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

Geometry Comparison

CHClCCl2 (Trichloroethylene)


distance is atom 2 (C) to atom 5 (Cl)

Experimental bond length is 1.720  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.678
PM6 1.707
composite G3 1.727
G3B3 1.742
CBS-Q 1.729

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z
hartree fock HF 1.775 1.796 1.733 1.785 1.727 1.727 1.727 1.728 1.728 1.724 1.719 1.735 1.732 1.725 1.733 1.725 1.721
density functional LSDA 1.778 1.780 1.720 1.776 1.716 1.716 1.716 1.714 1.714 1.707     1.718 1.707 1.718    
SVWN   1.780     1.716   1.716                    
BLYP 1.820 1.835 1.768 1.828 1.762 1.762 1.762 1.762 1.762 1.753     1.764 1.755 1.766    
B1B95 1.785 1.791 1.731 1.785 1.723 1.725 1.725 1.724 1.724 1.718     1.727 1.718 1.725    
B3LYP 1.801 1.812 1.748 1.805 1.742 1.742 1.742 1.742   1.735 1.730 1.747 1.745 1.736     1.731
B3LYPultrafine         1.742   1.743                    
B3PW91   1.798 1.736 1.791 1.731 1.731 1.730 1.729   1.724     1.733 1.724 1.733    
mPW1PW91   1.792   1.786 1.726 1.726 1.726 1.725 1.725 1.720     1.728   1.729    
M06-2X         1.728                        
PBEPBE   1.810     1.741 1.741 1.741 1.740 1.739 1.733 1.727   1.743 1.735      
PBEPBEultrafine         1.741                        
HSEh1PBE         1.725                        
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC   1.828 1.744 1.817 1.725 1.725 1.724 1.724 1.724     1.733 1.734       1.717
MP2FU         1.723 1.723 1.723 1.723                 1.711
MP3         1.730                        
B2PLYP         1.735   1.735                    
Configuration interaction CID         1.724                        
CISD         1.724                        
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.834             1.732                
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.731                        
CCSD(T)         1.735                        

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 1.791 1.738 1.788 1.738 1.783 1.790
density functional B1B95 1.799 1.741        
B3LYP 1.818 1.757 1.816 1.758 1.804 1.807
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC 1.827 1.741 1.824 1.741 1.819 1.829
Values that are outliers may reflect different atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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