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

Geometry Comparison

BrF5 (bromine pentafluoride)


distance is atom 1 (Br) to atom 2 (F)

Experimental bond length is 1.689  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.823
PM3 1.781
PM6 1.757
composite G2 1.683

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
hartree fock HF   1.713 1.704 1.784 1.683 1.683 1.680 1.693 1.693 1.650 1.654 1.668 1.702 1.653 1.684
density functional LSDA 1.931 1.793 1.743 1.856 1.738 1.738 1.743 1.756 1.756 1.698     1.755 1.718 1.748
SVWN   1.752     1.738   1.744                
BLYP   1.862 1.797 1.921 1.793 1.793 1.800 1.813 1.813 1.743       1.770 1.802
B1B95   1.777 1.739 1.849 1.731 1.731 1.732 1.748 1.748 1.693     1.749 1.706 1.737
B3LYP   1.798 1.758 1.868 1.750 1.750 1.753 1.767 1.767 1.708   1.744 1.767 1.725 1.756
B3PW91   1.790 1.750 1.858 1.740 1.740 1.742 1.757 1.757 1.700     1.757 1.714 1.745
mPW1PW91   1.778 1.742 1.848 1.732 1.732 1.733 1.747 1.747 1.693     1.749 1.706 1.737
M06-2X         1.724                    
PBEPBE   1.839 1.778 1.901 1.773 1.773 1.779 1.792 1.792 1.728     1.790 1.749 1.782
HSEh1PBE         1.738                    
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.779 1.749 1.881 1.740 1.740 1.742 1.752 1.752 1.696   1.728 1.757 1.702 1.743
MP2FU   1.779 1.748 1.880 1.735 1.735 1.738 1.751 1.751       1.756    
MP3         1.729                    
MP4   1.796     1.746                    
B2PLYP         1.745   1.744                
Configuration interaction CID   1.742 1.725 1.821 1.704                    
CISD   1.743 1.726 1.823 1.704                    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.774 1.748 1.865 1.732 1.732 1.734           1.751    
QCISD(T)         1.745                    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.769 1.744 1.862 1.728 1.728 1.729           1.746    
CCSD         1.731                    
CCSD(T)         1.743                    

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 1.828   1.822   1.802 1.807
density functional B1B95 1.885          
B3LYP 1.904   1.900   1.884 1.887
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.922   1.914   1.903 1.902
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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