Geometry Comparison
BF3- (Borane, trifluoro- anion)
distance is atom 1 (B) to atom 2 (F)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
AM1 |
1.280 |
| PM6 |
1.375 |
| composite |
G2 |
1.406 |
| G3 |
1.406 |
| G3B3 |
1.418 |
| CBS-Q |
1.412 |
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) |
TZVP |
cc-pVDZ |
cc-pVTZ |
cc-pVQZ |
aug-cc-pVDZ |
aug-cc-pVTZ |
aug-cc-pVQZ |
| hartree fock |
HF |
1.408 |
1.419 |
1.419 |
1.438 |
1.407 |
1.406 |
1.398 |
1.405 |
1.405 |
1.397 |
1.393 |
1.416 |
1.394 |
1.392 |
1.407 |
1.388 |
1.386 |
| ROHF |
1.402 |
1.419 |
1.419 |
1.438 |
1.406 |
1.406 |
1.398 |
1.405 |
1.405 |
1.397 |
|
1.416 |
1.394 |
1.392 |
1.407 |
1.388 |
1.386 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.424 |
1.414 |
1.414 |
1.431 |
1.406 |
1.406 |
1.396 |
1.405 |
1.405 |
1.397 |
|
1.411 |
1.399 |
1.340 |
1.402 |
1.390 |
1.316 |
| BLYP |
1.448 |
1.436 |
1.436 |
1.451 |
1.428 |
1.428 |
1.418 |
1.428 |
1.428 |
1.419 |
|
1.432 |
1.422 |
|
|
|
|
| B1B95 |
1.426 |
1.421 |
1.421 |
1.439 |
1.413 |
1.413 |
1.403 |
1.412 |
1.412 |
1.405 |
|
1.419 |
1.405 |
1.385 |
1.409 |
1.396 |
|
| B3LYP |
1.433 |
1.426 |
1.426 |
1.443 |
1.418 |
1.418 |
1.408 |
1.417 |
1.417 |
1.408 |
1.411 |
1.423 |
1.410 |
1.408 |
1.414 |
1.402 |
1.400 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
|
|
|
|
1.417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B3PW91 |
1.432 |
1.426 |
1.426 |
1.442 |
1.417 |
1.417 |
1.407 |
1.416 |
1.416 |
1.408 |
|
1.422 |
1.409 |
|
|
|
|
| mPW1PW91 |
1.428 |
1.424 |
1.424 |
1.440 |
1.414 |
1.414 |
1.405 |
1.413 |
1.413 |
1.405 |
|
1.420 |
1.406 |
|
1.412 |
1.398 |
|
| M06-2X |
|
|
|
|
1.416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
| PBEPBE |
1.443 |
1.433 |
1.433 |
1.448 |
1.424 |
1.424 |
1.414 |
1.424 |
1.424 |
1.416 |
|
1.429 |
1.417 |
1.364 |
1.420 |
1.407 |
1.328 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.419 |
1.433 |
1.433 |
1.457 |
1.423 |
1.423 |
1.416 |
1.417 |
1.417 |
1.409 |
1.412 |
1.428 |
1.409 |
1.406 |
1.426 |
1.404 |
1.401 |
| MP2FU |
1.419 |
1.433 |
1.433 |
1.456 |
1.421 |
1.421 |
1.414 |
1.416 |
1.416 |
1.405 |
|
1.428 |
1.406 |
1.403 |
1.425 |
1.400 |
1.398 |
| ROMP2 |
1.418 |
1.434 |
1.434 |
1.471 |
1.427 |
1.427 |
1.416 |
1.421 |
1.421 |
1.410 |
|
1.435 |
1.410 |
1.395 |
1.436 |
|
|
| MP3 |
|
|
|
|
1.418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MP4 |
|
1.436 |
|
|
1.428 |
|
|
|
1.422 |
|
|
|
1.411 |
|
|
|
|
| Configuration interaction |
CID |
|
1.428 |
1.428 |
1.450 |
1.415 |
|
|
1.408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CISD |
|
1.428 |
1.428 |
1.451 |
1.415 |
|
|
1.409 |
|
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|
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|
|
| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
1.433 |
1.433 |
1.456 |
1.422 |
1.422 |
1.414 |
1.415 |
1.415 |
1.407 |
|
1.427 |
1.406 |
|
1.424 |
1.401 |
|
| QCISD(T) |
|
|
|
|
1.427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.435 |
1.409 |
|
1.342 |
|
|
| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
|
1.431 |
1.431 |
1.454 |
1.420 |
1.420 |
1.412 |
1.413 |
1.413 |
1.405 |
|
1.425 |
1.404 |
|
1.422 |
1.399 |
|
| CCSD |
|
|
|
|
1.421 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.427 |
1.405 |
|
|
|
|
| CCSD(T) |
|
|
|
|
1.426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.435 |
1.408 |
1.404 |
1.434 |
1.396 |
|
| CCSD(T)=FULL |
|
|
|
|
1.426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.434 |
1.404 |
|
1.432 |
1.389 |
|
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 |
1.435 |
1.403 |
1.434 |
1.403 |
1.444 |
1.444 |
| density functional |
B3LYP |
1.444 |
1.419 |
1.444 |
1.418 |
1.449 |
1.449 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.459 |
1.421 |
1.456 |
1.419 |
1.466 |
1.465 |
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for
different levels of theory.
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