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

Geometry Comparison

CH3COCl (Acetyl Chloride)


distance is atom 1 (C) to atom 3 (O)

Experimental bond length is 1.187  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.225
PM3 1.202
PM6 1.189
composite G2 1.167
G3 1.167
G3B3 1.187
CBS-Q 1.162

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z
hartree fock HF 1.201 1.172 1.185 1.185 1.167 1.167 1.169 1.159 1.159 1.160 1.160 1.159 1.163 1.160 1.165 1.160 1.161
density functional LSDA 1.233 1.196 1.204 1.206 1.191 1.191 1.194 1.181 1.181 1.184     1.189 1.183 1.191    
SVWN   1.196     1.190   1.193                    
BLYP 1.246 1.204 1.211 1.215 1.197 1.198 1.201 1.188 1.187 1.191     1.196 1.189 1.197    
B1B95 1.227 1.191 1.200 1.202 1.184 1.185 1.188 1.177 1.177 1.179     1.183 1.177 1.183    
B3LYP 1.232 1.192 1.201 1.204 1.187 1.187 1.190 1.178   1.180 1.179 1.179 1.185 1.180 1.186 1.180 1.180
B3LYPultrafine         1.187   1.190                    
B3PW91   1.194 1.203 1.204 1.187 1.187 1.189 1.179   1.181     1.185 1.179 1.186    
mPW1PW91   1.192   1.202 1.185 1.185 1.187 1.176 1.176 1.179     1.183 1.178 1.184    
M06-2X         1.183                        
PBEPBE   1.205     1.197 1.197 1.200 1.189 1.189 1.191 1.190   1.196 1.191   1.191  
PBEPBEultrafine         1.197                        
HSEh1PBE         1.185                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.204 1.214 1.221 1.201 1.201 1.204 1.189 1.189     1.190 1.195 1.190 1.200   1.190
MP2FU   1.203     1.200 1.200 1.203 1.189         1.195       1.187
MP3         1.190                        
MP4         1.205                        
B2PLYP         1.192   1.195                    
Configuration interaction CID         1.184                        
CISD         1.185                        
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.203     1.197     1.186 1.186                
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.193                        

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 1.200 1.179 1.198 1.172 1.189 1.190
density functional B1B95 1.220 1.200        
B3LYP 1.223 1.201 1.220 1.195 1.212 1.212
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.245 1.214 1.238 1.207 1.231 1.230
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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