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Comparison of levels of theory for Cl-Be


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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 AM1 1.8615
5
PM3 1.7514
5
PM6 1.8436
5
composite G2 1.8083
3
G3 1.8083
3
G3B3 1.8061
3
G3MP2 1.8169
1
G4 1.8381
5
CBS-Q 1.8129
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.8218
5
1.8855
5
1.8588
5
1.8952
5
1.8405
5
1.8404
5
1.8171
5
1.8264
5
1.8267
5
1.8403
5
1.8084
1
1.8358
5
1.8379
5
1.7886
5
1.8161
5
1.8290
4
1.8172
5
1.8128
5
1.8293
3
1.8169
5
ROHF   1.8625
1
1.8377
1
  1.8171
1
1.8171
1
1.8150
1
1.8158
1
        1.6588
1
1.6548
1
           
density functional LSDA 1.8105
5
1.8643
3
1.8322
5
1.8579
5
1.8208
5
1.8208
5
1.8011
5
1.8030
5
1.8030
5
1.8186
5
  1.7929
2
1.8186
5
1.7979
5
1.7085
1
1.8081
5
1.7957
4
1.7086
1
   
BLYP 1.8338
5
1.8771
5
1.8583
5
1.8896
5
1.8343
5
1.8496
5
1.8263
5
1.8317
5
1.8317
5
1.8473
5
  1.8178
2
1.8436
5
1.8258
4
  1.8280
1
       
B1B95 1.8232
5
  1.8455
5
1.8748
5
1.8333
5
1.8336
5
1.8118
5
1.8183
5
1.8183
5
1.8327
5
  1.8014
2
1.8302
5
1.8140
4
1.7121
1
1.8198
5
1.8098
4
1.7122
1
   
B3LYP 1.8243
5
1.8682
5
1.8481
5
1.8794
5
1.8377
5
1.8377
5
1.8160
5
1.8213
5
1.8214
5
1.8359
5
1.8019
1
1.8329
5
1.8334
5
1.8143
5
1.8123
4
1.8242
4
1.8114
5
1.8070
5
1.8225
3
 
B3LYPultrafine         1.8378
5
              1.8092
2
1.8000
2
  1.8077
2
1.8253
5
     
B3PW91 1.8244
5
1.8691
5
1.8491
5
1.8776
5
1.8352
5
1.8352
5
1.8147
5
1.8199
5
1.8200
5
1.8341
5
  1.8056
2
1.8001
5
1.7828
5
  1.8180
1
       
mPW1PW91 1.8218
5
1.8667
5
1.8464
5
1.8750
5
1.8325
5
1.8325
5
1.8122
5
1.8173
5
1.8174
5
1.8314
5
  1.8034
2
1.8339
4
1.8140
4
  1.8085
3
1.7972
2
     
M06-2X 1.7810
2
1.8177
2
1.8443
5
1.8222
2
1.8341
5
1.7968
2
1.7962
2
1.7918
2
1.7918
2
1.7973
2
1.8023
5
1.8021
2
1.8044
2
1.7947
2
  1.8033
2
1.7947
2
     
PBEPBE 1.8286
5
1.8724
5
1.8585
4
1.8880
4
1.8418
5
1.8418
5
1.8202
5
1.8257
5
1.8257
5
1.8400
5
1.8061
1
1.8115
2
1.8384
5
1.8188
5
1.7218
1
1.8114
2
1.8040
2
1.7219
1
   
PBEPBEultrafine         1.8101
3
              1.8130
2
1.8037
2
  1.8115
2
1.8040
2
     
PBE1PBE 1.7844
2
  1.8030
2
1.8217
2
1.8315
5
1.7977
2
1.7972
2
1.7938
2
1.7938
2
1.7970
2
  1.8028
2
1.8050
2
1.7963
2
  1.8036
2
1.7965
2
     
HSEh1PBE 1.7847
2
1.8665
5
1.8034
2
1.8224
2
1.8323
5
1.7985
2
1.8116
5
1.7942
2
1.7942
2
1.7974
2
  1.8034
2
1.8054
2
1.8115
5
  1.8040
2
1.7969
2
     
