Geometry Comparison
SiH3Cl (chlorosilane)
distance is atom 1 (Si) to atom 3 (H)
Experimental bond length is 1.475 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
PM3 |
1.488 |
| PM6 |
1.471 |
| composite |
G2 |
1.468 |
| G3 |
1.468 |
| G3B3 |
1.481 |
| CBS-Q |
1.468 |
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
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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 |
cc-pV(T+d)Z |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.423 |
1.474 |
1.467 |
1.481 |
1.467 |
1.468 |
1.467 |
1.466 |
1.468 |
1.469 |
1.468 |
1.473 |
1.478 |
1.471 |
1.468 |
1.478 |
1.471 |
1.468 |
1.468 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.450 |
1.502 |
1.494 |
1.506 |
1.494 |
1.493 |
1.492 |
1.490 |
1.491 |
1.491 |
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1.503 |
1.490 |
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1.500 |
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| SVWN |
|
1.502 |
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1.494 |
|
1.492 |
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| BLYP |
1.456 |
1.499 |
1.490 |
1.505 |
1.492 |
1.490 |
1.489 |
1.487 |
1.487 |
1.487 |
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1.500 |
1.487 |
|
1.497 |
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| B1B95 |
1.443 |
1.486 |
1.479 |
1.491 |
1.479 |
1.480 |
1.479 |
1.477 |
1.478 |
1.478 |
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1.489 |
1.477 |
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1.486 |
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| B3LYP |
1.445 |
1.489 |
1.480 |
1.495 |
1.481 |
1.480 |
1.480 |
1.477 |
|
1.478 |
1.475 |
1.482 |
1.490 |
1.478 |
1.475 |
1.488 |
1.478 |
1.475 |
1.475 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
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1.481 |
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| B3PW91 |
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1.491 |
1.483 |
1.496 |
1.483 |
1.483 |
1.482 |
1.481 |
|
1.481 |
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1.492 |
1.482 |
|
1.491 |
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| mPW1PW91 |
|
1.489 |
|
1.493 |
1.481 |
1.481 |
1.480 |
1.479 |
1.480 |
1.480 |
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1.490 |
1.481 |
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1.489 |
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| M06-2X |
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1.476 |
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| PBEPBE |
|
1.503 |
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1.495 |
1.495 |
1.494 |
1.493 |
1.493 |
1.493 |
1.490 |
|
1.505 |
1.493 |
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1.493 |
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| PBEPBEultrafine |
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1.495 |
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| HSEh1PBE |
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1.484 |
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
|
1.489 |
1.476 |
1.497 |
1.479 |
1.469 |
1.468 |
1.473 |
1.468 |
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1.473 |
1.482 |
1.473 |
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1.482 |
1.473 |
|
1.470 |
| MP2FU |
|
1.489 |
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1.478 |
1.468 |
1.467 |
1.473 |
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1.481 |
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1.465 |
| MP3 |
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1.482 |
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| MP4 |
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1.485 |
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1.480 |
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| B2PLYP |
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1.478 |
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1.474 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
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1.480 |
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1.474 |
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| CISD |
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1.480 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
1.498 |
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1.485 |
|
1.470 |
1.480 |
1.470 |
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1.484 |
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| QCISD(T) |
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1.487 |
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1.482 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
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1.485 |
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1.479 |
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1.484 |
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| CCSD |
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1.485 |
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1.480 |
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| CCSD(T) |
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1.487 |
1.472 |
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1.481 |
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
|
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CEP-31G |
CEP-31G* |
CEP-121G |
CEP-121G* |
LANL2DZ |
SDD |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.489 |
1.480 |
1.485 |
1.481 |
1.464 |
1.471 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.503 |
1.494 |
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| B3LYP |
1.501 |
1.492 |
1.501 |
1.494 |
1.478 |
1.485 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.505 |
1.492 |
1.500 |
1.491 |
1.478 |
1.485 |
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different levels of theory.
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