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Comparison of levels of theory for B-N


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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 1.3276
13
PM3 1.3650
6
PM6 1.3699
15
composite G2 1.3952
7
G3 1.3951
7
G3B3 1.4060
7
G3MP2 1.6888
1
G4 1.3990
15
CBS-Q 1.3958
7

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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.4144
13
1.4228
13
1.4228
13
1.4143
13
1.4052
16
1.4079
13
1.4078
13
1.4051
13
1.4050
13
1.4052
13
1.3910
4
1.3901
15
1.4066
13
1.4049
13
1.3794
12
1.4062
13
1.4049
13
1.3796
12
1.5356
2
1.4006
14
ROHF 1.2478
2
1.2743
2
1.2765
2
1.2715
2
1.2538
3
1.2568
2
1.2581
2
1.2543
2
1.2531
2
1.2534
2
  1.2889
1
1.2583
2
1.2535
2
1.2875
1
1.2594
2
1.2549
2
1.2877
1
   
density functional LSDA 1.4366
12
1.4203
12
1.4203
12
1.4124
12
1.4080
12
1.4075
12
1.4072
12
1.4026
12
1.4030
12
1.4036
12
1.2347
1
1.4165
5
1.4065
12
1.4022
12
  1.4044
12
1.4141
5
     
BLYP 1.4669
13
1.4414
13
1.4414
13
1.4339
13
1.4066
15
1.4299
13
1.4295
13
1.4260
13
1.4264
13
1.4266
13
1.4370
3
1.4437
6
1.4274
13
1.4252
13
  1.5020
4
1.5083
4
  1.5375
2
1.5362
2
B1B95 1.4355
13
1.4387
12
1.4387
12
1.4162
13
1.4266
12
1.4265
12
1.4257
12
1.4077
13
1.4080
13
1.4230
12
1.4181
3
1.4201
6
1.4099
13
1.4072
13
1.2594
1
1.3885
11
1.4216
12
1.2596
1
1.5148
2
1.5130
2
B3LYP 1.4465
13
1.4299
13
1.4299
13
1.4220
13
1.4182
13
1.4174
13
1.4172
13
1.4137
13
1.4140
13
1.4142
13
1.4259
3
1.4000
15
1.4153
13
1.4131
13
1.3875
12
1.4140
13
1.4129
13
1.3479
6
1.5257
2
1.5241
2
B3LYPultrafine   1.4442
6
    1.4182
13
1.4337
6
1.4310
6
1.4274
6
  1.4258
3
1.4259
3
1.4284
6
1.4286
6
1.4270
6
  1.4246
6
1.3975
15
  1.5257
2
1.5241
2
B3PW91 1.4401
13
1.4277
13
1.4277
13
1.4194
13
1.4154
13
1.4147
13
1.4142
13
1.4108
13
1.4110
13
1.4115
13
1.4211
3
1.4239
6
1.4130
13
1.4103
13
  1.4831
4
1.4873
4
  1.5191
2
1.5165
2
mPW1PW91 1.4349
13
1.4250
13
1.4250
13
1.4167
13
1.4125
13
1.4119
13
1.4115
13
1.4082
13
1.4084
13
1.4088
13
1.4188
3
1.4206
6
1.4102
13
1.4078
13
  1.4180
6
1.4188
6
  1.5165
2
1.5139
2
M06-2X 1.4613
6
1.4339
6
1.4096
15
1.4266
6
1.3981
15
1.4258
6
1.4239
6
1.4193
6
1.4197
6
1.4222
6
1.3922
15
1.4202
6
1.4202
6
1.4195
6
  1.4176
6
1.4188
6
  1.5198
2
1.5195
2
PBEPBE 1.4546
13
1.4362
13
1.4362
13
1.4282
13
1.4243
13
1.4236
13
1.4232
13
1.4196
13
1.4200
13
1.4205
13
1.4278
3
1.4341
6
1.4219
13
1.4191
13
1.2734
1
1.4309
6
1.4319
6
1.2737
1
1.5241
2
1.5221
2
PBEPBEultrafine   1.4497
6
    1.4403
6
1.4396
6
1.4367
6
1.4331
6
  1.4279
3
1.4278
3
1.4341
6
1.4352
6
1.4328
6
  1.4309
6
1.4319
6
  1.5241
2
1.5221
2
PBE1PBE 1.4744
6
1.4370
6
1.4370
6
1.4290
6
1.3982
15
1.4257
6
1.4225
6
1.4191
6
1.4195
6
1.4223
6
1.4181
3
1.4203
6
1.4210
6
1.4192
6
  1.4177
6
1.4186
6
  1.5152
2
1.5129
2
HSEh1PBE 1.4762
6
1.4126
15
1.4376
6
1.4297
6
1.3985
15
1.4258
6
1.3978
15
1.4198
6
1.4201
6
1.4230
6
1.4191
3
1.4209
6
1.4217
6
1.3938
15
  1.4182
6
1.4192
6
  1.5164
2
1.5140
2
TPSSh 1.5891
4
1.4485
6
1.4485
6
1.4399
6
1.3991
15
1.4359
6
1.3981
15
1.4298
6
1.4960
4
1.3962
15
1.4278
3
1.4307
6
1.4320
6
1.3947
15
1.4272
3
1.4281
6
1.4284
6
1.4277
3
1.5281
2
1.5254
2
wB97X-D 1.5691
4
1.5017
4
1.4042
15
1.4924
4
1.3934
15
1.4947
4
1.3924
15
1.4878
4
1.3894
15
1.4916
4
1.4210
3
1.3901
15
1.3917
15
1.3891
15
1.4200
3
1.4825
4
1.3890
15
1.4204
3
1.5200
2
1.5170
2
B97D3 1.6130
4
1.4153
15
1.5213
4
1.5137
4
1.4184
15
1.5191
4
1.4113
15
1.5114
4
1.4091
15
1.5170
4
1.4069
15
1.4247
14
1.5099
4
1.4085
15
1.4366
3
1.5039
4
1.4228
14
1.3184
2
1.5395
2
1.4187
15
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.4357
13
1.4414
13
1.4414
13
1.4355
13
1.3978
15
1.4196
13
1.4208
13
1.3953
15
1.4191
13
1.4156
13
1.4269
3
1.4003
15
1.4237
13
1.4171
15
1.3820
5
1.4256
13
1.4345
6
1.3832
5
1.5352
2
1.5234
2
MP2=FULL 1.4354
13
1.4410
13
1.4410
13
1.4351
13
1.4181
13
1.4175
13
1.4188
13
1.4167
13
1.4173
13
1.4092
13
1.4224
3
1.4351
6
1.4224
13
1.4115
13
1.3779
5
1.4234
13
1.4287
6
1.3787
5
1.5324
2
1.5161
2
ROMP2 1.2912
2
1.3158
2
1.3158
2
1.3114
2
1.2910
2
1.2912
2
1.2928
2
1.2876
2
1.2876
2
1.2863
2
  1.3292
1
1.2965
2
1.2874
2
  1.2985
2
       
