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Geometry Comparison

C3H4N2 (1H-Pyrazole)


distance is atom 3 (H) to atom 4 (C)

Experimental bond length is 1.080  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.086
PM6 1.016
composite G3 1.069
G3B3 1.080
G4 1.078
CBS-Q 1.072

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 1.076 1.063 1.063 1.065 1.069 1.069 1.069 1.069 1.069 1.068 1.067 1.043 1.076 1.067 1.075 1.067 1.067
density functional BLYP 1.100 1.083 1.083 1.085 1.087 1.086 1.087 1.086 1.084 1.084     1.093 1.081 1.091    
B1B95 1.090 1.074 1.074 1.076 1.078 1.078 1.078 1.077 1.076 1.077     1.084 1.074 1.082    
B3LYP 1.092 1.075 1.075 1.078 1.080 1.079 1.080 1.079   1.078 1.075 1.042 1.086 1.075   1.075  
B3LYPultrafine         1.080   1.080             1.075   1.075  
B3PW91   1.076 1.076 1.078 1.081 1.080 1.080 1.079   1.078     1.086 1.077 1.085    
mPW1PW91   1.075   1.076 1.079 1.078 1.078 1.078 1.077 1.077     1.085   1.083    
M06-2X     1.075   1.043           1.409            
PBEPBE   1.084     1.088 1.087 1.088 1.087 1.086 1.086 1.084   1.094 1.084      
PBEPBEultrafine         1.088                        
PBE1PBE         1.080                        
HSEh1PBE   1.039         1.043             1.044      
TPSSh         1.080   1.080     1.078       1.077      
wB97X-D     1.074   1.079   1.079   1.077     1.076 1.079 1.075   1.075  
B97D3   1.079     1.085   1.084   1.081   1.080 1.081   1.079   1.079  
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   1.078 1.078 1.083 1.080 1.076 1.076 1.080 1.079 1.076   1.041 1.089        
MP2=FULL         1.080 1.075 1.076 1.080                  
MP3         1.080   1.074                    
MP3=FULL         1.080   1.073                    
B2PLYP                           1.074      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1.411               1.416 1.407   1.407  
Configuration interaction CID         1.074                        
CISD         1.074                        
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   1.081     1.082       1.080                
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.082                        
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 1.070 1.075 1.067 1.072 1.065 1.065     1.066
density functional B1B95 1.084 1.087              
B3LYP 1.085 1.088 1.080 1.083 1.079 1.079     1.075
PBEPBE                 1.084
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.092 1.089 1.086 1.082 1.086 1.086     1.074
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