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

Geometry Comparison

C5H8 (Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane)


distance is atom 3 (C) to atom 4 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.565  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.558
PM6 1.562
composite G2 1.558
G3 1.558
G3B3 1.567
CBS-Q 2.480

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 cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.562 1.583 1.583 1.568 1.558 1.558 1.558 1.558 1.559 1.558 1.556 1.558 1.558 1.556 1.560 1.556
density functional LSDA 1.567 1.572 1.572 1.561 1.548 1.548 1.549 1.546 1.547 1.548     1.548 1.544 1.549  
SVWN   1.572     1.548   1.549                  
BLYP 1.598 1.603 1.603 1.592 1.579 1.579 1.580 1.578 1.579 1.579     1.578 1.576 1.581  
B1B95 1.569 1.580 1.580 1.567 1.553 1.554 1.555 1.553 1.554 1.554     1.553 1.550 1.553  
B3LYP 1.583 1.590 1.590 1.578 1.566 1.566 1.567 1.565   1.567 1.564 1.565 1.566 1.563 1.567  
B3LYPultrafine         1.566   1.567                  
B3PW91   1.584 1.584 1.572 1.559 1.559 1.560 1.559   1.560     1.559 1.557 1.561  
mPW1PW91   1.582 1.582 1.569 1.557 1.557 1.558 1.556 1.557 1.558     1.556 1.554 1.558  
M06-2X         1.558                      
PBEPBE   1.593     1.567 1.567 1.569 1.566 1.567 1.568 1.565   1.567 1.565    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.568                      
HSEh1PBE         1.556                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.599 1.599 1.591 1.560 1.559 1.561 1.563 1.564 1.561   1.562 1.566 1.559 1.571  
MP2FU   1.598 1.598 1.590 1.558 1.557 1.559 1.561         1.565      
MP3         1.563                      
B2PLYP         1.563   1.564                  
Configuration interaction CID   1.592     1.556 1.555 1.556                  
CISD   1.593     1.557 1.555                    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.605 1.605 1.595 1.564 1.563 1.564 1.566         1.571      
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.602 1.602 1.593 1.563 1.562 1.563 1.566         1.570      

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 1.579 1.569 1.576 1.566 1.573 1.572
density functional B1B95 1.580 1.569        
B3LYP 1.593 1.582 1.590 1.578 1.582 1.582
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.613 1.577 1.609 1.573 1.607 1.607
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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