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Comparison of levels of theory for O-Cl


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average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.7422
28
PM3 1.6069
25
PM6 1.5974
49
composite G2 1.5879
33
G3 1.5879
33
G3B3 1.6402
39
G3MP2 1.5466
5
G4 1.5818
48
CBS-Q 1.5888
33
molecular mechanics DREIDING 1.6465
1

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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.9415
46
1.9411
48
1.5918
51
2.0120
45
1.5661
53
1.5621
50
1.5618
43
1.5994
50
1.5574
49
1.5361
50
1.5522
25
1.5673
50
1.6150
50
1.5385
50
1.5708
31
1.5664
47
1.5340
48
1.5613
28
1.5119
8
1.4912
28
1.4509
6
1.5100
12
1.5041
14
1.5142
6
1.5502
6
1.5266
52
ROHF 1.7774
1
1.8040
10
1.6559
10
1.7881
10
1.5931
11
1.5930
11
1.5925
11
1.5957
11
1.5853
10
1.7130
1
1.4948
7
1.5470
7
1.6104
11
1.5690
11
1.5398
9
1.5848
9
1.5479
9
1.5394
9
1.5002
3
1.4777
3
1.4122
5
1.5224
3
1.4782
3
1.5618
3
1.5280
5
1.4942
5
density functional LSDA 1.8291
46
1.7159
33
1.6183
49
1.7843
48
1.6065
49
1.6064
49
1.6081
49
1.6154
49
1.6150
49
1.5732
48
1.5147
6
1.6442
21
1.6220
49
1.5829
49
1.5321
4
1.6155
47
1.5780
27
1.5320
4
1.5437
8
1.5451
14
1.4886
6
1.5519
12
1.5547
15
1.5360
6
   
BLYP 1.9011
50
1.8305
50
1.6942
50
1.8580
50
1.6106
52
1.6792
50
1.6840
50
1.6929
50
1.6921
50
1.6473
50
1.6633
18
1.7223
27
1.6953
50
1.6551
50
  1.7324
29
1.6998
22
  1.5909
8
1.5960
14
1.5268
6
1.6020
12
1.6062
15
1.5790
6
1.6271
6
1.5969
6
B1B95 1.8229
42
1.6943
14
1.6399
43
1.8027
43
1.6112
42
1.6272
43
1.6155
40
1.6338
43
1.6328
43
1.5852
42
1.6026
15
1.6271
27
1.6405
43
1.6046
43
1.4961
5
1.6344
41
1.5793
38
1.4960
5
1.5367
8
1.5364
14
1.4810
6
1.5404
12
1.5461
15
1.5328
6
1.5679
5
1.5381
5
B3LYP 1.8617
52
1.7849
50
1.6453
50
1.8154
50
1.6339
50
1.6336
50
1.6363
50
1.6426
50
1.6484
44
1.6032
50
1.6303
25
1.6448
50
1.6491
50
1.6095
50
1.6152
26
1.6541
45
1.6099
50
1.6153
26
1.5573
8
1.5618
28
1.4975
6
1.5638
12
1.5677
15
1.5510
6
1.5936
6
1.5634
6
B3LYPultrafine   1.8183
22
    1.6339
50
1.6676
22
1.7024
26
1.6809
22
  1.6592
14
1.6203
18
1.6775
22
1.6844
22
1.6496
29
  1.6801
22
1.5870
48
  1.5338
7
1.5895
10
1.4976
6
1.5580
7
1.5898
10
1.5511
6
1.5936
6
1.5634
6
B3PW91 1.8558
45
1.7696
50
1.6315
50
1.8008
50
1.6196
50
1.6193
50
1.6206
50
1.6269
50
1.6323
44
1.5890
50
1.6072
18
1.6420
27
1.6342
50
1.5945
50
  1.6657
29
1.6287
22
  1.5455
8
1.5466
14
1.4891
6
1.5511
12
1.5564
15
1.5410
6
1.5813
6
1.5523
6
mPW1PW91 1.8482
44
1.7629
50
1.6281
45
1.7933
50
1.6126
50
1.6121
50
1.6138
50
1.6175
50
1.6167
50
1.5843
50
1.5983
18
1.6310
27
1.6259
50
1.5896
50
  1.6459
36
1.6013
29
  1.5392
8
1.5396
14
1.4835
6
1.5437
12
1.5493
15
1.5356
6
1.5747
6
1.5459
6
M06-2X 1.7927
22
1.7584
28
1.5985
52
1.7804
28
1.6046
47
1.6126
28
1.6140
28
1.6166
28
1.6148
28
1.5890
28
1.5590
52
1.6154
27
1.6245
28
1.5931
28
  1.6192
26
