Geometry Comparison
CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)
distance is atom 2 (N) to atom 3 (C)
Experimental bond length is 1.166 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
AM1 |
1.181 |
| PM3 |
1.181 |
| PM6 |
1.167 |
| composite |
G3 |
1.153 |
| CBS-Q |
1.155 |
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
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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 |
cc-pVQZ |
aug-cc-pVDZ |
aug-cc-pVTZ |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.171 |
1.160 |
1.160 |
1.164 |
1.153 |
1.153 |
1.152 |
1.148 |
1.148 |
1.148 |
1.144 |
1.145 |
1.155 |
1.145 |
1.126 |
1.154 |
1.144 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.218 |
1.186 |
1.186 |
1.191 |
1.182 |
1.182 |
1.179 |
1.173 |
1.173 |
1.176 |
|
|
1.184 |
1.169 |
|
1.180 |
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| SVWN |
|
1.186 |
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1.182 |
|
1.179 |
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| BLYP |
1.228 |
1.195 |
1.195 |
1.199 |
1.190 |
1.190 |
1.187 |
1.181 |
1.181 |
1.184 |
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1.191 |
1.177 |
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| B1B95 |
1.208 |
1.180 |
1.180 |
1.185 |
1.176 |
1.176 |
1.173 |
1.169 |
1.169 |
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1.177 |
1.165 |
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| B3LYP |
1.211 |
1.182 |
1.182 |
1.187 |
1.177 |
1.177 |
1.175 |
1.169 |
1.169 |
1.171 |
|
1.166 |
1.179 |
1.166 |
|
1.175 |
1.165 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
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1.177 |
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| B3PW91 |
1.210 |
1.183 |
1.183 |
1.187 |
1.177 |
1.177 |
1.175 |
1.170 |
1.170 |
1.172 |
|
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1.179 |
1.166 |
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| mPW1PW91 |
1.206 |
1.180 |
1.180 |
1.184 |
1.175 |
1.175 |
1.173 |
1.168 |
1.168 |
1.169 |
|
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1.176 |
1.164 |
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| M06-2X |
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1.173 |
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| PBEPBE |
1.225 |
1.195 |
1.195 |
1.199 |
1.190 |
1.190 |
1.187 |
1.182 |
1.182 |
1.184 |
|
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1.191 |
1.178 |
|
|
1.177 |
| HSEh1PBE |
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|
1.175 |
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.221 |
1.199 |
1.199 |
1.206 |
1.189 |
1.189 |
1.188 |
1.183 |
1.183 |
1.182 |
|
1.178 |
1.195 |
1.179 |
|
1.194 |
|
| MP2FU |
1.221 |
1.199 |
1.199 |
1.205 |
1.188 |
1.188 |
1.186 |
1.182 |
1.182 |
1.177 |
|
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1.194 |
1.175 |
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| MP3 |
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1.174 |
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| MP4 |
|
1.206 |
|
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1.195 |
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| B2PLYP |
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1.182 |
|
1.180 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
|
1.178 |
1.178 |
1.184 |
1.170 |
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1.163 |
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| CISD |
|
1.181 |
1.181 |
1.186 |
1.171 |
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1.165 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
1.214 |
1.192 |
1.192 |
1.198 |
1.183 |
1.183 |
1.181 |
1.176 |
1.176 |
1.174 |
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1.187 |
1.170 |
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| QCISD(T) |
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1.188 |
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1.186 |
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1.183 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
1.206 |
1.186 |
1.186 |
1.192 |
1.178 |
1.178 |
1.176 |
1.172 |
1.172 |
1.170 |
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1.182 |
1.166 |
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| CCSD(T) |
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1.187 |
|
1.185 |
|
1.182 |
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
|
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CEP-31G |
CEP-31G* |
CEP-121G |
CEP-121G* |
LANL2DZ |
SDD |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.177 |
1.167 |
1.171 |
1.156 |
1.168 |
1.168 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.201 |
1.192 |
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| B3LYP |
1.204 |
1.193 |
1.197 |
1.182 |
1.193 |
1.193 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.228 |
1.205 |
1.216 |
1.195 |
1.214 |
1.214 |
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different levels of theory.
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