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Geometry Comparison

HNCNH (diiminomethane)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.224  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.247
PM3 1.251
PM6 1.252
composite G2 1.210
G3 1.210
G3B3 1.229
G3MP2 1.210
G4 1.223
CBS-Q 1.210

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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.243 1.203 1.203 1.210 1.210 1.209 1.210 1.205 1.205 1.206 1.203 1.202 1.212 1.204 1.203 1.213 1.204 1.203   1.212 1.204
density functional LSDA 1.269 1.219 1.219 1.225 1.227 1.227 1.227 1.218 1.218 1.221     1.229 1.217   1.227          
BLYP 1.292 1.237 1.237 1.243 1.237 1.240 1.240 1.233 1.233 1.234 1.230 1.230 1.242 1.230   1.240 1.230     1.240 1.230
B1B95 1.269 1.219 1.219 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.218 1.218 1.220 1.215 1.214 1.227 1.217   1.226 1.216     1.224 1.215
B3LYP 1.275 1.223 1.223 1.229 1.229 1.228 1.228 1.221 1.221 1.223 1.219 1.219 1.230 1.219 1.218 1.229 1.219 1.218   1.229 1.219
B3LYPultrafine   1.223     1.229 1.228 1.228 1.221   1.223 1.219 1.219 1.230 1.219   1.229 1.219     1.229 1.219
B3PW91 1.272 1.221 1.221 1.227 1.227 1.226 1.227 1.220 1.220 1.222 1.218 1.217 1.229 1.218   1.228 1.218     1.228 1.218
mPW1PW91 1.268 1.219 1.219 1.225 1.225 1.224 1.224 1.218 1.218 1.220 1.216 1.215 1.227 1.217   1.226 1.216     1.226 1.216
M06-2X 1.262 1.218 1.218 1.222 1.224 1.224 1.224 1.218 1.218 1.219 1.216 1.215 1.226 1.216   1.225 1.216     1.225 1.216
PBEPBE 1.285 1.234 1.234 1.240 1.238 1.238 1.238 1.231 1.231 1.233 1.229 1.229 1.240 1.229   1.238 1.229     1.238 1.229
PBEPBEultrafine   1.234     1.238 1.238 1.238 1.231   1.233 1.229 1.229 1.240 1.229   1.238 1.229     1.238 1.229
PBE1PBE 1.268 1.220 1.220 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.219 1.219 1.221 1.217 1.216 1.227 1.217   1.226 1.217     1.226 1.217
HSEh1PBE 1.268 1.219 1.219 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.218 1.219 1.221 1.216 1.216 1.227 1.217   1.226 1.217     1.226 1.217
TPSSh 1.279 1.229 1.229 1.234 1.231 1.231 1.231 1.225 1.225 1.227 1.223 1.222 1.234 1.223 1.222 1.233 1.223 1.222   1.233 1.223
wB97X-D 1.270 1.217 1.217 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.225 1.218 1.218 1.221 1.216 1.215 1.227 1.216 1.215 1.226 1.216 1.215   1.226 1.216
B97D3 1.287 1.232 1.232 1.239 1.236 1.235 1.235 1.229 1.229 1.231 1.226 1.226 1.238 1.227 1.225 1.236 1.226 1.226   1.236 1.226
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.285 1.235 1.235 1.247 1.233 1.236 1.237 1.228 1.232 1.228 1.226 1.227 1.242 1.228 1.225 1.243 1.228 1.225   1.243 1.228
MP2=FULL 1.285 1.235 1.235 1.246 1.234 1.234 1.236 1.229 1.231 1.223 1.223 1.226 1.241 1.223 1.221 1.242 1.222 1.221   1.242 1.222
MP3         1.229   1.227       1.219 1.220 1.235 1.220           1.236 1.221
MP3=FULL   1.227 1.227 1.238 1.228 1.228 1.229 1.223 1.224 1.217 1.217 1.219 1.234 1.216   1.235 1.215     1.235 1.215
MP4   1.244     1.243       1.239   1.233 1.235 1.249 1.234   1.250 1.235     1.249 1.235
MP4=FULL   1.243     1.241       1.238   1.230   1.248 1.229   1.248 1.228     1.248 1.228
B2PLYP 1.278 1.228 1.228 1.236 1.232 1.231 1.232 1.225 1.226 1.226 1.222 1.222 1.235 1.223   1.234 1.223     1.234 1.223
B2PLYP=FULL 1.278 1.228 1.228 1.236 1.231 1.231 1.231 1.225 1.225 1.224 1.221 1.222 1.234 1.222   1.234 1.221     1.234 1.221
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.278 1.228 1.228 1.236 1.231 1.231 1.231 1.225 1.225 1.224 1.221 1.222 1.234 1.222   1.234 1.221   1.222 1.234 1.221
Configuration interaction CID   1.223 1.223 1.232 1.223     1.218     1.212   1.228 1.213           1.228 1.213
CISD   1.224 1.224 1.234 1.225     1.219     1.213   1.229 1.214           1.229 dnf
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.235 1.235 1.246 1.235 1.235 1.236 1.229 1.230 1.226 1.224 1.226 1.241 1.225   1.241 1.225     1.241 1.225
QCISD(T)         1.240     1.235     1.229 1.231 1.246 1.231   1.246 1.231     1.246 1.231
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.238   1.239       1.227   1.245 1.226 1.224 1.245 1.225 1.224   1.245 1.225
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.230 1.230 1.241 1.231 1.231 1.232 1.225 1.227 1.223 1.220 1.222 1.237 1.221   1.237 1.222     1.237 1.222
CCSD         1.234 1.233 1.234 1.228 1.229 1.225 1.223 1.224 1.239 1.224 1.220 1.239 1.224 1.220   1.239 1.224
CCSD=FULL         1.232         1.220 1.220 1.223 1.238 1.219 1.217 1.238 1.218 1.217   1.238 1.218
CCSD(T)         1.240 1.239 1.240 1.234 1.235 1.230 1.229 1.230 1.245 1.230 1.226 1.246 1.230 1.227   1.246 1.230
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.237           1.226 1.229 1.244 1.225 1.223 1.245 1.224 1.223   1.245 1.224
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 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 1.227 1.226 1.222 1.216 1.215 1.215     1.203
density functional BLYP                 1.230
B1B95                 1.215
B3LYP 1.250 1.248 1.244 1.236 1.236 1.237     1.219
B3LYPultrafine                 1.219
B3PW91                 1.218
mPW1PW91                 1.216
M06-2X                 1.216
PBEPBE                 1.229
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.229
PBE1PBE                 1.217
HSEh1PBE                 1.217
TPSSh                 1.223
wB97X-D 1.241 1.242 1.235 1.230 1.231 1.231     1.216
B97D3                 1.226
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.272 1.255 1.262 1.245 1.257 1.257     1.227
MP2=FULL                 1.225
MP3                 1.220
MP3=FULL                 1.217
MP4                 dnf
MP4=FULL                 1.231
B2PLYP                 1.223
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.222
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.222
Configuration interaction CID                 1.213
CISD                 1.214
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.224
QCISD(T)                 dnf
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.227
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.221
CCSD                 1.223
CCSD=FULL                 1.220
CCSD(T)                 1.229
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.227
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