1.5876
26
  1.5334
8
1.5435
15
1.4804
6
1.5352
12
1.5439
15
1.5325
6
1.5631
5
1.5392
6
PBEPBE 1.8865
45
1.8152
47
1.6684
44
1.8369
44
1.6540
50
1.6537
50
1.6568
50
1.6654
50
1.6646
50
1.6239
50
1.6362
25
1.6926
27
1.6691
50
1.6299
50
1.5474
5
1.6888
31
1.6576
33
1.5471
5
1.5699
8
1.5839
15
1.5119
6
1.5787
12
1.5844
15
1.5617
6
1.6061
6
1.5771
6
PBEPBEultrafine   1.8486
22
    1.6954
29
1.7038
22
1.7080
22
1.7217
22
  1.6778
14
1.6380
18
1.7169
22
1.7196
22
1.6785
22
  1.7148
22
1.6791
22
  1.5470
7
1.6059
10
1.5119
6
1.5715
7
1.6062
10
1.5618
6
1.6061
6
1.5771
6
PBE1PBE 1.8569
26
1.6953
14
1.6395
26
1.8046
26
1.6068
48
1.6201
26
1.6214
26
1.6264
26
1.6246
26
1.5922
26
1.5970
18
1.6272
26
1.6341
26
1.5963
26
  1.6325
26
1.5970
26
  1.5153
7
1.5386
14
1.4831
6
1.5272
11
1.5391
14
1.5348
6
1.5735
6
1.5449
6
HSEh1PBE 1.8553
28
1.7505
46
1.6477
28
1.8089
28
1.6125
46
1.6274
28
1.6140
46
1.6351
28
1.6334
28
1.6001
28
1.5988
18
1.6322
27
1.6422
28
1.5887
46
  1.6351
26
1.5990
26
  1.5397
8
1.5493
15
1.4840
6
1.5441
12
1.5498
15
1.5360
6
1.5753
6
1.5464
6
TPSSh 1.8917
21
1.8251
22
1.6961
22
1.8508
22
1.6041
52
1.6733
22
1.6048
52
1.6884
22
1.6771
21
1.5675
51
1.6225
18
1.6824
22
1.6914
22
1.5870
52
1.6278
18
1.6843
22
1.6447
22
1.6293
18
1.5361
7
1.5914
10
1.5000
6
1.5596
7
1.5916
10
1.5523
6
1.5953
6
1.5652
6
wB97X-D 1.8316
19
1.7872
22
1.5871
52
1.8068
22
1.5728
52
1.6380
22
1.5731
52
1.6445
22
1.5728
52
1.6124
22
1.5963
18
1.5765
52
1.5760
52
1.5585
52
1.6026
18
1.6499
22
1.5587
52
1.6024
18
1.5134
7
1.5689
10
1.4818
6
1.5363
7
1.5692
10
1.5293
5
1.5720
6
1.5435
6
B97D3 1.9482
16
1.7145
50
1.7103
18
1.8734
18
1.6034
50
1.6778
18
1.6047
50
1.6878
18
1.6057
50
1.6464
18
1.5765
52
1.6511
50
1.6919
18
1.5851
47
1.6446
18
1.6928
18
1.6306
50
1.6452
18
1.5441
7
1.6038
10
1.5067
6
1.5690
7
1.6041
10
1.5536
5
1.6055
6
1.6206
49
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.8752
37
1.7606
50
1.6315
49
1.7946
47
1.5767
52
1.6040
50
1.6085
50
1.5731
52
1.6027
50
1.5806
45
1.6051
18
1.6092
50
1.6187
50
1.5816
51
1.6060
20
1.6314
45
1.5870
38
1.6068
20
1.5502
8
1.5277
29
1.4910
6
1.5504
12
1.5544
15
1.5401
6
1.5804
6
1.5474
6
MP2=FULL 1.8631
36
1.7721
48
1.6308
42
1.7972
41
1.6026
50
1.6019
50
1.6064
50
1.6029
50
1.6049
44
1.5697
43
1.6017
18
1.6315
27
1.6284
47
1.5652
46
1.6028
20
1.6548
34
1.5933
34
1.6030
20
1.5494
8
1.5248
29
1.4871
6
1.5497
12
1.5523
15
1.5378
6
1.5784
6
1.5432
6
ROMP2 1.8094
9
1.5863
6
1.6044
8
1.7616
8
1.5795
9
1.5794
9
1.5804
9
1.5836
9
1.5835
9
1.5555
9
1.5108
7
1.5762
8
1.6005
9
1.5568
9
  1.5967
9
1.6405
1
1.6351
1
1.5375
3
1.5060
3
1.4935
6
1.5595
3
1.5063
3
1.5163
2
1.5462
5
1.4979
4
MP3         1.5953
50
  1.5848
52
      1.6187
14
1.6593
18
1.6734
18
1.6308
18
        1.5189
7
1.5730
11
1.4774
6
1.5400
7
1.5616
10
1.5353
6
1.6583
2
1.6325
2
MP3=FULL   1.8195
18
1.6918
18
1.8377
18
1.5832
52
1.6571
18
1.5840
52
1.6572
18
