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

Geometry Comparison

CH3CH(NH2)COOH (Alanine)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.509  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.527
PM3 1.522
PM6 1.538
composite G2 1.526
G3 1.526
G3B3 1.530
CBS-Q 1.528

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
hartree fock HF   1.531 1.531 1.530 1.526 1.526 1.527 1.525 1.525 1.526 1.524 1.524 1.524 1.523 1.526
density functional LSDA 1.530 1.508 1.508 1.510 1.507 1.506 1.509 1.503 1.504 1.506     1.506 1.502 1.510
SVWN   1.515     1.507   1.513                
BLYP   1.543 1.543 1.545 1.541 1.540 1.543 1.539 1.540 1.540     1.539 1.538 1.542
B1B95   1.524 1.524 1.525 1.520 1.520 1.522 1.518 1.519 1.520     1.518 1.517 1.520
B3LYP   1.533 1.533 1.534 1.530 1.529 1.531 1.528 1.529 1.529   1.529 1.528 1.526 1.530
B3LYPultrafine         1.530                    
B3PW91   1.527 1.527 1.529 1.525 1.524 1.526 1.522 1.523 1.524     1.523 1.521 1.525
mPW1PW91   1.525 1.525 1.526 1.522 1.522 1.523 1.520 1.520 1.522     1.520 1.518 1.522
M06-2X         1.525                    
PBEPBE   1.533 1.533 1.534 1.530 1.530 1.532 1.528 1.529 0.975     1.528 1.527 1.531
PBEPBEultrafine         1.530                    
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.539 1.539 1.543 1.523 1.521 1.524 1.523 1.524 1.522   1.521 1.526 1.519 1.531
MP2FU   1.539 1.539 1.542 1.521 1.520 1.522 1.521 1.522 1.517     1.525 1.513  
MP3         1.525                    
B2PLYP         1.528   1.529                
Configuration interaction CID   1.535 1.535 1.537 1.520     1.520 1.521            
CISD   1.536 1.536 1.537 1.520     1.520 1.521            
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.544     1.526               1.531    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.543     1.526               1.530    

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 1.547   1.543   1.539 1.539
density functional B1B95 1.544 1.537        
B3LYP 1.554   1.550   1.542 1.543
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.568   1.561   1.560 1.560
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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