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

Geometry Comparison

SCl- (sulfur monochloride anion)


distance is atom 1 () to atom 2 ()
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.969
PM3 2.035
PM6 2.081
composite G2 2.150
G3 2.150
G3B3 2.180
CBS-Q 2.150

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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z
hartree fock HF 2.185 2.357 2.168 2.329   2.150 2.144 2.162 2.162 2.125 2.163 2.173 2.133 2.121 2.155 2.124 2.117 2.123
density functional LSDA 2.179 2.131 2.131 2.284 2.131 2.131 2.130 2.150 2.150 2.094   2.137 2.104 2.094 2.122 2.097 2.089  
SVWN   2.306     2.131   2.130                      
BLYP 2.242 2.382 2.226 2.364 2.216 2.216 2.215 2.239 2.239 2.180   2.225 2.191          
B1B95 2.188 2.146 2.146 2.296 2.139 2.139 2.136 2.156 2.156 2.106   2.150 2.115 2.104 2.133 2.107 2.099  
B3LYP 2.215 2.355 2.188 2.333 2.180 2.180 2.178 2.200 2.200 2.147 2.192 2.191 2.157 2.146 2.173 2.148 2.140 2.144
B3LYPultrafine         2.178                          
B3PW91 2.199 2.333 2.158 2.307 2.150 2.150 2.148 2.167 2.167 2.117   2.161 2.126          
mPW1PW91 2.191 2.325 2.148 2.299 2.141 2.141 2.139 2.158 2.158 2.109   2.152 2.118          
M06-2X         2.144                          
PBEPBE 2.212 2.346 2.176 2.323 2.169 2.169 2.168 2.189 2.189 2.132   2.176 2.142 2.132     2.126  
HSEh1PBE         2.142                          
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.195 2.365 2.144 2.343 2.137 2.137 2.136 2.155 2.155 2.108 2.151 2.157 2.115 2.098 2.155 2.108 2.093 2.105
MP2FU 2.194 2.365 2.144 2.343 2.136 2.136 2.135 2.154 2.154 2.100   2.156 2.108 2.094     2.089 2.096
MP3         2.147                          
MP4   2.382     2.160       2.180       2.141          
B2PLYP         2.163   2.162                      
Configuration interaction CID   2.367 2.155 2.344 2.144     2.160                    
CISD   2.376 2.159 2.355 2.148     2.164                    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.386 2.171 2.367 2.159 2.159 2.159 2.177 2.177 2.132   2.184 2.140          
QCISD(T)         2.166             2.190 2.146   2.191 2.140    
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.371 2.161 2.348 2.150 2.150 2.150 2.168 2.168 2.127   2.176 2.134   2.173 2.127    
CCSD         2.157                          
CCSD(T)                       2.189 2.145   2.190 2.139    
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.165                          

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 2.315 2.149 2.314 2.147 2.343 2.343
density functional B3LYP 2.336 2.187 2.334 2.184 2.357 2.349
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.336 2.144 2.335 2.142 2.355 2.352
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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