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Geometry Comparison

MgH (magnesium monohydride)


distance is atom 1 (Mg) to atom 2 (H)

Experimental bond length is 1.730  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 dnf
PM3 1.688
PM6 1.716
composite G2 1.749
G3 1.749
G3B3 1.755
G3MP2 1.749
G4 1.745
CBS-Q 1.749

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) 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 1.593 1.759 1.752 1.760 1.749 1.744 1.744 1.744 1.739 1.736 1.734 1.741 1.741 1.737 1.734 1.740 1.736 1.734 1.740 1.735
ROHF   1.750 1.744 1.751 1.741 1.736 1.736 1.736 1.731   1.727 1.728 1.733 1.730 1.727 1.733 1.729 1.727 1.733 1.729
density functional LSDA 1.634 1.779 1.765 1.776 1.761 1.757 1.757 1.757 1.752 1.750     1.758 1.749   1.757        
BLYP 1.655 1.782 1.770 1.782 1.764 1.763 1.763 1.766 1.761 1.757 1.757 1.770 1.764 1.757   1.765 1.756   1.764 1.756
B1B95 1.628 1.768 1.758 1.767 1.753 1.750 1.750 1.746 1.746 1.743 1.740 1.754 1.750 1.741   1.749 1.740   1.748 1.740
B3LYP 1.635 1.769 1.757 1.769 1.755 1.750 1.750 1.753 1.748 1.745 1.743 1.755 1.750 1.744 1.741 1.751 1.742 1.739 1.750 1.743
B3LYPultrafine   1.769     1.755 1.750 1.750 1.753   1.744 1.743 1.755 1.750 1.744   1.751 1.744   1.750 1.743
B3PW91 1.629 1.773 1.762 1.769 1.755 1.751 1.751 1.752 1.747 1.745 1.742 1.754 1.750 1.743   1.750 1.742   1.750 1.742
mPW1PW91 1.647 1.771 1.760 1.768 1.753 1.749 1.749 1.749 1.745 1.742 1.740 1.751 1.748 1.741   1.748 1.740   1.747 1.740
M06-2X 1.615 1.758 1.747 1.763 1.751 1.747 1.747 1.747 1.744 1.742 1.739 1.746 1.748 1.740   1.748 1.738   1.748 1.738
PBEPBE 1.647 1.787 1.775 1.785 1.770 1.765 1.766 1.767 1.762 1.758 1.757 1.770 1.766 1.758   1.766 1.756   1.765 1.757
PBEPBEultrafine   1.787     1.770 1.766 1.766 1.767   1.759 1.757 1.770 1.766 1.758   1.766 1.756   1.765 1.757
PBE1PBE 1.626 1.763 1.763 1.771 1.757 1.757 1.753 1.753 1.748 1.745 1.743 1.755 1.752 1.744   1.751 1.743   1.751 1.743
HSEh1PBE 1.626 1.773 1.762 1.771 1.757 1.752 1.752 1.753 1.748 1.745 1.743 1.755 1.752 1.744   1.751 1.743   1.751 1.743
TPSSh 1.628 1.778 1.767 1.775 1.758 1.755 1.754 1.753 1.748 1.748 1.744 1.754 1.753 1.745 1.743 1.753 1.744 1.743 1.752 1.745
wB97X-D 1.625 1.774 1.765 1.765 1.754 1.749 1.749 1.749 1.743 1.741 1.738 1.751 1.746 1.739 1.737 1.746 1.739 1.736 1.745 1.739
B97D3 1.656 1.807 1.795 1.807 1.793 1.787 1.787 1.786 1.781 1.779 1.776 1.793 1.786 1.776 1.775 1.786 1.775 1.773 1.785 1.776
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 1.603 1.770 1.754 1.771 1.751 1.734 1.734 1.747 1.731 1.727 1.731 1.730 1.734 1.731 1.729 1.741 1.732 1.730 1.741 1.733
MP2=FULL 1.604 1.770 1.754 1.771 1.751 1.734 1.734 1.747 1.731 1.724 1.728 1.730 1.734 1.723 1.717 1.736 1.716 1.714 1.735 1.726
ROMP2 1.600 1.750 1.750 1.765 1.746 1.731 1.731 1.742 1.728 1.725 1.730 1.727 1.731 1.730   1.739     1.738 1.731
MP3         1.756   1.736       1.734 1.732 1.734 1.734         1.744 1.735
MP3=FULL   1.780 1.759 1.781 1.755 1.734 1.736 1.753 1.731 1.724 1.731 1.731 1.734 1.725   1.740 1.718   1.739 1.729
MP4   1.787     1.761     1.758 1.734   1.738 1.736 1.737 1.738   1.747 1.739   1.747 1.739
MP4=FULL   1.787     1.761       1.734   1.735   1.738 1.727   1.743 1.721   1.742 1.731
B2PLYP 1.619 1.767 1.754 1.767 1.751 1.743 1.743 1.748   1.736 1.737 1.745 1.742 1.739   1.745 1.737   1.745 1.737
