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Comparison of levels of theory for B-Cl


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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 AM1 1.6839
8
PM3 1.6678
8
PM6 1.7315
13
composite G2 1.7490
8
G3 1.7490
8
G3B3 1.7535
11
G3MP2 1.7520
4
G4 1.7675
13
CBS-Q 1.7528
8

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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.7719
10
1.7795
11
1.7484
11
1.7854
11
1.7670
13
1.7470
11
1.7464
9
1.7477
11
1.7477
11
1.7488
11
1.7433
11
1.7566
17
1.7527
11
1.7473
11
1.7405
6
1.7550
11
1.7474
11
1.7380
4
1.7449
10
  1.7514
4
  1.7534
3
1.7516
16
ROHF         1.8770
2
                                     
density functional LSDA 1.7651
10
1.7621
10
1.7384
10
1.7739
10
1.7367
10
1.7365
10
1.7356
10
1.7311
10
1.7311
10
1.7326
10
  1.7387
4
1.7409
10
1.7285
10
  1.7393
10
               
BLYP 1.7967
10
1.7978
11
1.7689
11
1.8078
11
1.7726
13
1.7685
11
1.7670
11
1.7645
11
1.7645
11
1.7655
11
1.7577
4
1.7694
8
1.7722
11
1.7611
11
  1.7705
11
1.7616
4
  1.7649
4
      1.7698
3
1.7613
3
B1B95 1.7750
11
1.7387
4
1.7437
11
1.7794
11
1.7409
11
1.7420
11
1.7407
11
1.7389
11
1.7390
11
1.7410
11
1.7335
4
1.7424
8
1.7460
11
1.7371
11
  1.7449
11
1.7372
4
          1.7444
3
1.7368
3
B3LYP 1.7858
11
1.7823
11
1.7543
11
1.7920
11
1.7540
11
1.7539
11
1.7527
11
1.7506
11
1.7536
8
1.7520
11
1.7438
11
1.7567
17
1.7582
11
1.7481
11
1.7407
4
1.7572
11
1.7399
11
1.7406
4
1.7452
10
  1.7523
4
  1.7569
3
1.7487
3
B3LYPultrafine   1.7809
8
    1.7539
11
1.7561
8
1.7558
8
1.7536
8
  1.7521
4
1.7452
4
1.7556
8
1.7607
8
1.7501
10
  1.7599
8
1.7612
13
  1.7516
4
      1.7569
3
1.7487
3
B3PW91 1.7800
8
1.7765
11
1.7491
11
1.7847
11
1.7472
11
1.7473
11
1.7462
11
1.7439
11
1.7465
8
1.7462
11
1.7393
4
1.7492
8
1.7515
11
1.7427
11
  1.7512
11
1.7433
4
  1.7455
4
      1.7505
3
1.7429
3
mPW1PW91 1.7736
9
1.7729
11
1.7461
8
1.7811
11
1.7440
11
1.7440
11
1.7429
11
1.7409
11
1.7411
11
1.7432
11
1.7366
4
1.7462
8
1.7482
11
1.7399
11
  1.7482
11
1.7406
4
  1.7426
4
      1.7476
3
1.7402
3
M06-2X 1.7715
8
1.7679
8
1.7586
17
1.7780
8
1.7583
13
1.7468
8
1.7464
8
1.7440
8
1.7440
8
1.7464
8
1.7381
13
1.7463
8
1.7511
8
1.7436
8
  1.7514
8
1.7411
4
          1.7485
3
1.7406
3
PBEPBE 1.7872
8
1.7860
11
1.7588
8
1.7928
8
1.7565
11
1.7564
11
1.7550
11
1.7527
11
1.7527
11
1.7542
11
1.7460
11
1.7575
8
1.7607
10
1.7507
11
  1.7612
8
1.7473
7
  1.7323
1
  1.7540
4
  1.7584
3
1.7506
3
PBEPBEultrafine   1.7844
8
    1.7560
11
1.7582
8
1.7577
8
1.7553
8
  1.7539
4
1.7471
4
1.7575
8
1.7620
8
1.7537
8
  1.7612
8
1.7510
4
          1.7584
3
1.7506
3
PBE1PBE 1.7745
8
1.7419
4
1.7456
8
1.7783
8
1.7533
13
1.7452
8
1.7449
8
1.7431
8
1.7431
8
1.7443
8
1.7362
4
1.7455
8
1.7493
8
1.7424
8
  1.7495
8
1.7402
4
          1.7470
3
1.7397
3
HSEh1PBE 1.7754
8
1.7699
13
1.7463
8
1.7794
8
1.7546
13
1.7460
8
1.7450
13
1.7439
8
1.7439
8
1.7450
8
1.7368
4
1.7462
8
1.7502
8
1.7293
13
  1.7503
8
1.7408
