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Geometry Comparison

CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)


distance is atom 1 (O) to atom 2 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.411  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.417
PM3 1.405
PM6 1.439
composite G2 1.391
G3 1.391
G3B3 1.410
G4 1.404
CBS-Q 1.391

Calculated bond length in 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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.434 1.433 1.433 1.423 1.391 1.392 1.393 1.389 1.391 1.388 1.388 1.388 1.391 1.391 1.389 1.388 1.396 1.390 1.388 1.390 1.396 1.390
density functional BLYP 1.491 1.471 1.471 1.466 1.426 1.427 1.433 1.426 1.429 1.422 1.427   1.431 1.424 1.427   1.433 1.430     1.433 1.430
B1B95 1.456 1.443 1.443 1.435 1.399 1.399 1.403 1.398 1.400 1.396 1.398   1.400 1.397 1.399   1.404 1.400     1.404 1.400
B3LYP 1.470 1.453 1.453 1.446 1.410 1.411 1.415 1.410 1.411 1.406 1.409 1.409 1.413 1.409 1.410 1.409 1.415 1.412 1.410 1.409 1.415 1.412
B3LYPultrafine   1.453     1.410 1.411 1.415 1.410   1.406 1.409   1.413 1.409 1.410   1.415 1.412     1.415 1.412
B3PW91 1.462 1.448 1.448 1.440 1.404 1.404 1.408 1.403 1.405 1.401 1.403   1.406 1.403 1.403   1.409 1.405     1.409 1.405
mPW1PW91 1.458 1.445 1.445 1.436 1.401 1.401 1.404 1.399 1.401 1.398 1.399   1.402 1.400 1.400   1.406 1.401     1.406 1.401
M06-2X 1.453 1.447 1.447 1.436 1.402 1.403 1.406 1.403 1.404 1.399 1.401   1.404 1.401 1.403   1.407 1.404     1.407 1.404
PBEPBE 1.475 1.461 1.461 1.454 1.415 1.416 1.420 1.414 1.416 1.412 1.415 1.415 1.418 1.414 1.415   1.421 1.417   1.415 1.420 1.417
PBEPBEultrafine   1.461     1.415 1.416 1.420 1.414   1.412 1.415   1.418 1.414 1.415   1.421 1.417     1.420 1.417
PBE1PBE 1.456 1.444 1.444 1.436 1.400 1.400 1.404 1.399 1.400 1.397 1.398   1.401 1.399 1.399   1.405 1.401     1.405 1.401
HSEh1PBE 1.457 1.444 1.444 1.436 1.400 1.401 1.404 1.399 1.401 1.397 1.399   1.402 1.399 1.400   1.406 1.401     1.405 1.401
TPSSh 1.473 1.462 1.462 1.453 1.414 1.414 1.418 1.413 1.415 1.411 1.413   1.416 1.413 1.413 1.413 1.419 1.415 1.414   1.419 1.415
wB97X-D 1.460 1.444 1.444 1.436 1.402 1.402 1.405 1.400 1.402 1.398 1.400   1.403 1.400 1.400 1.400 1.407 1.402 1.400   1.406 1.402
B97D3 1.479 1.463 1.463 1.456 1.416 1.417 1.421 1.415 1.417 1.413 1.415   1.418 1.415 1.416 1.415 1.422 1.418 1.416   1.422 1.418
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.461 1.467 1.467 1.466 1.415 1.414 1.419 1.409 1.409 1.406 1.407 1.407 1.411 1.411 1.408 1.407 1.423 1.412 1.408 1.415 1.423 1.412
MP2=FULL 1.460 1.466 1.466 1.465 1.414 1.412 1.417 1.408 1.407 1.403 1.404   1.410 1.409 1.404 1.403 1.422 1.407 1.405 1.414 1.422 1.407
MP3         1.412   1.406                              
MP3=FULL         1.406   1.407                              
MP4         1.419                                  
B2PLYP 1.464 1.457 1.457 1.452 1.411 1.411 1.415 1.409 1.410 1.406 1.409   1.412 1.409 1.409   1.418 1.411     1.417 1.411
B2PLYP=FULL 1.464 1.457 1.457 1.452 1.411 1.411 1.415 1.409 1.409 1.405 1.408   1.411 1.408 1.408   1.417 1.410     1.417 1.410
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.464 1.457 1.457 1.452 1.411 1.411 1.415 1.409 1.409 1.405 1.408   1.411 1.408 1.408   1.417 1.410     1.417 1.410
Configuration interaction CID         1.405                                  
CISD   1.455     1.406 1.404                                
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.467     1.410 1.414 1.419 1.409 1.409 1.402       1.411 1.402     1.404        
QCISD(T)         1.418                                  
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.408                 1.408                
CCSD         1.409         1.401         1.402     1.403        
CCSD=FULL         1.408         1.398         1.398     1.399        
CCSD(T)         1.418 1.417 1.421                              
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

Calculated bond length in 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 1.433 1.402 1.432 1.402 1.429 1.429     1.389
density functional BLYP                 1.427
B1B95 1.444 1.411             1.398
B3LYP 1.460 1.425 1.459 1.424 1.452 1.452     1.410
B3LYPultrafine                 1.410
B3PW91                 1.403
mPW1PW91                 1.400
M06-2X                 1.402
PBEPBE                 1.415
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.415
PBE1PBE                 1.399
HSEh1PBE                 1.400
TPSSh                 1.413
wB97X-D 1.448 1.417 1.447 1.416 1.442 1.442     1.400
B97D3                 1.416
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.482 1.430 1.478 1.428 1.477 1.477     1.409
MP2=FULL                 1.407
B2PLYP                 1.410
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.409
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.409
Values that are outliers may reflect incorrect atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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