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CF3COOH (trifluoroacetic acid)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.546  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.553
PM3 1.568
PM6 1.547
composite G2 1.531
G3B3 1.552

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-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.592 1.510 1.510 1.514 1.531 1.531 1.536 1.532 1.533 1.536   1.542 1.529 1.538   1.540
density functional LSDA   1.511     1.527 1.527 1.533 1.528 1.528 1.529     1.528 1.531    
BLYP 1.674 1.543 1.543 1.540 1.567 1.557 1.565 1.560 1.561 1.560   1.567 1.559 1.562    
B1B95 1.629 1.520 1.520 1.520 1.538 1.538 1.543 1.538 1.539 1.540   1.547 1.537 1.542 1.546  
B3LYP 1.642 1.527 1.527 1.527 1.544 1.544 1.551 1.547 1.547 1.548   1.555 1.545 1.549 1.557  
B3LYPultrafine         1.544               1.545 1.549    
B3PW91 1.634 1.526 1.526 1.525 1.542 1.542 1.548 1.543 1.544 1.546   1.552 1.542 1.547    
mPW1PW91 1.626 1.522 1.522 1.522 1.539 1.539 1.545 1.540 1.540 1.542   1.548 1.538 1.544    
M06-2X 1.620 1.523 1.523 1.522 1.538 1.538 1.543 1.539 1.539 1.540 1.544 1.547 1.538 1.541    
PBEPBE 1.652 1.536 1.536 1.532 1.550 1.550 1.557 1.552 1.552 1.553   1.560 1.550 1.555    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.550               1.550 1.555    
PBE1PBE 1.623 1.521 1.521 1.521 1.538 1.538 1.544 1.539 1.540 1.542   1.548 1.537 1.543    
HSEh1PBE 1.624 1.520 1.520 1.520 1.538 1.538 1.544 1.539 1.539 1.541   1.548 1.537 1.543    
TPSSh                   1.551            
wB97X-D     1.538   1.548   1.554   1.548     1.555 1.554 1.551 1.553  
B97D3   1.553     1.562   1.568   1.563   1.566 1.564   1.564 1.562 1.562
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-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.624 1.528 1.528 1.532 1.541 1.533 1.539 1.544 1.538 1.535   1.544 1.539 1.544 1.546  
MP2=FULL 1.624 1.528 1.528 1.532 1.539 1.531 1.537 1.536 1.536 1.529   1.543 1.538 1.535    
MP3         1.534                      
MP4   1.539     1.537       1.544     1.549 1.545 1.543    
MP4=FULL   1.539     1.535       1.542       1.543      
B2PLYP 1.631 1.524 1.524 1.526 1.537 1.537 1.544 1.541 1.541 1.541   1.547 1.540 1.543    
B2PLYP=FULL 1.631 1.524 1.524 1.526 1.536 1.537 1.543 1.540 1.540 1.539   1.547 1.539 1.540    
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.536               1.539 1.540 1.543  
Configuration interaction CID   1.520 1.520 1.525 1.528     1.531                
CISD   1.520 1.520 1.525 1.528     1.531                
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-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.532 1.532 1.536 1.535 1.535 1.542 1.541 1.541 1.537   1.546 1.542 1.540    
QCISD(T)         1.536             1.548 1.544 1.542    
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.529 1.529 1.535 1.541 1.535 1.541 1.540 1.541 1.537   1.545 1.542 1.540    
CCSD         1.535             1.546 1.541 1.540    
CCSD=FULL                       1.545 1.540 1.531    
CCSD(T)         1.536             1.548 1.543      
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.534             1.547 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-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 1.547 1.554 1.542 1.551 1.532 1.532     1.539
density functional B3LYP 1.567 1.572 1.560 1.566 1.549 1.549     1.556
PBEPBE                 1.564
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.574 1.561 1.565 1.556 1.559 1.559     1.545
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