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Comparison of experiment and theory for rClGe

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Species with coordinate rClGe
Species Name
GeCl Germanium monochloride
GeCl2 Germanium dichloride
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 2 0.095
PM3 2 0.052
PM6 2 0.020
composite G2 2 0.028
G3 2 0.028
G3B3 2 0.048
G4 2 0.028
CBS-Q 2 0.026

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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.022 2 0.110 2 0.035 2 0.112 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.020 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.015 2 0.017 2 0.026 2 0.033 2 0.020 2 0.018 2 0.040 2 0.021 2 0.018 1 0.003 2 0.039 2 0.021
ROHF   1 0.130 1 0.048 1 0.133 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.029 1 0.042 1 0.042   1 0.024 1 0.037 1 0.045 1 0.029 1 0.026 1 0.054 1 0.031 1 0.026   1 0.053 1 0.030
density functional LSDA 2 0.085 1 0.001 2 0.011 2 0.081 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.030   1 0.007 2 0.010 2 0.010   2 0.013 1 0.013   1 0.017    
BLYP 2 0.045 2 0.119 2 0.066 2 0.147 2 0.068 2 0.068 2 0.062 2 0.070 2 0.070 2 0.035 2 0.050 2 0.067 2 0.071 2 0.056   2 0.078 2 0.058   1 0.049 2 0.078 2 0.058
B1B95 2 0.053 2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.095 2 0.015 2 0.015 2 0.007 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.007 2 0.016 2 0.021 2 0.009   2 0.026 2 0.009   1 0.005 2 0.026 2 0.009
B3LYP 2 0.048 2 0.103 2 0.044 2 0.122 2 0.042 2 0.042 2 0.035 2 0.044 2 0.044 2 0.011 2 0.026 2 0.041 2 0.046 2 0.032 2 0.029 2 0.052 2 0.033 2 0.029 1 0.022 2 0.052 2 0.032
B3LYPultrafine   2 0.103     2 0.042 2 0.042 2 0.035 2 0.044   2 0.011 2 0.026 2 0.041 2 0.046 2 0.031   2 0.052 2 0.033   1 0.022 2 0.052 2 0.032
B3PW91 2 0.050 2 0.096 2 0.033 2 0.105 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.016 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.009 2 0.010 2 0.024 2 0.031 2 0.016   2 0.035 2 0.016   1 0.005 2 0.035 2 0.016
mPW1PW91 2 0.050 2 0.092 2 0.029 2 0.099 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.011 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.014 2 0.007 2 0.019 2 0.025 2 0.011   2 0.030 2 0.012   1 0.001 2 0.030 2 0.011
M06-2X 2 0.047 2 0.088 2 0.027 2 0.105 2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.017 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.011 2 0.014 2 0.027 2 0.030 2 0.020   2 0.037 2 0.022   1 0.003 2 0.037 2 0.021
PBEPBE 2 0.048 2 0.106 2 0.048 2 0.122 2 0.041 2 0.041 2 0.033 2 0.042 2 0.042 2 0.008 2 0.023 2 0.040 2 0.046 2 0.030   2 0.050 2 0.031   1 0.022 2 0.050 2 0.031
PBEPBEultrafine   2 0.106     2 0.041 2 0.041 2 0.033 2 0.042   2 0.008 2 0.023 2 0.040 2 0.046 2 0.030   2 0.050 2 0.031   1 0.022 2 0.050 2 0.031
PBE1PBE 2 0.053 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.099 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.010 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.016 2 0.007 2 0.018 2 0.024 2 0.010   2 0.029 2 0.011   1 0.002 2 0.029 2 0.011
HSEh1PBE 2 0.052 2 0.093 2 0.029 2 0.101 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.012 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.013 2 0.007 2 0.020 2 0.026 2 0.011   2 0.031 2 0.012   1 0.000 2 0.031 2 0.012
TPSSh 2 0.052 2 0.100 2 0.037 2 0.109 2 0.028 2 0.027 2 0.020 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.008 2 0.012 2 0.027 2 0.034 2 0.018 2 0.015 2 0.038 2 0.018 2 0.015 1 0.007 2 0.038 2 0.018
wB97X-D 2 0.054 2 0.086 2 0.026 2 0.095 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.010 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.016 2 0.006 2 0.017 2 0.023 2 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.029 2 0.010 2 0.007 1 0.001 2 0.029 2 0.010
B97D3 2 0.021 2 0.118 2 0.056 2 0.132 2 0.049 2 0.049 2 0.041 2 0.051 2 0.051 2 0.017 2 0.032 2 0.049 2 0.054 2 0.039 2 0.036 2 0.059 2 0.039 2 0.035 1 0.030 2 0.059 2 0.039
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.014 2 0.125 2 0.018 2 0.134 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.012 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.013 2 0.012 2 0.011 2 0.022 2 0.012 2 0.015 2 0.040 2 0.010 2 0.016 1 0.019 2 0.040 2 0.011
MP2=FULL 2 0.015 2 0.124 2 0.017 2 0.134 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.009 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.037 2 0.015 2 0.012 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.023 2 0.037 2 0.020 2 0.031 1 0.029 2 0.036 2 0.024