MP3         1.4135
13
  1.3904
15
      1.3102
2
1.4232
6
1.4290
6
1.4215
6
        1.4010
1
 
MP3=FULL   1.5119
4
1.5119
4
1.5050
4
1.3894
15
1.4896
4
1.3900
15
1.4855
4
1.4874
4
1.4824
4
1.3072
2
1.4216
6
1.4275
6
1.4146
6
  1.4902
4
1.4809
4
  1.3993
1
1.3862
1
MP4 1.3130
1
1.4353
7
    1.4236
13
      1.4136
7
1.3220
1
1.3197
2
1.4423
6
1.4465
6
1.4017
8
  1.4464
6
1.4392
6
  1.4067
1
1.3976
1
MP4=FULL   1.4649
6
    1.4405
6
      1.4404
6
  1.3165
2
  1.4450
6
1.4328
6
  1.4442
6
1.4324
6
  1.4049
1
1.3916
1
B2PLYP 1.4902
6
1.4524
6
1.4524
6
1.4453
6
1.4062
15
1.4359
6
1.4336
6
1.4310
6
1.4317
6
1.4329
6
1.4264
3
1.4321
6
1.4338
6
1.3959
15
  1.4309
6
1.4262
8
  1.5289
2
1.5236
2
B2PLYP=FULL 1.4901
6
1.4523
6
1.4523
6
1.4452
6
1.4359
6
1.4352
6
1.4330
6
1.4304
6
1.4310
6
1.4309
6
1.4251
3
1.4315
6
1.4334
6
1.4286
6
  1.4303
6
1.4279
6
  1.5280
2
1.5214
2
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.5756
4
1.5099
4
1.5099
4
1.5020
4
1.4193
18
1.4976
4
1.4938
4
1.4925
4
1.4935
4
1.4933
4
1.4251
3
1.4940
4
1.4192
18
1.4137
18
  1.4885
4
1.4138
18
  1.5280
2
1.5214
2
Configuration interaction CID 1.3103
1
1.4332
13
1.4332
13
1.4268
13
1.4119
13
  1.3122
1
1.4090
13
1.3068
1
1.3061
1
1.3077
2
  1.3158
3
1.3078
3
        1.3983
1
1.3894
1
CISD 1.3418
1
1.4352
13
1.4352
13
1.4285
13
1.4130
13
  1.3181
1
1.4101
13
1.3144
1
1.3130
1
1.3088
2
  1.3197
3
1.3108
3
        1.3992
1
1.3901
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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.3672
1
1.4409
13
1.4409
13
1.4342
13
1.4178
13
1.4173
13
1.4178
13
1.4150
13
1.4266
6
1.4256
6
1.3145
2
1.4268
6
1.4216
13
1.4243
6
  1.4314
6
1.4239
6
  1.4047
1
1.3948
1
QCISD(T) 1.3651
1
      1.4117
7
    1.4944
4
1.3410
1
1.3386
1
1.3180
2
1.4365
6
1.4426
6
1.4333
6
  1.4421
6
1.4332
6
  1.4070
1
1.3974
1
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.3909
5
  1.3892
5
      1.3149
2
  1.3972
5
1.3823
5
1.2799
3
1.3929
5
1.3810
5
1.3074
4
1.4052
1
1.3914
1
QCISD(TQ)         1.3323
2
  1.3337
2
          1.3403
2
1.3250
2
1.3181
2
1.3415
2
1.3257
2
1.3185
2
   
