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

Geometry Comparison

N3- (azide anion)


distance is atom 1 (N) to atom 2 (N)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM6 1.175
composite G2 1.156
G3 1.156
G3B3 1.190
CBS-Q 1.154

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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pCVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.202 1.176 1.176 1.175 1.156 1.156 1.156 1.151 1.151 1.149 1.148 1.155 1.147 1.157 1.147 1.146
density functional BLYP 1.278 1.235 1.235 1.230 1.208 1.208 1.207 1.202 1.202 1.199   1.208 1.196      
B3LYP 1.255 1.215 1.215 1.211 1.190 1.190 1.190 1.184 1.184 1.182 1.181 1.190 1.179 1.190 1.179 1.179
B3LYPultrafine         1.190                      
B3PW91 1.250 1.213 1.213 1.209 1.188 1.188 1.187 1.182 1.182 1.181   1.187 1.177      
mPW1PW91 1.245 1.209 1.209 1.205 1.184 1.184 1.184 1.178 1.178 1.178   1.184 1.174      
M06-2X         1.180                      
PBEPBE 1.268 1.231 1.231 1.225 1.203 1.203 1.202 1.197 1.197 1.196   1.203 1.193      
HSEh1PBE         1.184                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.301 1.267 1.267 1.259 1.219 1.219 1.220 1.211 1.211 1.206 1.208 1.219 1.205 1.223 1.207 1.204
MP2FU 1.301 1.266 1.266 1.258 1.218 1.218 1.219 1.210 1.210 1.203   1.218 1.200   1.200 1.201
MP3         1.183                      
MP4   1.310     1.230       1.224              
B2PLYP         1.202   1.202                  
Configuration interaction CID   1.206 1.206 1.205 1.179     1.171                
CISD   1.209 1.209 1.208 1.181     1.173                
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.225 1.225 1.223 1.195 1.195 1.195 1.187 1.187 1.183            
QCISD(T)         1.205                      
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.217 1.217 1.216 1.190 1.190 1.190 1.182 1.182 1.178            
CCSD         1.193                      
CCSD(T)         1.204               1.190   1.191 1.189
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.203               1.186   1.186 1.187

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 1.204 1.180 1.193 1.163 1.186 1.186
density functional B3LYP 1.243 1.217 1.233 1.200 1.224 1.224
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.297 1.247 1.285 1.232 1.277 1.277
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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