ROMP2 1 0.005 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.148 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.016 1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.001 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.029 1 0.001   1 0.050       1 0.049 1 0.003
MP3         2 0.019   2 0.019                       1 0.013    
MP3=FULL         2 0.016   2 0.011                       1 0.021    
MP4   2 0.135     2 0.026       2 0.025         2 0.009         1 0.010    
MP4=FULL                                     1 0.020    
B2PLYP 2 0.030 2 0.110 2 0.032 2 0.124 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.023 2 0.032 2 0.032 2 0.007 2 0.018 2 0.026 2 0.035 2 0.017   2 0.045 2 0.019   1 0.005 2 0.045 2 0.018
B2PLYP=FULL 2 0.031 2 0.110 2 0.032 2 0.124 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.021 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.027 2 0.034 2 0.014   2 0.044 2 0.015   1 0.002 2 0.044 2 0.013
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2 0.031 2 0.110 2 0.032 2 0.124 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.021 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.027 2 0.034 2 0.014   2 0.044 2 0.015   1 0.002 2 0.044 2 0.013
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.124 2 0.022 2 0.133 2 0.021     2 0.020     2 0.013   2 0.025 2 0.013         1 0.018 2 0.039 2 0.013
CISD   2 0.127 2 0.023 2 0.136 2 0.022     2 0.021     2 0.013   2 0.026 2 0.013         1 0.018 2 0.040 2 0.012
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.133 2 0.026 2 0.146 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.019 2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.011 2 0.015 2 0.017 2 0.030 2 0.010   2 0.048 2 0.010   1 0.012 2 0.047 2 0.010
QCISD(T)         2 0.028     2 0.027     2 0.017 2 0.019 2 0.032 2 0.009   2 0.051 2 0.011   1 0.009 2 0.050 2 0.010
QCISD(T)=FULL         2 0.024   2 0.018       2 0.009   2 0.030 2 0.011 2 0.014 2 0.048 2 0.011 2 0.020 1 0.018 2 0.046 2 0.013
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.127 2 0.022 2 0.137 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.015 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.015 2 0.027 2 0.011   2 0.045 2 0.010   1 0.014 2 0.044 2 0.011
CCSD         2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.017 2 0.023 2 0.023 2 0.012 2 0.014 2 0.016 2 0.029 2 0.010 2 0.012 2 0.046 2 0.010 2 0.013 1 0.012 2 0.045 2 0.010
CCSD=FULL         2 0.020         2 0.031 2 0.011 2 0.017 2 0.027 2 0.014 2 0.017 2 0.043 2 0.015 2 0.023 1 0.021 2 0.042 2 0.017
CCSD(T)         2 0.027 2 0.027 2 0.021 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.010 2 0.016 2 0.018 2 0.031 2 0.009 2 0.010 2 0.050 2 0.011 2 0.010 1 0.010 2 0.049 2 0.010
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.023           2 0.009 2 0.019 2 0.029 2 0.011 2 0.014 2 0.046 2 0.011 2 0.020 1 0.018 2 0.045 2 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 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 2 0.124   2 0.130   2 0.123 2 0.142 2 0.020   2 0.017
ROHF             1 0.029   1 0.025
density functional LSDA             2 0.008    
BLYP             2 0.059   2 0.052
B1B95             2 0.010   2 0.007
B3LYP 2 0.137   2 0.138   2 0.135 2 0.148 2 0.034   2 0.027
B3LYPultrafine             2 0.034   2 0.027
B3PW91             2 0.017   2 0.011
mPW1PW91             2 0.012   2 0.008
M06-2X             2 0.024   2 0.016
PBEPBE             2 0.032   2 0.025
PBEPBEultrafine             2 0.032   2 0.025
PBE1PBE             2 0.011   2 0.007
HSEh1PBE             2 0.013   2 0.008
TPSSh             2 0.019   2 0.014
wB97X-D 2 0.112   2 0.114   2 0.112 2 0.129 2 0.011   2 0.007
B97D3             2 0.042   2 0.034
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.146   2 0.154   2 0.140 2 0.162 2 0.013   2 0.011
MP2=FULL             2 0.020   2 0.013
ROMP2             1 0.001   1 0.002
MP3             2 0.010    
MP3=FULL             2 0.014    
MP4             2 0.009    
MP4=FULL             2 0.013    
B2PLYP             2 0.017   2 0.015
B2PLYP=FULL             2 0.015   2 0.015
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             2 0.015   2 0.015
Configuration interaction CID             2 0.013   2 0.013
CISD             2 0.013   2 0.012
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             2 0.010   2 0.010
QCISD(T)             2 0.009   2 0.010
QCISD(T)=FULL             2 0.011   2 0.010
Coupled Cluster CCD             2 0.011   2 0.011
CCSD             2 0.010   2 0.010
CCSD=FULL             2 0.014   2 0.010
CCSD(T)             2 0.009   2 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL             2 0.012   2 0.009
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.