Geometry Comparison
CH3OCHO (methyl formate)
distance is atom 1 (C) to atom 2 (O)
Experimental bond length is 1.437 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
PM3 |
1.413 |
| PM6 |
1.452 |
| composite |
G2 |
1.419 |
| G3 |
1.419 |
| G3B3 |
1.441 |
| CBS-Q |
1.419 |
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
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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 |
1.438 |
1.455 |
1.455 |
1.449 |
1.419 |
1.420 |
1.421 |
1.418 |
1.419 |
1.416 |
1.416 |
1.419 |
1.420 |
1.417 |
1.423 |
1.417 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.472 |
1.466 |
1.466 |
1.455 |
1.421 |
1.421 |
1.424 |
1.421 |
1.422 |
1.417 |
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1.420 |
1.420 |
1.424 |
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| SVWN |
|
1.463 |
|
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1.421 |
|
1.424 |
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| BLYP |
1.508 |
1.507 |
1.507 |
1.499 |
1.460 |
1.460 |
1.466 |
1.461 |
1.463 |
1.456 |
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1.460 |
1.461 |
1.466 |
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| B1B95 |
1.471 |
1.472 |
1.472 |
1.463 |
1.428 |
1.430 |
1.433 |
1.430 |
1.431 |
1.427 |
|
|
1.429 |
1.428 |
1.432 |
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| B3LYP |
1.483 |
1.482 |
1.482 |
1.474 |
1.441 |
1.440 |
1.444 |
1.440 |
|
1.437 |
1.439 |
1.442 |
1.428 |
1.440 |
1.437 |
1.441 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
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1.441 |
|
1.445 |
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| B3PW91 |
|
1.476 |
1.476 |
1.467 |
1.433 |
1.433 |
1.436 |
1.433 |
|
1.430 |
|
|
1.433 |
1.432 |
1.437 |
|
| mPW1PW91 |
|
1.471 |
|
1.463 |
1.429 |
1.429 |
1.432 |
1.428 |
1.430 |
1.426 |
|
|
1.429 |
1.428 |
1.433 |
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| M06-2X |
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1.429 |
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| PBEPBE |
|
1.493 |
|
|
1.447 |
1.447 |
1.451 |
1.447 |
1.449 |
1.444 |
1.446 |
|
1.434 |
1.447 |
|
1.448 |
| PBEPBEultrafine |
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|
1.447 |
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| HSEh1PBE |
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|
1.429 |
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
|
1.492 |
1.492 |
1.493 |
1.444 |
1.441 |
1.446 |
1.437 |
1.436 |
1.435 |
|
1.438 |
1.439 |
1.437 |
1.452 |
|
| MP2FU |
|
1.492 |
|
|
1.442 |
1.440 |
1.444 |
1.435 |
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1.437 |
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| MP3 |
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1.438 |
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| MP4 |
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1.448 |
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| B2PLYP |
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1.441 |
|
1.445 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
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1.423 |
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| CISD |
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1.424 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
1.477 |
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1.443 |
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1.436 |
1.436 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
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1.433 |
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
|
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CEP-31G |
CEP-31G* |
CEP-121G |
CEP-121G* |
LANL2DZ |
SDD |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.459 |
1.430 |
1.457 |
1.429 |
1.454 |
1.454 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.469 |
1.438 |
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| B3LYP |
1.487 |
1.456 |
1.485 |
1.455 |
1.477 |
1.477 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.507 |
1.458 |
1.504 |
1.456 |
1.502 |
1.502 |
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for
different levels of theory.
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