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Comparison of polarizabilities for B97D3/6-31G

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.217    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.653 9.113 -4.461
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 5.129 8.680 -3.551
Br2 Bromine diatomic 3.266 6.431 -3.165
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.774 8.700 -2.926
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.007 8.749 -2.742
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.199 5.610 -2.411
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.593 10.002 -2.410
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.258 6.659 -2.401
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.225 3.616 -2.391
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 3.466 5.824 -2.357
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 2.425 4.770 -2.345
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.021 7.280 -2.259
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.878 8.129 -2.251
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.593 12.800 -2.207
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 3.517 5.650 -2.134
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.006 7.940 -1.934
C6H6 Benzene 8.068 9.959 -1.891
P Phosphorus atom 1.780 3.630 -1.850
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.706 7.550 -1.844
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.550 6.370 -1.820
C2H4S Thiirane 5.121 6.910 -1.789
AsH3 Arsine 3.680 5.468 -1.788
C4H4O Furan 5.479 7.230 -1.751
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.629 7.380 -1.751
Si2H6 disilane 7.665 9.410 -1.745
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.658 7.380 -1.721
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.211 9.930 -1.719
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.014 7.700 -1.686
CH3CCH propyne 3.952 5.550 -1.598
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 2.858 4.416 -1.558
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.102 3.631 -1.529
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.122 4.650 -1.528
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.584 5.090 -1.506
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.017 2.515 -1.497
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.884 6.379 -1.495
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.339 7.830 -1.491
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.834 17.293 -1.459
C2H2 Acetylene 2.082 3.487 -1.404
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.618 8.020 -1.402
CH2CO Ketene 3.017 4.400 -1.383
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.097 3.460 -1.363
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.034 6.379 -1.345
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.161 6.495 -1.334
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.673 5.990 -1.316
SiH4 Silane 3.476 4.777 -1.302
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.346 8.620 -1.274
CH3SH Methanethiol 3.916 5.186 -1.271
C2H4 Ethylene 2.926 4.188 -1.262
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.091 6.350 -1.259
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.404 5.640 -1.236
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.399 4.623 -1.224
O3 Ozone 1.878 3.079 -1.201
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.045 6.240 -1.195
CH2CCH2 allene 4.504 5.690 -1.186
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.100 6.270 -1.169
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 3.955 5.112 -1.158
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.725 6.880 -1.155
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.518 6.670 -1.152
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.018 5.160 -1.142
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.868 7.969 -1.102
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.710 4.800 -1.089
PH3 Phosphine 3.151 4.237 -1.086
NH3 Ammonia 1.022 2.103 -1.081
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.985 7.020 -1.035
GeH4 Germane 3.748 4.770 -1.022
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.905 2.910 -1.006
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.055 4.050 -0.995
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.440 4.431 -0.991
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.777 3.754 -0.976
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.859 2.801 -0.942
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.839 2.761 -0.921
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.092 2.998 -0.906
C3H8 Propane 5.018 5.921 -0.903
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.947 5.838 -0.891
HCOOH Formic acid 2.432 3.319 -0.887
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.326 3.210 -0.884
B2H6 Diborane 4.247 5.115 -0.868
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.725 2.593 -0.868
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.426 4.280 -0.854
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.923 2.770 -0.847
HCOOH Formic acid 2.505 3.319 -0.814
H2O Water 0.692 1.501 -0.809
C2H6 Ethane 3.424 4.226 -0.802
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.051 2.810 -0.759
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.679 8.401 -0.722
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.166 3.882 -0.717
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.566 4.278 -0.712
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.830 2.540 -0.710
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.839 2.507 -0.669
NO Nitric oxide 1.058 1.698 -0.641
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.930 1.562 -0.632
CH4 Methane 1.826 2.448 -0.622
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.584 1.160 -0.576
CO Carbon monoxide 1.407 1.953 -0.546
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.294 0.800 -0.507
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.224 1.710 -0.486
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.493 3.650 -0.157
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.270 4.297 -0.028
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.686 4.490 0.196
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 5.433 1.710 3.723
CaO Calcium monoxide 13.539 2.841 10.698
K Potassium atom 68.038 43.400 24.638