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Geometry Comparison

C6H5OH (phenol)


distance is atom 1 (C) to atom 7 (O)

Experimental bond length is 1.364  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.369
PM6 1.382
composite G2 1.353
G3 1.353
G3B3 1.369
G4 1.361
CBS-Q 1.351

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 1.395 1.377 1.377 1.378 1.357 1.352 1.353 1.351 1.350 1.349 1.348 1.357 1.351 1.349 1.355 1.349 1.349
density functional BLYP 1.429 1.401 1.401 1.409 1.378 1.383 1.388 1.382 1.382 1.377     1.381 1.382 1.388    
B1B95 1.404 1.381 1.381 1.385 1.359 1.359 1.363 1.358 1.358 1.356     1.358 1.357 1.362 1.359  
B3LYP 1.414 1.387 1.387 1.393 1.369 1.368 1.372 1.367   1.364 1.366 1.373 1.366 1.367 1.374 1.369  
B3LYPultrafine         1.369                     1.365  
B3PW91   1.383 1.383 1.387 1.363 1.362 1.365 1.361   1.358     1.361 1.361 1.367    
mPW1PW91   1.380 1.380 1.385 1.360 1.359 1.362 1.358 1.358 1.356     1.358 1.358 1.364    
M06-2X     1.385   1.366                        
PBEPBE   1.392     1.373 1.371 1.376 1.370 1.371 1.368 1.371   1.370 1.371      
PBEPBEultrafine         1.372                        
PBE1PBE         1.359                        
HSEh1PBE   1.384     1.364   1.367             1.363      
TPSSh         1.367   1.369     1.367       1.365      
wB97X-D     1.382   1.364   1.366   1.362     1.364 1.366 1.362   1.363  
B97D3   1.393     1.375   1.378   1.373   1.373 1.375   1.373   1.374  
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   1.405 1.405 1.416 1.373 1.374 1.379 1.368 1.367 1.364   1.374 1.370 1.363 1.382 1.370  
MP2=FULL                           1.359      
MP3         1.372   1.367                    
MP3=FULL         1.367                        
B2PLYP         1.373                 1.367      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.372                        
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         1.375                        
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.374                        
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 1.392 1.364 1.391 1.363 1.384 1.384     1.353
density functional B1B95 1.402 1.373              
B3LYP 1.415 1.386 1.413 1.384 1.402 1.402     1.369
PBEPBE                 1.373
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.440 1.390     1.428 1.428     1.369
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