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

Geometry Comparison

AlN- (aluminum mononitride anion)


distance is atom 1 (Al) to atom 2 (N)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.467
PM3 1.770
PM6 1.521
composite G2 1.771
G3 1.771
G3B3 1.717
CBS-Q 1.771

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
hartree fock HF 1.596 1.904 1.805 1.918 1.770 1.771 1.774 1.778 1.778 1.746 1.770 1.813 1.759 1.751 1.826 1.765 1.754
ROHF         1.680                        
density functional LSDA 1.636 1.715 1.715 1.750 1.707 1.707 1.714 1.708 1.708 1.692   1.717 1.700 1.696 1.726 1.703 1.698
SVWN   1.744         1.714                    
BLYP 1.656 1.766 1.738 1.776 1.733 1.733 1.742 1.735 1.735 1.718   1.742 1.727        
B1B95 1.629 1.722 1.722 1.759 1.714 1.714 1.722 1.715 1.715 1.701   1.726 1.710 1.706 1.737 1.714 1.708
B3LYP 1.637 1.752 1.724 1.762 1.717 1.717 1.727 1.719 1.719 1.703 1.723 1.728 1.713 1.710 1.741 1.718 1.712
B3LYPultrafine         1.717                        
B3PW91 1.633 1.754 1.725 1.762 1.716 1.716 1.724 1.717 1.717 1.703   1.728 1.712        
mPW1PW91 1.628 1.752 1.722 1.760 1.713 1.713 1.721 1.714 1.714 1.700   1.726 1.709        
M06-2X         1.707                        
PBEPBE 1.650 1.765 1.738 1.772 1.729 1.729 1.737 1.731 1.731 1.716   1.740 1.724 1.720     1.722
HSEh1PBE         1.715                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.610 1.720 1.682 1.723 1.672 1.672 1.676 1.669 1.669 1.654 dnf 1.684 1.660   1.690 1.661  
MP2FU 1.611 1.720 1.682 1.723 1.672 1.672 1.676 1.668 1.668 1.649   1.683 1.656        
MP3         1.686                        
MP4   1.743     1.695       1.693       1.683        
B2PLYP         1.713   1.727                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.745 1.702 1.749 1.691     1.688                  
CISD   1.772 1.724 1.781 1.711     1.708                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.781 1.737 1.793 1.729 1.729 1.737 1.727 1.727 1.712   1.745 1.719        
QCISD(T)         1.730             1.746 1.721   1.763 1.729  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.738 1.697 1.743 1.687 1.687 1.690 1.684 1.684 1.665   1.702 1.672   1.710 1.674  
CCSD(T)                       1.746 1.719   1.762 1.726  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.727                        

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 1.902 1.771 1.894 1.776 1.884 1.826
density functional B3LYP 1.761 1.725 1.764 1.727 1.760 1.748
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.720 1.676 1.719 1.676 1.720 1.712
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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