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

Geometry Comparison

C5H10O (2-Butanone, 3-methyl-)


distance is atom 8 (C) to atom 15 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.534  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.519
PM6 1.546
composite G2 1.537
G3 1.537
G3B3 1.543

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 1.547 1.546 1.540 1.541 1.537 1.537 1.537 1.535 1.536 1.536 1.534 1.530 1.535 1.533 1.536 1.534
density functional LSDA 1.543 1.531 1.531 1.529 1.522 1.521 1.522 1.518 1.519 1.520     1.520 1.516 1.521  
SVWN   1.545     1.520   1.537                  
BLYP 1.577 1.562   1.560 1.555 1.555 1.555   1.554 1.554     1.553 1.549 1.549  
B1B95 1.552 1.543 1.543 1.540 1.531 1.532 1.533 1.530 1.531 1.532     1.530 1.527 1.530  
B3LYP 1.563 4.192 1.548 1.547 1.543 1.540 1.541 1.538   1.541 1.539 1.544 1.541      
B3LYPultrafine         1.543                      
B3PW91   1.543 1.543 1.541 1.537 1.534   1.532   1.536     1.535 1.530 1.531  
mPW1PW91   1.539   1.541 1.531 1.535 1.532 1.529 1.527 1.533     1.530   1.528  
M06-2X         1.547                      
PBEPBE         1.544 1.544 1.545 1.541 1.536 1.543 1.540   1.542 1.540    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.544                      
HSEh1PBE         1.547                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.549 1.549 1.555 1.534 1.533 1.534 1.535 1.536     1.534 1.538      
MP2FU         1.532     1.533                
MP3         1.537                      
B2PLYP         1.552   1.552                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.532                            

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 1.552 1.546 1.549 1.543 1.545 1.545
density functional B1B95 1.555 1.547        
B3LYP 1.565 1.556 1.559 1.551 1.551 1.553
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.578 1.551 1.570 1.544 1.569 1.569
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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