4
          1.7477
3
1.7403
3
TPSSh 1.7867
4
1.7822
8
1.7551
8
1.7888
8
1.7606
13
1.7534
8
1.7567
13
1.7510
8
1.7474
4
1.7589
13
1.7427
4
1.7537
8
1.7578
8
1.7549
13
1.7445
3
1.7578
8
1.7467
4
1.7446
3
        1.7543
3
1.7465
3
wB97X-D 1.7829
4
1.7693
4
1.7578
17
1.7753
4
1.7558
17
1.7486
4
1.7527
17
1.7460
4
1.7534
17
1.7481
4
1.7420
4
1.7531
17
1.7536
17
1.7511
17
1.7430
3
1.7523
4
1.7504
17
1.7432
3
        1.7528
3
1.7450
3
B97D3 1.7983
4
1.7863
17
1.7576
4
1.7922
4
1.7649
17
1.7596
4
1.7614
17
1.7567
4
1.7622
17
1.7582
4
1.7550
17
1.7638
17
1.7621
4
1.7591
17
1.7523
3
1.7613
4
1.7561
17
1.7524
3
        1.7620
3
1.7488
12
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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.7831
8
1.7946
11
1.7502
11
1.8004
11
1.7422
17
1.7360
11
1.7348
11
1.7415
17
1.7367
11
1.7422
11
1.7373
4
1.7422
17
1.7505
11
1.7395
11
1.7301
4
1.7553
11
1.7362
5
1.7303
4
1.7395
12
1.7497
3
1.7399
7
  1.7551
3
1.7406
3
MP2=FULL 1.7828
8
1.7946
11
1.7505
8
1.7981
8
1.7339
11
1.7337
11
1.7324
11
1.7355
11
1.7389
8
1.7366
8
1.7329
4
1.7422
8
1.7486
11
1.7297
8
1.7244
4
1.7533
11
1.7330
4
1.7309
3
1.7315
12
1.7474
3
1.7349
7
  1.7530
3
1.7330
3
MP3         1.7384
10
  1.7512
12
      1.7403
3
1.7441
3
1.7566
7
1.7434
3
                1.7581
3
1.7436
3
MP3=FULL   1.7872
3
1.7512
3
1.7941
3
1.7499
12
1.7378
3
1.7452
12
1.7403
3
1.7403
3
1.7386
3
1.7365
3
1.7456
7
1.7549
7
1.7398
7
  1.7568
3
1.7356
3
          1.7562
3
1.7362
3
MP4   1.7962
3
    1.7431
10
    1.7223
1
1.7463
3
  1.7441
3
1.7485
3
1.7615
7
1.7508
6
  1.7632
3
1.7475
3
          1.7629
3
1.7477
3
MP4=FULL   1.7962
3
    1.7442
7
      1.7453
3
  1.7399
3
  1.7597
7
1.7412
3
  1.7615
3
1.7391
3
          1.7609
3
1.7397
3
B2PLYP 1.7836
8
1.7838
8
1.7520
8
1.7917
8
1.7578
13
1.7488
8
1.7484
8
1.7480
8
1.7480
8
1.7500
8
1.7418
4
1.7505
8
1.7567
8
1.7529
13
  1.7582
8
1.7457
4
      1.7479
4
  1.7555
3
1.7454
3
B2PLYP=FULL 1.7835
8
1.7837
8
1.7519
8
1.7916
8
1.7481
8
1.7481
8
1.7478
8
1.7476
8
1.7476
8
1.7477
8
1.7404
4
1.7501
8
1.7561
8
1.7461
8
  1.7575
8
1.7432
4
      1.7464
4
  1.7547
3
1.7429
3
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.7873
4
1.7792
4
1.7479
4
1.7857
4
1.7672
15
1.7459
4
1.7450
4
1.7454
4
1.7454
4
1.7461
4
1.7404
4
1.7474
4
1.7716
15
1.7577
15
  1.7538
4
1.7491
18
        1.7434
1
1.7547
3
1.7429
3
Configuration interaction CID   1.7870
8
1.7485
8
1.7934
8
1.7379
11
    1.7388
9
    1.7359
4
  1.7492
4
1.7392
4
                1.7524
3
1.7384
3
CISD   1.7883
8
1.7490
8
1.7946
8
1.7385
11
    1.7422
8
    1.7362
4
  1.7496
4
1.7396
4
                1.7529
3
1.7388
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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.8010
11
1.7553
8
1.8037
8
1.7421
11
1.7444
8
1.7409
11
1.7435
11
1.7433
11
1.7495
8
1.7423
4
1.7493
8
1.7568
11
1.7457
9
  1.7626
8
1.7450
4
  1.7435
5
  1.7477
4
  1.7603
3
1.7453
3
QCISD(T)         1.7435
11
    1.7419
5
    1.7440
4
