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Comparison of polarizabilities for B3LYP/cc-pVQZ

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.018 9.113 -3.096
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- 7.714 10.000 -2.286
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- 7.808 10.000 -2.192
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.837 4.340 -1.503
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.628 8.749 -1.121
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 7.831 8.700 -0.869
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.870 6.659 -0.789
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.741 6.495 -0.754
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 8.846 9.573 -0.727
O3 Ozone 2.359 3.079 -0.720
C2H4S Thiirane 6.210 6.910 -0.700
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 13.683 14.380 -0.697
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.156 5.824 -0.668
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.955 4.610 -0.655
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.138 4.770 -0.632
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.112 8.680 -0.569
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.985 7.550 -0.565
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.073 5.610 -0.537
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.107 3.616 -0.509
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.141 3.631 -0.489
CH2CO Ketene 3.911 4.400 -0.489
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.442 2.910 -0.469
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.334 12.800 -0.467
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.627 5.090 -0.464
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.924 7.380 -0.455
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.935 6.379 -0.444
C4H4O Furan 6.793 7.230 -0.437
P Phosphorus atom 3.204 3.630 -0.426
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.036 3.460 -0.424
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.460 3.882 -0.423
CH3CCH propyne 5.133 5.550 -0.417
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.007 4.416 -0.409
AsH3 Arsine 5.062 5.468 -0.406
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.120 2.515 -0.395
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.987 7.380 -0.393
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.606 2.998 -0.392
C2H4 Ethylene 3.809 4.188 -0.379
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.267 5.640 -0.373
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.437 2.810 -0.372
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.059 4.431 -0.371
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.287 4.650 -0.363
C2H2 Acetylene 3.134 3.487 -0.353
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.948 4.297 -0.350
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.230 1.562 -0.332
Si2H6 disilane 9.079 9.410 -0.331
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.684 5.015 -0.331
CHCl3 Chloroform 7.801 8.129 -0.329
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.476 4.800 -0.324
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.327 5.650 -0.324
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.792 5.112 -0.320
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.111 6.431 -0.320
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.443 2.761 -0.318
H2O Water 1.189 1.501 -0.312
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.661 7.969 -0.308
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.465 2.770 -0.305
C3H7NO dimethylformamide 7.510 7.809 -0.299
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.074 6.370 -0.297
NH3 Ammonia 1.810 2.103 -0.293
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.867 5.160 -0.293
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.094 6.379 -0.286
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 9.717 10.002 -0.285
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.738 8.020 -0.282
CHONH2 formamide 3.799 4.080 -0.281
CHONH2 formamide 3.799 4.080 -0.280
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.076 6.350 -0.274
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.296 1.562 -0.266
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.537 2.801 -0.264
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.331 2.593 -0.262
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.230 4.490 -0.260
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.790 4.050 -0.259
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.957 3.210 -0.252
NO Nitric oxide 1.448 1.698 -0.250
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.743 5.990 -0.247
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.995 6.240 -0.245
HCOOH Formic acid 3.087 3.319 -0.233
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.051 7.280 -0.229
SiH4 Silane 4.550 4.777 -0.227
B2H6 Diborane 4.900 5.115 -0.215
C6H6 Benzene 9.744 9.959 -0.215
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.815 8.020 -0.205
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.962 1.160 -0.199
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.223 2.420 -0.197
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.636 7.830 -0.194
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.089 6.270 -0.181
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.331 2.507 -0.176
HCOOH Formic acid 3.148 3.319 -0.171
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.376 2.540 -0.164
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.590 3.754 -0.164
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.643 0.800 -0.158
Ne Neon atom 0.228 0.381 -0.153
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.034 5.186 -0.153
CO Carbon monoxide 1.819 1.953 -0.134
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.580 1.710 -0.130
HD Deuterium hydride 0.677 0.791 -0.114
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.677 0.787 -0.110
D2 Deuterium diatomic 0.677 0.783 -0.106
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.571 6.670 -0.098
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.185 4.280 -0.094
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.530 8.620 -0.090
C2H6 Ethane 4.141 4.226 -0.086
CH4 Methane 2.373 2.448 -0.075
C2H6 Ethane 4.167 4.226 -0.059
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.977 7.020 -0.042
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.431 0.469 -0.039
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.621 3.650 -0.028
PH3 Phosphine 4.232 4.237 -0.004
CH2CCH2 allene 5.688 5.690 -0.002
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.329 17.293 0.036
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.338 4.278 0.060
C3H8 Propane 5.989 5.921 0.068
CO Carbon monoxide 2.167 1.953 0.214
GeH4 Germane 5.100 4.770 0.330
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 2.394 1.710 0.684
Be Beryllium atom 6.380 5.600 0.780
B3N3H6 borazine 9.015 8.000 1.014
C24H12 Coronene 44.250 42.499 1.751
CaO Calcium monoxide 7.288 2.841 4.448
MgO magnesium oxide 7.498 1.750 5.748