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Geometry Comparison

CH3CH2O (Ethoxy radical)


distance is atom 2 (C) to atom 7 (H)

Experimental bond length is 1.088  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 1.088
G3 1.088
G3B3 1.106
G4 1.105
CBS-Q 1.091

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 1.095 1.084 1.084 1.085 1.088 1.089 1.089 1.088 1.089 1.090     1.096 1.088 1.087 1.094 1.087 1.087 1.087
ROHF   1.084 1.084 1.085 1.088 1.089 1.088 1.088 1.089       1.096 1.088 1.087 1.094 1.087 1.087  
density functional LSDA dnf 1.127 1.127 1.127 1.133 1.133 1.134 1.133 1.133 1.134     1.142 1.132   1.139 1.132    
BLYP 1.125 1.117 1.117 1.118 1.116 1.123 1.123 1.121 1.121 1.123     1.132 1.119          
B1B95 1.111 1.102 1.102 1.103 1.107 1.107 1.108 1.106 1.106 1.108     1.114 1.105   1.112 1.105    
B3LYP 1.114 1.105 1.105 1.106 1.110 1.110 1.110 1.109 1.109 1.110     1.118 1.107 1.106 1.115 1.107 1.106  
B3LYPultrafine         1.110                       1.101    
B3PW91 1.113 1.105 1.105 1.106 1.110 1.110 1.110 1.109 1.109 1.111     1.117 1.108          
mPW1PW91 1.111 1.103 1.103 1.103 1.107 1.107 1.107 1.106 1.107 1.108     1.114 1.105   1.112 1.105    
M06-2X 1.108 1.100 1.100 1.101 1.105 1.105 1.106 1.104 1.104 1.106 1.103   1.112 1.102   1.109 1.102    
PBEPBE 1.123 1.119 1.119 1.119 1.125 1.124 1.125 1.124 1.124 1.125 2.202   1.133 1.123   1.129 1.123    
HSEh1PBE 1.111 1.104 1.104 1.105 1.109 1.109 1.109 1.108 1.108 1.109     1.116 1.107   1.113 1.107    
TPSSh         1.105   1.105     1.105       1.102          
wB97X-D     1.104   1.104   1.104   1.102     1.101 1.104 1.100     1.100    
B97D3   1.112     1.112   1.111   1.109   1.108 1.117   1.107     1.116   1.116
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 1.113 1.099 1.099 1.103 1.101 1.098 1.098 1.100 1.102 1.100     1.111 1.098 1.097 1.110 1.098 1.097  
MP2=FULL 1.113 1.098 1.098 1.103 1.101 1.096 1.097 1.101 1.102 1.098     1.110 1.094 1.094 1.109 1.097 1.095  
ROMP2 1.113 1.098 1.098 1.102 1.101 1.097 1.098 1.101 1.102 1.100     1.111 1.097   1.109      
MP3         1.101   1.096                        
MP3=FULL         1.101   1.095                        
MP4   1.104     1.106       1.106         1.101          
B2PLYP                   dnf       dnf   dnf dnf    
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.105               1.113 1.101     1.102    
Configuration interaction CID   1.097 1.097 1.100 1.097     1.097                      
CISD   1.097 1.097 1.101 1.098     1.097                      
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   1.104   1.108 1.106 1.100 1.100 1.107 1.105 1.103     1.115 1.101   1.113 dnf    
QCISD(T)         1.108               1.117 1.103          
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.102 1.102 1.106 1.103 1.097 1.098 1.103 1.102 1.100     1.112 1.097   1.110 dnf    
CCSD         1.106               1.114 1.100          
CCSD(T)         1.108               1.117 1.103   1.116 1.104    
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.108               1.116 1.099   1.115 dnf    
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 1.090 1.094 1.088 1.090 1.084 1.085     1.087
density functional B3LYP 1.112 1.116 1.107 1.111 1.107 1.107     1.101
PBEPBE                 1.112
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.114 1.111 1.107 1.103 1.108 1.108     1.096
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