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Comparison of levels of theory for F-Si


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average calculated bond lengths (Å)
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.6089
25
PM3 1.5771
27
PM6 1.5518
29
composite G2 1.5823
25
G3 1.5823
25
G3B3 1.5994
29
G3MP2 1.5772
3
G4 1.5871
31
CBS-Q 1.5891
25

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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.6042
29
1.6105
29
1.5776
29
1.6559
29
1.5828
32
1.5787
29
1.5845
29
1.5780
29
1.5781
29
1.5652
29
1.5797
19
1.5816
29
1.6159
29
1.5696
29
1.5569
15
1.6019
29
1.5682
29
1.5563
15
1.6482
5
1.5736
15
1.5850
13
  1.6614
5
1.5878
10
1.5839
13
1.6093
9
1.5606
27
ROHF   1.6059
12
1.5669
12
1.6517
12
1.5660
12
1.5660
12
1.5711
12
1.5651
12
1.5651
12
    1.5628
10
1.6057
12
1.5560
12
1.5558
7
1.5902
12
1.5536
12
1.5545
7
  1.5864
1
1.5628
2
    1.5504
2
1.5602
4
   
density functional LSDA 1.6331
18
1.6155
10
1.5761
18
1.6696
18
1.5818
18
1.5818
18
1.5924
18
1.5847
18
1.5847
18
1.5654
18
  1.5892
11
1.6189
18
1.5789
18
1.6131
2
1.6151
18
1.5786
13
1.6069
2
1.6535
5
1.6182
7
1.6045
13
  1.6704
5
1.6202
7
1.6049
13
   
