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

Geometry Comparison

CuF (Copper monofluoride)


distance is atom 1 (Cu) to atom 2 (F)

Experimental bond length is 1.745  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM6 1.659
composite G2 1.727

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
hartree fock HF   1.611 1.611 1.754 1.727 1.727 1.822 1.809 1.809 1.722 1.826 1.833
density functional LSDA 1.513 1.564 1.564 1.649 1.627 1.627 1.719 1.704 1.704 1.619    
SVWN   1.778     1.627   1.719          
BLYP   1.600 1.600 1.689 1.667 1.667 1.775 1.753 1.753 1.656    
B1B95     1.595 1.687 1.666 1.665 1.769 1.743 1.743 1.658    
B3LYP 1.531 1.597 1.597 1.687 1.666 1.666 1.772 1.745 1.745 1.657   1.780
B3PW91   1.597 1.597 1.687 1.666 1.666 1.766 1.744 1.744 1.658    
mPW1PW91 1.538 1.596 1.596 1.688 1.666 1.666 1.767 1.742 1.742 1.659    
M06-2X         1.686              
PBEPBE   1.596 1.596 1.684 1.661 1.661 1.764 1.743 1.743 1.651 1.763  
PBEPBEultrafine         1.661              
HSEh1PBE         1.663              
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.621 1.621 1.678 1.646 1.646 1.760 1.719 1.719 1.639   1.780
MP2FU   1.622 1.622 1.685 1.638 1.638 1.752 1.716 1.716 1.617    
MP4   1.632     1.647              
B2PLYP         1.666   1.766          
Configuration interaction CID   1.627 1.627 1.707 1.677     1.761 1.761      
CISD   1.625 1.625 1.706 1.677     1.761 1.761      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.648 1.648 1.899 1.786 1.786 1.751 1.766 1.766 1.721    
QCISD(T)       1.611 1.590 1.590 1.525 1.721 1.721 1.589    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.649 1.649 1.694 1.663 1.663 1.783 1.750 1.750 1.664    
CCSD       1.713 1.678 1.678 1.779 1.755 1.755 1.672    
CCSD(T)       1.744 1.683 1.683 1.778 1.746 1.746 1.664 1.775  

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 1.832   1.832   1.841 1.824
density functional B1B95 1.775          
B3LYP 1.773   1.774   1.791 1.773
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.788   1.786   1.815 1.781
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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