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Geometry Comparison

CHClCCl2 (Trichloroethylene)


distance is atom 2 (C) to atom 6 (Cl)

Experimental bond length is 1.712  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.673
PM6 1.698
composite G3 1.715
G3B3 1.729
G4 1.722
CBS-Q 1.718

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.768 1.780 1.720 1.771 1.715 1.715 1.715 1.716 1.716 1.712 1.708 1.723 1.720 1.713 1.720 1.713 1.709 1.713
density functional BLYP 1.809 1.813 1.751 1.806 1.748 1.747 1.747 1.746 1.746 1.738     1.749 1.739 1.748      
B1B95 1.777   1.718 1.769 1.711 1.713 1.712 1.712 1.712 1.706     1.715 1.705 1.713      
B3LYP 1.792 1.794 1.733 1.787 1.729 1.729 1.729 1.729   1.721 1.716 1.733 1.732 1.722   1.727 1.718  
B3LYPultrafine         1.729   1.729             1.722   1.722    
B3PW91   1.780 1.722 1.775 1.718 1.718 1.718 1.717   1.710     1.721 1.711 1.720      
mPW1PW91   1.776   1.770 1.714 1.714 1.714 1.713 1.713 1.707     1.717   1.716      
M06-2X     1.722   1.717           1.706              
PBEPBE   1.791     1.728 1.728 1.728 1.727 1.727 1.719 1.714   1.730 1.721        
PBEPBEultrafine         1.727                          
PBE1PBE         1.712                          
HSEh1PBE   1.775     1.713   1.713             1.707        
TPSSh         1.728   1.728     1.723       1.723        
wB97X-D     1.729   1.724   1.724   1.724     1.728 1.724 1.720   1.720    
B97D3   1.785     1.735   1.735   1.734   1.724 1.733   1.729   1.722   1.722
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   1.811 1.732 1.801 1.719 1.713 1.713 1.718 1.712     1.721 1.723       1.704  
MP2=FULL         1.712 1.712 1.712 1.711                 1.698  
MP3         1.719   1.722                      
MP3=FULL         1.721   1.721                      
B2PLYP         1.722                 1.723        
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.722               1.727 1.716   1.715    
Configuration interaction CID         1.713                          
CISD         1.713                          
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.817             1.721                  
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.720                          
CCSD(T)         1.724                          
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z 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 1.776 1.726 1.774 1.726 1.768 1.775     1.713
density functional B1B95 1.785 1.729              
B3LYP 1.800 1.744 1.799 1.744 1.785 1.789     1.724
PBEPBE                 1.723
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.813 1.730 1.810 1.729 1.803 1.814     1.712
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