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Comparison of experiment and theory for aFCF

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Species with coordinate aFCF
Species Name
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro-
CH3CHF2 Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-
CH2CF2 Ethene, 1,1-difluoro-
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro-
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro-
CF4 Carbon tetrafluoride
CF3COOH trifluoroacetic acid
C3F8 perfluoropropane
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene
C2F4 Tetrafluoroethylene
C2F4+ Tetrafluoroethylene cation
CF2O Carbonic difluoride
CF2O+ Carbonic difluoride cation
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro-
CF3CN Acetonitrile, trifluoro-
CF3CN+ Acetonitrile, trifluoro- cation
C2HF3 Trifluoroethylene
C2HF3+ Trifluoroethylene cation
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
CF3OF Trifluoromethylhypofluorite
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-
F2CCCF2 tetrafluoroallene
CF2- Difluoromethylene anion
CF2 Difluoromethylene
CF2+ Difluoromethylene cation
CF3- Trifluoromethyl anion
CF3 Trifluoromethyl radical
CF3+ Trifluoromethyl cation
CF3I trifluoroiodomethane
The small subscript is the number of angles with completed calculations.
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rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
Methods with predefined basis sets

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.324 1.324 1.024 0.924 0.824 0.824 0.819 0.825 0.824 0.923 0.717 0.824 0.824 0.824 0.810 0.823 0.823 0.810 1.14 0.11 0.86 0.34 0.87 0.78 0.823
ROHF   1.72 0.92 0.71 0.92 0.92 0.72 0.92 1.11       0.92 1.02 1.21 0.91 1.21 1.21     0.31        
density functional LSDA 1.64 1.16 0.84 0.84 1.29 0.97 0.67 0.68 0.67 0.87   1.11 0.67 0.67   0.66 0.93   1.32   0.86 0.34 0.96    
BLYP 1.924 1.824 1.522 1.124 1.824 1.124 0.824 0.923 0.924 1.223 0.79 0.813 0.924 0.924   0.716 0.711   1.42   0.96 0.44 0.96 0.88 0.78
B1B95 1.624 1.121 1.224 1.024 1.023 1.024 0.824 0.925 0.924 1.122 0.79 0.713 0.924 0.924   0.922 0.918   1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.87 0.77
B3LYP 1.724 1.724 1.324 1.024 1.024 1.024 0.824 0.924 0.919 1.123 0.715 0.924 0.924 0.924 0.810 0.919 1.524 0.810 1.14 0.61 0.86 0.24 0.87 0.78 0.78
B3LYPultrafine   1.611     1.024 0.911 0.713 0.711   1.08 0.79 0.711 0.813 0.817   0.712 0.922   1.32   0.86 0.24 0.86 0.87 0.77
B3PW91 1.819 1.624 1.224 1.024 1.024 1.024 0.822 0.925 0.919 1.123 0.79 0.713 0.924 0.924   0.716 0.711   1.32   0.86 0.14 0.96 0.78 0.78
mPW1PW91 1.819 1.624 1.319 1.024 0.922 1.024 0.824 0.925 0.924 1.123 0.79 0.713 0.924 0.920   0.719 0.813   1.32   0.86 0.14 0.86 0.78 0.78
M06-2X 1.713 1.413 1.125 0.913 1.823 0.813 0.713 0.714 0.713 0.913 0.69 0.713 0.813 0.714   0.712 0.713   1.22   0.76 0.34 0.86 0.88 0.78
PBEPBE 2.119 1.824 1.519 1.218 1.124 1.124 0.824 0.925 0.924 1.223 0.710 0.813 1.023 0.924   0.813 1.015   1.42   0.86 0.34 0.87 0.87 0.87
PBEPBEultrafine   1.811     1.020 1.011 0.611 0.811   1.18 0.79 0.711 0.813 0.813   0.712 0.712   1.42   0.86 0.34 0.96 0.87 0.87
PBE1PBE 1.813 1.112 1.113 0.913 1.024 0.913 0.613 0.714 0.713 0.912 0.79 0.713 0.813 0.713   0.712 0.712   1.32   0.86 0.14 0.86 0.78 0.78
HSEh1PBE 1.813 1.523 1.113 0.913 0.820 0.913 0.823 0.813 0.713 0.912 0.79 0.713 0.813 0.823   0.712 0.712   1.32   0.86 0.14 0.86 0.78 0.78
TPSSh 2.010 1.611 1.111 0.911 1.721 0.811 1.621 0.711 0.710 1.723 0.79 0.711 0.811 1.721 0.78 0.811 0.711 0.78 1.22   0.86 0.44 0.96 0.88 0.78
wB97X-D 1.910 1.510 1.925 0.910 1.724 0.810 1.624 0.710 1.624 0.99 0.79 1.624 1.624 1.624 0.86 0.710 1.624 0.87 1.42   0.86 0.14 0.96 0.87 0.87
B97D3 2.29 2.124 1.39 1.09 1.723 1.09 1.623 0.89 1.623 1.18 1.624 0.923 0.99 1.623 0.88 0.79 0.923 0.86 1.42   0.96 0.34 0.96 0.88 0.79
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.519 1.624 1.224 0.924 1.725 0.924 0.824 1.725 0.924 1.121 0.69 0.824 0.924 1.121 0.68 0.717 0.917 0.68 1.14 0.11 0.76 0.34 0.77 0.78 0.68
MP2=FULL 1.619 1.720 1.318 1.018 1.124 0.922 0.722 0.925 0.919 1.318 0.69 0.713 1.020 1.220 0.68 0.916 0.714 0.68 1.14 0.11 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.68
