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

Geometry Comparison

LiOH (lithium hydroxide)


distance is atom 1 (O) to atom 2 (Li)

Experimental bond length is 1.582  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.884
PM6 1.628
composite G2 1.592
G3 1.592
G3B3 1.585
CBS-Q 1.592

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) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ
hartree fock HF 1.432 1.537 1.537 1.585 1.592 1.590 1.599 1.572 1.572 1.587 1.580 1.592 1.592   1.573   1.578 1.576
density functional LSDA 1.451 1.528 1.528 1.567 1.575 1.574 1.591 1.558 1.559 1.572     1.576 1.564   1.585    
SVWN   1.528     1.575   1.591                      
BLYP 1.466 1.547 1.548 1.584 1.592 1.592 1.613 1.579 1.580 1.588           1.606    
B1B95 1.454 1.539 1.539 1.581 1.587 1.587 dnf 1.573 1.575 1.585     1.590 1.578   1.597    
B3LYP 1.454 1.537 1.537 1.576 1.585 1.584 1.602 1.570   1.581 1.583 1.592 1.585   1.574   1.581 1.577
B3LYPultrafine         1.585                          
B3PW91   1.541 1.541 1.582 1.590 1.589 1.605 1.574   1.586           1.598    
mPW1PW91   1.538   1.579 1.587 1.586 1.602 1.570 1.572 1.583           1.596    
M06-2X         1.584                          
PBEPBE   1.547     1.593 1.593 1.612 1.579 1.580 1.588 1.590   1.594 1.584        
PBEPBEultrafine         1.593                          
HSEh1PBE         1.587                          
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.542 1.542 1.592 1.599 1.598 1.621 1.575 1.580 1.598   1.605 1.600     1.621 1.604  
MP2FU   1.541     1.594 1.593 1.597 1.571               1.599    
MP3         1.594                          
MP4         1.602     1.577           1.591        
B2PLYP         1.589   1.607                      
Configuration interaction CID         1.595     1.571                    
CISD         1.596                          
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.546     1.600   1.618 1.575 1.579       1.601 1.589        
QCISD(T)         1.600     1.575                    
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.596     1.572         1.598          
CCSD         1.598     1.574                    
CCSD(T)         1.599 1.598   1.575         1.602 1.588   1.618 1.600  

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 1.651 1.645 1.538 1.544 1.600 1.588
density functional B1B95 1.641 1.640        
B3LYP 1.644 1.644 1.549 1.558 1.590 1.586
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.656 1.650 1.552 1.556 1.608 1.600
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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