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Geometry Comparison

ClO (Monochlorine monoxide)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.596  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.659
PM3 1.568
PM6 1.584
composite G2 1.621
G3 1.621
G3B3 1.620
G3MP2 1.621
G4 1.593
CBS-Q 1.619

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 cc-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.774 dnf 1.689 dnf 1.621 1.621 1.619 1.623 1.623 1.596 1.581 1.623 1.634 1.595 1.586 1.625 1.593 1.586 1.617 1.585 1.631 1.585 1.583 1.624 1.593
ROHF   1.748 1.673 1.751 1.622 1.622 1.620 1.624 1.624   1.589 1.624 1.634 1.600 1.594 1.628 1.600 1.593 1.620 1.592 1.632 1.592 1.591 1.627 1.599
density functional LSDA 1.746 1.736 1.640 1.734 1.591 1.591 1.588 1.596 1.596 1.564     1.602 1.566   1.593     1.580 1.553 1.598 1.554 1.552    
BLYP 1.784 1.785 1.699 1.784 1.644 1.644 1.642 1.654 1.654 1.617 1.600 1.648 1.657 1.619   1.644 1.616   1.636 1.606 1.653 1.606 1.603 1.644 1.615
B1B95 1.748 1.653 1.653 1.742 1.597 1.597 1.593 1.602 1.602 1.572 1.557 1.600 1.609 1.572   1.599 1.571   1.589 1.561 1.605 1.561 1.559 1.598 1.570
B3LYP 1.763 1.763 1.675 1.761 1.620 1.620 1.616 1.626 1.626 1.593 1.576 1.622 1.631 1.593 1.584 1.620 1.591 1.582 1.611 1.581 1.628 1.582 1.578 1.619 1.590
B3LYPultrafine   1.763     1.620 1.620 1.616 1.626   1.593 1.576 1.622 1.631 1.593   1.620 1.591   1.611 1.581 1.628 1.582 1.578 1.619 1.590
B3PW91 1.756 1.752 1.661 1.749 1.606 1.606 1.602 1.611 1.611 1.580 1.564 1.608 1.617 1.580   1.607 1.578   1.597 1.568 1.614 1.569 1.566 1.606 1.578
mPW1PW91 1.751 1.748 1.657 1.746 1.602 1.602 1.598 1.607 1.607 1.576 1.560 1.604 1.613 1.576   1.603 1.574   1.593 1.564 1.609 1.565 1.562 1.602 1.574
M06-2X 1.740 1.743 1.654 1.740 1.597 1.597 1.593 1.602 1.602 1.571 1.557 1.598 1.608 1.571   1.597 1.569   1.590 1.560 1.604 1.561 1.558 1.597 1.568
PBEPBE 1.769 1.766 1.675 1.765 1.621 1.621 1.618 1.629 1.629 1.596 1.580 1.625 1.633 1.597   1.622 1.595   1.612 1.584 1.629 1.585 1.582 1.622 1.594
PBEPBEultrafine   1.766     1.621 1.621 1.618 1.629   1.596 1.580 1.625 1.633 1.597   1.622 1.595   1.612 1.584 1.629 1.585 1.582 1.622 1.594
PBE1PBE 1.748 1.655 1.655 1.745 1.600 1.600 1.596 1.605 1.605 1.575 1.559 1.602 1.611 1.575   1.601 1.573   1.591 1.563 1.608 1.563 1.561 1.601 1.572
HSEh1PBE 1.750 1.749 1.657 1.747 1.602 1.602 1.598 1.607 1.607 1.576 1.560 1.604 1.613 1.577   1.603 1.574   1.593 1.564 1.610 1.565 1.562 1.602 1.574
TPSSh 1.765 1.765 1.677 1.762 1.620 1.620 1.616 1.626 1.626 1.594 1.578 1.622 1.632 1.594 1.585 1.621 1.591 1.584 1.612 1.582 1.628 1.582 1.579 1.620 1.591
wB97X-D 1.750 1.744 1.655 1.740 1.599 1.599 1.595 1.603 1.603 1.573 1.557 1.601 1.610 1.574 1.565 1.600 1.571 1.564 1.590 1.561 1.607 1.562   1.599 1.571
B97D3 1.776 1.770 1.677 1.769 1.622 1.622 1.619 1.629 1.629 1.595 1.579 1.625 1.633 1.596 1.587 1.623 1.593 1.585 1.612 1.582 1.630 1.583   1.622 1.593
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.720 1.704 1.662 1.696 1.609 1.609 1.604 1.608 1.608 1.573 1.549 1.609 1.622 1.571 1.556 1.614 1.567 1.554 1.604 1.558 1.618 1.558 1.554 1.612 1.567
MP2=FULL 1.719 1.704 1.661 1.696 1.607 1.607 1.602 1.607 1.607 1.568 1.546 1.608 1.622 1.568 1.552 1.612 1.563 1.549 1.603 1.555 1.617 1.556 1.551 1.610 1.561
ROMP2 1.752 1.692 1.692 1.795 1.614 1.614 1.609 1.612 1.612 1.576 1.550 1.614 1.629 1.574   1.621     1.609 1.559 1.625 1.560 1.555 1.619 1.569
MP3         1.625   1.625                       1.622 1.579 1.635 1.578 1.575    
MP3=FULL         1.623   1.619                       1.621 1.575 1.634 1.576 1.572    
MP4         1.625     1.625           1.588         1.622 1.576 1.635 1.576 1.572    
