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

Geometry Comparison

CH2NN (diazomethane)


distance is atom 2 (N) to atom 3 (N)

Experimental bond length is 1.139  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.139
PM3 1.137
PM6 1.135
composite G2 1.116
G3 1.116
CBS-Q 1.113

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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.190 1.131 1.131 1.136 1.116 1.116 1.115 1.108 1.107 1.108 1.102 1.104 1.112 1.102 1.113   1.112 1.101
density functional LSDA 1.225 1.162 1.162 1.165 1.150 1.150 1.149 1.140 1.140 1.143     1.148 1.136 1.148      
SVWN   1.162     1.150   1.149                      
BLYP 1.241 1.176 1.176 1.178 1.161 1.161 1.160 1.152 1.151 1.154       1.146        
B1B95 1.217 1.156 1.156 1.158 1.142 1.142 1.141 1.134 1.133 1.135 1.129   1.139 1.129 1.140 1.128    
B3LYP     1.159 1.163 1.146 1.146 1.145 1.137 1.137     1.134 1.143 1.132 1.144      
B3LYPultrafine         1.146   1.145                      
B3PW91 1.219 1.159 1.159 1.161 1.144 1.144 1.143 1.136 1.135 1.137     1.142 1.131        
mPW1PW91 1.215 1.156 1.156 1.158 1.141 1.141 1.140 1.133 1.132 1.134     1.138 1.128        
M06-2X         1.137                          
PBEPBE 1.234 1.174 1.174 1.175 1.158 1.157 1.157 1.150 1.149 1.152     1.155 1.145        
HSEh1PBE         1.141                          
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.208 1.160 1.160 1.164 1.151 1.150 1.150 1.141 1.141 1.141   1.138 1.149 1.137 1.151 1.138 1.148 1.135
MP2FU 1.208 1.160 1.160 1.164 1.150 1.150 1.149 1.141 1.140 1.139     1.148 1.133     1.147 1.134
MP3         1.141                          
MP4 1.225 1.178     1.161       1.152 1.150                
B2PLYP         1.151   1.151                      
Configuration interaction CID   1.148     1.135         1.123                
CISD   1.154     1.138         1.126                
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.236 1.174   1.179 1.154 1.154 1.153 1.144 1.143 1.142     1.151 1.136        
QCISD(T)         1.161       1.150                  
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.208 1.155   1.161 1.144 1.143 1.143 1.133 1.133 1.132     1.140 1.127        
CCSD         1.152       1.140                  
CCSD(T)         1.160       1.149       1.156 1.143 1.159 1.144 1.156 1.141
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.159               1.156       1.155 1.139

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 1.166 1.142 1.155 1.119 1.146 1.145
density functional B1B95 1.188 1.169        
B3LYP 1.194 1.173 1.184 1.153 1.175 1.175
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.193 1.174 1.182 1.158 1.174 1.174
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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