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IV.D.1. (XII.C.1.)

Geometry Comparison

BN- (boron nitride anion)


distance is atom 1 (B) to atom 2 (N)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.132
PM6 1.205
composite G2 1.278
G3 1.278
G3B3 1.281
CBS-Q 1.276

Calculated bond length in 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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ
hartree fock HF 1.252 1.311 1.311 1.302 1.277 1.278 1.280 1.271 1.271 1.271 1.274 1.281 1.273 1.269 1.279 1.273 1.271
ROHF         1.248                        
density functional SVWN   1.302     1.285   1.286                    
BLYP 1.279 1.313 1.313 1.309 1.295 1.295 1.298 1.287 1.287 1.291   1.296 1.288        
B1B95 1.259 1.299 1.299 1.295 1.281 1.281 1.283 1.273 1.273 1.276   1.282 1.274 1.272 1.282 1.276 1.273
B3LYP 1.262 1.299 1.299 1.295 1.281 1.281 1.283 1.273 1.273 1.276 1.275 1.282 1.274 1.271 1.282 1.276 1.273
B3LYPultrafine         1.281                        
B3PW91 1.260 1.301 1.301 1.295 1.281 1.281 1.283 1.274 1.274 1.277   1.283 1.275        
mPW1PW91 1.256 1.298 1.298 1.292 1.278 1.278 1.280 1.271 1.271 1.274   1.280 1.272        
M06-2X         1.269                        
PBEPBE 1.275 1.314 1.314 1.309 1.296 1.296 1.297 1.287 1.287 1.291   1.297 1.288 1.285     1.287
HSEh1PBE         1.279                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.210 1.254 1.254 1.255 1.237 1.237 1.239 1.229 1.229 1.228 1.231 1.238 1.229 1.225 1.241 1.231 1.226
MP2FU 1.210 1.254 1.254 1.254 1.236 1.236 1.238 1.228 1.228 1.224   1.237 1.226 1.223     1.224
MP3         1.242                        
MP4   1.267     1.249       1.243       1.243        
B2PLYP         1.290   1.294                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.267 1.267 1.265 1.245     1.239                  
CISD   1.289 1.289 1.286 1.261     1.254                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.316 1.316 1.313 1.288 1.288 1.291 1.282 1.282 1.279   1.293 1.281        
QCISD(T)         1.295             1.302 1.290   1.304 1.292  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.265 1.265 1.264 1.244 1.244 1.247 1.238 1.238 1.235   1.247 1.237   1.249 1.239  
CCSD         1.286                        
CCSD(T)         1.291             1.298 1.286 1.280 1.300 1.288 1.282
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.290             1.297 1.280 1.276 1.298 1.280 1.278

Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD
hartree fock HF 1.297 1.297 1.315 1.284 1.319 1.319
density functional B3LYP 1.312 1.299 1.306 1.286 1.307 1.307
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.276 1.252 1.261 1.238 1.265 1.264
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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