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Comparison of levels of theory for N-F


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average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.3273
25
PM3 1.3510
28
PM6 1.3889
37
composite G2 1.3411
22
G3 1.3411
22
G3B3 1.4131
32
G3MP2 1.3290
7
G4 1.3823
37
CBS-Q 1.3327
22

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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.4033
35
1.4218
35
1.4224
35
1.4053
35
1.3559
36
1.3559
35
1.3757
26
1.3498
35
1.3499
35
1.3465
35
1.3224
17
1.3577
37
1.3526
35
1.3539
35
1.3821
24
1.3623
35
1.3584
35
1.3880
22
1.3496
1
1.3441
1
1.3461
3
1.3404
3
  1.3457
6
1.3513
36
ROHF 1.4410
6
1.5010
14
1.5010
14
1.4815
12
1.4098
17
1.4285
14
1.4402
15
1.4268
14
1.4470
12
1.4051
6
1.3152
3
1.3222
3
1.4173
15
1.4251
15
1.4612
12
1.4696
12
1.4667
12
1.4658
12
1.3496
1
1.3441
1
1.3478
1
1.3439
1
  1.3242
3
1.3189
3
density functional LSDA 1.4395
33
1.4530
32
1.4542
33
1.4508
33
1.3938
33
1.3939
33
1.4020
33
1.3957
33
1.3958
33
1.3825
33
1.2875
1
1.3209
6
1.3948
33
1.3936
33
1.3986
9
1.3993
33
1.4044
19
1.3964
8
1.4185
1
1.4298
1
1.4141
1
1.4282
1
     
BLYP 1.4756
35
1.4950
35
1.4958
35
1.5007
35
1.4307
37
1.4436
35
1.4575
35
1.4480
35
1.4481
35
1.4316
35
1.4338
7
1.4165
12
1.4454
35
1.4476
35
  1.4237
22
1.4114
12
  1.5027
1
1.5261
1
1.4976
1
1.5230
1
  1.4584
6
1.4550
6
B1B95 1.4352
35
1.4516
34
1.4525
35
1.4488
35
1.3887
35
1.3898
35
1.3990
35
1.3901
35
1.3903
35
1.3811
35
1.3721
7
1.3510
12
1.3921
35
1.3882
35
1.3830
10
1.3950
35
1.3961
27
1.3790
9
1.4061
1
1.4071
1
1.4022
1
1.4060
1
  1.3958
6
1.3903
6
B3LYP 1.4474
35
1.4638
35
1.4645
35
1.4632
35
1.4079
35
1.4080
35
1.4172
35
1.4081
35
1.4077
28
1.3962
35
1.3887
17
1.4075
37
1.4085
35
1.4077
35
1.4384
21
1.4114
32
1.3848
32
1.4338
22
1.4334
1
1.4422
1
1.4204
3
1.4252
3
  1.4165
6
1.4123
6
B3LYPultrafine   1.4208
12
    1.4079
35
1.3625
12
1.3733
14
1.3645
12
  1.3971
6
1.3924
7
1.3722
12
1.3648
12
1.3784
21
  1.3716
12
1.3956
37
  1.4338
1
1.4423
1
1.4298
1
1.4405
1
  1.4165
6
1.4123
6
B3PW91 1.4414
28
1.4569
35
1.4576
35
1.4549
35
1.3985
35
1.3985
35
1.4061
35
1.3974
35
1.3976
28
1.3877
35
1.3809
7
1.3601
12
1.3988
35
1.3969
35
  1.3705
22
1.3569
14
  1.4177
1
1.4213
1
1.4139
1
1.4197
1
  1.4048
6
1.4001
6
mPW1PW91 1.4356
28
1.4509
35
1.4493
28
1.4474
35
1.3898
35
1.3899
35
1.3983
35
1.3889
35
1.3890
35
1.3803
35
1.3727
7
1.3515
12
1.3911
35
1.3862
32
  1.3984
25
1.4095
15
  1.4055
1
1.4074
1
1.4021
1
1.4060
1
  1.3964
6
1.3914
6
M06-2X 1.3855
12
1.4003
12
1.4418
37
1.3885
12
1.3575
34
1.3372
12
1.3440
12
1.3359
12
1.3362
12
1.3309
14
1.3510
34
1.3417
12
1.3380
