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Comparison of polarizabilities for MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -4.418 1.710 -6.128
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.928 9.113 -3.185
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.261 2.910 -1.649
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.684 8.401 -0.717
Si2H6 disilane 8.704 9.410 -0.706
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.008 8.700 -0.692
C2H4S Thiirane 6.324 6.910 -0.586
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.285 8.860 -0.575
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.113 8.680 -0.567
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.095 6.659 -0.565
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.986 7.550 -0.564
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.383 9.930 -0.547
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.279 5.824 -0.545
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.155 7.700 -0.544
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.235 8.749 -0.514
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.110 5.610 -0.500
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.554 8.020 -0.465
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.941 7.380 -0.439
SiH4 Silane 4.339 4.777 -0.438
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.206 5.640 -0.434
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.737 5.160 -0.423
CH3CCH propyne 5.132 5.550 -0.418
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.968 6.379 -0.411
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.972 7.380 -0.408
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.713 5.112 -0.399
AsH3 Arsine 5.075 5.468 -0.393
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.967 6.350 -0.383
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.241 3.616 -0.375
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.400 4.770 -0.370
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.068 4.431 -0.363
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.307 3.631 -0.324
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.654 7.969 -0.315
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.295 4.610 -0.315
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.965 7.280 -0.315
B2H6 Diborane 4.801 5.115 -0.315
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.525 7.830 -0.305
C2H4 Ethylene 3.886 4.188 -0.302
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.945 6.240 -0.295
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.477 2.770 -0.293
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.469 2.761 -0.292
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.178 3.460 -0.282
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.135 4.416 -0.281
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.710 5.990 -0.280
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.523 12.800 -0.278
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.290 1.562 -0.272
H2O Water 1.245 1.501 -0.256
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.954 3.210 -0.256
P Phosphorus atom 3.377 3.630 -0.253
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.024 6.270 -0.246
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.136 6.379 -0.243
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.429 6.670 -0.241
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.414 5.650 -0.237
C2H2 Acetylene 3.253 3.487 -0.234
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.576 2.810 -0.233
C4H4O Furan 7.004 7.230 -0.226
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.835 4.050 -0.215
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.580 0.787 -0.208
NH3 Ammonia 1.897 2.103 -0.206
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.416 8.620 -0.204
NO Nitric oxide 1.499 1.698 -0.199
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.682 6.880 -0.199
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.298 4.490 -0.192
C2H6 Ethane 4.035 4.226 -0.192
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.611 2.801 -0.190
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.245 6.431 -0.186
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.465 4.650 -0.185
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.360 2.540 -0.180
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.414 2.593 -0.179
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.338 2.515 -0.177
CH2CO Ketene 4.226 4.400 -0.173
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.604 3.754 -0.149
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.747 3.882 -0.136
C3H8 Propane 5.788 5.921 -0.134
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.666 4.800 -0.134
CH4 Methane 2.335 2.448 -0.113
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.687 0.800 -0.113
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.886 2.998 -0.112
HCOOH Formic acid 3.216 3.319 -0.104
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.196 4.297 -0.101
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.068 1.160 -0.092
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.195 4.280 -0.084
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.937 7.020 -0.083
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.303 6.370 -0.067
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.129 5.186 -0.057
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 5.034 5.090 -0.056
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.077 8.129 -0.052
HCOOH Formic acid 3.272 3.319 -0.048
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.894 7.940 -0.046
PH3 Phosphine 4.196 4.237 -0.041
CO Carbon monoxide 1.928 1.953 -0.025
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.689 1.710 -0.021
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.020 10.002 0.017
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.307 4.278 0.029
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.689 3.650 0.039
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.565 2.507 0.057
CH2CCH2 allene 5.770 5.690 0.080
C6H6 Benzene 10.046 9.959 0.086
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.397 17.293 0.104
GeH4 Germane 4.903 4.770 0.133
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.169 5.838 0.330
CaO Calcium monoxide 8.344 2.841 5.503