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Geometry Comparison

C5H8 (Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.507  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.525
PM6 1.541
composite G2 1.513
G3 1.513
G3B3 1.531
G4 1.527
CBS-Q 1.516

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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.509 1.539 1.539 1.528 1.513 1.513 1.515 1.517 1.515 1.513 1.513 1.513 1.518 1.513 1.520 1.513 1.513
density functional BLYP 1.563 1.576 1.576 1.565 1.539 1.548 1.551 1.550 1.548 1.547     1.553 1.544 1.554    
B1B95 1.533 1.550 1.550 1.539 1.520 1.521 1.523 1.524 1.522 1.521     1.526 1.518 1.525 1.516  
B3LYP 1.544 1.558 1.558 1.549 1.532 1.532 1.534 1.534   1.530 1.529 1.531 1.538 1.530 1.538 1.525  
B3LYPultrafine         1.532   1.534             1.530   1.525  
B3PW91   1.555 1.555 1.544 1.528 1.527 1.529 1.529   1.526     1.532 1.525 1.533    
mPW1PW91   1.552 1.552 1.541 1.524 1.524 1.526 1.527 1.525 1.523     1.529 1.522 1.530    
M06-2X     1.551   1.521                        
PBEPBE   1.568     1.539 1.539 1.541 1.541 1.539 1.538 1.536   1.542 1.537      
PBEPBEultrafine         1.539                        
PBE1PBE         1.524                        
HSEh1PBE   1.551     1.524   1.525             1.521      
TPSSh         1.527   1.528     1.527       1.525      
wB97X-D     1.542   1.522   1.523   1.522     1.520 1.523 1.519   1.520  
B97D3   1.550     1.529   1.530   1.529   1.527 1.531   1.526   1.530  
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   1.569 1.569 1.561 1.524 1.527 1.531 1.531 1.536 1.531   1.529 1.545 1.527 1.550 1.528  
MP2=FULL   1.569 1.569 1.560 1.522 1.525 1.528 1.534         1.543 1.520      
MP3         1.527   1.524                    
MP3=FULL         1.523   1.524                    
B2PLYP         1.530                 1.526      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         dnf                        
Configuration interaction CID   1.553     1.516 1.515 1.517                    
CISD   1.555     1.516 1.516                      
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.572 1.572 1.563 1.529 1.528 1.531 1.537         1.544        
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.568 1.568 1.560 1.524 1.526 1.528 1.534         1.542        
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ 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 1.544 1.529 1.542 1.525 1.536 1.536     1.513
density functional B1B95 1.558 1.542              
B3LYP 1.570 1.552 1.568 1.548 1.558 1.559     1.525
PBEPBE                 1.530
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.592 1.554 1.583 1.545 1.582 1.581     1.527
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