1.7510
8
1.7604
8
1.7498
8
  1.7648
8
1.7498
8
      1.7493
4
  1.7628
3
1.7476
3
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.7438
8
  1.7436
8
      1.7399
4
  1.7585
8
1.7436
8
1.7377
3
1.7628
8
1.7389
4
1.7377
3
    1.7440
4
  1.7608
3
1.7396
3
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.7929
8
1.7529
8
1.7994
8
1.7396
11
1.7419
8
1.7415
8
1.7407
9
1.7433
8
1.7475
8
1.7405
4
1.7465
8
1.7540
11
1.7458
8
  1.7601
8
1.7433
4
  1.7455
4
  1.7453
4
  1.7579
3
1.7434
3
CCSD         1.7410
11
1.7411
4
1.7403
4
1.7388
5
1.7430
4
1.7469
4
1.7416
4
1.7481
8
1.7575
8
1.7470
8
1.7400
3
1.7615
8
1.7466
8
1.7402
3
        1.7593
3
1.7444
3
CCSD=FULL         1.7413
8
        1.7402
4
1.7374
4
1.7470
8
1.7557
8
1.7410
8
1.7350
3
1.7596
8
1.7363
4
          1.7573
3
1.7369
3
CCSD(T)   1.8350
1
    1.7429
11
1.7400
7
1.7377
5
1.7412
5
1.7412
5
1.7485
4
1.7396
5
1.7504
8
1.7582
9
1.7470
9
1.7421
3
1.7631
9
1.7435
5
1.7423
3
1.7446
5
1.7566
3
1.7466
7
  1.7622
3
1.7470
3
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.7432
8
          1.7395
4
1.7493
8
1.7579
8
1.7430
8
1.7372
3
1.7585
4
1.7385
4
1.7373
3
1.7419
4
1.7544
3
1.7422
7
  1.7602
3
1.7392
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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-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 1.7992
11
1.7585
11
1.7990
11
1.7563
11
1.7866
11
1.7963
11
    1.7513
17
density functional BLYP                 1.7593
4
B1B95 1.8059
10
1.7634
10
            1.7349
4
B3LYP 1.8153
11
1.7714
11
1.8128
11
1.7679
11
1.7957
11
1.8004
11
    1.7518
17
B3LYPultrafine                 1.7469
4
B3PW91                 1.7413
4
mPW1PW91                 1.7386
4
M06-2X                 1.7395
4
PBEPBE                 1.7528
17
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.7489
4
PBE1PBE                 1.7380
4
HSEh1PBE                 1.7386
4
TPSSh                 1.7445
4
wB97X-D 1.7932
4
1.7608
4
1.7917
4
1.7578
4
1.7742
4
1.7811
4
    1.7436
4
B97D3                 1.7528
4
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.8199
11
1.7546
11
1.8169
11
1.7498
11
1.8021
11
1.8141
11
    1.7436
17
MP2=FULL                 1.7345
4
MP3                 1.7405
3
MP3=FULL                 1.7379
3
MP4                 1.7441
3
MP4=FULL                 1.7410
3
B2PLYP                 1.7431
4
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.7421
4
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.7421
4
Configuration interaction CID                 1.7362
4
CISD                 1.7366
4
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.7426
4
QCISD(T)                 1.7442
4
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.7411
4
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.7408
4
CCSD                 1.7418
4
CCSD=FULL                 1.7388
4
CCSD(T)                 1.7437
4
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.7408
4
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.