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Geometry Comparison

ClCN (chlorocyanogen)


distance is atom 2 (C) to atom 3 (N)

Experimental bond length is 1.161  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.162
PM6 1.154
composite G2 1.134
G3 1.134
G3B3 1.163
G4 1.156
CBS-Q 1.133

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.159 1.137 1.138 1.144 1.134 1.134 1.134 1.128 1.128 1.130 1.126 1.126 1.136 1.127 1.125 1.135 1.126 1.127   1.126
density functional LSDA 1.212 1.172 1.174 1.180 1.171 1.171 1.171 1.161 1.161 1.167     1.172 1.160   1.171        
BLYP 1.222 1.180 1.181 1.188 1.172 1.178 1.178 1.169 1.169 1.173     1.179 1.167   1.178        
B1B95 1.200   1.165 1.171 1.159 1.161 1.162 1.154 1.154 1.157     1.162 1.150   1.160 1.148      
B3LYP 1.203 1.165 1.167 1.174 1.163 1.163 1.164 1.155   1.159 1.153 1.154 1.164 1.153   1.164 1.153 1.153    
B3LYPultrafine         1.163                       1.151      
B3PW91   1.166 1.168 1.173 1.163 1.163 1.164 1.156   1.159     1.165 1.154   1.164 1.151      
mPW1PW91   1.163   1.171 1.160 1.160 1.161 1.153 1.153 1.157     1.162 1.152   1.161        
M06-2X     1.162   1.156         1.151 1.147     1.147     1.146      
PBEPBE   1.180     1.177 1.177 1.178 1.170 1.170 1.174 1.167   1.179 1.168     1.167 1.168    
PBEPBEultrafine         1.177                              
PBE1PBE         1.161                              
HSEh1PBE   1.164     1.161   1.162             1.152            
TPSSh         1.165   1.165     1.160       1.155            
wB97X-D     1.160   1.158   1.158   1.150     1.148 1.158 1.148     1.147      
B97D3   1.171     1.170   1.170   1.162   1.159 1.165   1.160     1.164     1.164
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   1.192 1.192 1.206 1.176 1.184 1.185 1.169 1.178 1.170   1.174 1.189 1.167   1.190 1.166 1.175    
MP2=FULL   1.192     1.175 1.183 1.184 1.177   1.167     1.189 1.164   1.190 1.163 1.171    
MP3         1.160   1.160                          
MP3=FULL         1.159   1.159                          
MP4         1.184                 1.176            
B2PLYP         1.167         1.162       1.157     1.157      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.170               1.173 1.160     1.160      
Configuration interaction CID         1.155                              
CISD         1.157                              
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.175     1.167   1.170 1.163 1.163 1.159     1.174 1.155     1.155 1.158    
QCISD(T)         1.176                              
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.164               1.170              
CCSD         1.166         1.158       1.154     1.154      
CCSD=FULL         1.165         1.155       1.151     1.150      
CCSD(T)   1.180     1.176 1.176 1.176   1.169         1.166       1.166    
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.174               1.179 1.162         1.162  
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ 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 1.159 1.150 1.152 1.136 1.149 1.149     1.126
density functional B1B95 1.190 1.181              
B3LYP 1.192 1.182 1.185 1.167 1.182 1.183     1.151
PBEPBE                 1.163
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.233 1.204 1.220 1.191 1.218 1.218     1.166
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