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Comparison of polarizabilities for mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.112 9.113 -3.001
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.930 8.749 -0.819
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.702 8.401 -0.699
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.863 6.495 -0.632
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.097 8.700 -0.602
C2H4S Thiirane 6.361 6.910 -0.549
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.198 6.659 -0.461
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.364 5.824 -0.460
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.094 7.550 -0.456
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.280 7.700 -0.419
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.462 8.860 -0.398
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.258 5.640 -0.382
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.229 5.610 -0.381
Si2H6 disilane 9.043 9.410 -0.367
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.563 9.930 -0.367
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.088 4.431 -0.343
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.348 8.680 -0.332
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.834 5.160 -0.325
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.056 7.380 -0.323
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.794 5.112 -0.318
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.715 8.020 -0.305
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.084 6.379 -0.296
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.330 4.610 -0.280
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.337 3.616 -0.278
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.102 7.380 -0.277
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.185 3.460 -0.275
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.610 3.882 -0.272
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.080 6.350 -0.270
AsH3 Arsine 5.198 5.468 -0.270
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.642 2.910 -0.268
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.030 4.297 -0.268
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.504 2.770 -0.265
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.368 3.631 -0.262
CH2CO Ketene 4.138 4.400 -0.261
H2O Water 1.244 1.501 -0.257
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.714 7.969 -0.255
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.518 4.770 -0.252
CH3CCH propyne 5.303 5.550 -0.247
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.515 2.761 -0.246
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.568 12.800 -0.232
SiH4 Silane 4.545 4.777 -0.232
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.766 2.998 -0.232
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.864 5.090 -0.226
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.200 4.416 -0.216
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.995 3.210 -0.215
C2H4 Ethylene 3.981 4.188 -0.207
NH3 Ammonia 1.910 2.103 -0.193
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.617 2.810 -0.193
C4H4O Furan 7.041 7.230 -0.189
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.603 0.787 -0.185
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.616 4.800 -0.184
B2H6 Diborane 4.943 5.115 -0.173
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.069 6.240 -0.171
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.890 4.050 -0.159
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.334 4.490 -0.156
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.652 2.801 -0.148
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.735 6.880 -0.145
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.127 6.270 -0.143
C2H2 Acetylene 3.345 3.487 -0.142
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.455 2.593 -0.139
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.380 2.515 -0.134
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.408 2.540 -0.132
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.151 7.280 -0.129
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.295 2.420 -0.125
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.546 6.670 -0.124
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.866 5.990 -0.123
HCOOH Formic acid 3.198 3.319 -0.121
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.263 6.379 -0.117
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.534 4.650 -0.116
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.721 7.830 -0.109
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.695 0.800 -0.105
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.546 5.650 -0.104
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.515 8.620 -0.104
C2H6 Ethane 4.122 4.226 -0.104
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.653 3.754 -0.101
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.462 1.562 -0.100
NO Nitric oxide 1.624 1.698 -0.075
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.871 7.940 -0.068
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.445 2.507 -0.062
P Phosphorus atom 3.571 3.630 -0.059
HCOOH Formic acid 3.262 3.319 -0.057
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.374 6.431 -0.057
CH4 Methane 2.393 2.448 -0.055
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.239 17.293 -0.055
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.108 1.160 -0.053
CO Carbon monoxide 1.908 1.953 -0.045
C3H8 Propane 5.912 5.921 -0.009
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.711 1.710 0.001
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.020 7.020 0.001
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.286 4.280 0.006
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.204 5.186 0.017
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.411 6.370 0.040
PH3 Phosphine 4.294 4.237 0.058
C6H6 Benzene 10.029 9.959 0.069
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.728 3.650 0.079
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.219 8.129 0.090
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.385 4.278 0.107
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.185 10.002 0.182
CH2CCH2 allene 5.922 5.690 0.232
GeH4 Germane 5.109 4.770 0.339
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.289 5.838 0.451
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 3.052 1.710 1.342
CaO Calcium monoxide 6.027 2.841 3.187