12
1.3396
14
  1.3418
12
1.3416
14
  1.3907
1
1.3957
1
1.3877
1
1.3954
1
  1.3851
6
1.3824
6
PBEPBE 1.4633
28
1.4827
35
1.4868
25
1.4872
25
1.4262
35
1.4263
35
1.4369
35
1.4267
35
1.4269
35
1.4148
35
1.4075
17
1.3950
12
1.4307
31
1.4273
35
1.4172
10
1.4476
16
1.4364
20
1.4163
10
1.4698
1
1.4806
1
1.4652
1
1.4778
1
  1.4378
6
1.4334
6
PBEPBEultrafine   1.4406
12
    1.3926
22
1.3814
12
1.3964
12
1.3861
12
  1.4174
6
1.4127
7
1.3950
12
1.3858
12
1.3851
12
  1.3935
12
1.3896
12
  1.4703
1
1.4808
1
1.4658
1
1.4780
1
  1.4378
6
1.4334
6
PBE1PBE 1.3954
12
1.4026
11
1.4091
12
1.4023
12
1.3645
34
1.3439
12
1.3531
12
1.3433
12
1.3437
12
1.3344
12
1.3712
7
1.3503
12
1.3459
12
1.3433
12
  1.3506
12
1.3460
12
  1.4026
1
1.4041
1
1.3994
1
1.4028
1
  1.3950
6
1.3898
6
HSEh1PBE 1.3967
12
1.4320
33
1.4105
12
1.4042
12
1.3682
33
1.3458
12
1.3740
33
1.3455
12
1.3459
12
1.3358
12
1.3733
7
1.3525
12
1.3478
12
1.3653
33
  1.3527
12
1.3481
12
  1.4059
1
1.4080
1
1.4025
1
1.4065
1
  1.3972
6
1.3920
6
TPSSh 1.4137
12
1.4273
12
1.4296
12
1.4273
12
1.4109
37
1.3681
12
1.4159
37
1.3699
12
1.3704
12
1.4044
37
1.3972
7
1.3769
12
1.3717
12
1.4091
37
1.4057
8
1.3773
12
1.3720
12
1.4067
8
1.4435
1
1.4464
1
1.4396
1
1.4449
1
  1.4226
6
1.4170
6
wB97X-D 1.3986
12
1.4067
12
1.4421
37
1.4010
12
1.3944
37
1.3451
12
1.3986
37
1.3446
12
1.3931
37
1.3349
12
1.3729
7
1.3959
37
1.3961
37
1.3924
37
1.3782
8
1.3510
12
1.3927
37
1.3784
8
1.4016
1
1.4050
1
1.3980
1
1.4037
1
  1.3960
6
1.3915
6
B97D3 1.4295
12
1.4653
37
1.4454
12
1.4464
12
1.4173
37
1.3826
12
1.4255
37
1.3863
12
1.4180
37
1.3725
12
1.4094
36
1.4322
37
1.3871
12
1.4171
37
1.4243
8
1.3945
12
1.4268
37
1.4260
8
1.4808
1
1.4882
1
1.4752
1
1.4856
1
  1.4393
6
1.3991
34
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.4240
28
1.4606
35
1.4611
35
1.4586
32
1.4081
37
1.4037
35
1.4218
35
1.4110
37
1.4020
32
1.3821
35
1.3873
7
1.3993
37
1.3984
35
1.3868
32
1.4316
20
1.4141
32
1.4036
28
1.4861
15
1.4385
1
1.4310
1
1.4324
3
1.4256
3
  1.4304
6
1.4107
6
MP2=FULL 1.4275
27
1.4549
32
1.4583
25
1.4704
25
1.4018
35
1.4026
35
1.4207
35
1.4010
32
1.4008
25
1.3827
27
1.3842
7
1.3725
12
1.3940
32
1.3902
27
1.4289
20
1.4189
23
1.4020
27
1.4557
17
1.4383
1
1.4256
1
1.4317
3
1.4234
3
1.5672
1
1.4295
6
1.4047
6
ROMP2 1.4980
12
1.5183
12
1.5183
12
1.4991
9
1.4761
12
1.4761
12
1.5023
12
1.4661
12
1.4661
12
1.4565
12
1.3624
3
1.3744
3
1.4732
12
1.5314
9
1.4407
6
1.4992
12
1.6157
3
  1.4383
1
1.4310
1
1.4346
1
1.4303
1
  1.3860
3
1.3695
3
MP3         1.3902
35
  1.4054
37
      1.3443
3
1.3203
8
1.3211
8
1.3104
8
        1.4014
1
1.3882
1
1.3974
1
1.3879
1
  1.3957
2
 
MP3=FULL   1.3897
8
1.3927
8
1.3873
8
1.4032
