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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBP

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rBP
Species Name
BH3PH3 borane phosphine
The small prefix is the number of bonds with completed calculations.
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rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1 0.451
PM3 1 0.305
PM6 1 0.130
composite G2 1 0.086
G3 1 0.086
G3B3 1 0.023
G4 1 0.013
CBS-Q 1 0.083

rms differences (calculated - experiment) 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 cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.074 1 0.275 1 0.071 1 0.222 1 0.087 1 0.086 1 0.084 1 0.073 1 0.076 1 0.068 1 0.052 1 0.085 1 0.082 1 0.063 1 0.056 1 0.080 1 0.062 1 0.055 1 0.053 1 0.053 1 0.081 1 0.062
ROHF                                     1 0.053      
density functional LSDA                                     1 0.065 1 0.064    
BLYP 1 0.050 1 0.116 1 0.020 1 0.117 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.035 1 0.022 1 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.007 1 0.030 1 0.037 1 0.016   1 0.040 1 0.016   1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.040 1 0.016
B1B95 1 0.015 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.065 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.012 1 0.009 1 0.013 1 0.023 1 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.015   1 0.002 1 0.016   1 0.024 1 0.023 1 0.002 1 0.016
B3LYP 1 0.042 1 0.107 1 0.012 1 0.107 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.025 1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.013 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.026 1 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.028 1 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.028 1 0.007
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.108     1 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.025 1 0.013   1 0.013 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.026 1 0.007   1 0.028 1 0.007   1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.028 1 0.007
B3PW91 1 0.021 1 0.075 1 0.006 1 0.074 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.003 1 0.006 1 0.019 1 0.001 1 0.005 1 0.011   1 0.006 1 0.011   1 0.020 1 0.018 1 0.007 1 0.010
mPW1PW91 1 0.018 1 0.072 1 0.009 1 0.070 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.009 1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.022 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.013   1 0.003 1 0.013   1 0.022 1 0.021 1 0.003 1 0.013
M06-2X 1 0.031 1 0.091 1 0.008 1 0.087 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.011 1 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.017 1 0.020 1 0.006   1 0.021 1 0.005   1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.021 1 0.004
PBEPBE 1 0.012 1 0.061 1 0.010 1 0.062 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.010 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.000 1 0.014   1 0.002 1 0.014   1 0.023 1 0.022 1 0.003 1 0.014
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.061     1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.011   1 0.010 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.000 1 0.014   1 0.002 1 0.014   1 0.023 1 0.022 1 0.003 1 0.014
PBE1PBE 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.064 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.013 1 0.010 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.017   1 0.001 1 0.016   1 0.025 1 0.024 1 0.001 1 0.016
HSEh1PBE 1 0.014 1 0.067 1 0.011 1 0.066 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.024 1 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.015   1 0.001 1 0.015   1 0.024 1 0.023 1 0.001 1 0.015
TPSSh 1 0.039 1 0.109 1 0.012 1 0.099 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.009 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.004 1 0.016 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.021 1 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.021 1 0.004
wB97X-D 1 0.030 1 0.092 1 0.003 1 0.090 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.013 1 0.019 1 0.000 1 0.006 1 0.019 1 0.000 1 0.006 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.019 1 0.000
B97D3 1 0.047 1 0.109 1 0.014 1 0.106 1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.025 1 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.014 1 0.001 1 0.019 1 0.025 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.028 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.028 1 0.008
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.065 1 0.135 1 0.028 1 0.131 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.026 1 0.002 1 0.011 1 0.028 1 0.002 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.028 1 0.002
MP2=FULL 1 0.063 1 0.134 1 0.026 1 0.130 1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.010 1 0.021 1 0.013 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.021 1 0.022 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.028 1 0.016 1 0.022 1 0.018
ROMP2                                     1 0.010      
MP3         1 0.020   1 0.021       1 0.000 1 0.030 1 0.039 1 0.011         1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.042 1 0.012
