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AlNC (Aluminum isocyanide)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.855  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.670
PM3 1.873
PM6 1.791
composite G2 1.855
G3 1.855
G3B3 1.874
G4 1.852
CBS-Q 1.856

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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.846 1.844 1.832 1.869 1.854 1.854 1.864 1.854 1.854 1.835 1.843 1.862 1.881 1.849 1.844 1.886 1.849 1.845 1.843 1.843 1.885 1.849
density functional LSDA                                     1.853 1.853    
BLYP 1.893 1.893 1.872 1.918 1.890 1.890 1.902 1.894 1.894 1.867 1.885 1.902 1.913 1.889   1.923 1.890   1.882 1.885 1.923 1.890
B1B95 1.870 1.852 1.852 1.892 1.869 1.869 1.878 1.870 1.870 1.849 1.861 1.877 1.893 1.865   1.900 1.866   1.860 1.861 1.899 1.866
B3LYP 1.876 1.875 1.856 1.898 1.874 1.874 1.885 1.877 1.877 1.851 1.867 1.883 1.897 1.871 1.867 1.906 1.872 1.868 1.865 1.867 1.906 1.872
B3LYPultrafine   1.875     1.874 1.874 1.885 1.877   1.851 1.867 1.883 1.897 1.871   1.906 1.872   1.866 1.867 1.906 1.872
B3PW91 1.875 1.875 1.856 1.897 1.872 1.872 1.881 1.874 1.874 1.851 1.863 1.880 1.897 1.868   1.902 1.868   1.862 1.863 1.902 1.868
mPW1PW91 1.871 1.871 1.852 1.892 1.868 1.868 1.877 1.870 1.870 1.847 1.859 1.876 1.893 1.864   1.898 1.864   1.858 1.858 1.898 1.864
M06-2X 1.867 1.866 1.849 1.889 1.870 1.870 1.878 1.870 1.870 1.849 1.861 1.877 1.894 1.865   1.900 1.866   1.861 1.862 1.900 1.866
PBEPBE 1.888 1.891 1.870 1.914 1.885 1.885 1.896 1.888 1.888 1.864 1.878 1.895 1.910 1.882   1.918 1.883   1.876 1.877 1.918 1.883
PBEPBEultrafine   1.891     1.885 1.885 1.896 1.888   1.864 1.878 1.895 1.910 1.882   1.918 1.883   1.876 1.877 1.918 1.883
PBE1PBE 1.871 1.853 1.853 1.892 1.869 1.869 1.877 1.870 1.870 1.847 1.860 1.876 1.894 1.864   1.899 1.865   1.858 1.859 1.899 1.865
HSEh1PBE 1.871 1.871 1.853 1.893 1.869 1.869 1.878 1.871 1.871 1.848 1.860 1.877 1.894 1.865   1.900 1.865   1.859 1.860 1.900 1.865
TPSSh 1.876 1.876 1.857 1.896 1.872 1.872 1.881 1.873 1.873 1.852 1.863 1.879 1.896 1.867 1.863 1.902 1.868 1.864 1.862 1.863 1.901 1.868
wB97X-D 1.869 1.868 1.851 1.889 1.867 1.867 1.877 1.869 1.869 1.844 1.858 1.876 1.892 1.863 1.857 1.898 1.863 1.857 1.857 1.856 1.898 1.863
B97D3 1.890 1.892 1.872 1.913 1.886 1.886 1.897 1.889 1.889 1.866 1.879 1.896 1.910 1.883 1.878 1.918 1.884 1.879 1.877 1.878 1.918 1.884
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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.881 1.894 1.867 1.926 1.880 1.880 1.893 1.879 1.879 1.859 1.873 1.890 1.909 1.876 1.871 1.924 1.881 1.873 1.870 1.875 1.924 1.881
MP2=FULL 1.881 1.894 1.866 1.926 1.878 1.878 1.890 1.878 1.878 1.849 1.868 1.890 1.907 1.868 1.834 1.921 1.864 1.823 1.867 1.871 1.919 1.866
MP3                                     1.856 1.860    
MP3=FULL                                     1.854 1.858    
MP4                                     1.866 1.869    
MP4=FULL                                     1.862 1.866    
B2PLYP 1.874 1.877 1.856 1.903 1.873 1.873 1.885 1.875 1.875 1.851 1.866 1.883 1.899 1.870   1.909 1.872   1.864 1.867 1.909 1.872
B2PLYP=FULL 1.874 1.877 1.856 1.903 1.872 1.872 1.884 1.874 1.874 1.848 1.865 1.883 1.898 1.868   1.908 1.868   1.863 1.866 1.908 1.868
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.874 1.877 1.856 1.903 1.872 1.872 1.884 1.874 1.874 1.848 1.865 1.883 1.898 1.868   1.908 1.868   1.863 1.866 1.908 1.868
Configuration interaction CID   1.875 1.851 1.905 1.867     1.864     1.855   1.895 1.859         1.854 1.857 1.905 1.862
CISD   1.876 1.852 1.905 1.867     1.865     1.855   1.895 1.860         1.854 1.857 1.905 1.862
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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.884 1.858 1.916 1.874 1.874 1.883 1.870 1.870 1.851 1.861 1.879 1.901 1.865   1.913 1.868   1.859 1.863 1.912 1.868
QCISD(T)         1.875     1.872     1.864 1.882 1.904 1.868   1.918 1.872   1.862 1.866 1.917 1.872
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.873   1.884       1.859   1.901 1.860 1.827 1.914 1.855 1.815 1.859 1.862 1.913 1.858
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.883 1.857 1.914 1.873 1.873 1.882 1.869 1.869 1.850 1.860 1.878 1.900 1.864   1.913 1.868   1.859 1.862 1.912 1.868
CCSD         1.874 1.874 1.883 1.870 1.870 1.851 1.861 1.879 1.901 1.865 1.859 1.913 1.869 1.861 1.859 1.863 1.913 1.869
CCSD=FULL         1.871         1.841 1.856 1.879 1.899 1.858 1.824 1.910 1.852 1.813 1.856 1.859 1.908 1.855
CCSD(T)         1.875 1.875 1.886 1.872 1.872 1.853 1.864 1.881 1.904 1.868 1.862 1.918 1.872 1.864 1.862 1.866 1.918 1.872
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.873           1.859 1.882 1.902 1.861 1.827 1.914 1.855 1.815 1.859 1.862 1.913 1.858
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-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 1.897 1.870 1.875 1.863 1.876 1.858     1.843
density functional BLYP                 1.883
B1B95                 1.860
B3LYP 1.920 1.892 1.899 1.883 1.899 1.879     1.866
B3LYPultrafine                 1.866
B3PW91                 1.862
mPW1PW91                 1.858
M06-2X                 1.860
PBEPBE                 1.876
PBEPBEultrafine                 1.876
PBE1PBE                 1.858
HSEh1PBE                 1.859
TPSSh                 1.862
wB97X-D 1.917 1.887 1.897 1.880 1.892 1.870     1.856
B97D3                 1.878
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.969 1.898 1.940 1.890 1.941 1.914     1.872
MP2=FULL                 1.869
B2PLYP                 1.865
B2PLYP=FULL                 1.864
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1.864
Configuration interaction CID                 1.854
CISD                 1.855
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1.860
QCISD(T)                 1.863
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1.861
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1.860
CCSD                 1.860
CCSD=FULL                 1.858
CCSD(T)                 1.863
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1.861
Values that are outliers may reflect incorrect atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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