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

Geometry Comparison

LiO- (lithium oxide anion)


distance is atom 1 (O) to atom 2 (Li)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 2.074
PM3 1.526
PM6 1.501
composite G2 1.761
G3 1.761
G3B3 1.755
CBS-Q 1.768

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 1.644 1.718 1.718 1.783 1.761 1.761 1.747 1.744 1.744 1.751 1.569 1.765 1.744 1.737 1.754 1.736 1.730
ROHF 1.635 1.716 1.716 1.781 1.759 1.759 1.745 1.742 1.742 1.750   1.763 1.743 1.735 1.752 1.734 1.728
density functional LSDA 1.457 1.708 1.708 1.758 1.739 1.739 1.744 1.732 1.732 1.728   1.746 1.730 1.726 1.746 1.731 1.725
SVWN   1.601     1.619   1.626                    
BLYP 1.482 1.734 1.734 1.783 1.766 1.766 1.781 1.763 1.763 1.754   1.769 1.763        
B1B95 1.668 1.722 1.722 1.632 1.759 1.759 1.762 1.750 1.750 1.750   1.764 1.751 1.747 1.768 dnf dnf
B3LYP 1.667 1.719 1.719 1.772 1.755 1.755 1.763 1.747 1.747 1.744 1.631 1.758 1.749 1.746 1.768 1.749 1.743
B3LYPultrafine         1.755                        
B3PW91 1.674 1.726 1.726 1.781 1.763 1.763 1.766 1.754 1.754 1.753   1.767 1.755        
mPW1PW91 1.668 1.721 1.721 1.776 1.759 1.759 1.762 1.749 1.749 1.749   1.763 1.750        
M06-2X         1.595                        
PBEPBE 1.482 1.735 1.735 1.786 1.768 1.768 1.780 1.763 1.763 1.758   1.772 1.762 1.760     1.758
HSEh1PBE         1.618                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.646 1.727 1.727 1.797 1.773 1.773 1.783 1.754 1.754 1.763 1.628 1.776 1.765 1.764 1.794 1.772 1.765
MP2FU 1.646 1.727 1.727 1.797 1.769 1.769 1.757 1.750 1.750 1.759   1.775 1.754 1.747   1.750 1.740
ROMP2 1.646 1.727 1.727 dnf 1.773 1.773 1.783 1.755 1.755 1.763   1.776 1.765 1.764 1.794 1.772 1.764
MP3         1.771                        
MP4   1.732     1.774       1.756                
B2PLYP         1.678   1.690                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.725 1.725 1.796 1.770     1.748                  
CISD   1.728 1.728 1.797 1.771     1.750                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.732 1.732 1.801 1.775 1.775 1.782 1.754 1.754 1.762   1.778 1.762        
QCISD(T)         1.775             1.779 1.764   1.797 1.772  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.725 1.725 1.797 1.771 1.771 1.777 1.750 1.750 1.760   1.774 1.759   1.787 1.762  
CCSD         1.773                        
CCSD(T)         1.775             1.778 1.763 1.762 1.796 1.771 1.762
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.699               1.751 1.745     1.736

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 1.906 1.851 1.728 1.713 1.809 1.801
density functional B3LYP 1.881 1.838 1.750 1.735 1.799 1.798
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.915 1.867 1.756 1.734 1.832 1.824
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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