B2PLYP=FULL 1.620 1.767 1.754 1.768 1.751 1.743 1.742 1.749 1.740 1.734 1.736 1.744 1.742 1.734   1.744 1.731   1.743 1.734
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.620 1.767 1.754 1.768 1.751 1.743 1.743 1.749 1.740 1.734 1.736 1.744 1.742 1.734   1.744 1.731   1.743 1.734
Configuration interaction CID   1.792 1.768 1.793 1.764     1.761     1.739   1.739 1.739         1.749 1.741
CISD   1.799 1.774 1.801 1.771     1.767     1.743   1.744 1.743         1.753 1.745
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   1.799 1.801 1.801 1.771 1.746 1.746 1.767 1.741 1.735 1.744 1.742 1.744 1.743   1.754 1.745   1.754 1.745
QCISD(T)         1.772 1.748 1.747 1.768     1.745 1.742 1.745 1.744   1.755 1.745   1.754 1.746
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.772   1.747       1.741   1.745 1.733 1.728 1.749 1.726 1.724 1.748 1.738
QCISD(TQ)         1.772   1.747       1.745   1.745 1.744 1.742 1.755 1.745 1.743 1.755 1.746
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1.772   1.747       1.742   1.746 1.734 1.728 1.750 1.727 1.724 1.749 1.738
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.792 1.768 1.793 1.764 1.741 1.740 1.761 1.735 1.731 1.739 1.738 1.739 1.739   1.749 1.741   1.749 1.741
CCSD         1.771 1.746 1.746 1.767 1.740 1.735 1.743 1.742 1.744 1.743 1.741 1.753 1.744 1.742 1.753 1.744
CCSD=FULL         1.770         1.731 1.740 1.741 1.744 1.732 1.727 1.749 1.726 1.724 1.748 1.736
CCSD(T)   1.799     1.772 1.747 1.747 1.768 1.741 1.736 1.744 1.742 1.744 1.744 1.742 1.754 1.745 1.743 1.754 1.745
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.772           1.741 1.741 1.745 1.733 1.728 1.749 1.726 1.724 1.748 1.738
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

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 1.784 1.756 1.758 1.752 1.739 1.754     1.734
ROHF                 1.728
density functional BLYP                 1.755
B1B95 1.787 1.764             1.741
B3LYP 1.788 1.764 1.771 1.762 1.747 1.763     1.742
B3LYPultrafine                 1.742
B3PW91                 1.743
mPW1PW91                 1.740
M06-2X                 1.738
PBEPBE                 1.757
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.757
PBE1PBE                 1.744
HSEh1PBE                 1.744
TPSSh                 1.744
wB97X-D 1.789 1.767 1.771 1.765 1.748 1.759     1.739
B97D3                 1.778
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.795 1.767 1.768 1.756 1.753 1.765     1.727
MP2=FULL                 1.719
ROMP2                 1.725
MP3                 1.729
MP3=FULL                 1.721
MP4=FULL                 1.725
B2PLYP                 1.734
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.732
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.732
Configuration interaction CID                 1.734
CISD                 1.738
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.738
QCISD(T)                 1.739
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.731
QCISD(TQ)                 1.739
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 1.732
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.734
CCSD                 1.738
CCSD=FULL                 1.731
CCSD(T)                 1.738
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.731
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