1.6540
18
1.6258
18
1.6155
14
1.6584
18
1.6722
18
1.6274
18
  1.6699
17
1.6284
14
  1.5177
7
1.5583
10
1.4731
6
1.5390
7
1.5596
10
1.5971
4
1.6565
2
1.6271
2
MP4   1.7760
23
    1.6436
46
    1.6992
3
1.6350
39
  1.6201
11
1.6750
15
1.6876
15
1.6357
35
  1.7193
17
1.6800
16
  1.5689
8
1.5692
15
1.5079
6
1.5883
8
1.5695
15
1.5567
6
1.6699
2
1.6527
2
MP4=FULL   1.8555
8
    1.6895
18
      1.6744
15
  1.6287
10
  1.7147
18
1.6582
18
  1.7160
17
1.6655
14
  1.5438
7
1.5123
7
1.5032
6
1.5649
7
1.5901
10
1.5546
6
1.6684
2
1.6483
2
B2PLYP 1.8067
13
1.8281
22
1.6923
22
1.8611
22
1.6121
45
1.6628
22
1.6759
23
1.6757
22
1.6732
22
1.6322
22
1.6191
18
1.6735
22
1.6818
22
1.5908
46
  1.6811
22
1.6434
24
  1.5355
7
1.5879
10
1.5000
6
1.5593
7
1.5880
10
1.5500
6
1.5969
6
1.5625
6
B2PLYP=FULL 1.8066
13
1.8192
23
1.6923
22
1.8610
22
1.6632
23
1.6622
22
1.6679
23
1.6754
22
1.6728
22
1.6304
22
1.6180
18
1.6730
22
1.6813
22
1.6350
22
  1.6803
22
1.6369
22
  1.5352
7
1.5870
10
1.4987
6
1.5590
7
1.5875
10
1.5493
6
1.5962
6
1.5612
6
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.8066
13
1.8281
22
1.6923
22
1.8610
22
1.6305
55
1.6622
22
1.6677
22
1.6755
22
1.6730
22
1.6305
22
1.6181
18
1.6730
22
1.6464
55
1.5903
55
  1.6802
22
1.5917
55
  1.5353
7
1.5870
10
1.5480
8
1.5590
7
1.5875
10
1.5455
5
1.5961
6
1.5612
6
Configuration interaction CID   1.7634
43
1.6087
43
1.7889
45
1.5812
50
    1.5783
44
    1.5723
18
  1.6564
14
1.6140
14
        1.5071
7
1.5473
10
1.4636
6
1.5278
7
1.5470
10
1.5221
6
1.5679
6
1.5295
6
CISD   1.7732
45
1.6141
43
1.7992
42
1.5844
50
1.7054
1
  1.5790
43
    1.5744
18
  1.6606
14
1.6163
14
        1.5099
7
1.5486
10
1.4654
6
1.5310
7
1.5484
10
1.5233
6
1.5728
6
1.5327
6
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.7984
33
1.6513
42
1.8387
27
1.6277
47
1.6145
43
1.6253
46
1.6215
46
1.6063
48
1.5800
43
1.6021
18
1.6393
27
1.6609
39
1.6057
38
  1.6556
29
1.6030
29
  1.5591
8
1.5508
15
1.4906
6
1.5593
12
1.5507
15
1.5454
6
1.6043
6
1.5565
6
QCISD(T)         1.6368
46
  1.5287
4
1.6784
22
1.5141
4
  1.6166
18
1.6562
27
1.6750
36
1.6139
35
  1.6811
27
1.6180
23
  1.5706
8
1.5622
15
1.5026
6
1.5724
12
1.5628
15
1.5551
6
1.6115
6
1.5675
6
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.6434
19
  1.6470
19
      1.5832
15
  1.6683
19
1.6081
19
1.5413
12
1.6628
19
1.5659
13
1.5630
10
1.5452
7
1.5094
7
1.5326
4
1.5704
7
1.5834
10
1.5470
5
1.6088
6
1.5625
6
QCISD(TQ)         1.6270
3
  1.6439
2
      1.5785
3
  1.6488
3
1.5957
3
1.5839
1
1.6476
3
1.5965
1
1.5836
1
            1.6252
1
1.5963
1
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.6099
1
          1.5793
1
        1.6243
1
1.5905
1
                 
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.7725
43
1.6234
43
1.7935
43
1.5964
50
1.5961
43
1.5983
43
1.5958
44
1.5916
43
1.5654
43
1.5890
18
1.6189
27
1.6384
39
1.5872
36
  1.6405
30
1.5932
29
  1.5448
8
1.5742
