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Comparison of levels of theory for F-C


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average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.3904
174
PM3 1.3426
185
PM6 1.3462
256
composite G2 1.3273
214
G3 1.3279
212
G3B3 1.3488
265
G3MP2 1.3113
37
G4 1.3368
246
CBS-Q 1.3247
218

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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVQZ
hartree fock HF 1.3690
259
1.3563
260
1.3581
260
1.3693
255
1.3235
294
1.3233
255
1.3234
226
1.3181
259
1.3187
256
1.3137
250
1.3225
127
1.3188
288
1.3222
255
1.3155
255
1.3232
75
1.3268
225
1.3169
219
1.3230
72
1.3513
12
1.2874
5
1.2985
19
1.2927
11
1.3080
25
1.3525
52
1.3130
261
1.3620
1
ROHF 1.3463
8
1.3878
47
1.3910
47
1.3915
44
1.3435
47
1.3435
47
1.3447
47
1.3375
47
1.3405
44
1.2934
8
1.4469
11
1.3844
19
1.3421
47
1.3351
47
1.3588
25
1.3669
27
1.3550
27
1.3584
25
    1.2658
3
1.2531
1
1.2612
1
1.4739
10
1.4624
10
 
density functional LSDA 1.3692
106
1.3528
105
1.3540
105
1.3670
104
1.3270
136
1.3268
127
1.3321
127
1.3254
132
1.3260
129
1.3173
127
1.3272
13
1.3278
66
1.3275
127
1.3238
127
1.3679
4
1.3325
117
1.3260
83
1.3055
7
1.3357
4
  1.3177
17
1.3124
11
1.3262
19
1.3721
1
1.3721
1
 
BLYP 1.4083
255
1.3889
256
1.3914
249
1.4069
251
1.3673
289
1.3641
251
1.3722
251
1.3646
248
1.3649
252
1.3537
246
1.3767
82
1.3705
155
1.3653
251
1.3626
251
  1.3838
142
1.3741
120
  1.3647
4
  1.3464
17
1.3423
11
1.3570
19
1.3999
52
1.3912
52
 
B1B95 1.3843
256
1.3664
211
1.3682
260
1.3805
255
1.3360
251
1.3380
255
1.3422
255
1.3358
259
1.3361
256
1.3295
244
1.3472
81
1.3388
159
1.3381
255
1.3337
255
1.3409
7
1.3450
211
1.3421
187
1.3307
7
1.3370
4
  1.3183
17
1.3127
11
1.3242
16
1.3785
45
1.3308
46
 
B3LYP 1.3922
260
1.3732
260
1.3752
260
1.3890
255
1.3469
254
1.3469
255
1.3528
255
1.3455
256
1.3471
230
1.3370
258
1.3506
110
1.3473
288
1.3475
255
1.3441
251
1.3528
72
1.3550
210
1.3515
253
1.3523
72
1.3787
12
1.3129
5
1.3267
19
1.3226
11
1.3369
25
1.3803
52
1.3715
52
 
B3LYPultrafine   1.3820
130
    1.3472
242
1.3544
125
1.3643
131
1.3533
126
1.3549
2
1.3539
73
1.3573
82
1.3543
125
1.3527
147
1.3514
166
  1.3606
137
1.3442
236
  1.3468
4
  1.3278
17
1.3226
11
1.3377
19
1.3829
49
1.3741
49
 
B3PW91 1.3900
227
1.3716
247
1.3734
247
1.3861
242
1.3433
242
1.3433
242
1.3483
235
1.3411
246
1.3430
217
1.3343
237
1.3516
82
1.3450
155
1.3436
242
1.3394
242
  1.3587
142
1.3535
121
  1.3420
4
  1.3234
17
1.3177
11
1.3326
19
1.3746
52
1.3658
52
 
mPW1PW91 1.3858
237
1.3678
256
1.3707
237
1.3813
255
1.3389
263
1.3389
255
1.3430
255
1.3364
259
1.3371
256
1.3300
250
1.3478
82
1.3402
159
1.3390
255
1.3354
240
  1.3455
185
1.3397
151
  1.3383
4
  1.3196
17
1.3140
11
1.3288
19
1.3708
52
1.3621
52
 
M06-2X 1.3814
181
1.3710
181
1.3746
294
1.3813
176
1.3418
250
1.3406
176
1.3446
176
1.3385
180
1.3390
178
1.3317
180
1.3299
304
1.3394
159
1.3403
176
1.3375
184
  1.3471
149
1.3406
151
  1.3391
4
  1.3198
17
1.3138
11
1.3281
19
1.3688
52
1.3622
52
 
