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Geometry Comparison

C3H4N2 (1H-Pyrazole)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.082  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.089
PM6 1.018
composite G3 1.070
G3B3 1.081
G4 1.079
CBS-Q 1.072

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 1.081 1.065 1.065 1.066 1.070 1.070 1.070 1.070 1.070 1.070 1.068 1.043 1.077 1.068 1.075 1.068 1.068
density functional BLYP 1.103 1.084 1.084 1.085 1.088 1.087 1.087 1.086 1.084 1.085     1.094 1.082 1.091    
B1B95 1.093 1.075 1.075 1.076 1.079 1.079 1.079 1.078 1.077 1.077     1.085 1.074 1.082    
B3LYP 1.096 1.076 1.076 1.078 1.081 1.080 1.080 1.079   1.078 1.076 1.042 1.087 1.076   1.076  
B3LYPultrafine         1.081   1.080             1.076   1.076  
B3PW91   1.077 1.077 1.078 1.081 1.080 1.081 1.080   1.079     1.087 1.077 1.085    
mPW1PW91   1.076   1.076 1.079 1.079 1.079 1.078 1.078 1.078     1.085   1.084    
M06-2X     1.075   1.043           1.336            
PBEPBE   1.085     1.089 1.088 1.088 1.087 1.086 1.087 1.085   1.094 1.085      
PBEPBEultrafine         1.090                        
PBE1PBE         1.081                        
HSEh1PBE   1.039         1.044             1.044      
TPSSh         1.081   1.081     1.079       1.078      
wB97X-D     1.075   1.080   1.079   1.078     1.077 1.079 1.075   1.075  
B97D3   1.080     1.085   1.084   1.082   1.080 1.081   1.080   1.080  
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   1.079 1.079 1.083 1.081 1.076 1.078 1.081 1.080 1.077   1.042 1.089        
MP2=FULL         1.081 1.075 1.076 1.080                  
MP3         1.080   1.075                    
MP3=FULL         1.081   1.075                    
B2PLYP                           1.075      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.351               1.347 1.344   1.345  
Configuration interaction CID         1.075                        
CISD         1.075                        
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   1.082     1.083       1.081                
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.082                        
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 1.071 1.076 1.068 1.073 1.065 1.065     1.066
density functional B1B95 1.085 1.089              
B3LYP 1.086 1.089 1.081 1.084 1.080 1.080     1.076
PBEPBE                 1.085
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.092 1.090 1.086 1.083 1.085 1.085     1.075
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