11
1.4789
6
1.5429
12
1.5740
11
1.5358
6
1.5779
6
1.5413
6
CCSD         1.6114
50
1.6736
14
1.6795
14
1.6750
14
1.6705
14
1.6144
22
1.5974
18
1.6505
22
1.6515
31
1.6030
31
1.5709
15
1.6649
22
1.6258
21
1.5515
10
1.5296
7
1.5371
14
1.4864
6
1.5372
11
1.5370
14
1.5416
6
1.5940
6
1.5512
6
CCSD=FULL         1.6464
22
        1.6089
22
1.5936
18
1.6493
22
1.6625
22
1.6112
22
1.5480
10
1.6622
22
1.6209
21
1.5472
10
1.5280
7
1.5656
10
1.4816
6
1.5506
7
1.5665
10
1.6007
4
1.5915
6
1.5460
6
CCSD(T)   1.8715
1
    1.6140
47
1.6737
25
1.6524
24
1.6529
20
1.6330
22
1.6225
18
1.6131
18
1.6516
27
1.6715
36
1.6165
37
1.5866
17
1.6772
29
1.6153
23
1.5388
13
1.5672
8
1.5607
15
1.4997
6
1.5685
12
1.5605
15
1.6145
4
1.6067
6
1.5644
6
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.6677
32
          1.6096
18
1.6502
27
1.6731
31
1.5959
27
1.5760
16
1.6833
24
1.6020
16
1.5541
11
1.5657
8
1.5573
15
1.4951
6
1.5880
8
1.5580
15
1.6119
4
1.6041
6
1.5596
6
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-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 2.0861
51
1.5764
49
2.0477
50
1.5743
49
2.0861
44
2.2366
46
    1.5282
52
ROHF                 1.4975
7
density functional LSDA                 1.5596
2
BLYP                 1.6998
14
B1B95 1.8327
11
1.6559
11
1.8179
1
1.7123
1
1.8199
1
1.8186
1
    1.6258
14
B3LYP 1.8332
50
1.6516
49
1.8263
50
1.6488
49
1.8003
46
1.8099
47
    1.5640
52
B3LYPultrafine                 1.6518
14
B3PW91                 1.6373
14
mPW1PW91                 1.6289
14
M06-2X                 1.6212
14
PBEPBE                 1.5736
52
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.6719
14
PBE1PBE                 1.6274
14
HSEh1PBE                 1.6293
14
TPSSh                 1.6534
14
wB97X-D 1.8200
22
1.6568
22
1.7869
19
1.6543
22
1.8172
22
1.8139
22
    1.6266
14
B97D3                 1.6700
14
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.7858
39
1.6243
49
1.7643
40
1.6215
49
1.7812
39
1.8063
42
    1.5529
52
MP2=FULL                 1.6309
14
ROMP2                 1.5141
7
MP3                 1.6722
10
MP3=FULL                 1.6697
10
MP4                 1.7070
10
MP4=FULL                 1.7045
10
B2PLYP                 1.6489
14
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.6479
14
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.6480
14
Configuration interaction CID                 1.6025
14
CISD                 1.6046
14
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.6310
14
QCISD(T)                 1.6146
11
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.6118
11
QCISD(TQ)                 1.5813
3
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.6189
14
CCSD                 1.6267
14
CCSD=FULL                 1.6239
14
CCSD(T)                 1.6423
14
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.6397
14
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.