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Comparison of polarizabilities for wB97X-D/STO-3G

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 3.936    
K Potassium atom 5.041 43.400 -38.359
C9H20 Nonane 7.463 17.370 -9.907
As4 Arsenic tetramer 7.554 17.293 -9.739
C10H8 naphthalene 9.437 17.400 -7.963
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 1.990 9.113 -7.124
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 4.535 11.370 -6.835
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 6.452 12.800 -6.349
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 2.436 8.680 -6.244
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 3.759 10.002 -6.243
Si2H6 disilane 3.202 9.410 -6.208
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 2.723 8.700 -5.977
CS2 Carbon disulfide 2.821 8.749 -5.928
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 4.307 9.930 -5.622
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 2.010 7.483 -5.474
CHCl3 Chloroform 2.858 8.129 -5.272
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 3.263 8.401 -5.138
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 3.773 8.860 -5.087
C6H6 Benzene 4.938 9.959 -5.022
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 2.380 7.280 -4.901
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 2.655 7.550 -4.895
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 2.585 7.380 -4.795
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 2.600 7.380 -4.780
Br2 Bromine diatomic 1.663 6.431 -4.769
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 3.254 8.020 -4.766
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 2.726 7.483 -4.758
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 2.042 6.659 -4.617
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 3.111 7.700 -4.588
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 4.040 8.620 -4.580
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 3.325 7.830 -4.505
C2H4S Thiirane 2.412 6.910 -4.498
C4H5N Pyrrole 3.570 7.940 -4.370
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 3.743 7.969 -4.226
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 2.674 6.880 -4.206
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 2.353 6.499 -4.146
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 2.380 6.499 -4.119
CH3Br methyl bromide 1.500 5.610 -4.110
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 1.756 5.824 -4.067
C4H4O Furan 3.227 7.230 -4.003
AsH3 Arsine 1.550 5.468 -3.918
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 2.518 6.370 -3.853
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 2.856 6.670 -3.814
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 3.279 7.090 -3.811
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 3.156 6.880 -3.725
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 2.630 6.350 -3.719
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 4.726 8.401 -3.674
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 1.098 4.770 -3.672
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 2.732 6.379 -3.647
CH3COCH3 Acetone 2.650 6.270 -3.620
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 2.031 5.650 -3.620
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 2.660 6.240 -3.580
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 2.838 6.379 -3.542
CH2CHCH3 Propene 2.465 5.990 -3.525
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 3.498 7.020 -3.522
C3H8 Propane 2.435 5.921 -3.486
CH3CCH propyne 2.080 5.550 -3.470
CH3SH Methanethiol 1.747 5.186 -3.440
C3H6 Cyclopropane 2.260 5.640 -3.380
GeH4 Germane 1.396 4.770 -3.374
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 1.747 5.090 -3.343
SiH4 Silane 1.449 4.777 -3.329
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 2.072 5.160 -3.088
HBr hydrogen bromide 0.538 3.616 -3.078
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 1.346 4.416 -3.070
CH2CCH2 allene 2.627 5.690 -3.063
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 2.051 5.112 -3.062
B2H6 Diborane 2.063 5.115 -3.052
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 3.461 6.495 -3.034
PH3 Phosphine 1.354 4.237 -2.882
P Phosphorus atom 0.801 3.630 -2.829
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 1.833 4.650 -2.817
C2N2 Cyanogen 2.200 5.015 -2.815
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 0.858 3.631 -2.772
CH2CO Ketene 1.730 4.400 -2.670
C2H4 Ethylene 1.557 4.188 -2.631
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 1.818 4.431 -2.613
C2H6 Ethane 1.624 4.226 -2.602
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 2.227 4.800 -2.573
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 1.809 4.278 -2.469
CH3CN Acetonitrile 1.813 4.280 -2.466
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 3.380 5.838 -2.458
C2H2 Acetylene 1.095 3.487 -2.392
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 2.251 4.623 -2.372
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 1.751 4.050 -2.298
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 1.587 3.882 -2.295
CH3NH2 methyl amine 1.468 3.754 -2.286
HCl Hydrogen chloride 0.425 2.515 -2.090
N2H4 Hydrazine 1.385 3.460 -2.075
O3 Ozone 1.073 3.079 -2.007
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 1.226 3.210 -1.983
HCOOH Formic acid 1.382 3.319 -1.938
HCOOH Formic acid 1.421 3.319 -1.899
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 2.463 4.297 -1.834
H2CO Formaldehyde 0.955 2.770 -1.815
N2O Nitrous oxide 1.254 2.998 -1.744
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.190 2.910 -1.720
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.060 2.761 -1.701
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.111 2.810 -1.699
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 0.901 2.593 -1.692
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.129 2.801 -1.672
CH4 Methane 0.826 2.448 -1.622
CH3F Methyl fluoride 0.951 2.540 -1.589
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.066 3.650 -1.584
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 2.912 4.490 -1.578
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.035 2.507 -1.472
NH3 Ammonia 0.657 2.103 -1.445
CO Carbon monoxide 0.690 1.953 -1.263
NO Nitric oxide 0.551 1.698 -1.147
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.471 1.562 -1.090
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 0.622 1.710 -1.088
H2O Water 0.421 1.501 -1.081
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 0.633 1.710 -1.078
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.266 1.160 -0.894
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.177 0.800 -0.623
CaO Calcium monoxide 8.646 2.841 5.805