37
1.3261
8
1.4086
37
1.3105
8
1.3106
8
1.3046
8
1.3415
3
1.3195
8
1.3207
8
1.3066
8
  1.3282
8
1.3087
8
  1.4011
1
1.3836
1
1.3966
1
1.3858
1
  1.3949
2
1.3732
2
MP4   1.4709
21
    1.4005
26
    1.3213
1
1.4679
15
  1.3682
3
1.3645
8
1.3547
8
1.4419
22
  1.3773
8
1.3578
8
  1.4661
1
1.4562
1
1.4619
1
1.4559
1
  1.4260
2
1.4088
2
MP4=FULL   1.4243
8
    1.3563
8
      1.3464
8
  1.3650
3
  1.3543
8
1.4116
5
  1.3764
8
1.3516
8
  1.4662
1
1.4502
1
1.4613
1
1.4541
1
  1.4249
2
1.4023
2
B2PLYP 1.4016
12
1.4251
12
1.4273
12
1.4318
12
1.3828
34
1.3649
12
1.3761
15
1.3631
12
1.3634
12
1.3531
14
1.3922
7
1.3738
12
1.3661
12
1.4056
37
  1.3780
12
1.3736
15
  1.4428
1
1.4474
1
1.4387
1
1.4460
1
  1.4220
6
1.4129
6
B2PLYP=FULL 1.4016
12
1.4176
15
1.4273
12
1.4318
12
1.3590
15
1.3645
12
1.3727
15
1.3628
12
1.3631
12
1.3506
12
1.3913
7
1.3736
12
1.3660
12
1.3622
12
  1.3777
12
1.3680
12
  1.4428
1
1.4458
1
1.4384
1
1.4454
1
  1.4217
6
1.4113
6
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.4016
12
1.4251
12
1.4273
12
1.4317
12
1.3837
34
1.3646
12
1.3808
12
1.3628
12
1.3631
12
1.3506
12
1.3913
7
1.3736
12
1.3829
34
1.3785
34
  1.3777
12
1.3815
34
  1.4429
1
1.4459
1
1.4386
1
1.4455
1
  1.4217
6
1.4113
6
Configuration interaction CID   1.4433
25
1.4440
25
1.4143
22
1.3774
35
    1.3830
23
    1.3549
6
  1.3728
6
1.3585
6
        1.3875
1
1.3729
1
1.3845
1
1.3724
1
  1.3797
6
1.3608
6
CISD   1.4483
25
1.4490
25
1.4199
22
1.3806
33
    1.3736
25
    1.3463
7
  1.3757
6
1.3607
6
        1.3919
1
1.3761
1
1.3888
1
1.3756
1
  1.3824
6
1.3631
6
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.4767
35
1.4785
25
1.4586
22
1.4116
32
1.4119
25
1.4210
28
1.3901
32
1.3912
30
1.3878
27
1.3737
7
1.3577
12
1.4008
28
1.4025
28
  1.4336
15
1.3722
14
  1.4305
1
1.4129
1
1.4267
1
1.4126
1
  1.4146
6
1.3933
6
QCISD(T)         1.4266
25
    1.3574
13
    1.3882
7
1.3731
12
1.4336
22
1.4321
22
  1.3996
22
1.3818
22
  1.4531
1
1.4368
1
1.4481
1
1.4368
1
  1.4297
6
1.4094
6
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.3717
12
  1.4351
9
      1.3852
7
  1.3703
12
1.3973
9
1.3917
8
1.3835
12
1.3600
12
1.3934
8
1.4530
1
1.4313
1
1.4472
1
1.4338
1
  1.4285
6
1.4359
3
QCISD(TQ)         1.3360
1
  1.3389
1
      1.3068
1
  1.3216
1
1.3103
1
  1.3320
1
1.3125
1
               
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.3339
1
  1.3369
1
      1.3029
1
  1.3208
1
1.3049
1
  1.3305
1
                 
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.4561
25
1.4568
25
1.4317
22
1.3999
35
1.3968
25
1.4091
25
1.3953
23
1.3992
22
1.3768
25
1.3639
7
1.3473
12
1.3872
25
1.3818
25
  1.4051
25
1.3923
25
  1.4099
1
1.3953
