Geometry Comparison
SiF4 (Silicon tetrafluoride)
distance is atom 1 (Si) to atom 2 (F)
Experimental bond length is 1.554 Å
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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
| semi-empirical |
PM3 |
1.580 |
| PM6 |
1.552 |
| composite |
G3 |
1.557 |
| G3B3 |
1.579 |
| CBS-Q |
1.562 |
Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with standard basis sets
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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 |
1.584 |
1.584 |
1.557 |
1.625 |
1.557 |
1.557 |
1.560 |
1.555 |
1.555 |
1.544 |
1.542 |
1.557 |
1.591 |
1.547 |
1.576 |
1.546 |
1.540 |
| density functional |
LSDA |
1.624 |
1.604 |
1.565 |
1.646 |
1.572 |
1.572 |
1.580 |
1.573 |
1.573 |
1.556 |
|
|
1.605 |
1.568 |
1.600 |
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| SVWN |
|
1.604 |
|
|
1.572 |
|
1.580 |
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| BLYP |
1.648 |
1.625 |
1.587 |
1.670 |
1.594 |
1.595 |
1.605 |
1.598 |
1.598 |
1.580 |
|
|
1.628 |
1.593 |
1.625 |
|
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| B1B95 |
1.621 |
1.604 |
1.569 |
1.646 |
1.572 |
1.574 |
1.580 |
1.575 |
1.575 |
1.561 |
|
|
1.607 |
1.567 |
1.597 |
|
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| B3LYP |
1.626 |
1.609 |
1.574 |
1.652 |
1.579 |
1.579 |
1.587 |
1.581 |
|
1.565 |
1.569 |
1.588 |
1.612 |
1.575 |
|
|
1.566 |
| B3LYPultrafine |
|
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|
|
1.579 |
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| B3PW91 |
|
1.609 |
1.574 |
1.651 |
1.578 |
1.578 |
1.584 |
1.579 |
|
1.564 |
|
|
1.611 |
1.573 |
1.604 |
|
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| mPW1PW91 |
|
1.605 |
|
1.647 |
1.574 |
1.574 |
1.581 |
1.575 |
1.575 |
1.561 |
|
|
1.608 |
|
1.600 |
|
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| M06-2X |
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1.571 |
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| PBEPBE |
|
1.624 |
|
|
1.592 |
1.592 |
1.601 |
1.594 |
1.594 |
1.578 |
1.582 |
|
1.625 |
1.589 |
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| PBEPBEultrafine |
|
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|
|
1.592 |
|
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| HSEh1PBE |
|
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|
|
1.575 |
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| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
|
1.603 |
1.573 |
1.655 |
1.583 |
1.583 |
1.592 |
1.577 |
1.577 |
1.566 |
|
1.586 |
1.614 |
|
|
|
1.565 |
| MP2FU |
|
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|
|
1.581 |
1.581 |
1.589 |
1.576 |
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|
1.561 |
| MP3 |
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|
1.576 |
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| MP4 |
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|
1.573 |
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| B2PLYP |
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1.578 |
|
1.586 |
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| Configuration interaction |
CID |
|
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1.570 |
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| CISD |
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1.570 |
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| Quadratic configuration interaction |
QCISD |
|
1.602 |
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|
1.580 |
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|
1.573 |
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| Coupled Cluster |
CCD |
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1.578 |
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| CCSD |
|
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|
1.579 |
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| CCSD(T) |
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1.581 |
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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 |
1.628 |
1.561 |
1.626 |
1.561 |
1.613 |
1.622 |
| density functional |
B1B95 |
1.655 |
1.584 |
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|
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| B3LYP |
1.659 |
1.588 |
1.658 |
1.589 |
1.640 |
1.649 |
| Moller Plesset perturbation |
MP2FC |
1.672 |
1.593 |
1.670 |
1.593 |
1.651 |
1.659 |
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for
different levels of theory.
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