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

Geometry Comparison

CuCl (Copper monochloride)


distance is atom 1 (Cu) to atom 2 (Cl)

Experimental bond length is 2.051  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM6 2.057
composite G2 2.110

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
hartree fock HF   2.089 1.960 2.173 2.110 2.110 2.175 2.183 2.183 2.075 2.177 2.189
density functional LSDA 2.024 2.327 2.262 2.011 1.946 1.946 2.020 2.007 2.007 1.902    
SVWN   2.327     1.946   2.020          
BLYP     2.325 2.076 2.011 2.011 2.095 2.082 2.082 1.960    
B1B95     1.899 2.060 1.999 1.998   2.066 2.066 1.956    
B3LYP 1.921 2.043 1.913 2.071 2.009 2.009 2.094 2.078 2.078 1.966   2.107
B3PW91   2.039 1.903 2.065 2.002 2.002 2.079 2.067 2.067 1.959    
mPW1PW91 1.661 2.039 1.903 2.065 2.002 2.002 2.079 2.067 2.067 1.961    
M06-2X         2.043              
PBEPBE   2.371 2.314 2.061 1.994 1.994 2.070 2.059 2.059 1.944 2.064  
PBEPBEultrafine         1.993              
HSEh1PBE         1.998              
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   2.092 1.941 2.088 1.985 1.985 2.056 2.059 2.059 1.954   2.099
MP2FU   2.097 1.943 2.092 1.983 1.983 2.053 2.053 2.053 1.938    
MP4   2.125     1.981              
B2PLYP         2.003   2.079          
Configuration interaction CID   2.125 1.966 2.124 2.032     2.112 2.112      
CISD   2.131 1.968 2.116 2.028     2.110 2.110      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.180 2.033 2.327 2.183 2.183   2.098 2.098 2.033    
QCISD(T)       1.902 1.863 1.863 2.035 2.079 2.079 1.892    
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.169 2.014 2.117 2.018 2.018 2.091 2.100 2.100 1.995    
CCSD       2.118 2.022 2.022 2.088 2.098 2.098 1.995    
CCSD(T)       2.118 2.014 2.014 2.082 2.092 2.092 1.983    

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 2.203   2.203   2.208 2.183
density functional B1B95 2.131          
B3LYP 2.139   2.138   2.153 2.122
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 2.132   2.131   2.172 2.111
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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