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

Geometry Comparison

CHF2Cl (difluorochloromethane)


distance is atom 1 (C) to atom 4 (F)

Experimental bond length is 1.350  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.346
PM6 1.348
composite G3 1.321
G3B3 1.342
CBS-Q 1.318

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 1.362 1.345 1.356 1.362 1.321 1.321 1.324 1.316 1.316 1.310 1.312 1.315 1.320 1.313 1.325 1.314 1.314
density functional LSDA 1.366 1.348 1.359 1.371 1.330 1.330 1.340 1.330 1.331 1.320     1.332 1.330 1.341    
SVWN   1.348     1.330   1.340                    
BLYP 1.393 1.372 1.383 1.398 1.356 1.356 1.370 1.357 1.358 1.345     1.359 1.358      
B1B95 1.373 1.356 1.367 1.377   1.335 1.344 1.334 1.334 1.326     1.336 1.331 1.343    
B3LYP 1.380 1.360 1.371 1.383 1.341 1.342 1.352 1.341 1.342 1.331   1.344 1.343 1.341 1.353 1.343 1.342
B3LYPultrafine         1.342   1.352                    
B3PW91 1.376 1.359 1.370 1.380 1.338 1.338 1.346 1.337 1.337 1.328     1.339 1.336      
mPW1PW91 1.373 1.356 1.367 1.377 1.335 1.335 1.343 1.333 1.334 1.325     1.336 1.332      
M06-2X         1.334                        
PBEPBE 1.384 1.368 1.379 1.391 1.349 1.349 1.361 1.349 1.350 1.339     1.351 1.350   1.353  
HSEh1PBE         1.335                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.378 1.369 1.380 1.401 1.350 1.350 1.360 1.340 1.340 1.330   1.343 1.344 1.338 1.360   1.338
MP2FU 1.378 1.369 1.380 1.401 1.349 1.348 1.358 1.339 1.339 1.327     1.343 1.335     1.336
MP4   1.373     1.354       1.345                
B2PLYP         1.344   1.354                    
Configuration interaction CID   1.361 1.370 1.387 1.337     1.327                  
CISD   1.362 1.371 1.388 1.338     1.328                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.370 1.380 1.400 1.349 1.349 1.358 1.339 1.339 1.329              
QCISD(T)         1.352                        
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.367 1.378 1.396 1.347 1.346 1.354 1.336 1.336 1.326              
CCSD         1.348                        
CCSD(T)         1.351                        

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 1.376 1.328 1.374 1.328 1.371 1.372
density functional B1B95 1.394 1.346        
B3LYP 1.405 1.356 1.404 1.356 1.398 1.398
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.428 1.360 1.425 1.360 1.422 1.423
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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