1
1.4398
2
1.4244
2
  1.4031
6
1.3829
6
CCSD         1.4075
35
1.4022
6
1.4127
6
1.3758
7
1.3859
6
1.3383
14
1.3696
7
1.3531
12
1.4082
15
1.3947
17
1.3739
8
1.3635
12
1.3470
14
1.3754
8
1.4213
1
1.4050
1
1.4176
1
1.4047
1
  1.4090
6
1.3885
6
CCSD=FULL         1.3593
14
        1.3360
14
1.3665
7
1.3522
12
1.3532
12
1.3393
14
1.3710
8
1.3625
12
1.3421
14
1.3716
8
1.4209
1
1.3998
1
1.4164
1
1.4021
1
1.4768
1
1.4081
6
1.3826
6
CCSD(T)         1.4322
30
1.3679
15
1.4325
9
1.3547
13
1.3577
12
1.3477
12
1.3772
8
1.3700
12
1.3949
20
1.3720
27
1.3819
9
1.3929
23
1.4084
25
1.3844
9
1.4455
1
1.4297
1
1.4290
3
1.4154
3
  1.4268
6
1.4067
6
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.4439
21
          1.3828
7
1.4141
9
1.4148
16
1.4016
16
1.3833
10
1.4337
16
1.3540
13
1.3806
9
1.4454
1
1.4243
1
1.4283
3
1.4139
3
  1.4260
6
1.4006
6
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-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 1.4113
35
1.3685
35
1.4100
35
1.3680
35
1.4100
35
1.4100
35
    1.3602
36
ROHF                 1.3182
3
density functional BLYP                 1.4522
6
B1B95 1.4559
13
1.3885
14
            1.3882
6
B3LYP 1.4717
35
1.4208
35
1.4708
35
1.4205
35
1.4696
35
1.4696
35
    1.4021
36
B3LYPultrafine                 1.4095
6
B3PW91                 1.3979
6
mPW1PW91                 1.3892
6
M06-2X                 1.3795
6
PBEPBE                 1.4131
36
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.4311
6
PBE1PBE                 1.3878
6
HSEh1PBE                 1.3900
6
TPSSh                 1.4148
6
wB97X-D 1.4074
12
1.3570
12
1.4069
12
1.3568
12
1.4073
12
1.4076
12
    1.3889
6
B97D3                 1.4317
6
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.4896
35
1.4179
35
1.4987
32
1.4187
35
1.4915
35
1.5035
32
    1.3932
36
MP2=FULL                 1.4032
6
ROMP2                 1.3672
3
MP3                 1.3766
2
MP3=FULL                 1.3748
2
MP4                 1.4040
2
MP4=FULL                 1.4019
2
B2PLYP                 1.4093
6
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.4087
6
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.4087
6
Configuration interaction CID                 1.3592
6
CISD                 1.3616
6
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.3901
6
QCISD(T)                 1.4050
6
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.4029
6
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.3802
6
CCSD                 1.3858
6
CCSD=FULL                 1.3838
6
CCSD(T)                 1.4024
6
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.4004
6
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.