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

Geometry Comparison

N2O3 (Dinitrogen trioxide)


distance is atom 1 (N) to atom 3 (O)

Experimental bond length is 1.142  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 3.091
PM6 1.158
composite G2 1.132
G3 1.132
G3B3 1.148
CBS-Q 1.122

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) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.211 1.152 1.152 1.146 1.132 1.132 1.129 1.120 1.120 1.123 1.116 1.116 1.124 1.118 1.125 3.226
density functional LSDA 1.248 1.189 1.189 1.176 1.153 1.153 1.150 1.139 1.139 1.145     1.147 1.137 1.146  
SVWN   1.189     1.153   1.150                  
BLYP 1.266 1.205 1.205 1.189 1.162 1.162 1.159 1.150 1.150 1.154     1.157 1.147 3.611  
B1B95 1.238 1.179 1.179 1.166 1.142 1.144 1.141 1.131 1.131 1.136     1.138 1.128 1.136  
B3LYP 3.615 1.184 1.184 1.171 1.148 1.148 1.145 1.135 1.135 1.140 3.470 1.132 1.142 1.133 1.141  
B3LYPultrafine         1.148   1.145                  
B3PW91 1.241 1.183 1.183 1.169 1.146 1.146 1.143 1.134 1.134 1.139     1.140 1.132 3.446  
mPW1PW91 1.237 1.179 1.179 1.165 1.144 1.144 1.141 1.132 1.132 1.137     1.138 1.130 3.417  
M06-2X         1.144                      
PBEPBE 1.257 1.202 1.202 1.185 1.159 1.159 1.156 1.147 1.147 1.152 3.543   1.154 1.145    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.159                      
HSEh1PBE         1.144                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.295 1.244 1.244 1.220 1.174 1.174 1.171 1.157 1.157 1.159   1.156 1.165 1.155 1.165  
MP2FU 1.295 1.244 1.244 1.220 1.173 1.173 1.170 1.157 1.157 1.157     1.164 1.151    
MP3         1.153                      
MP4         1.200       1.183 1.176       1.174    
B2PLYP         1.157   1.154                  
Configuration interaction CID   1.177     1.146         1.133            
CISD   1.178     1.146         1.134            
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.273 1.211   1.189 1.163 1.163 1.160 1.148 1.148 1.150     1.154 1.145    
QCISD(T)         1.165       1.150              
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.270 1.201   1.183 1.159 1.159 1.156 1.144 1.144 1.146     1.150 1.140    
CCSD         1.161                      
CCSD(T)         1.164       1.149         1.148    

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 1.176 1.148 1.173 1.138 1.161 1.161
density functional B1B95 1.195 1.163        
B3LYP 1.203 1.167 1.198 1.158 1.188 1.188
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.268 1.191 1.257 1.183 1.248 1.248
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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