PBEPBE 1.3987
240
1.3820
259
1.3853
234
1.3992
226
1.3552
254
1.3553
254
1.3618
254
1.3544
258
1.3551
256
1.3465
246
1.3604
108
1.3595
159
1.3564
252
1.3535
250
1.3278
10
1.3667
158
1.3616
161
1.3191
10
1.3560
4
  1.3382
17
1.3337
11
1.3445
25
1.3926
49
1.3845
48
 
PBEPBEultrafine   1.3908
130
    1.3592
192
1.3627
125
1.3707
125
1.3624
126
1.3599
2
1.3625
73
1.3667
82
1.3640
125
1.3615
147
1.3596
143
  1.3704
137
1.3626
133
  1.3560
4
  1.3382
17
1.3337
11
1.3480
19
1.3926
49
1.3838
49
 
PBE1PBE 1.3864
160
1.3744
137
1.3738
160
1.3852
159
1.3407
254
1.3419
159
1.3466
159
1.3394
163
1.3400
161
1.3333
155
1.3475
82
1.3399
159
1.3422
159
1.3379
159
  1.3487
149
1.3406
143
  1.3378
4
  1.3193
17
1.3137
11
1.3286
19
1.3705
52
1.3617
52
 
HSEh1PBE 1.3868
177
1.3705
257
1.3733
177
1.3860
172
1.3412
232
1.3428
172
1.3467
253
1.3409
173
1.3412
174
1.3340
168
1.3485
82
1.3419
155
1.3431
172
1.3388
252
  1.3507
145
1.3427
139
  1.3390
4
  1.3202
17
1.3146
11
1.3296
19
1.3715
52
1.3627
52
 
TPSSh 1.4020
103
1.3862
134
1.3887
134
1.4016
129
1.3576
271
1.3566
129
1.3614
268
1.3548
130
1.3601
100
1.3491
263
1.3599
82
1.3566
125
1.3565
133
1.3549
264
1.3718
49
1.3643
125
1.3560
121
1.3725
49
1.3493
4
  1.3308
17
1.3256
11
1.3404
19
1.3834
52
1.3742
52
 
wB97X-D 1.3990
115
1.3851
115
1.3748
292
1.3998
110
1.3502
284
1.3545
110
1.3548
284
1.3531
111
1.3486
286
1.3462
106
1.3487
82
1.3499
284
1.3529
284
1.3466
284
1.3621
47
1.3615
110
1.3484
284
1.3624
49
1.3384
4
  1.3199
17
1.3142
11
1.3293
19
1.3741
52
1.3645
52
 
B97D3 1.4102
93
1.3849
274
1.4001
93
1.4148
88
1.3608
266
1.3679
88
1.3647
266
1.3666
89
1.3591
268
1.3597
84
1.3565
282
1.3587
268
1.3686
88
1.3572
263
1.3769
52
1.3769
88
1.3504
258
1.3803
47
1.3542
4
  1.3367
17
1.3323
11
1.3466
19
1.3886
55
1.3506
300
 
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVQZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.3872
240
1.3813
260
1.3828
260
1.4064
255
1.3594
292
1.3517
254
1.3577
256
1.3506
290
1.3417
256
1.3348
236
1.3529
82
1.3445
288
1.3465
255
1.3449
252
1.3537
55
1.3617
195
1.3516
175
1.3539
54
1.3741
12
1.3108
5
1.3223
19
1.3195
11
1.3356
25
1.3855
51
1.3682
51
1.3824
1
MP2=FULL 1.3871
234
1.3822
245
1.3840
238
1.4075
233
1.3548
255
1.3506
248
1.3569
248
1.3406
259
1.3419
230
1.3319
225
1.3504
82
1.3463
159
1.3466
240
1.3419
241
1.3508
55
1.3592
172
1.3399
156
1.3506
54
1.3711
12
1.3100
5
1.3205
19
1.3200
13
1.3344
25
1.3842
51
1.3636
51
 
ROMP2 1.4471
24
1.4449
23
1.4449
23
1.4881
24
1.4101
23
1.4046
24
1.4101
24
1.3850
27
1.3914
24
1.3858
24
1.4556
13
1.4093
21
1.3986
24
1.3899
24
1.2139
1
1.4119
24
1.3141
7
1.2141
1
    1.2713
1
1.2747
1
1.2886
1
1.4896
12
1.4710
12
 
MP3         1.3441
238
  1.3550
260
1.3572
1
1.3508
2
  1.3491
54
1.3439
99
1.3489
99
1.3395
99
        1.3343
4
  1.3147
17
1.3102
11
1.3314
19
1.4058
27
1.3947
20
 
