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

Geometry Comparison

NH2CONH2 (Urea)


distance is atom 4 (N) to atom 8 (H)

Experimental bond length is 0.998  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 0.996
PM6 1.008
composite G2 0.996
G3 0.996
G3B3 1.013
CBS-Q 0.995

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 1.028 0.994 0.994 0.989 0.996 0.994 0.994 0.993 0.994 0.993 0.992 0.993 1.000 0.992 0.997 0.992
density functional LSDA 1.050 1.019 1.019 1.015 1.020 1.019 1.019 1.018 1.017 1.017     1.024 1.015 1.020  
BLYP 1.067 1.021 1.021 1.015 1.022 1.020 1.019 1.018 1.018 1.018     1.026 1.015 1.020  
B1B95 1.048 1.008 1.008 1.004 1.009 1.008 1.008 1.007 1.007 1.006     1.013 1.003 1.008  
B3LYP 1.053 1.011 1.011 1.006 1.013 1.011 1.011 1.009   1.009 1.007 1.008 1.016 1.007 1.011 1.006
B3LYPultrafine         1.013                      
B3PW91   1.010 1.010 1.005 1.011 1.009 1.009 1.008   1.008     1.015 1.006 1.011  
mPW1PW91   1.008   1.003 1.010 1.007 1.007 1.006 1.006 1.006     1.013 1.005 1.009  
M06-2X         1.006                      
PBEPBE   1.020     1.021 1.019 1.018 1.017 1.017 1.017 1.015     1.015   1.015
PBEPBEultrafine         1.021                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.012 1.012 1.009 1.013 1.008 1.009   1.009 1.008   1.008 1.017 1.006 1.014  
MP2FU   1.012     1.013 1.007 1.008 1.007         1.016      
MP3         1.012                      
MP4         1.016                      
B2PLYP             1.009                  
Configuration interaction CID         1.006                      
CISD 1.055       1.006                      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.014     1.014     1.009 1.010              
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.014                      
CCSD(T)         1.016                      

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 0.995 1.002 0.991 0.999 0.991 0.991
density functional B1B95 1.011 1.016        
B3LYP 1.014 1.020 1.009 1.016 1.009 1.009
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.018 1.020 1.014 1.016 1.013 1.013
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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