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

Geometry Comparison

BrF- (bromine fluoride anion)


distance is atom 1 (Br) to atom 2 (F)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 2.000
PM3 1.987
PM6 1.935
composite G2 2.947
CBS-Q 2.887

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 2.632 2.922 2.792 2.814 2.947 2.947   3.210 3.210 2.844 3.149 2.959 3.202 3.210 3.246
density functional LSDA 2.317 2.254 2.254 2.388 2.261 2.261 2.242 2.295 2.295 2.202   2.302 2.261 2.259 2.242
SVWN   2.398     2.261   2.242                
BLYP 2.396 2.544 2.403 2.537 2.423 2.423 2.386 2.466 2.466 2.357   2.469 2.431    
B1B95 2.370 2.324 2.324 2.440 2.328 2.328 2.297 2.363 2.363 2.285   2.369 2.330 2.318 2.307
B3LYP 2.366 2.484 2.357 2.466 2.360 2.360 2.326 2.398 2.398 2.312 2.378 2.402 2.365 2.350 2.340
B3LYPultrafine         2.361                    
B3PW91 2.373 2.474 2.338 2.451 2.338 2.338 2.302 2.374 2.374 2.291   2.380 2.339    
mPW1PW91 2.364 2.455 2.323 2.432 2.322 2.322 2.287 2.357 2.357 2.277   2.363 2.322    
M06-2X         2.276                    
PBEPBE 2.386 2.506 2.354 2.494 2.369 2.369 2.336 2.412 2.412 2.310   2.417 2.377    
HSEh1PBE         2.322                    
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.632 2.443 2.280 2.267 2.158 2.158 2.174 2.165 2.165 2.122 2.178 2.190 2.149 2.181 2.167
MP2FU 2.632 2.442 2.279 2.265 2.155 2.155 2.172 2.165 2.165 2.117   2.189 2.145    
MP3         2.186                    
MP4   2.465     2.192       2.207       2.177    
B2PLYP         2.302   2.284                
Configuration interaction CID   2.521 2.337 2.322 2.194     2.211              
CISD   2.489 2.341 2.367 2.220     2.240              
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.492 2.355 2.425 2.274 2.274 2.248 2.338 2.338 2.219   2.334 2.277    
QCISD(T)         2.261             2.304 2.249 2.266 2.243
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.497 2.310 2.305 2.184 2.184 2.196 2.198 2.198 2.150   2.219 2.176 2.203 2.191
CCSD         2.267                    
CCSD(T)                       2.310 2.253 2.262 2.240
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.258                    

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 3.153   3.128   2.803 3.387
density functional B3LYP 2.448   2.442   2.458 2.445
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.207   2.195   2.224 2.193
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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