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D2 (Deuterium diatomic)


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

Experimental bond length is 0.742  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 0.676
PM3 0.699
PM6 0.764
composite G3 0.730
G3B3 0.743
G4 0.743

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 0.712 0.735 0.735 0.730 0.730 0.733 0.733 0.732 0.735 0.733 0.734 0.735 0.748 0.734 0.734 0.748 0.734 0.734 0.734
density functional LSDA 0.736 0.767 0.767 0.763 0.763 0.763 0.763 0.764 0.765 0.763 0.764   0.780 0.764   0.779 0.764    
BLYP 0.734 0.751 0.751 0.748 0.729 0.747 0.747 0.746 0.748 0.747     0.768 0.747   0.766      
B1B95 0.728 0.745 0.745 0.742 0.741 0.742 0.742 0.743 0.743 0.742     0.760 0.742   0.758      
B3LYP 0.728 0.746 0.746 0.743 0.743 0.743 0.743 0.742 0.744 0.743 0.743 0.744 0.762 0.743 0.742 0.761 0.743 0.742  
B3LYPultrafine         0.743                       0.742    
B3PW91 0.729 0.747 0.747 0.743 0.743 0.743 0.743 0.744 0.745 0.743     0.761 0.744   0.760      
mPW1PW91 0.727 0.746 0.746 0.741 0.741 0.742 0.742 0.742 0.744 0.742     0.760 0.743   0.759      
M06-2X     0.742   0.737           0.739                
PBEPBE 0.734 0.754 0.754 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.752 0.750 0.751   0.769 0.751   0.768 0.751    
PBEPBEultrafine         0.750                            
PBE1PBE         0.743                            
HSEh1PBE   0.747     0.743   0.744             0.745          
TPSSh         0.724   0.724     0.724       0.724          
wB97X-D     0.731   0.725   0.726   0.726     0.726 0.726 0.725     0.725    
B97D3   0.730     0.726   0.726   0.726   0.725 0.746   0.725     0.745   0.745
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 0.724 0.741 0.741 0.738 0.725 0.734 0.734 0.721 0.738 0.734   0.738 0.754 0.737 0.736 0.755 0.737 0.736  
MP2=FULL   0.741     0.738 0.734 0.734   0.738           0.736 0.755      
MP3         0.742   0.724                        
MP3=FULL         0.726   0.724                        
MP4   0.748     0.744     0.744           0.741          
B2PLYP         0.740                 0.723          
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         0.740               0.758 0.740     0.740    
Configuration interaction CID         0.746     0.746           0.742          
CISD   0.750     0.746                 0.743          
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   0.750 0.750 0.746 0.746 0.738 0.738 0.746         0.761 0.743          
QCISD(T)         0.746 0.738 0.738 0.746         0.761 0.743          
Coupled Cluster CCD   0.749     0.746 0.738 0.738 0.746         0.760 0.742          
CCSD         0.746 0.738 0.738 0.746         0.761 0.743          
CCSD(T)         0.746 0.738 0.738 0.746     0.742   0.761 0.743          
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 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 0.731 0.731 0.732 0.732 0.731 0.731     0.722
density functional B1B95 0.743 0.743 0.741 0.741 0.743 0.743      
B3LYP 0.743 0.743 0.742 0.742 0.743 0.743     0.725
PBEPBE                 0.728
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 0.738 0.738 0.737 0.737 0.738 0.738     0.723
Values that are outliers may reflect incorrect atom numbering for different levels of theory.
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