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

Geometry Comparison

CH3COCH2CH3 (2-Butanone)


distance is atom 2 (C) to atom 3 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.512  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.503
PM3 1.517
PM6 1.517
composite G2 1.519
G3 1.770
CBS-Q 1.774

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 aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.549 1.518 1.518 1.511 1.518 1.518 1.517 1.519 1.518 1.519 1.516 1.517 1.517 1.515 1.517 1.516
density functional LSDA 1.556 1.511 1.511 1.502 1.504 1.503 1.502 1.501 1.501 1.502     1.504 1.497 1.500  
SVWN   1.508     1.505   1.503                  
BLYP 1.595 1.544 1.544 1.537 1.538 1.538 1.537 1.538 1.538 1.537     1.538 1.533 1.535  
B1B95 1.562 1.520 1.520 1.513 1.515 1.516 1.515 1.514 1.514 1.516     1.515 1.510 1.511  
B3LYP 1.574 1.528 1.528 1.522 1.526 1.525 1.524 1.525 1.524   1.520 1.525 1.525 1.520 1.522  
B3LYPultrafine         1.526                      
B3PW91 1.567 1.523 1.523 1.517 1.521 1.520 1.519 1.519 1.519 1.520     1.519 1.515 1.517  
mPW1PW91 1.562 1.520 1.520 1.514 1.518 1.517 1.516 1.516 1.516 1.517     1.516 1.512 1.514  
M06-2X         1.520                      
PBEPBE 1.579 1.533         1.527 1.527 1.527   1.523     1.523    
HSEh1PBE         1.517                      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.575 1.534 1.534 1.530 1.518 1.518 1.516 1.521 1.521 1.517   1.519 1.525 1.514 1.523  
MP2FU   1.533 1.533 1.529 1.516 1.516 1.515 1.519 1.519       1.523 1.506    
MP3         1.519                      
B2PLYP         1.522   1.521                  
Configuration interaction CID         1.514                      
CISD         1.515                      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.538 1.538 1.533 1.522 1.522   1.526 1.526       1.529      
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.535 1.535 1.531 1.520 1.520   1.524         1.528      

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 1.529 1.532 1.526 1.528 1.519 1.519
density functional B1B95 1.535          
B3LYP 1.544 1.542 1.539 1.537 1.529 1.530
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.556 1.537 1.549 1.530 1.545 1.545
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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