2.0806
1
2.0265
1
2.0197
1
2.0453
1
2.0237
1
2.0168
1
2.0256
1
2.0225
1
2.0708
1
2.0279
1
2.0262
1
2.0206
1
CCSD(T)         2.0697
1
2.0697
1
2.0637
1
2.0225
1
2.0224
1
2.0540
1
2.0414
1
2.0628
1
2.0837
1
2.0416
1
2.0396
1
2.0874
1
2.0481
1
2.0428
1
2.0411
1
2.0475
1
2.0747
1
2.0395
1
2.0782
1
2.0477
1
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.1274
3
          2.0273
1
2.0619
1
2.0812
1
2.0278
1
2.1738
3
2.0482
1
2.0262
1
2.0190
1
2.0266
1
2.0249
1
2.0715
1
2.0288
1
2.0286
1
2.0232
1
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 2.1635
1
2.1062
1
2.0612
1
2.0260
1
2.1032
1
2.1078
1
    2.1159
3
density functional BLYP                 2.0280
1
B1B95 2.1585
1
2.1049
1
            2.0188
1
B3LYP 2.1610
1
2.1078
1
2.0683
1
2.0342
1
2.0867
1
2.0906
1
    2.1030
3
B3LYPultrafine                 2.0194
1
B3PW91                 2.0227
1
mPW1PW91                 2.0187
1
M06-2X                 2.0193
1
PBEPBE                 2.1046
3
PBEPBEultrafine                 2.0228
1
PBE1PBE                 2.0163
1
HSEh1PBE                 2.0177
1
TPSSh                 2.0219
1
wB97X-D 2.1615
1
2.1075
1
2.0662
1
2.0325
1
2.1137
1
2.1165
1
    2.0402
1
B97D3                 2.0443
1
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2.1748
1
2.1078
1
2.0751
1
2.0185
1
2.1058
1
2.1153
1
    2.1162
3
MP2=FULL                 2.0296
1
MP3                 2.0361
1
MP3=FULL                 2.0277
1
MP4                 2.0377
1
MP4=FULL                 2.0293
1
B2PLYP                 2.0230
1
B2PLYP=FULL                 2.0202
1
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 2.0202
1
Configuration interaction CID                 2.0345
1
CISD                 2.0349
1
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 2.0366
1
QCISD(T)                 2.0377
1
QCISD(T)=FULL                 2.0293
1
Coupled Cluster CCD                 2.0360
1
CCSD                 2.0365
1
CCSD=FULL                 2.0283
1
CCSD(T)                 2.0376
1
CCSD(T)=FULL                 2.0292
1
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.