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

Geometry Comparison

HCl- (hydrogen chloride anion)


distance is atom 1 () to atom 2 ()
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.688
PM3 1.651
PM6 3.703
composite G2 3.770
G3 3.770
G3B3 2.286
CBS-Q 3.770

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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z
hartree fock HF 2.470 3.434 3.473 3.780   3.633 5.080 4.211 3.671 3.631 3.326 2.962 3.067 1.305 1.284 3.064
density functional LSDA 2.177 2.179 2.179 2.198 2.153 2.131 2.060 2.093 2.048 2.122   2.068 2.019 1.427 1.377  
SVWN   2.208         2.060                  
BLYP 2.261 2.380 2.362 2.385 2.342 2.312 2.276 2.266 2.229 2.316   2.260 2.215      
B1B95 2.223 2.323 2.323 2.339 2.296 2.268 2.281 2.255 2.214 2.266   2.199 2.176 1.366 1.321  
B3LYP 2.216 2.325 2.306 2.324 2.286 2.260 2.257 2.242 2.202 2.258 2.180 2.197 2.172 1.404 1.347 2.166
B3LYPultrafine         2.283                      
B3PW91 2.221 2.301 2.279 2.296 2.254 2.226 2.226 2.212 2.161 2.219   2.151 2.123      
mPW1PW91 2.214 2.300 2.277 2.295 2.252 2.224 2.237 2.219 2.164 2.214   2.143 2.119      
M06-2X         2.305                      
PBEPBE 2.245 2.311 2.289 2.308 2.264 2.235 2.210 2.203 2.153 2.231   2.162 2.120      
HSEh1PBE         2.257                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   3.144 3.105 3.389 3.189 2.773 4.964 3.272 2.679 2.822 2.325 2.292 2.246 1.339 1.306 2.242
MP2FU   3.132 3.088 3.367 3.154 2.752 4.879 3.248 2.665 2.792   2.288 2.232     2.227
MP3         3.151                      
MP4   3.082     3.029       2.322       2.145      
B2PLYP         2.348   2.345                  
Configuration interaction CID   3.138 3.130 3.391 3.235     3.204                
CISD   3.034 3.074 3.172 3.098     3.067                
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.980 2.976 3.066 2.923 2.576 4.870 2.848 2.293 2.641   2.209 2.171      
QCISD(T)         2.876             2.193 2.148 1.345 1.314  
Coupled Cluster CCD   3.119 3.078 3.361 3.137 2.686 4.939 3.079 2.352 2.747   2.207 2.171 1.335 1.304  
CCSD         2.924                      
CCSD(T)         2.877             2.193 2.148 1.345 1.313 2.144

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 4.044 4.037 3.598 3.586 3.282 3.278
density functional B3LYP 2.414 2.372 2.228 2.183 2.317 2.307
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 3.828 3.770 3.097 2.849 2.988 2.981
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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