BLYP 1.6660
29
1.6545
29
1.6096
29
1.7014
29
1.6343
32
1.6184
29
1.6333
29
1.6247
29
1.6247
29
1.6035
29
1.6386
14
1.6395
25
1.6537
29
1.6197
29
  1.6501
28
1.6203
24
  1.6846
5
1.6487
7
1.6341
13
  1.6998
5
1.6507
7
1.6347
13
1.6603
9
1.6249
9
B1B95 1.6372
29
1.6052
14
1.5887
29
1.6750
29
1.5950
29
1.5953
29
1.6052
29
1.5977
29
1.5977
29
1.5821
29
1.6103
14
1.6094
25
1.6308
29
1.5922
29
1.6159
2
1.6264
28
1.5955
25
1.6100
2
1.6601
5
1.6205
7
1.6062
13
  1.6745
5
1.6220
7
1.6058
13
1.6328
7
1.5967
9
B3LYP 1.6444
29
1.6366
29
1.5949
29
1.6824
29
1.6018
29
1.6018
29
1.6139
29
1.6061
29
1.6101
25
1.5875
29
1.6089
19
1.6147
29
1.6374
29
1.6005
29
1.5877
15
1.6386
25
1.6195
29
1.5874
15
1.6676
5
1.6023
15
1.6148
13
  1.6827
5
1.6183
10
1.6148
13
1.6406
9
1.6054
9
B3LYPultrafine   1.6368
24
    1.6017
29
1.6012
24
1.6134
24
1.6053
24
  1.6088
14
1.6190
14
1.6136
24
1.6414
25
1.6045
25
  1.6386
25
1.5997
31
  1.6676
5
1.6292
7
1.6148
13
  1.6827
5
1.6309
7
1.6148
13
1.6406
9
1.6054
9
B3PW91 1.6473
25
1.6369
29
1.5949
29
1.6817
29
1.6004
29
1.6004
29
1.6106
29
1.6034
29
1.6074
25
1.5866
29
1.6159
14
1.6152
25
1.6365
29
1.5975
29
  1.6267
28
1.5967
24
  1.6668
5
1.6264
7
1.6115
13
  1.6817
5
1.6280
7
1.6113
13
1.6376
9
1.6019
9
mPW1PW91 1.6423
25
1.6328
29
1.5949
25
1.6775
29
1.5968
29
1.5968
29
1.6068
29
1.5993
29
1.5994
29
1.5831
29
1.6118
14
1.6109
25
1.6329
29
1.5973
25
  1.6269
29
1.5969
25
  1.6629
5
1.6222
7
1.6075
13
  1.6777
5
1.6237
7
1.6072
13
1.6337
9
1.5980
9
M06-2X 1.6342
25
1.6271
25
1.5880
32
1.6755
25
1.5932
29
1.5967
25
1.6062
25
1.5996
25
1.5997
25
1.5842
25
1.5886
32
1.6062
25
1.6329
25
1.5934
25
  1.6262
25
1.5928
25
  1.6591
5
1.6182
7
1.6041
13
  1.6731
5
1.6195
7
1.6039
13
1.6292
9
1.5946
9
PBEPBE 1.6659
25
1.6527
29
1.6108
25
1.7035
25
1.6149
29
1.6149
29
1.6282
29
1.6195
29
1.6195
29
1.6010
29
1.6228
19
1.6336
25
1.6510
29
1.6145
29
1.6390
2
1.6541
25
1.6189
25
1.6332
2
1.6814
5
1.6434
7
1.6287
13
  1.6963
5
1.6452
7
1.6289
13
1.6555
9
1.6193
9
PBEPBEultrafine   1.6529
24
    1.6148
29
1.6144
24
1.6277
24
1.6188
24
  1.6220
14
1.6331
14
1.6283
24
1.6550
25
1.6185
25
  1.6541
25
1.6188
25
  1.6814
5
1.6433
7
1.6286
13
  1.6963
5
1.6451
7
1.6289
13
1.6555
9
1.6193
9
PBE1PBE 1.6420
25
1.6090
14
1.5951
25
1.6828
25
1.5971
29
1.6007
25
1.6115
25
1.6035
25
1.6035
25
1.5872
25
1.6122
14
1.6115
25
1.6374
25
1.5977
25
  1.6318
25
1.5973
25
  1.6633
5
1.6225
7
1.6079
13
  1.6780
5
1.6240
7
1.6076
13
1.6341
9
1.5984
9
HSEh1PBE 1.6424
25
1.6335
29
1.5955
25
1.6832
25
1.5975
29
1.6011
25
1.6079
29
1.6042
25
1.6043
25
1.5873
25
1.6127
14
1.6122
25
1.6376
25
1.5945
29
  1.6323
25
1.5980
25
  1.6633
5
1.6231
7
1.6084
13
  1.6781
5
1.6246
7
1.6082
13
1.6347
9
1.5992
9
TPSSh 1.6573
16
1.6410
24
1.5980
24
1.6851
24
1.6227
32
1.6037
24
1.6311
32
1.6064
24
1.6254
16
1.6311
24
1.6196
14
1.6141
24
1.6390
24
1.6205
32
1.5950
11
1.6348
24
1.6011
24
1.5956
11
1.6702
5
1.6306
7
1.6157
13
  1.6846
5
1.6321
7
1.6155
13
1.6411
9
1.6059
9
wB97X-D 1.6381
24
1.6338
24
1.6145
32
1.6774
24
1.6181
32
1.5977
24
1.6261
32
1.6004
24
1.6206
32
1.5838
24
1.6138
14
1.6258
32
1.6435
32
1.6153
32
1.5727
14
1.6275
24
1.6145
32
1.5729
14
1.6652
5
1.6243
7
1.6091
13
  1.6799
5
1.6260
7
1.6087
13
1.6345
9
1.5989
9
B97D3 1.6752
14
1.6776
24
1.6253
14
1.7123
14
1.6491
24
1.6339
14
1.6598
24
1.6394
14
1.6533
24
1.6207
14
1.6453
29
1.6469
24
1.6693
14
1.6489
24
1.6073
9
1.6693
14
1.6305
24
1.6081
9
1.6814
5
1.6614
5
1.6256
13
  1.6962
5
1.6629
5
1.6317
11
1.6524
9
1.6148
32
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.6230
25
1.6298
29
1.5921
29
1.6843
29
1.6228
32
1.6042
29
1.6172
29
1.6187
32
1.5992
29
1.5890
31
1.6174
14
1.6109
29
1.6383
29
1.5867
20
1.5838
15
1.6412
25
1.6018
25
1.5846
15
1.6719
5
1.5993
15
1.6133
13
  1.6849
5
1.6136
10
1.6127
13
1.6431
9
1.6025
9
MP2=FULL 1.6231
25
1.6341
25
1.5947
25
1.6889
25
1.6030
29
1.6028
29
1.6150
29
1.5989
29
1.6022
25
1.5874
27
1.6139
14
1.6138
25
1.6410
25
1.5971
25
1.5771
15
1.6394
25
1.5972
27
1.5762
15
1.6692
5
1.5950
15
1.6066
13
  1.6839
5
1.6101
10
1.6084
13
1.6412
9
1.5959
9
ROMP2 1.6167
10
  1.5782
10
1.6769
10
1.5878
10
1.5878
10
1.5991
10
1.5816
10
1.5816
10
1.5711
10
  1.5941
10
1.6242
10
1.5787
10
  1.6206
10
      1.6125
1
1.5906
2
    1.5771
2
1.5808
2
   
