Geometry Comparison
C3H4N2 (1H-Imidazole)
distance is atom 8 (C) to atom 9 (N)
Experimental bond length is 1.364 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
PM3 |
1.393 |
| PM6 |
1.351 |
| composite |
G3 |
1.349 |
| G3B3 |
1.367 |
| CBS-Q |
1.350 |
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
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|
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 |
1.384 |
1.368 |
1.368 |
1.363 |
1.349 |
1.349 |
1.350 |
1.349 |
1.349 |
1.347 |
1.346 |
1.329 |
1.350 |
1.346 |
1.351 |
1.346 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.398 |
1.376 |
1.376 |
1.373 |
1.360 |
1.359 |
1.361 |
1.357 |
1.357 |
1.356 |
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|
1.360 |
1.354 |
1.360 |
|
| BLYP |
1.423 |
1.398 |
1.398 |
1.394 |
1.381 |
1.381 |
1.383 |
1.380 |
1.380 |
1.377 |
|
|
1.382 |
1.376 |
1.382 |
|
| B1B95 |
1.397 |
1.378 |
1.378 |
1.374 |
1.358 |
1.360 |
1.360 |
1.358 |
1.358 |
1.356 |
|
|
1.360 |
1.354 |
1.359 |
|
| B3LYP |
1.407 |
1.384 |
1.384 |
1.381 |
1.367 |
1.367 |
|
1.366 |
|
1.364 |
1.363 |
1.333 |
1.368 |
1.363 |
|
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| B3LYPultrafine |
|
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|
|
1.367 |
|
1.368 |
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| B3PW91 |
|
1.381 |
1.381 |
1.377 |
1.363 |
1.363 |
1.364 |
1.362 |
|
1.360 |
|
|
1.363 |
1.358 |
1.364 |
|
| mPW1PW91 |
|
1.378 |
|
1.374 |
1.360 |
1.360 |
1.361 |
1.359 |
1.359 |
1.357 |
|
|
1.361 |
|
1.361 |
|
| M06-2X |
|
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|
|
1.332 |
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| PBEPBE |
|
1.391 |
|
|
1.373 |
1.373 |
1.375 |
1.372 |
1.372 |
1.370 |
1.369 |
|
1.374 |
1.369 |
|
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| PBEPBEultrafine |
|
|
|
|
1.373 |
|
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
|
1.394 |
1.394 |
1.392 |
1.366 |
1.366 |
1.368 |
1.366 |
1.366 |
1.362 |
|
1.333 |
1.370 |
|
|
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| MP2FU |
|
|
|
|
1.365 |
1.364 |
1.367 |
1.365 |
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| MP3 |
|
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|
|
1.364 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
|
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|
|
1.355 |
|
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| CISD |
|
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|
|
1.356 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
1.395 |
|
|
1.366 |
|
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|
1.366 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
|
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|
1.364 |
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
|
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CEP-31G |
CEP-31G* |
CEP-121G |
CEP-121G* |
LANL2DZ |
SDD |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.376 |
1.360 |
1.373 |
1.358 |
1.370 |
1.370 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.388 |
1.372 |
|
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|
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| B3LYP |
1.397 |
1.380 |
1.394 |
1.378 |
1.387 |
1.388 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.412 |
1.380 |
1.404 |
1.376 |
1.402 |
1.402 |
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for
different levels of theory.
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