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

Geometry Comparison

H2O- (water anion)


distance is atom 1 (O) to atom 2 (H)
No experimental bond length available. Calculated bond lengths are shown.
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.104
PM3 1.050
PM6 0.898
composite G2 1.043
G3 1.043
G3B3 1.082
CBS-Q 1.047

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z
hartree fock HF 1.273 1.198 1.198 1.081 dnf 1.032 0.949 0.984 0.984 1.024 0.976 1.010 0.977 0.967 0.949 0.945 0.943  
density functional SVWN   1.025     1.079   1.002                      
BLYP 1.390 1.259 1.259 1.142 dnf 1.094 1.007 1.041 1.036 1.086   1.067 1.028          
B1B95 1.332 1.210 1.210 1.104 1.070 1.060 0.981 1.014 1.011 1.052   1.038 1.004 0.992 0.969 0.965 0.963  
B3LYP 1.348 1.224 1.224 1.116 1.082 1.072 dnf 1.023 1.019 1.064 1.012 1.048 1.012 1.000 0.977 0.971 0.969  
B3LYPultrafine         1.082                          
B3PW91 1.340 1.211 1.211 1.108 1.075 1.064 0.986 1.020 1.016 1.057   1.044 1.009          
mPW1PW91 1.329 1.203 1.203 1.103 1.070 1.060 0.982 1.016 1.013 1.053   1.040 1.006          
M06-2X         1.062                          
PBEPBE 1.374 1.237 1.237 1.128 1.093 1.082 1.000 1.035 1.031 1.075   1.061 1.024 1.012     0.978  
HSEh1PBE         0.971                          
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.288 1.185 1.185 1.101 1.067 1.052 0.985 1.011 1.009 1.045 1.006 1.036 dnf 0.998 0.976 0.970 0.966 dnf
MP2FU 1.288 1.185 1.185 1.101 1.067 1.051 0.985 1.010 1.009 1.044   1.035 1.006 0.996     0.964  
MP3         1.066                          
MP4   1.206     1.078       1.011       1.009          
B2PLYP         0.976   0.987                      
Configuration interaction CID   1.199 1.199 1.105 dnf     1.004                    
CISD   1.220 1.220 1.116 1.071     1.005                    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.237 1.237 1.128 1.080 1.059 0.980 1.011 1.008 1.051   1.038 1.004          
QCISD(T)         dnf             1.041 1.008   0.977 0.970    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.203 1.203 1.110 1.072 1.054 0.978 1.009 1.006 1.045   1.035 1.002   0.972 0.965    
CCSD(T)         1.084             1.041 1.008 0.997 0.977 0.970 0.966  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.084                 0.995     0.965  

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 1.129 1.066 1.002 0.987 1.142 1.141
density functional B3LYP 1.131 1.102 1.044 1.024 1.141 1.141
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.121 1.084 1.041 1.021 1.131 1.130
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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