MP4=FULL                                     1.620 1.572 1.634 1.573 1.569    
B2PLYP 1.756 1.764 1.676 1.761 1.614 1.614 1.609 1.618 1.618 1.585 1.567 1.616 1.627 1.585   1.616 1.582   1.607 1.573 1.623 1.573 1.570 1.615 1.581
B2PLYP=FULL 1.756 1.764 1.676 1.761 1.613 1.613 1.609 1.618 1.618 1.583 1.566 1.615 1.627 1.584   1.615 1.580   1.607 1.571 1.623 1.573 1.569 1.615 1.580
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.756 1.764 1.676 1.761 1.613 1.613 1.609 1.618 1.618 1.583 1.566 1.615 1.627 1.584   1.615 1.580   1.607 1.571 1.623 1.573   1.615 1.580
Configuration interaction CID   1.719 1.673 1.713 1.622     1.619     1.565   1.635 1.583         1.618 1.572 1.631 1.572 1.568 1.624 1.580
CISD   1.767 1.683 1.770 1.622     1.620     1.564   1.636 1.583         1.618 1.571 1.632 1.571 1.567 1.624 1.579
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.813 1.705 1.811 1.632 1.632 1.629 1.632 1.632 1.597 1.578 1.632 1.648 1.595   1.639 1.593   1.628 1.584 1.643 1.584 1.581 1.637 1.592
QCISD(T)         1.635     1.637     1.580 1.636 1.653 1.598   1.643 1.596   1.633 1.587 1.648 1.587 1.584 1.641 1.596
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.633   1.629       1.577   1.652 1.595 1.580 1.640 1.591 1.578 1.631 1.583 1.647 1.584   1.638 1.590
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.718 1.674 1.711 1.626 1.626 1.622 1.624 1.624 1.591 1.569 1.625 1.639 1.589   1.630 1.585   1.622 1.577 1.635 1.577 1.573 1.629 1.585
CCSD         1.627 1.627 1.623 1.627 1.627 1.592 1.572 1.626 1.643 1.590 1.576 1.633 1.587 1.575 1.624 1.579 1.639 1.579 1.576 1.631 1.587
CCSD=FULL         1.625         1.587 1.568 1.625 1.642 1.587 1.572 1.630 1.582 1.570 1.622 1.575 1.636 1.575 1.572 1.628 1.581
CCSD(T)   1.819     1.632 1.632 1.628 1.633 1.633 1.598 1.578 1.632 1.650 1.596 1.582 1.639 1.593 1.580 1.630 1.584 1.645 1.584 1.581 1.638 1.593
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.630           1.574 1.631 1.648 1.593 1.578 1.637 1.589 1.576 1.628 1.581 1.643 1.581 1.579 1.635 1.587
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ 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 dnf 1.627 8.376 1.626 7.400 dnf     1.584
ROHF                 1.592
density functional BLYP                 1.604
B1B95 1.746 1.610             1.559
B3LYP 1.767 1.635 1.763 1.632 1.765 1.763     1.580
B3LYPultrafine                 1.580
B3PW91                 1.567
mPW1PW91                 1.563
M06-2X                 1.559
PBEPBE                 1.583
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.583
PBE1PBE                 1.562
HSEh1PBE                 1.563
TPSSh                 1.581
wB97X-D 1.746 1.614 1.742 1.612 1.746 1.744     1.560
B97D3                 1.582
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.694 1.622 1.692 1.618 1.688 1.689     1.556
MP2=FULL                 1.553
ROMP2                 1.557
B2PLYP                 1.571
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.570
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.570
Configuration interaction CID                 1.571
CISD                 1.570
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.583
QCISD(T)                 1.586
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.583
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.575
CCSD                 1.577
CCSD=FULL                 1.574
CCSD(T)                 1.583
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.580
Values that are outliers may reflect incorrect atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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