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

Geometry Comparison

BrF5 (bromine pentafluoride)


distance is atom 1 (Br) to atom 3 (F)

Experimental bond length is 1.774  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.799
PM3 1.766
PM6 1.754
composite G2 1.738

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   1.757 1.733 1.816 1.738 1.738 1.745 1.746 1.746 1.700 1.714 1.729 1.747 1.711 1.741
density functional LSDA 1.915 1.839 1.773 1.887 1.790 1.790 1.808 1.805 1.805 1.751     1.797 1.776 1.802
SVWN   1.808     1.790   1.801                
BLYP   1.904 1.826 1.950 1.845 1.845 1.866 1.861 1.861 1.804       1.834 1.859
B1B95   1.823 1.769 1.878 1.784 1.784 1.798 1.798 1.798 1.746     1.792 1.767 1.793
B3LYP   1.843 1.788 1.897 1.805 1.805 1.821 1.818 1.818 1.766   1.804 1.811 1.789 1.816
B3PW91   1.834 1.780 1.888 1.795 1.795 1.808 1.807 1.807 1.756     1.801 1.777 1.803
mPW1PW91   1.822 1.772 1.877 1.786 1.786 1.799 1.798 1.798 1.748     1.792 1.767 1.794
M06-2X         1.773                    
PBEPBE   1.883 1.808 1.931 1.826 1.826 1.844 1.841 1.841 1.786     1.832 1.812 1.838
HSEh1PBE         1.789                    
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.822 1.775 1.905 1.792 1.792 1.812 1.802 1.802 1.748   1.791 1.798 1.762 1.803
MP2FU   1.822 1.775 1.904 1.788 1.788 1.808 1.803 1.803       1.797    
MP3         1.777                    
MP4   1.842     1.803                    
B2PLYP         1.797   1.805                
Configuration interaction CID   1.783 1.751 1.848 1.757                    
CISD   1.785 1.753 1.849 1.757                    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.819 1.775 1.898 1.785 1.785 1.801           1.793    
QCISD(T)         1.795                    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.808 1.768 1.882 1.778 1.778 1.791           1.784    
CCSD         1.782                    
CCSD(T)         1.793                    

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 1.854   1.850   1.837 1.840
density functional B1B95 1.908          
B3LYP 1.927   1.924   1.916 1.915
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.963   1.952   1.939 1.941
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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