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

Geometry Comparison

C2H3N3 (1H-1,2,4-Triazole)


distance is atom 1 (N) to atom 2 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.348  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.386
PM6 1.404
composite G3 1.355
G3B3 1.365
CBS-Q 1.356

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 1.402 1.379 1.379 1.371 1.355 1.355 1.355 1.355 1.356 1.355 1.353 1.355 1.357 1.354 1.358 1.354
density functional LSDA 1.409 1.376 1.376 1.372 1.354 1.354 1.354 1.351 1.351 1.352     1.355 1.349 1.355  
SVWN   1.376     1.354   1.354                  
BLYP 1.440 1.401 1.401 1.396 1.377 1.377 1.377 1.375 1.375 1.375     1.378 1.372 1.378  
B1B95 1.412 1.382 1.382 1.376 1.356 1.357 1.357 1.356 1.356 1.356     1.358 1.353 1.357  
B3LYP 1.423 1.388 1.388 1.383 1.365 1.365 1.365 1.363   1.363 1.361 1.362 1.366 1.361    
B3LYPultrafine         1.365   1.365                  
B3PW91   1.385 1.385 1.379 1.361 1.360 1.361 1.359   1.359     1.362 1.357 1.362  
mPW1PW91   1.383   1.377 1.358 1.358 1.358 1.356 1.357 1.357     1.360   1.360  
M06-2X         1.360                      
PBEPBE   1.396     1.370 1.370 1.370 1.368 1.368 1.369 1.366   1.371 1.366    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.370                      
HSEh1PBE         1.358                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.401 1.401 1.397 1.362 1.362 1.363 1.361 1.361 1.359   1.359 1.367      
MP2FU         1.360 1.360 1.362 1.360                
MP3         1.366                      
B2PLYP         1.364   1.365                  
Configuration interaction CID         1.358                      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.406             1.369              
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.366                      

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 1.383 1.365 1.382 1.363 1.377 1.377
density functional B1B95 1.389 1.369        
B3LYP 1.398 1.377 1.397 1.375 1.388 1.388
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.415 1.376 1.409 1.372 1.405 1.405
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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