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Geometry Comparison

CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)


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

Experimental bond length is 1.166  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1.181
PM3 1.181
PM6 1.167
composite G3 1.153
G4 1.169
CBS-Q 1.155

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.171 1.160 1.160 1.164 1.153 1.153 1.152 1.148 1.148 1.148 1.144 1.145 1.155 1.145 1.126 1.154 1.144 1.144
density functional LSDA 1.218 1.186 1.186 1.191 1.182 1.182 1.179 1.173 1.173 1.176     1.184 1.169   1.180    
BLYP 1.228 1.195 1.195 1.199 1.185 1.190 1.187 1.181 1.181 1.184     1.191 1.177        
B1B95 1.208 1.180 1.180 1.185 1.176 1.176 1.173 1.169 1.169       1.177 1.165     1.162  
B3LYP 1.211 1.182 1.182 1.187 1.177 1.177 1.175 1.169 1.169 1.171   1.166 1.179 1.166   1.175 1.165  
B3LYPultrafine         1.177                       1.163  
B3PW91 1.210 1.183 1.183 1.187 1.177 1.177 1.175 1.170 1.170 1.172     1.179 1.166     1.164  
mPW1PW91 1.206 1.180 1.180 1.184 1.175 1.175 1.173 1.168 1.168 1.169     1.176 1.164        
M06-2X     1.179   1.173         1.166 1.161     1.162     1.161  
PBEPBE 1.225 1.195 1.195 1.199 1.190 1.190 1.187 1.182 1.182 1.184     1.191 1.178     1.177  
PBE1PBE         1.175                          
HSEh1PBE   1.181     1.175   1.173             1.165        
TPSSh         1.179   1.177     1.173       1.168        
wB97X-D     1.177   1.173   1.171   1.166     1.163 1.171 1.162     1.162  
B97D3   1.187     1.183   1.180   1.175   1.171 1.176   1.172     1.174 1.174
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.221 1.199 1.199 1.206 1.185 1.189 1.188 1.179 1.183 1.178   1.178 1.195 1.175   1.194 1.175  
MP2=FULL 1.221 1.199 1.199 1.205 1.184 1.188 1.186 1.182 1.182 1.174     1.194 1.172     1.171  
MP3         1.174   1.174                      
MP3=FULL         1.172   1.171                      
MP4   1.206     1.195                          
B2PLYP         1.179         1.172       1.168     1.168  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.181               1.184 1.170     1.169  
Configuration interaction CID   1.178 1.178 1.184 1.170     1.163                    
CISD   1.181 1.181 1.186 1.171     1.165                    
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.214 1.192 1.192 1.198 1.180 1.183 1.181 1.176 1.176 1.172     1.187 1.168     1.168  
QCISD(T)         1.188   1.186   1.183                  
Coupled Cluster CCD 1.206 1.186 1.186 1.192 1.176 1.178 1.176 1.172 1.172 1.170     1.182 1.166        
CCSD         1.179         1.170       1.167     1.167  
CCSD=FULL         1.178         1.167       1.164     1.163  
CCSD(T)         1.187   1.185   1.182                  
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 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 1.177 1.167 1.171 1.156 1.168 1.168     1.144
density functional B1B95 1.201 1.192              
B3LYP 1.204 1.193 1.197 1.182 1.193 1.193     1.163
PBEPBE                 1.174
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.228 1.205 1.216 1.195 1.214 1.214     1.174
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