MP3=FULL   1.3997
79
1.3993
76
1.4201
75
1.3532
252
1.3643
75
1.3557
248
1.3540
76
1.3543
80
1.3479
74
1.3493
48
1.3438
93
1.3478
90
1.3361
89
  1.3721
77
1.3522
53
  1.3316
4
  1.3131
17
1.3085
11
1.3303
19
1.4188
17
1.3991
16
 
MP4 1.3752
6
1.3889
194
1.3625
2
1.3771
2
1.3579
212
    1.3460
3
1.3505
172
1.3269
6
1.3718
43
1.3553
116
1.3576
116
1.3443
145
  1.3746
105
1.3603
72
  1.3467
4
  1.3307
16
1.3256
11
1.3457
19
1.4233
24
1.4143
19
 
MP4=FULL   1.3940
118
    1.3621
117
    1.3667
1
1.3525
119
  1.3699
44
  1.3570
116
1.3503
97
  1.3747
106
1.3563
67
  1.3438
4
  1.3263
17
1.3237
11
1.3444
19
1.4218
25
1.4255
15
 
B2PLYP 1.3947
137
1.3835
137
1.3858
137
1.4035
132
1.3539
210
1.3547
132
1.3613
135
1.3510
133
1.3504
137
1.3424
136
1.3556
82
1.3524
132
1.3536
132
1.3534
242
  1.3647
122
1.3516
145
  1.3449
4
  1.3257
17
1.3211
11
1.3376
19
1.3820
52
1.3705
52
 
B2PLYP=FULL 1.3947
137
1.3811
143
1.3858
137
1.4034
132
1.3526
138
1.3543
132
1.3594
138
1.3507
133
1.3507
134
1.3423
128
1.3549
82
1.3521
132
1.3534
132
1.3481
132
  1.3644
122
1.3515
122
  1.3441
4
  1.3252
17
1.3206
11
1.3372
19
1.3816
52
1.3692
52
 
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.4013
115
1.3922
115
1.3939
115
1.4122
110
1.3458
311
1.3623
110
1.3702
110
1.3590
111
1.3590
112
1.3509
106
1.3549
82
1.3607
110
1.3443
313
1.3398
310
  1.3715
110
1.3402
313
  1.3441
4
  1.3252
17
1.3219
16
1.3372
19
1.3816
52
1.3692
52
 
Configuration interaction CID 1.3426
1
1.3713
224
1.3735
211
1.3914
206
1.3375
240
    1.3290
213
1.3204
3
1.2850
5
1.3352
78
  1.3487
73
1.3383
73
        1.3265
4
  1.3071
17
1.3024
11
1.3231
19
1.3703
46
1.3523
40
 
CISD 1.3422
1
1.3732
215
1.3748
211
1.3929
206
1.3387
228
    1.3300
210
1.3213
3
1.2856
5
1.3360
78
  1.3497
73
1.3391
73
        1.3272
4
  1.3081
17
1.3035
11
1.3244
19
1.3717
46
1.3566
37
 
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVQZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.3785
13
1.3834
241
1.3866
222
1.4077
221
1.3521
233
1.3529
221
1.3584
221
1.3419
231
1.3411
229
1.3357
188
1.3504
78
1.3453
157
1.3458
217
1.3374
192
  1.3631
146
1.3444
134
  1.3394
4
  1.3204
17
1.3166
11
1.3383
19
1.3838
49
1.3643
45
 
QCISD(T) 1.4550
1
1.4205
5
    1.3579
199
1.3324
1
1.3379
1
1.3608
106
1.3482
14
1.4650
1
1.3588
66
1.3509
142
1.3519
174
1.3449
158
  1.3669
136
1.3462
95
  1.3434
4
  1.3248
17
1.3218
11
1.3419
19
1.3908
44
1.3713
35
 
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.3605
116
  1.3662
113
1.3641
1
1.3579
2
  1.3564
61
  1.3557
115
1.3459
103
1.3629
38
1.3706
111
1.3509
74
1.3082
29
1.3407
4
  1.3232
17
1.3200
11
1.3407
19
1.3886
43
1.3677
36
 
QCISD(TQ)         1.3153
10
  1.3209
10
      1.3032
5
  1.3101
10
1.2992
10
1.2988
4
1.3246
10
1.2894
4
1.2741
1
          1.3292
3
1.3171
1
 
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.3136
10
  1.3098
9
      1.3003
5
  1.3010
9
1.2857
8
1.2590
3
1.3233
10
1.2759
5
1.2697
1
          1.3278
3
1.3114
1
 
