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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.416    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.773 9.113 -4.340
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.604 7.483 -3.880
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 15.048 17.886 -2.838
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -1.023 1.710 -2.733
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.050 8.680 -2.630
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.875 11.370 -2.495
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.553 10.002 -2.450
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.897 11.269 -2.372
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.335 8.700 -2.365
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.384 8.749 -2.365
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.432 6.659 -2.227
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.384 15.610 -2.226
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.879 6.070 -2.191
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.217 8.401 -2.183
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.255 6.431 -2.176
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.966 8.129 -2.163
C10H8 naphthalene 15.415 17.400 -1.984
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.641 4.610 -1.969
K Potassium atom 41.452 43.400 -1.948
P Phosphorus atom 1.686 3.630 -1.944
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.903 12.800 -1.897
C10H22 Decane 17.220 19.100 -1.880
C9H20 Nonane 15.494 17.370 -1.877
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 3.970 5.824 -1.853
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.531 6.370 -1.839
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.793 5.610 -1.817
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 3.908 5.650 -1.742
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.805 6.499 -1.694
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.930 3.616 -1.686
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.883 7.550 -1.667
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 12.071 13.729 -1.659
C2H4S Thiirane 5.272 6.910 -1.638
C24H12 Coronene 40.878 42.499 -1.621
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.801 8.401 -1.599
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.685 7.280 -1.596
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.177 4.770 -1.593
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.330 6.880 -1.550
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.130 4.650 -1.520
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.862 7.380 -1.517
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4.980 6.495 -1.515
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.136 11.650 -1.515
Si2H6 disilane 7.917 9.410 -1.492
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.920 8.400 -1.480
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.487 7.940 -1.453
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.973 7.410 -1.437
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.959 7.380 -1.421
C4H4O Furan 5.832 7.230 -1.398
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.693 5.090 -1.397
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.234 3.631 -1.397
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.535 9.930 -1.395
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.046 4.416 -1.369
C6H6 Benzene 8.605 9.959 -1.355
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.520 8.860 -1.340
CH3CCH propyne 4.212 5.550 -1.338
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.365 7.700 -1.335
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.067 6.379 -1.312
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.996 17.293 -1.297
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.960 9.250 -1.290
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.707 7.969 -1.262
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.830 7.090 -1.260
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.704 6.960 -1.256
O3 Ozone 1.829 3.079 -1.251
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.273 2.515 -1.242
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.410 4.623 -1.214
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.615 6.811 -1.196
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.303 4.490 -1.187
AsH3 Arsine 4.299 5.468 -1.169
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.216 6.379 -1.163
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.891 8.049 -1.158
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.423 8.570 -1.146
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.482 8.620 -1.138
CH2CO Ketene 3.268 4.400 -1.132
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.059 5.186 -1.127
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.709 7.830 -1.121
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.348 3.460 -1.112
C2H2 Acetylene 2.378 3.487 -1.108
SiH4 Silane 3.681 4.777 -1.096
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.232 5.320 -1.088
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.816 6.880 -1.065
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.951 5.015 -1.063
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.966 7.020 -1.054
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.302 6.350 -1.048
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.113 5.160 -1.047
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.981 8.020 -1.038
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.216 6.240 -1.024
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.968 5.990 -1.021
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.103 5.112 -1.010
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.794 4.800 -1.006
C2H4 Ethylene 3.188 4.188 -1.000
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.906 3.882 -0.976
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.077 4.050 -0.973
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.838 2.810 -0.972
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.883 5.838 -0.956
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.694 5.640 -0.946
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.967 2.910 -0.944
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.332 6.270 -0.937
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.741 6.670 -0.929
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.511 4.431 -0.919
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.732 3.650 -0.918
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.896 2.801 -0.904
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.885 2.761 -0.876
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.425 4.297 -0.872
CH2CCH2 allene 4.840 5.690 -0.850
PH3 Phosphine 3.394 4.237 -0.843
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.166 2.998 -0.832
HCOOH Formic acid 2.495 3.319 -0.825
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.394 3.210 -0.816
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.961 3.754 -0.793
NH3 Ammonia 1.316 2.103 -0.787
HCOOH Formic acid 2.538 3.319 -0.781
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.995 2.770 -0.774
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.857 2.593 -0.736
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.546 4.280 -0.734
H2O Water 0.785 1.501 -0.716
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.902 2.540 -0.638
C3H8 Propane 5.310 5.921 -0.611
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.902 2.507 -0.605
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.957 1.562 -0.604
C2H6 Ethane 3.629 4.226 -0.597
NO Nitric oxide 1.109 1.698 -0.589
B2H6 Diborane 4.535 5.115 -0.580
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.727 4.278 -0.551
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.657 1.160 -0.504
CH4 Methane 1.948 2.448 -0.500
CO Carbon monoxide 1.510 1.953 -0.443
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.361 0.800 -0.439
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.273 1.710 -0.437
GeH4 Germane 4.422 4.770 -0.348
Ne Neon atom 0.082 0.381 -0.299
C10H8 Azulene 17.004 15.520 1.484
CaO Calcium monoxide 11.010 2.841 8.169