MP3         0.923   1.820       0.73 0.75 0.65 0.75         1.22   0.76 0.14 0.86 0.71 0.11
MP3=FULL   0.44 0.44 1.04 1.820 0.74 1.720 0.74 0.74 0.13 0.73 0.75 0.65 0.75   0.74 0.64   1.32   0.76 0.14 0.86 0.71 0.11
MP4   1.79 0.81   0.917       0.98   0.22 0.66 0.76 0.611   0.75 0.54   1.22   0.76 0.34 0.86 0.91 0.31
MP4=FULL   0.96     0.86       0.76   0.12   0.76 0.74   0.75 0.54   1.22   0.76 0.34 0.86 0.91 0.31
B2PLYP 1.712 1.512 1.012 0.912 0.921 0.712 0.613 0.712 0.713 0.912 0.69 0.712 0.712 1.622   0.711 0.713   1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.78 0.78
B2PLYP=FULL 1.712 1.613 1.012 0.912 0.813 0.712 0.713 0.712 0.712 0.811 0.69 0.712 0.712 0.712   0.711 0.611   1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.78 0.78
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.810 1.610 1.010 0.910 0.79 0.710 0.610 0.710 0.710 0.99 0.69 0.610 0.79 0.79   0.710 0.69   1.22   0.76 0.76 0.86 0.78 0.78
Configuration interaction CID   1.616 1.016 0.816 0.720     0.717     0.79   0.79 0.79         1.22   0.76 0.14 0.76 0.77 0.77
CISD   1.616 1.016 0.816 0.719     0.717     0.79   0.79 0.79         1.22   0.76 0.14 0.76 0.77 0.36
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 0.61 1.622 1.218 1.018 0.920 0.918 0.818 0.921 0.722 1.015 0.79 0.713 0.917 0.716   0.713 0.713   1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.78 0.67
QCISD(T)         0.715     0.69 0.31   0.68 0.612 0.813 0.713   0.711 0.69   1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.76 0.76
QCISD(T)=FULL         0.610   0.610       0.68   0.710 0.610 0.26 0.710 0.69 0.75 1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.77 0.76
QCISD(TQ)         0.81   0.71       0.01   0.21 0.01 0.01 0.81               0.71  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         0.71   0.61       0.11   0.21 0.21   0.81 0.11             0.71  
Coupled Cluster CCD 0.71 1.718 1.218 1.018 1.123 0.918 0.819 0.919 0.816 0.914 0.79 0.713 0.918 0.815   0.714 0.812   1.22 0.21 0.76 0.14 0.86 0.77 0.76
CCSD         0.818 0.79 0.69 0.79 0.710 0.811 0.79 0.713 0.814 0.815 0.76 0.711 0.69 0.13 1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.76 0.76
CCSD=FULL         0.813         0.810 0.79 0.713 0.713 0.714 0.76 0.712 0.711 0.13 1.22   0.76 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.25
CCSD(T)         0.719 0.59 0.58 0.69 0.69 0.88 0.68 0.612 0.813 0.711 0.76 0.711 0.610 0.25 1.22 0.31 0.76 0.24 0.86 0.76 0.76
CCSD(T)=FULL         0.713           0.68 0.612 0.813 0.712 0.15 0.712 0.69 0.76 1.22   0.76 0.24 0.86 0.76 0.76
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
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 0.925 0.822 1.025 0.822 1.025 1.025 0.11   1.625
density functional LSDA             0.21    
BLYP             0.11   0.79
B1B95 0.915 0.715         0.01   0.69
B3LYP 0.925 0.822 0.925 0.822 1.025 1.025 0.01   1.525
B3LYPultrafine             0.01   0.69
B3PW91             0.11   0.79
mPW1PW91             0.11   0.79
M06-2X             0.11   0.79
PBEPBE             0.11   1.625
PBEPBEultrafine             0.11   0.79
PBE1PBE             0.11   0.79
HSEh1PBE             0.11   0.79
TPSSh             0.01   0.79
wB97X-D 0.910 0.89 0.910 0.79 1.010 1.010 0.01   0.79
B97D3             0.21   0.79
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.125 0.822 1.125 0.822 1.125 1.125 0.11   1.625
MP2=FULL             0.11   0.69
MP3             0.11   0.73
MP3=FULL             0.01   0.73
MP4             0.11   0.22
MP4=FULL             0.11   0.22
B2PLYP             0.01   0.69
B2PLYP=FULL             0.01   0.69
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             0.01   0.69
Configuration interaction CID             0.11   0.69
CISD             0.11   0.69
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             0.11   0.79
QCISD(T)             0.11   0.68
QCISD(T)=FULL             0.01   0.67
QCISD(TQ)                 0.11
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 0.11
Coupled Cluster CCD             0.11   0.79
CCSD             0.11   0.79
CCSD=FULL             0.11   0.79
CCSD(T)             0.11   0.68
CCSD(T)=FULL             0.01   0.68
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.