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.3782
13
1.3800
226
1.3820
222
1.4026
221
1.3527
249
1.3494
221
1.3538
223
1.3388
225
1.3394
202
1.3327
187
1.3482
71
1.3412
157
1.3419
219
1.3342
186
  1.3562
151
1.3423
126
  1.3364
4
1.3071
5
1.3159
19
1.3125
11
1.3336
19
1.3812
46
1.3631
39
 
CCSD   1.4162
5
    1.3523
205
1.3653
71
1.3715
71
1.3555
73
1.3514
84
1.3400
124
1.3485
74
1.3453
141
1.3473
169
1.3366
179
1.3502
40
1.3627
123
1.3478
107
1.3001
18
1.3381
4
  1.3189
17
1.3148
11
1.3361
19
1.3846
44
1.3722
36
 
CCSD=FULL         1.3532
149
    1.3604
1
1.3547
2
1.3375
121
1.3454
73
1.3443
144
1.3489
144
1.3360
150
1.3457
38
1.3625
121
1.3409
99
1.2887
17
1.3354
4
  1.3172
17
1.3151
13
1.3349
19
1.3825
42
1.3608
34
 
CCSD(T) 1.4543
1
1.4199
5
    1.3559
216
1.3704
103
1.3776
78
1.3614
102
1.3571
95
1.3519
82
1.3564
59
1.3501
143
1.3534
174
1.3452
145
1.3530
44
1.3664
130
1.3449
92
1.3127
34
1.3429
4
1.3152
5
1.3231
19
1.3208
11
1.3410
19
1.3906
43
1.3743
35
 
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.3553
173
    1.3633
1
1.3574
2
  1.3557
64
1.3495
146
1.3531
164
1.3468
132
1.3546
42
1.3676
133
1.3464
82
1.3551
40
1.3400
4
1.3150
3
1.3215
19
1.3190
11
1.3397
19
1.3890
42
1.3677
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(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVQZ

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 1.3751
263
1.3297
242
1.3739
263
1.3293
242
1.3716
263
1.3717
263
1.3123
11
  1.3320
291
ROHF                 1.4498
11
density functional LSDA             1.3264
11
  1.3301
8
BLYP             1.3543
11
  1.3785
82
B1B95 1.3904
64
1.3449
65
1.4037
1
1.3490
1
1.4016
1
1.4015
1
1.3293
11
  1.3490
82
B3LYP 1.4065
263
1.3590
242
1.4055
263
1.3591
242
1.3986
263
1.3988
263
1.3380
11
  1.3548
291
B3LYPultrafine             1.3380
11
  1.3596
82
B3PW91             1.3334
11
  1.3540
82
mPW1PW91             1.3300
11
  1.3503
82
M06-2X             1.3320
11
  1.3502
82
PBEPBE             1.3464
11
  1.3621
291
PBEPBEultrafine             1.3464
11
  1.3687
82
PBE1PBE             1.3298
11
  1.3500
82
HSEh1PBE             1.3307
11
  1.3510
82
TPSSh             1.3403
11
  1.3621
82
wB97X-D 1.4147
115
1.3680
99
1.4136
115
1.3680
99
1.4084
115
1.4084
115
1.3315
11
  1.3509
82
B97D3             1.3430
11
  1.3671
82
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.4268
263
1.3602
242
1.4241
263
1.3597
242
1.4219
262
1.4218
263
1.3378
11
  1.3511
291
MP2=FULL             1.3351
11
  1.3541
82
ROMP2                 1.4585
13
MP3             1.3294
11
  1.3538
50
MP3=FULL             1.3260
8
  1.3536
40
MP4             1.3425
11
  1.3815
28
MP4=FULL             1.3395
11
  1.3756
39
B2PLYP             1.3380
11
  1.3581
82
B2PLYP=FULL             1.3371
11
  1.3576
82
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             1.3371
11
  1.3576
82
Configuration interaction CID             1.3211
11
  1.3382
78
CISD             1.3217
11
  1.3385
77
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             1.3351
11
  1.3526
77
QCISD(T)             1.3388
11
  1.3617
68
QCISD(T)=FULL             1.3352
10
  1.3610
60
QCISD(TQ)                 1.3066
5
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 1.3048
5
Coupled Cluster CCD             1.3320
11
  1.3492
78
CCSD             1.3338
11
  1.3515
78
CCSD=FULL             1.3309
11
  1.3499
78
CCSD(T)             1.3381
11
  1.3617
67
CCSD(T)=FULL             1.3351
11
  1.3603
64
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.