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

Geometry Comparison

SOCl2 (thionyl chloride)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.443  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.479
PM6 1.430
composite G2 1.427
G3 1.427
G3B3 1.462
CBS-Q 1.424

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 1.566 1.541 1.432 1.598 1.427 1.427 1.427 1.417 1.417 1.408 1.404 1.430 1.437 1.414 1.444 1.416 1.405
density functional LSDA 1.571 1.572 1.470 1.597 1.465 1.465 1.466 1.455 1.455 1.446     1.477 1.451 1.482    
SVWN   1.572     1.465   1.466                    
BLYP 1.593 1.597 1.492 1.623 1.485 1.485 1.487 1.476 1.476 1.465     1.497 1.471      
B1B95 1.560 1.560 1.459 1.587   1.454 1.455 1.445 1.445 1.437     1.465 1.440 1.468    
B3LYP 1.569 1.570 1.468 1.597 1.462 1.462 1.463 1.453 1.453 1.443   1.465 1.473 1.449 1.478 1.450 1.438
B3PW91 1.565 1.566 1.464 1.592 1.458 1.458 1.459 1.449 1.449 1.441     1.470 1.447      
mPW1PW91 1.560 1.560 1.460 1.587 1.454 1.454 1.455 1.445 1.445 1.437     1.465 1.443      
M06-2X         1.449                        
PBEPBE 1.585 1.589 1.486 1.614 1.478 1.478 1.479 1.470 1.470 1.460     1.490 1.466   1.467  
HSEh1PBE         1.455                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.525 1.550 1.466 1.561 1.462 1.462 1.465 1.447 1.447 1.444   1.463 1.470 1.449 1.481   1.439
MP2FU 1.524 1.550 1.465 1.561 1.461 1.461 1.464 1.447 1.447 1.441     1.469 1.446 1.479   1.436
MP4         1.481                        
B2PLYP         1.466   1.468                    
Configuration interaction CID 1.541 1.544 1.445 1.577 1.444     1.429                  
CISD 1.565 1.555 1.448 1.590 1.446     1.431                  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD dnf dnf 1.477 dnf 1.468 1.468 1.470 1.452 1.452 1.443     1.478 1.447      
QCISD(T)         1.471     1.452         1.481 1.454      
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.541 1.552 1.454 1.581 1.454 1.454 1.456 1.438 1.438 1.432     1.461 1.437      
CCSD(T)         1.469     1.453         1.478 1.451      

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 1.626 1.440 1.614 1.438 1.579 1.562
density functional B1B95 1.599 1.467        
B3LYP 1.610 1.474 1.605 1.473 1.589 1.576
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.567 1.475 1.564 1.474 1.558 1.548
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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