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

Geometry Comparison

Se2- (selenium dimer anion)


distance is atom 1 (Se) to atom 2 (Se)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 2.227
PM6 2.300
composite G2 2.260
CBS-Q 2.263

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 2.243 2.397 2.256 2.361 2.260 2.260 2.260 2.276 2.276 2.209 2.281 2.271 2.263 2.260 2.272 2.262 2.258
ROHF         2.260                        
density functional LSDA 2.274     2.377 2.277 2.277 2.273 2.290 2.290 2.220   2.290 2.276 2.273 2.285 2.272 2.271
SVWN   2.403         2.273                    
BLYP 2.318   2.326 2.449 2.344 2.344 2.339 2.363 2.363 2.285   2.362 2.349        
B1B95 2.269 2.266 2.266 2.378 2.273 2.273 2.269 2.290 2.290 2.219   2.287 2.277 2.273 2.282 2.274 2.271
B3LYP 2.293 2.436 2.295 2.412 2.309 2.309 2.306 2.325 2.325 2.252 2.330 2.324 2.312 2.308 2.319 2.308 2.306
B3LYPultrafine         2.309                        
B3PW91 2.282 2.420 2.278 2.392 2.288 2.288 2.284 2.303 2.303 2.232   2.301 2.289        
mPW1PW91 2.275 2.413 2.271 2.383 2.279 2.279 2.276 2.294 2.294 2.225   2.293 2.281        
M06-2X         2.270                        
PBEPBE 2.297 2.443 2.298 2.418 2.310 2.310 2.305 2.327 2.327 2.253   2.326 2.314 2.310     2.307
HSEh1PBE         2.282                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.286 2.471 2.287 2.445 2.303 2.303 2.301 2.319 2.319 2.234 2.311 2.304     2.311    
MP2FU 2.286 2.471 2.285 2.446 2.295 2.295 2.293 2.312 2.312 2.215   2.302          
MP3         2.307                        
MP4   2.480     2.316       2.334       2.298        
B2PLYP         2.305   2.303                    
Configuration interaction CID   2.458 2.277 2.429 2.291     2.304                  
CISD   2.461 2.279 2.433 2.292     2.306                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.472 2.290 2.445 2.304 2.304 2.305 2.321 2.321 2.237   2.308 2.285        
QCISD(T)         2.315             2.321 2.297   2.328    
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.467 2.287 2.440 2.301 2.301 2.300 2.316 2.316 2.234   2.304 2.280   2.309    
CCSD         2.304                        
CCSD(T)                       2.320 2.297   2.328    
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.307                        

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 2.363   2.363   2.407 2.373
density functional B3LYP 2.422   2.422   2.465 2.430
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.459   2.459   2.490 2.461
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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