MP3         1.5968
28
  1.6209
31
      1.6074
10
1.5932
20
1.6257
20
1.5799
20
        1.6642
5
1.6144
7
1.6015
13
  1.6773
5
1.6151
7
1.6003
13
1.6187
5
1.5795
5
MP3=FULL   1.6213
20
1.5842
20
1.6725
20
1.6157
31
1.5917
20
1.6214
31
1.5849
20
1.5846
20
1.5708
20
1.6039
10
1.5921
20
1.6246
20
1.5773
20
  1.6180
20
1.5763
20
  1.6616
5
1.6104
7
1.5954
13
  1.6764
5
1.6118
7
1.5965
13
1.6169
5
1.5728
5
MP4   1.6389
25
    1.6105
26
    1.6238
2
1.6049
25
  1.6197
10
1.6142
21
1.6431
21
1.5969
29
  1.6412
21
1.6012
21
  1.6733
5
1.6269
7
1.6150
13
  1.6861
5
1.6276
7
1.6147
13
1.6316
5
1.5920
5
MP4=FULL   1.6355
21
    1.6065
21
      1.6019
21
  1.6161
10
  1.6418
21
1.5958
21
  1.6392
21
1.5958
21
  1.6705
5
1.6227
7
1.6084
13
  1.6851
5
1.6243
7
1.6107
13
1.6294
5
1.5850
5
B2PLYP 1.6318
24
1.6325
24
1.5919
24
1.6816
24
1.6005
29
1.5998
24
1.6124
24
1.6010
24
1.6010
24
1.5856
24
1.6165
14
1.6103
24
1.6356
24
1.6129
28
  1.6326
24
1.5973
24
  1.6669
5
1.6259
7
1.6122
13
  1.6812
5
1.6273
7
1.6121
13
1.6396
9
1.6024
9
B2PLYP=FULL 1.6319
24
1.6312
24
1.5918
24
1.6816
24
1.5991
24
1.5994
24
1.6108
24
1.6008
24
1.6008
24
1.5841
24
1.6155
14
1.6099
24
1.6353
24
1.5951
24
  1.6320
24
1.5958
24
  1.6661
5
1.6247
7
1.6103
13
  1.6809
5
1.6262
7
1.6109
13
1.6390
9
1.6005
9
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.6319
24
1.6325
24
1.5918
24
1.6816
24
1.6047
33
1.5994
24
1.6117
24
1.6008
24
1.6008
24
1.5841
24
1.6156
14
1.6099
24
1.6411
33
1.6011
33
  1.6320
24
1.6003
33
  1.6661
5
1.6247
7
1.6104
13
1.5714
3
1.6809
5
1.6263
7
1.6109
13
1.6390
9
1.6005
9
Configuration interaction CID   1.6270
25
1.5892
25
1.6785
25
1.5929
29
    1.5905
25
    1.5988
14
  1.6465
14
1.6013
14
        1.6565
5
1.6074
7
1.5940
13
  1.6697
5
1.6082
7
1.5729
8
1.6265
9
1.5852
9
CISD   1.6287
25
1.5906
25
1.6803
25
1.5938
29
    1.5916
25
    1.5994
14
  1.6473
14
1.6020
14
        1.6569
5
1.6082
7
1.5946
13
  1.6701
5
1.6090
7
1.5943
13
1.6277
9
1.5861
9
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.6307
29
1.5962
25
1.6905
25
1.6023
29
1.6063
25
1.6180
25
1.6006
25
1.5965
29
1.5886
25
1.6116
14
1.6104
25
1.6416
25
1.5940
25
  1.6373
25
1.5953
25
  1.6690
5
1.6199
7
1.6069
13
  1.6820
5
1.6206
7
1.6062
13
1.6391
9
1.5966
9
QCISD(T)         1.6080
25
    1.5981
24
    1.6154
14
1.6138
25
1.6436
25
1.5978
25
  1.6406
25
1.6000
25
  1.6710
5
1.6233
7
1.6109
13
  1.6840
5
1.6240
7
1.6103
13
1.6423
9
1.6006
9
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.6022
24
  1.6129
24
      1.6121
14
  1.6356
22
1.5901
24
1.5809
11
1.6336
24
1.5904
24
1.5811
11
1.6683
5
1.6192
7
1.6150
10
  1.6829
5
1.6207
7
1.6064
13
1.6402
9
1.5938
9
QCISD(TQ)         1.5924
2
  1.6057
2
          1.6319
2
1.5808
2
1.5722
2
1.6278
2
1.5837
2
1.5732
2
                 
