return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Geometry > Calculated geometry > One type of bond

Comparison of levels of theory for Ca-Cl


Click on an entry for a histogram of the values.
The subscript refers to how many bonds of that type have been calculated.
average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 2.6548
2
PM6 2.4821
3
composite G2 2.5649
3
G3 2.5008
2
G3B3 2.4450
3
G4 2.4402
3
CBS-Q 2.5461
2

average calculated bond lengths (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
hartree fock HF 2.5659
3
2.6572
3
2.6073
3
2.6669
3
2.5636
3
2.5636
3
2.5685
3
2.5138
3
2.5138
3
2.5353
3
  2.6217
3
2.5162
2
2.5089
2
ROHF 2.5816
1
2.6829
1
2.6299
1
2.6937
1
2.5830
1
2.5830
1
2.5894
1
2.5198
1
2.5198
1
2.5431
1
       
density functional LSDA 2.5509
3
2.6426
1
2.5588
3
2.6288
3
2.5096
3
2.5096
3
2.5160
3
2.4118
3
2.4118
3
2.4688
3
  2.5733
2
2.4224
2
2.4193
2
BLYP 2.5904
3
2.6718
3
2.6088
3
2.6795
3
2.5657
3
2.5643
3
2.5741
3
2.4758
3
2.4758
3
2.5277
3
  2.6246
2
2.4788
2
2.4796
2
B1B95 2.5653
3
  2.5881
3
2.6528
3
2.5347
3
2.5347
3
2.5414
3
2.4545
3
2.4545
3
2.5003
3
  2.5932
2
2.4592
2
2.4574
2
B3LYP 2.5672
2
2.6393
2
2.5943
3
2.6616
3
2.5494
3
2.5494
3
2.5575
3
2.4694
3
2.4694
3
2.5146
3
  2.6205
3
2.4718
2
2.4715
2
B3LYPultrafine         2.5388
2
              2.4707
2
2.4702
2
B3PW91 2.5695
3
2.6459
3
2.5900
3
2.6557
3
2.5410
3
2.5410
3
2.5468
3
2.4572
3
2.4572
3
2.5053
3
  2.5972
2
2.4632
2
2.4602
2
mPW1PW91 2.5647
3
2.6410
3
2.5859
3
2.6511
3
2.5372
3
2.5372
3
2.5430
3
2.4552
3
2.4552
3
2.5018
3
  2.5924
2
2.4616
2
2.4581
2
M06-2X 2.5443
2
2.6147
2
2.5762
3
2.6230
2
2.5332
3
2.5243
2
2.5292
2
2.4723
2
2.4723
2
2.5023
2
2.4655
3
2.5817
2
2.4715
2
2.4734
2
PBEPBE 2.5790
3
2.6572
3
2.5967
3
2.6664
3
2.5482
3
2.5482
3
2.5559
3
2.4553
3
2.4553
3
2.5104
3
  2.6087
2
2.4634
2
2.4602
2
PBEPBEultrafine         2.5382
2
              2.4624
2
2.4588
2
PBE1PBE 2.5569
2
  2.5738
2
2.6380
2
2.5363
3
2.5275
2
2.5324
2
2.4595
2
2.4595
2
2.4986
2
  2.5918
2
2.4610
2
2.4570
2
HSEh1PBE 2.5573
2
2.6412
3
2.5742
2
2.6389
2
2.5370
3
2.5282
2
2.5430
3
2.4606
2
2.4606
2
2.4995
2
  2.5930
2
2.4617
2
2.4475
3
TPSSh         2.5362
3
  2.5444
3
    2.4902
3
      2.4340
3
wB97X-D     2.6051
3
  2.5368
3
  2.5466
3
  2.4497
3
    2.6262
3
2.5466
3
2.4414
3
B97D3   2.6811
3
    2.5639
3
  2.5728
3
  2.4498
3
  2.4433
3
2.6379
3
  2.4426
3
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2.5737
3
2.6766
3
2.6122
3
2.6870
3
2.5432
3
2.5489
3
2.5513
3
2.4553
3
2.4783
3
2.5168
3
  2.6264
3
2.5195
2
2.5063
3
MP2=FULL 2.5754
3
2.6767
3
2.6089
3
2.6869
3
2.5463
3
2.5487
3
2.5511
3
2.4765
3
2.4765
3
2.5149
3
  2.6100
2
2.4929
2
2.4684
3
ROMP2 2.5860
1
  2.6322
1
2.7126
1
2.5659
1
2.5659
1
2.5715
1
2.4803
1
2.4803
1
2.5226
1
       
MP3         2.5398
2
  2.5425
3
             
MP3=FULL         2.5424
3
  2.5449
3
             
MP4 2.5904
1
2.6801
3
    2.5515
3
      2.4820
3
2.5261
1
  2.6169
2
2.5222
2
2.5185
2
MP4=FULL   2.6685
2
    2.5424
2
      2.4801
2
      2.4962
2
2.4847
2
B2PLYP         2.5641
1
                2.4472
1
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         2.5453
3
              2.4728
3
2.4660
3
Configuration interaction CID   2.6746
3
2.5991
2
2.6726
2
2.5504
3
    2.4858
2
2.4895
1
2.5265
1
       
CISD   2.6761
3
2.5997
2
2.6739
2
2.5510
3
    2.4860
2
2.4896
1
2.5266
1
       
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
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 2.5939
1
2.6796
3
2.6035
2
2.6907
3
2.5514
3
2.5514
3
2.5533
3
2.4849
3
2.4849
3
2.5202
3
  2.6151
2
2.5216
2
2.5177
2
QCISD(T)   2.7042
1
2.6357
1
2.7166
1
2.5525
3
  2.5744
1
2.4844
1
2.4844
1
2.5264
1
  2.6177
2
2.5228
2
2.5186
2
Coupled Cluster CCD 2.5908
1
2.6769
3
2.6016
2
2.6880
3
2.5478
3
2.5499
3
2.5516
3
2.4838
3
2.4838
3
2.5195
3
  2.6137
2
2.5204
2
2.5172
2
CCSD         2.5425
2
            2.6149
2
2.5212
2
2.5175
2
CCSD=FULL         2.5422
2
            2.6110
2
2.4965
2
2.4862
2
CCSD(T)   2.7039
1
2.6354
1
2.7162
1
2.5523
3
  2.5690
1
2.4843
1
2.4843
1
2.5263
1
  2.6175
2
2.5226
2
2.5185
2
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.5438
2
            2.6134
2
2.4968
2
2.4853
2
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

average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 2.6136
3
  2.6195
3
  2.6376
3
2.5483
3
    2.4881
3
density functional B3LYP 2.6229
3
  2.6234
3
  2.6378
3
2.4995
3
    2.4438
3
PBEPBE                 2.4346
3
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2.6326
3
  2.6396
3
  2.6506
3
2.5491
3
    2.4928
3
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.