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

Geometry Comparison

FO- (flourine oxide anion)


distance is atom 1 (F) to atom 2 (O)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.351
PM3 1.404
PM6 1.406
composite G2 1.490
G3 1.490
G3B3 1.520
CBS-Q 1.495

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 1.400 1.526 1.526 1.564 1.490 1.490 1.497 1.497 1.497 1.475 1.487 1.509 1.485 1.481 1.493 1.476 1.475
density functional SVWN   1.526     1.483   1.489                    
BLYP 1.481 1.575 1.575 1.607 1.553 1.553 1.562 1.573 1.573 1.542   1.566 1.562        
B1B95 1.441 1.536 1.536 1.562 1.499 1.499 1.504 1.512 1.512 1.487   1.512 1.500 1.497 1.498 1.490 1.489
B3LYP 1.455 1.551 1.551 1.579 1.520 1.520 1.527 1.536 1.536 1.509 1.530 1.533 1.525 1.522 1.521 1.514 1.513
B3LYPultrafine         1.520                        
B3PW91 1.447 1.541 1.541 1.567 1.505 1.505 1.509 1.518 1.518 1.494   1.518 1.507        
mPW1PW91 1.441 1.536 1.536 1.561 1.498 1.498 1.502 1.510 1.510 1.486   1.511 1.499        
M06-2X         1.482                        
PBEPBE 1.466 1.558 1.558 1.587 1.527 1.527 1.534 1.545 1.545 1.516   1.541 1.532 1.530     1.520
HSEh1PBE         1.498                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.422 1.538 1.538 1.569 1.499 1.499 1.505 1.495 1.495 1.479 1.495 1.504 1.484 1.481 1.499 1.479 1.475
MP2FU 1.422 1.538 1.538 1.569 1.498 1.498 1.505 1.494 1.494 1.478   1.504 1.481 1.479 1.499   1.472
MP3         1.498                        
MP4   1.557     1.535       1.536       1.523        
B2PLYP         1.520   1.531                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.535 1.535 1.566 1.495     1.488                  
CISD   1.545 1.545 1.582 1.507     1.501                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.556 1.556 1.603 1.529 1.529 1.544 1.528 1.528 1.507   1.538 1.512        
QCISD(T)         1.536             1.546 1.523   1.555 1.525  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.539 1.539 1.570 1.502 1.502 1.507 1.496 1.496 1.481   1.509 1.485   1.502 1.479  
CCSD         1.521                        
CCSD(T)         1.536             1.546 1.522 1.520 1.552 1.522 1.517
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.535                 1.517     1.514

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 1.560 1.499 1.559 1.497 1.574 1.574
density functional B3LYP 1.579 1.535 1.579 1.534 1.584 1.584
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.572 1.510 1.568 1.507 1.577 1.577
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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