Geometry Comparison
CH3OCHO (methyl formate)
distance is atom 3 (C) to atom 8 (H)
Experimental bond length is 1.101 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
PM3 |
1.096 |
| PM6 |
1.092 |
| composite |
G2 |
1.085 |
| G3 |
1.085 |
| G3B3 |
1.101 |
| CBS-Q |
1.088 |
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 |
1.104 |
1.076 |
1.076 |
1.075 |
1.085 |
1.086 |
1.085 |
1.086 |
1.086 |
1.088 |
1.086 |
1.085 |
1.094 |
1.085 |
1.091 |
1.085 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.121 |
1.105 |
1.105 |
1.103 |
1.112 |
1.112 |
1.110 |
1.111 |
1.110 |
1.112 |
|
|
1.120 |
1.109 |
1.115 |
|
| SVWN |
|
1.106 |
|
|
1.112 |
|
1.111 |
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| BLYP |
1.132 |
1.103 |
1.103 |
1.102 |
1.109 |
1.109 |
1.107 |
1.108 |
1.107 |
1.108 |
|
|
1.118 |
1.104 |
1.111 |
|
| B1B95 |
1.120 |
1.092 |
1.092 |
1.091 |
1.098 |
1.099 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
1.099 |
|
|
1.107 |
1.095 |
1.101 |
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| B3LYP |
1.123 |
1.094 |
1.094 |
1.093 |
1.100 |
1.101 |
1.099 |
1.100 |
|
1.101 |
1.097 |
1.098 |
1.118 |
1.097 |
1.111 |
1.096 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
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1.101 |
|
1.099 |
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| B3PW91 |
|
1.095 |
1.095 |
1.092 |
1.101 |
1.101 |
1.100 |
1.100 |
|
1.102 |
|
|
1.109 |
1.099 |
1.105 |
|
| mPW1PW91 |
|
1.092 |
|
1.090 |
1.099 |
1.099 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
1.100 |
|
|
1.107 |
1.097 |
1.103 |
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| M06-2X |
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|
1.099 |
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| PBEPBE |
|
1.105 |
|
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1.110 |
1.110 |
1.109 |
1.109 |
1.109 |
1.110 |
1.107 |
|
1.128 |
1.107 |
|
1.107 |
| PBEPBEultrafine |
|
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|
1.110 |
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| HSEh1PBE |
|
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|
1.100 |
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
|
1.092 |
1.092 |
1.093 |
1.098 |
1.094 |
1.093 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
1.097 |
|
1.094 |
1.108 |
1.093 |
1.104 |
|
| MP2FU |
|
1.092 |
|
|
1.097 |
1.093 |
1.092 |
1.098 |
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|
1.107 |
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| MP3 |
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|
1.097 |
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| MP4 |
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1.102 |
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| B2PLYP |
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1.097 |
|
1.095 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
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1.099 |
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| CISD |
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1.099 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
3.149 |
|
|
1.100 |
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1.100 |
1.099 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
|
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1.106 |
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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 |
1.082 |
1.091 |
1.080 |
1.088 |
1.077 |
1.077 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.100 |
1.107 |
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|
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| B3LYP |
1.102 |
1.108 |
1.097 |
1.103 |
1.096 |
1.096 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.104 |
1.106 |
1.097 |
1.099 |
1.098 |
1.098 |
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for
different levels of theory.
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