MP3=FULL   1 0.143 1 0.035 1 0.138 1 0.014 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.008 1 0.027 1 0.033 1 0.008   1 0.036 1 0.006   1 0.016   1 0.036 1 0.004
MP4   1 0.144     1 0.020       1 0.014   1 0.001 1 0.029 1 0.040 1 0.010   1 0.043 1 0.010   1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.044 1 0.010
MP4=FULL   1 0.144     1 0.014       1 0.010   1 0.010   1 0.034 1 0.010   1 0.037     1 0.018 1 0.005 1 0.037 1 0.007
B2PLYP 1 0.052 1 0.119 1 0.016 1 0.117 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.009 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.020 1 0.026 1 0.004   1 0.028 1 0.005   1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.028 1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.051 1 0.118 1 0.016 1 0.116 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.019 1 0.024 1 0.001   1 0.026 1 0.000   1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.026 1 0.000
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.051 1 0.118 1 0.016 1 0.116 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.019 1 0.024 1 0.001   1 0.026 1 0.000   1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.026 1 0.001
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.155 1 0.040 1 0.146 1 0.028     1 0.017     1 0.004   1 0.043 1 0.015         1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.045 1 0.015
CISD   1 0.157 1 0.039 1 0.148 1 0.027     1 0.017     1 0.003   1 0.043 1 0.014         1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.045 1 0.014
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.153 1 0.038 1 0.146 1 0.024 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.014 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.002 1 0.034 1 0.043 1 0.014   1 0.046 1 0.014   1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.046 1 0.014
QCISD(T)         1 0.021     1 0.013     1 0.000 1 0.031 1 0.041 1 0.011   1 0.045 1 0.011   1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.045 1 0.012
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.015   1 0.016       1 0.009   1 0.035 1 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.039 1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.003 1 0.039 1 0.005
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.021   1 0.023           1 0.041 1 0.012             1 0.046  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.150 1 0.040 1 0.143 1 0.025 1 0.027 1 0.026 1 0.014 1 0.019 1 0.022 1 0.004 1 0.035 1 0.044 1 0.016   1 0.046 1 0.015   1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.047 1 0.016
CCSD         1 0.024 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.014 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.002 1 0.034 1 0.043 1 0.015 1 0.003 1 0.046 1 0.014   1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.047 1 0.015
CCSD=FULL         1 0.018         1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.031 1 0.037 1 0.006   1 0.040 1 0.004   1 0.014 1 0.000 1 0.040 1 0.002
CCSD(T)         1 0.021 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.018 1 0.000 1 0.031 1 0.041 1 0.011 1 0.001 1 0.045 1 0.011 1 0.001 1 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.045 1 0.012
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.015           1 0.009 1 0.028 1 0.035 1 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.039 1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.003 1 0.039 1 0.005
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

rms differences (calculated - experiment) 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 0.259 1 0.147 1 0.232 1 0.115 1 0.227 1 0.234     1 0.051
density functional BLYP                 1 0.005
B1B95                 1 0.025
B3LYP 1 0.167 1 0.093 1 0.150 1 0.070 1 0.119 1 0.112     1 0.004
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.004
B3PW91                 1 0.020
mPW1PW91                 1 0.022
M06-2X                 1 0.004
PBEPBE                 1 0.024
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.024
PBE1PBE                 1 0.026
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.024
TPSSh                 1 0.006
wB97X-D 1 0.141 1 0.077 1 0.122 1 0.051 1 0.104 1 0.095     1 0.010
B97D3                 1 0.003
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.178 1 0.086 1 0.152 1 0.052 1 0.144 1 0.142     1 0.011
MP2=FULL                 1 0.016
MP3                 1 0.000
MP3=FULL                 1 0.003
MP4=FULL                 1 0.005
B2PLYP                 1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.007
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.007
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.004
CISD                 1 0.004
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.004
QCISD(T)                 1 0.001
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.005
QCISD(TQ)                 1 0.002
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.005
CCSD                 1 0.004
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.001
CCSD(T)                 1 0.001
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 0.005
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.