TPSSh         1.8281
5
  1.8182
5
    1.8271
5
      1.8172
5
           
wB97X-D     1.8393
5
  1.8303
5
  1.8196
5
  1.8229
5
    1.8296
5
1.8196
5
1.8196
5
    1.8183
5
     
B97D3   1.8569
5
    1.8371
5
  1.8256
5
  1.8285
5
  1.8192
5
1.8472
5
  1.8248
5
    1.8273
5
    1.8267
5
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.8213
5
1.8880
5
1.8496
5
1.9006
5
1.8166
5
1.8174
5
1.7991
5
1.8132
5
1.8112
5
1.8327
5
  1.8312
5
1.8313
5
1.8185
5
1.8014
3
1.8339
5
1.8177
5
1.8021
3
1.8268
3
 
MP2=FULL 1.8212
5
1.8879
5
1.8534
4
1.9084
4
1.8132
5
1.8132
5
1.7952
5
1.8084
5
1.8085
5
1.8271
4
  1.8080
2
1.8318
4
1.8078
4
1.7914
3
1.8181
3
1.7984
2
1.7891
2
1.8120
3
 
MP3         1.8164
5
  1.8157
5
                         
MP3=FULL         1.8131
5
  1.8021
5
                         
MP4   1.9002
4
    1.8198
5
    1.8040
1
1.8175
4
    1.8134
2
1.8135
2
1.8085
3
  1.8204
2
1.8080
2
     
MP4=FULL   1.8401
2
    1.7890
2
      1.7919
2
      1.8110
2
1.7955
2
  1.8167
2
1.8000
2
     
B2PLYP         1.8494
3
  1.8057
1
  1.8059
1
        1.8440
3
           
B2PLYP=FULL   1.8496
1
    1.8128
1
  1.8116
1
                         
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.8273
5
              1.8303
5
1.8108
5
    1.8087
5
     
Configuration interaction CID   1.8973
4
1.8569
4
1.9141
4
1.8198
5
    1.8129
5
                       
CISD   1.8987
4
1.8580
4
1.9155
4
1.8207
5
    1.8165
4
                       
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.8954
5
1.8611
4
1.9201
4
1.8215
5
1.8268
4
1.8031
5
1.8155
5
1.8156
5
1.8422
4
  1.8125
2
1.8361
5
1.8220
5
  1.8190
2
1.8062
2
     
QCISD(T)         1.8211
5
    1.8053
1
      1.8140
2
1.8402
4
1.8251
4
  1.8419
4
1.8241
4
     
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.8995
4
1.8588
4
1.9171
4
1.8200
5
1.8253
4
1.8023
4
1.8135
5
1.8165
4
1.8410
4
  1.8109
2
1.8380
4
1.8234
4
  1.8386
4
1.8210
4
     
CCSD         1.8209
5
    1.8036
1
      1.8120
2
1.8123
2
1.8049
2
  1.8184
2
1.8059
2
     
CCSD=FULL         1.7885
2
            1.8105
2
1.8099
2
1.7942
2
  1.8147
2
1.7985
2
     
CCSD(T)         1.7955
3
1.8007
1
  1.8049
1
    1.8071
1
1.8137
2
1.8359
5
1.8224
5
  1.8397
5
1.8222
5
     
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.8168
5
            1.8121
2
1.7954
4
1.7777
4
  1.8019
4
1.7810
4
     
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 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 1.8826
5
1.8328
5
1.8768
5
1.8264
5
1.8862
5
1.8888
5
    1.8230
5
density functional B1B95 1.8708
1
1.8249
1
             
B3LYP 1.8859
5
1.8413
5
1.8780
5
1.8342
5
1.8797
5
1.8776
5
    1.8191
5
PBEPBE                 1.8217
5
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.8955
5
1.8274
5
1.8827
5
1.8183
5
1.8856
5
1.8903
5
    1.8242
5
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.