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

Geometry Comparison

C2H6O2S (Dimethyl sulfone)


distance is atom 1 (S) to atom 2 (O)

Experimental bond length is 1.431  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.468
PM6 1.450
composite G3 1.437
G3B3 1.470
CBS-Q 1.435

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 1.851 1.592 1.438 1.664 1.437 1.437 1.439 1.430 1.430 1.415 1.411 1.444 1.452 1.424 1.458 1.425
density functional LSDA 1.605 1.579 1.464 1.623 1.467 1.468 1.471 1.461 1.461 1.444     1.483 1.454 1.490  
SVWN   1.580     1.467   1.471                  
BLYP 1.639 1.610 1.488 1.658 1.490 1.491 1.495 1.485 1.485 1.466     1.507 1.477 1.515  
B1B95 1.619 1.585 1.459 1.633 1.458 1.461 1.464 1.454 1.454 1.440     1.476 1.446 1.481  
B3LYP 1.631 1.594 1.468 1.644 1.470 1.470 1.474 1.464   1.447 1.443 1.479 1.486 1.457    
B3LYPultrafine         1.470   1.474                  
B3PW91   1.588 1.465 1.637 1.466 1.466 1.468 1.459   1.444     1.481 1.453 1.488  
mPW1PW91   1.585   1.634 1.462 1.462 1.464 1.455 1.455 1.440     1.477   1.484  
M06-2X         1.459                      
PBEPBE   1.601     1.483 1.483 1.486 1.477 1.477 1.461 1.456   1.499 1.470    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.483                      
HSEh1PBE         1.462                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.580 1.465 1.632 1.469 1.469 1.474 1.457 1.456     1.474 1.479      
MP2FU         1.468 1.467 1.472 1.456                
MP3         1.460                      
B2PLYP         1.470   1.474                  
Configuration interaction CID         1.450                      
CISD         1.451                      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.609             1.455              
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.462                      

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 1.711 1.452 1.695 1.451 1.666 1.653
density functional B1B95 1.656 1.476        
B3LYP 1.676 1.486 1.671 1.485 1.643 1.633
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.661 1.486 1.653 1.485 1.631 1.618
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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