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.5919
2
  1.6049
2
          1.6311
2
1.5790
2
1.5663
2
1.6271
2
1.5793
2
1.5658
2
                 
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.6309
25
1.5923
25
1.6850
25
1.5991
29
1.6028
25
1.6135
25
1.5970
25
1.5966
25
1.5853
25
1.6084
14
1.6063
25
1.6371
25
1.5910
25
  1.6325
25
1.5920
25
  1.6663
5
1.6039
10
1.6038
13
  1.6793
5
1.6046
10
1.6029
13
1.6347
9
1.5933
9
CCSD         1.6013
29
1.6221
14
1.6351
14
1.6183
15
1.6174
14
1.5827
24
1.6101
14
1.6085
25
1.6396
25
1.5928
25
1.5983
9
1.6349
25
1.5940
25
1.5915
12
1.6679
5
1.6056
10
1.6055
13
  1.6809
5
1.6064
10
1.6046
13
1.6369
9
1.5951
9
CCSD=FULL         1.6036
25
        1.5780
24
1.6069
14
1.6074
25
1.6385
25
1.5902
25
1.5847
12
1.6331
25
1.5889
25
1.5836
12
1.6653
5
1.6018
10
1.5993
13
  1.6800
5
1.6032
10
1.5788
8
1.6350
9
1.5885
9
CCSD(T)         1.6038
29
1.6026
24
1.6383
14
1.5975
24
1.6203
14
1.6083
14
1.6152
15
1.6129
25
1.6429
25
1.5971
25
1.5959
12
1.6397
25
1.5991
25
1.5966
12
1.6705
5
1.6097
10
1.6102
13
  1.6834
5
1.6105
10
1.6096
13
1.6414
9
1.5998
9
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.6070
27
          1.6114
14
1.6127
27
1.6417
25
1.5950
27
1.5887
12
1.6388
27
1.5946
27
1.5949
9
1.6678
5
1.6058
10
1.6038
13
  1.6824
5
1.6074
10
1.6056
13
1.6394
9
1.5916
8
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 aug-cc-p(Q+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 1.6695
29
1.5872
29
1.6674
29
1.5873
29
1.6441
29
1.6551
29
    1.6044
32
density functional BLYP                 1.6346
14
B1B95 1.6682
5
1.6004
6
            1.6070
14
B3LYP 1.6967
28
1.6129
28
1.6966
28
1.6149
28
1.6698
28
1.6813
28
    1.6346
29
B3LYPultrafine                 1.6157
14
B3PW91                 1.6124
14
mPW1PW91                 1.6085
14
M06-2X                 1.6048
14
PBEPBE                 1.6435
29
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.6293
14
PBE1PBE                 1.6089
14
HSEh1PBE                 1.6095
14
TPSSh                 1.6163
14
wB97X-D 1.6935
24
1.6087
24
1.6933
24
1.6105
24
1.6662
24
1.6759
24
    1.6103
14
B97D3                 1.6263
14
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.7095
28
1.6188
28
1.7083
29
1.6210
29
1.6818
29
1.6900
28
    1.6319
29
MP2=FULL                 1.6089
14
MP3                 1.6034
10
MP3=FULL                 1.6005
10
MP4                 1.6147
10
MP4=FULL                 1.6116
10
B2PLYP                 1.6124
14
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.6115
14
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.6115
14
Configuration interaction CID                 1.5946
14
CISD                 1.5952
14
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.6061
14
QCISD(T)                 1.6093
14
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.6066
14
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.6032
14
CCSD                 1.6048
14
CCSD=FULL                 1.6020
14
CCSD(T)                 1.6087
14
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.6060
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.