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

Geometry Comparison

HO2- (Hydroperoxy anion)


distance is atom 1 (O) to atom 2 (O)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.259
PM3 1.490
PM6 1.388
composite G2 1.479
G3 1.479
G3B3 1.527
CBS-Q 1.475

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 1.449 1.543 1.543 1.558 1.478 1.479 1.469 1.470 1.471 1.468 1.471 1.482 1.468 1.461 1.464 1.457 1.454
ROHF 1.449 1.543 1.543 1.558 1.478 1.479 1.469 1.470 1.471 1.468   1.482 1.468 1.461 1.464 1.457 1.454
density functional LSDA 1.384 1.529 1.529 1.562 1.485 1.488 1.487 1.496 1.501 1.479   1.496 1.492 1.486 1.477 1.477 1.474
SVWN   1.529     1.485   1.487                    
BLYP 1.408 1.612 1.612 1.636 1.569 1.571 1.564 1.579 1.582 1.563   1.577 1.571        
B1B95 1.446 1.560 1.560 1.573 1.501 1.502 1.495 1.503 1.506 1.494   1.506 1.499 1.494 1.488 1.486 1.483
B3LYP 1.450 1.576 1.576 1.595 1.527 1.528 1.521 1.530 1.533 1.520 1.533 1.531 1.527 1.521 1.513 1.512 1.509
B3LYPultrafine         1.527                        
B3PW91 1.439 1.565 1.565 1.580 1.508 1.509 1.502 1.510 1.513 1.501   1.513 1.507        
mPW1PW91 1.445 1.559 1.559 1.572 1.499 1.501 1.494 1.501 1.503 1.493   1.505 1.498        
M06-2X         1.489                        
PBEPBE 1.394 1.588 1.588 1.609 1.534 1.536 1.532 1.544 1.547 1.529   1.544 1.538 1.533     1.518
HSEh1PBE         1.499                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.468 1.575 1.575 1.601 1.517 1.518 1.517 1.500 1.504 1.502 1.514 1.514 1.503   1.515 1.496  
MP2FU 1.468 1.575 1.575 1.601 1.516 1.517 1.516 1.499 1.503 1.500   1.514 1.500     1.491  
ROMP2 1.468 1.574 1.574 1.600 1.517 1.518 1.517 1.500 1.504 1.502   1.514 1.504 1.499 1.516 1.497 1.491
MP3         1.509                        
MP4   1.596     1.548       1.537       1.535        
B2PLYP         1.530   1.530                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.564 1.564 1.581 1.500     1.481                  
CISD   1.575 1.575 1.599 1.510     1.490                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.592 1.592 1.629 1.534 1.535 1.534 1.516 1.519 1.516   1.533 1.514        
QCISD(T)         1.549             1.548 1.531   1.559 1.530  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.571 1.571 1.591 1.512 1.513 1.508 1.493 1.496 1.495   1.510 1.494   1.505 1.486  
CCSD         1.529                        
CCSD(T)         1.549             1.548 1.530   1.557 1.528  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.548                        

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 1.539 1.482 1.537 1.480 1.548 1.548
density functional B3LYP 1.582 1.537 1.583 1.538 1.584 1.584
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.592 1.526 1.590 1.525 1.596 1.596
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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