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

Geometry Comparison

BrCl- (bromine chloride anion)


distance is atom 1 (Br) to atom 2 (Cl)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 2.260
PM3 2.506
PM6 2.479
composite G2 2.796
CBS-Q 2.796

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
hartree fock HF 2.667 2.832 2.777 2.821 2.796 2.796 2.796 2.816 2.816 2.771 2.793 2.789 2.775 2.796 2.771
ROHF         2.794                    
density functional LSDA 2.696 2.719 2.719 2.799 2.743 2.743 2.734 2.759 2.759 2.702   2.749 2.717 2.724 2.699
SVWN   2.803     2.743   2.734                
BLYP 2.811 2.976 2.893 2.963 2.943 2.943 2.930 2.959 2.959 2.896   2.949 2.930    
B1B95 2.727 2.777 2.777 2.847 2.810 2.810 2.805 2.826 2.826 2.773   2.814 2.788 2.800 2.772
B3LYP 2.752 2.897 2.824 2.890 2.861 2.861 2.855 2.877 2.877 2.823 2.866 2.863 2.845 2.850 2.830
B3LYPultrafine         2.863                    
B3PW91 2.738 2.860 2.785 2.855 2.817 2.817 2.810 2.830 2.830 2.779   2.820 2.792    
mPW1PW91 2.720 2.840 2.767 2.837 2.796 2.796 2.790 2.810 2.810 2.759   2.799 2.771    
M06-2X         2.762                    
PBEPBE 2.775 2.899 2.818 2.894 2.858 2.858 2.849 2.872 2.872 2.814   2.862 2.832    
HSEh1PBE         2.799                    
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.667 2.844 2.720 2.845 2.743 2.743 2.748 2.762 2.762 2.707 2.742 2.754 2.695 2.755 2.684
MP2FU 2.667 2.844 2.719 2.844 2.739 2.739 2.742 2.757 2.757 2.697   2.753 2.686    
MP3         2.755                    
MP4   2.846     2.758       2.782            
B2PLYP         2.804   2.804                
Configuration interaction CID   2.841 2.736 2.841 2.759     2.777              
CISD   2.846 2.739 2.844 2.762     2.781              
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.851 2.745 2.848 2.769 2.769 2.776 2.791 2.791 2.733   2.770 2.727    
QCISD(T)         2.769             2.768 2.723 2.783 2.717
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.843 2.733 2.844 2.758 2.758 2.765 2.778 2.778 2.728   2.767 2.724 2.776 2.714
CCSD         2.770                    
CCSD(T)                       2.768 2.723 2.783 2.717
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.766                    

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 2.854   2.848   2.836 2.845
density functional B3LYP 2.931   2.929   2.924 2.917
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.886   2.878   2.852 2.848
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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