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.3308
2
  1.3321
2
          1.3396
2
1.3190
2
1.3138
2
1.3402
2
1.3172
2
1.3255
1
   
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.3114
1
1.4386
13
1.4386
13
1.4329
13
1.4171
13
1.4167
13
1.4177
13
1.4149
13
1.4304
6
1.4286
6
1.3116
2
1.4305
6
1.4210
13
1.4277
6
  1.4356
6
1.4276
6
  1.4020
1
1.3927
1
CCSD         1.4330
6
1.3935
1
1.3984
1
1.3919
1
1.3591
2
1.4583
5
1.3133
2
1.4303
6
1.4363
6
1.4274
6
1.3032
4
1.4352
6
1.4272
6
1.3039
4
1.4037
1
1.3941
1
CCSD=FULL         1.4311
6
        1.4849
4
1.3102
2
1.3825
5
1.3896
5
1.4202
6
1.3679
5
1.4330
6
1.4198
6
1.2999
4
1.4020
1
1.3882
1
CCSD(T) 1.3546
1
      1.4083
7
1.4972
4
1.4374
3
1.4939
4
1.4153
4
1.4134
4
1.3219
3
1.4325
6
1.4122
7
1.4038
7
1.3718
4
1.4120
7
1.4040
7
1.3766
5
1.4066
1
1.3970
1
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.4324
6
          1.3143
2
1.4308
6
1.4367
6
1.4232
6
1.3712
5
1.4160
7
1.3588
6
1.3719
5
1.4048
1
1.3911
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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ 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 1.4222
13
1.4178
13
1.4182
13
1.4126
13
1.4185
13
1.4183
13
    1.3851
15
density functional LSDA                 1.2351
1
BLYP                 1.4372
3
B1B95 1.3590
1
1.3377
1
            1.4183
3
B3LYP 1.4345
13
1.4314
13
1.4296
13
1.4257
13
1.4260
13
1.4261
13
    1.3933
15
B3LYPultrafine                 1.4262
3
B3PW91                 1.4214
3
mPW1PW91                 1.4192
3
M06-2X                 1.4225
3
PBEPBE                 1.3985
15
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.4281
3
PBE1PBE                 1.4188
3
HSEh1PBE                 1.4195
3
TPSSh                 1.4281
3
wB97X-D 1.5026
4
1.5072
4
1.4946
4
1.4995
4
1.4937
4
1.4938
4
    1.4213
3
B97D3                 1.4378
3
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.4491
13
1.4312
13
1.4392
13
1.4240
13
1.4423
13
1.4417
13
    1.3961
15
MP2=FULL                 1.4247
3
MP3                 1.3110
2
MP3=FULL                 1.3076
2
MP4                 1.3205
2
MP4=FULL                 1.3169
2
B2PLYP                 1.4273
3
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.4261
3
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.4261
3
Configuration interaction CID                 1.3085
2
CISD                 1.3096
2
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.3154
2
QCISD(T)                 1.3189
2
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.3154
2
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.3124
2
CCSD                 1.3142
2
CCSD=FULL                 1.3106
2
CCSD(T)                 1.3183
2
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.3148
2
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.