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CH3SCH2CH3 (Ethane, (methylthio)-)


distance is atom 5 (C) to atom 8 (S)

Experimental bond length is 1.804  Å

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Calculated bond length in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 1.826
PM6 dnf
composite G2 1.817
G3 1.817
G3B3 1.833
G4 1.826
CBS-Q 1.819

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 1.805 1.891 1.819 1.881 1.817 1.817 1.817 1.818 1.818 1.814 1.810 1.825 1.824 1.815 1.824 1.815 1.814
density functional LSDA 1.816 1.877 1.811 1.872 1.808 1.808 1.808 1.805 1.806 1.798     1.810 1.798 1.810    
BLYP 1.856 1.934 1.862 1.930 1.861 1.861 1.861 1.859 1.860 1.853     1.862 1.853 1.863    
B1B95             1.817                    
B3LYP 1.836 1.909 1.839 1.903 1.837 1.837 1.837 1.836   1.831 1.824 1.841 1.840 1.830 1.841 1.831  
B3LYPultrafine                               1.826  
B3PW91   1.895 1.827 1.889 1.825 1.825 1.825 1.823   1.818     1.828 1.818 1.828    
mPW1PW91   1.889   1.883 1.820 1.820 1.820 1.818 1.819 1.813     1.823 1.814 1.824    
M06-2X     1.824   1.821                        
PBEPBE   1.910     1.837 1.837 1.838 1.836 1.837 1.830 1.824   1.840 1.830   1.831  
PBEPBEultrafine         1.838                        
PBE1PBE         1.819                        
HSEh1PBE   1.526     1.823   1.526             1.526      
TPSSh         1.526   1.526     1.823       1.526      
wB97X-D     1.635   1.636   1.636   1.636     1.636 1.636 1.636   1.636  
B97D3   1.636     1.635   1.635   1.635   1.635 1.843   1.635   1.832  
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   1.909 1.828 1.902 1.814 1.813 1.813 1.812 1.810     1.824 1.824 1.811 1.830    
MP2=FULL   1.909     1.812 1.810 1.811 1.810         1.821        
MP3         1.819   1.527                    
MP3=FULL         1.527   1.527                    
B2PLYP         1.828                 1.526      
Configuration interaction CID         1.813                        
CISD         1.813                        
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         1.821     1.819 1.819                
Coupled Cluster CCD         1.819                        
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 1.881 1.826 1.882 1.827 1.875 1.874     1.637
density functional B1B95 1.892 1.833              
B3LYP 1.913 1.851 1.911 1.850 1.901 1.895     1.635
PBEPBE                 1.634
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.913 1.831 1.911 1.828 1.904 1.904     1.635
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