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Comparison of experiment and theory for aNCS

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Species with coordinate aNCS
Species Name
CHSNH2 thioformamide
C2H2N2S 1,3,4-Thiadiazole
HNCS Isothiocyanic acid
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.52 0.51 1.21 0.91 1.62 1.72 1.62 1.92 2.02 1.72 1.72 2.52 1.42 1.72 1.32 1.62
density functional BLYP 4.42 2.22 1.62 0.52 0.72 0.62 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.72 0.62 0.92 0.62
B1B95 3.12 0.81 0.81 3.12 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.82 0.92 0.62 0.72 0.92 0.52 0.72 0.42 0.72
B3LYP 3.42 0.11 2.92 1.92 0.52 0.62 0.62 0.82 0.82 0.62 0.72 0.92 0.52 0.72 0.52 0.72
B3LYPultrafine   0.11     0.62 0.62 0.62 0.92   0.62 0.72 0.92 0.52 0.72 0.52 0.72
B3PW91 3.42 0.11 3.32 2.02 0.52 0.62 0.62 0.82 0.82 0.62 0.72 0.82 0.52 0.62 0.42 0.62
mPW1PW91 3.22 0.11 0.81 2.42 0.52 0.62 0.62 0.82 0.92 0.62 0.82 0.92 0.52 0.72 0.42 0.72
M06-2X 2.72 0.01 0.71 0.31 0.72 0.82 0.72 1.02 1.12 0.92 0.71 1.32 0.52 0.92 0.32 0.82
PBEPBE 4.22 2.42 1.82 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.72 0.62 0.62 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.52 0.82 0.52
PBEPBEultrafine   2.42     0.62 0.62 0.72 0.62   0.52 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.52 0.82 0.52
PBE1PBE 3.22 0.81 0.81 2.52 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.82 0.82 0.62 0.72 0.82 0.42 0.62 0.42 0.62
HSEh1PBE 3.22 0.11 0.81 2.42 0.52 0.62 0.52 0.82 0.82 0.62 0.72 0.92 0.42 0.72 0.42 0.62
TPSSh 4.02 3.02 2.02 0.92 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.62 0.52 0.42 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.42 0.62 0.42
wB97X-D 3.12 0.11 0.81 0.41 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.92 1.02 0.72 0.82 1.02 0.52 0.82 0.42 0.72
B97D3 4.32 2.22 1.62 0.32 0.62 0.62 0.72 0.62 0.62 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.72 0.52 0.82 0.52
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 4.62 2.32 1.52 1.02 0.92 1.02 1.22 0.72 0.72 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.92 0.52 0.92 0.42
MP2=FULL 4.62 2.32 1.52 0.92 0.82 0.92 1.02 0.72 0.72 0.62 0.42 0.42 0.82 0.42 0.82 0.42
MP3         0.62   0.82       0.62 0.62 0.52 0.72    
MP3=FULL   0.41 0.91 1.42 0.62 0.72 0.72 0.82 0.82 1.12 0.82 0.72 0.52 0.92 0.52 0.72
MP4   1.72     1.22       0.92   0.62 0.72 1.12 0.62 1.02 0.62
MP4=FULL   1.82     1.12       0.92   0.52   1.02 0.52 1.02 0.52
B2PLYP 3.92 3.32 2.22 0.82 0.62 0.62 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.42 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.42
B2PLYP=FULL 3.92 3.32 2.22 0.82 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.72 0.72 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 3.92 0.11 0.81 0.51 0.71 0.52 0.62 0.72 0.72 0.52 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.71 0.52 0.61
Configuration interaction CID   0.51 1.11 2.12 0.82     1.12     1.02   0.72 1.02    
CISD   0.41 1.01 1.62 0.82     1.02     1.02   0.72 1.02    
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
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   0.21 2.92 0.52 0.62 0.72 0.82 0.72 0.72 0.52 0.52 0.42 0.52 0.62 0.42 0.52
QCISD(T)         0.82     0.62     0.42 0.42 0.62 0.42 0.62 0.32
QCISD(T)=FULL         0.72   0.92       0.42   0.62 0.42 0.62 0.32
Coupled Cluster CCD   0.51 1.01 1.22 0.72 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.92 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.62 0.72 0.52 0.72
CCSD         0.62 0.72 0.82 0.72 0.72 0.62 0.62 0.52 0.52 0.62 0.52 0.61
CCSD=FULL         0.62         1.02 0.71 0.62 0.52 0.82 0.11 0.72
CCSD(T)         0.82 0.82 1.12 0.62 0.62 0.32 0.42 0.32 0.62 0.42 0.62 0.32
CCSD(T)=FULL         0.72           0.42 0.32 0.61 0.31 0.62 0.01
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

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 0.61 0.81 0.71 1.42 0.91 0.91     1.72
density functional BLYP                 0.62
B1B95                 0.82
B3LYP 0.21 0.62 0.21 0.42 0.41 0.51     0.82
B3LYPultrafine                 0.82
B3PW91                 0.72
mPW1PW91                 0.82
M06-2X                 0.92
PBEPBE                 0.52
PBEPBEultrafine                 0.52
PBE1PBE                 0.72
HSEh1PBE                 0.72
TPSSh                 0.52
wB97X-D 0.01 0.32 0.11 0.42 0.31 0.31     0.82
B97D3                 0.52
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 0.42 1.32 0.42 1.12 0.92 0.62     0.52
MP2=FULL                 0.52
MP3                 0.72
MP3=FULL                 0.82
MP4                 0.61
MP4=FULL                 0.52
B2PLYP                 0.52
B2PLYP=FULL                 0.62
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 0.62
Configuration interaction CID                 1.12
CISD                 1.02
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 0.62
QCISD(T)                 0.01
QCISD(T)=FULL                 0.42
Coupled Cluster CCD                 0.82
CCSD                 0.62
CCSD=FULL                 0.82
CCSD(T)                 0.42
CCSD(T)=FULL                 0.21
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.