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Comparison of polarizabilities for M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.462    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.943 7.483 -3.541
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.209 9.113 -2.905
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.621 7.483 -2.863
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.951 4.340 -1.389
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 7.645 8.881 -1.236
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride 3.748 4.414 -0.666
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 10.653 11.269 -0.616
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.789 8.401 -0.612
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 5.480 6.070 -0.590
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.149 8.700 -0.550
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.223 8.749 -0.525
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.884 8.400 -0.516
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.767 9.250 -0.483
CH3CH(NH2)CH3 2-Propanamine 7.312 7.769 -0.458
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.880 5.320 -0.440
C2H3Br vinyl bromide 7.152 7.590 -0.438
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride 6.176 6.590 -0.414
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.410 5.824 -0.414
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.522 9.930 -0.407
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.298 7.700 -0.401
C10H22 Decane 18.702 19.100 -0.397
C2H4S Thiirane 6.539 6.910 -0.371
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.489 8.860 -0.371
O3 Ozone 2.722 3.079 -0.357
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 14.033 14.380 -0.347
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- 6.065 6.410 -0.346
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride 10.295 10.634 -0.339
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.630 6.960 -0.330
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.474 12.800 -0.326
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 6.173 6.499 -0.326
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 11.047 11.370 -0.323
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.057 6.379 -0.323
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine 5.552 5.870 -0.318
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.322 5.640 -0.318
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 6.189 6.499 -0.310
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.353 6.659 -0.306
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 7.709 8.009 -0.300
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.060 6.350 -0.289
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.264 7.550 -0.286
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.765 4.050 -0.285
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.154 4.431 -0.277
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.745 8.020 -0.274
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.890 5.160 -0.269
C6H12 hex-1-ene 11.392 11.650 -0.258
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.865 5.112 -0.247
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 7.164 7.410 -0.246
Si2H6 disilane 9.172 9.410 -0.237
CH3COOH Acetic acid 4.917 5.149 -0.233
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.826 8.049 -0.223
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.796 5.015 -0.219
B2H6 Diborane 4.905 5.115 -0.210
CH2CO Ketene 4.190 4.400 -0.209
CH3CCH propyne 5.343 5.550 -0.207
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.704 2.910 -0.206
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.678 3.882 -0.205
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.557 2.761 -0.204
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.766 7.969 -0.204
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.569 2.770 -0.201
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 7.681 7.880 -0.200
AsH3 Arsine 5.269 5.468 -0.199
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.412 5.610 -0.198
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 8.204 8.401 -0.196
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.813 2.998 -0.185
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.630 2.810 -0.180
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.591 4.770 -0.179
GeCl4 Germanium Tetrachloride 12.313 12.490 -0.177
SiH4 Silane 4.601 4.777 -0.177
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.706 6.880 -0.175
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.125 4.297 -0.173
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.254 2.420 -0.166
C4H10O 1-Butanol 8.406 8.570 -0.163
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.080 6.240 -0.160
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.114 6.270 -0.156
C4H4O Furan 7.079 7.230 -0.151
CCl2O Phosgene 6.639 6.790 -0.151
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.660 2.801 -0.141
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.539 8.680 -0.141
C2H4 Ethylene 4.048 4.188 -0.140
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.239 6.379 -0.140
CH3OCHO methyl formate 4.912 5.050 -0.138
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.242 7.380 -0.138
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 3.072 3.210 -0.137
H2O Water 1.366 1.501 -0.135
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.327 3.460 -0.133
CHBr3 bromoform 11.708 11.840 -0.132
CHFCl2 fluorodichloromethane 6.480 6.611 -0.131
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.170 17.293 -0.123
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 4.501 4.623 -0.123
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.678 4.800 -0.121
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.500 8.620 -0.120
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.261 7.380 -0.119
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.480 2.593 -0.114
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 9.460 9.573 -0.113
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.377 4.490 -0.113
HCOOH Formic acid 3.214 3.319 -0.106
CHONH2 formamide 3.975 4.080 -0.104
CHONH2 formamide 3.978 4.080 -0.102
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.730 7.830 -0.100
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride 3.832 3.927 -0.095
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.896 5.990 -0.094
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.478 1.562 -0.084
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.535 4.610 -0.075
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.595 6.670 -0.075
C10H8 naphthalene 17.326 17.400 -0.074
C2H2 Acetylene 3.413 3.487 -0.073
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.345 4.416 -0.071
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.579 4.650 -0.071
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.600 6.670 -0.070
C2H6 Ethane 4.157 4.226 -0.069
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.471 2.540 -0.069
CH3CHOHCH3 Isopropyl alcohol 6.602 6.670 -0.068
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 5.023 5.090 -0.067
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 6.814 6.880 -0.067
NH3 Ammonia 2.046 2.103 -0.057
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 4.458 4.509 -0.051
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.565 3.616 -0.051
CO Carbon monoxide 1.906 1.953 -0.047
HCOOH Formic acid 3.273 3.319 -0.047
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.608 5.650 -0.043
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)- 7.988 8.030 -0.042
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.523 1.562 -0.039
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.983 7.020 -0.036
C2H6 Ethane 4.195 4.226 -0.032
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.476 2.507 -0.031
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.774 0.800 -0.026
NO Nitric oxide 1.673 1.698 -0.025
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 7.068 7.090 -0.022
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.926 7.940 -0.014
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.617 3.631 -0.014
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 5.661 5.670 -0.009
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.280 7.280 -0.000
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.756 3.754 0.002
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.166 1.160 0.005
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.795 0.787 0.008
CH4 Methane 2.462 2.448 0.014
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.733 1.710 0.023
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.303 4.280 0.023
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.493 0.469 0.023
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- 8.189 8.161 0.029
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.549 2.515 0.035
C3H8 Propane 5.968 5.921 0.047
C2H5F fluoroethane 4.221 4.164 0.057
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 8.059 8.000 0.059
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.733 3.650 0.083
FCN Cyanogen fluoride 2.649 2.550 0.099
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.476 6.370 0.106
C6H6 Benzene 10.067 9.959 0.108
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.391 4.278 0.113
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine 5.570 5.447 0.123
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 18.011 17.886 0.125
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.615 6.431 0.184
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- 8.033 7.830 0.203
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.356 8.129 0.227
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.417 5.186 0.231
BBr3 Boron tribromide 11.597 11.351 0.246
CH2CCH2 allene 5.942 5.690 0.252
PH3 Phosphine 4.490 4.237 0.254
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.293 10.002 0.291
N(CH3)3 Trimethylamine 7.412 7.076 0.336
C4H2 Diacetylene 7.154 6.811 0.343
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.189 5.838 0.351
P Phosphorus atom 3.998 3.630 0.368
CO Carbon monoxide 2.356 1.953 0.403
GeH4 Germane 5.224 4.770 0.454
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 14.553 13.729 0.824
C10H8 Azulene 19.113 15.520 3.593
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 8.554 1.710 6.844