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Comparison of experiment and theory for aCOC

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Species with coordinate aCOC
Species Name
C4H10O Ethoxy ethane
C2H4O Ethylene oxide
C2H4O+ ethylene oxide cation
C6H5OCH3 Anisole
CH3OCHO methyl formate
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride
C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy-
C4H4O Furan
C4H4O+ Furan cation
C4H10O2 Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy-
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether
CH2C(CH3)OCH3 1-Propene, 2-methoxy-
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate
C5H10O 2H-Pyran, tetrahydro-
C3H3NO Oxazole
C3H6O Oxetane
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy-
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether
C4H10O Propane, 2-methoxy-
C5H12O Butane, 1-methoxy-
C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate
CHOOCHO diformyl ether
The small subscript is the number of angles with completed calculations.
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rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
Methods with predefined basis sets

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 3.319 3.219 3.219 4.419 2.819 2.919 2.09 2.919 2.919 2.919 3.315 3.118 2.919 2.918 1.97 2.818 3.118 1.97 0.91 0.91   2.41 1.55 2.515
density functional LSDA 7.75 3.57 3.86 3.25 3.36 3.17 2.97 3.26 3.07 3.17   0.43 3.17 3.07   3.07 0.63              
BLYP 5.018 2.519 1.515 2.318 3.419 2.219 2.218 1.715 2.219 2.119 0.66 0.68 2.218 2.316   2.214 0.66           0.55 0.75
B1B95 4.718 2.318 2.318 2.318 2.119 2.118 2.118 2.118 2.118 2.118 0.66 0.58 2.118 2.118   2.118 1.313   0.61 0.41     0.55 0.54
B3LYP 4.619 2.319 2.319 2.519 2.219 2.219 2.319 2.219 1.512 2.219 2.413 2.618 2.319 2.318 0.87 1.712 2.018 0.87 0.31 0.11   0.91 0.75 0.85
B3LYPultrafine   1.08     2.018 0.68 0.99 0.78   0.66 0.96 0.88 0.68 0.910   0.78 2.419           0.75 0.85
B3PW91 3.611 2.319 2.319 2.419 2.119 2.119 1.816 2.219 1.412 2.119 0.66 0.68 2.219 2.219   2.214 0.78           0.65 0.65
mPW1PW91 3.511 2.319 1.511 2.419 2.119 2.119 2.219 2.119 2.119 2.119 0.66 0.68 2.119 1.312   2.017 0.68           0.65 0.65
M06-2X 3.48 1.08 2.219 1.58 2.417 0.58 0.68 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.66 0.58 0.58 0.69   0.58 0.59           0.65 0.65
PBEPBE 4.111 2.618 1.811 1.411 2.119 2.119 2.119 2.119 2.119 2.119 0.47 0.48 2.219 2.119   0.39 0.39         0.01 0.35 0.35
PBEPBEultrafine   1.68     2.317 0.58 0.48 0.48   0.66 0.46 0.48 0.58 0.48   0.48 0.48           0.35 0.35
PBE1PBE 3.58 1.08 1.08 1.38 2.217 0.48 0.68 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.66 0.58 0.58 0.58   0.58 0.58           0.55 0.55
HSEh1PBE 3.68 3.316 1.08 1.48 2.417 0.58 2.517 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.66 0.58 0.58 3.016   0.58 0.58           0.55 0.65
TPSSh 4.16 1.48 1.48 1.18 2.219 0.48 2.319 0.48 0.46 2.317 0.46 0.38 0.58 2.319 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.46         0.55 0.45
wB97X-D 3.46 0.86 3.519 1.46 3.219 0.56 3.319 0.66 3.319 0.66 0.86 3.319 3.319 3.319 0.76 0.66 3.319 0.85         0.65 0.75
B97D3 4.16 2.819 1.46 1.06 2.319 0.46 2.419 0.36 2.419 0.46 2.419 2.119 0.46 2.319 0.46 0.46 2.119 0.64         0.45 0.55
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3.911 2.518 2.518 2.218 17.817 2.218 2.117 17.917 2.318 1.414 0.55 2.617 2.318 3.516 0.65 1.011 21.811 0.65 0.21 0.21   0.91 0.74 0.64
MP2=FULL 3.410 1.511 1.610 1.710 3.318 1.415 1.315 2.218 1.411 1.210 0.45 0.58 1.111 3.113 0.65 0.89 0.67 0.55 0.21 0.21   0.91 0.74 0.64
MP3         2.017   3.119       0.53 0.36 0.66 0.36                 0.32 0.42
MP3=FULL   1.13 1.13 1.43 2.019 0.33 2.118 0.53 0.63 0.53 0.53 0.36 0.66 0.36   0.33 0.52           0.42 0.51
MP4   1.75     0.78       0.95   0.43 0.75 0.96 0.86   0.86 0.53           0.61 0.51
MP4=FULL   1.56     0.75       0.86   0.42   0.86 0.65   0.74 0.33           0.61 0.41
B2PLYP 3.67 1.27 1.27 1.67 2.616 0.47 0.57 0.47 0.46 0.48 0.55 0.47 0.47 2.917   0.47 0.48           0.44 0.54
B2PLYP=FULL 3.67 1.27 1.27 1.67 0.47 0.47 0.67 0.47 0.37 0.47 0.55 0.47 0.47 0.47   0.47 0.47           0.44 0.54
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 3.56 1.16 1.16 1.46 2.411 0.46 0.56 0.36 0.36 0.46 0.56 0.36 0.46 0.36   0.46 0.45       0.41   0.45 0.45
Configuration interaction CID   2.08 1.27 2.17 1.914     0.67     0.93   0.73 0.73                 0.52 0.51
CISD   1.99 1.27 2.17 1.814 0.81   0.67     0.83   0.63 0.73                 0.42  
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1.91 1.514 1.37 2.08 1.311 0.59 1.210 0.49 0.510 0.68 0.32 0.26 0.68 0.48   0.57 0.48           0.22 0.01
QCISD(T)         0.57     0.22     0.11 0.56 0.86 0.33   0.54 0.11           0.22 0.11
QCISD(T)=FULL         0.54   0.35       0.22   0.94 0.54 0.01 0.43 0.01 0.11         0.31 0.11
Coupled Cluster CCD 2.01 1.68 1.17 2.08 15.914 0.37 1.38 0.47 0.46 0.56 0.43 0.26 0.58 0.36   0.36 0.23   0.81 0.41     0.22 0.32
CCSD         0.49 0.23 0.23 0.43 0.53 0.46 0.42 0.26 0.66 0.37 0.31 0.23 0.86           0.22 0.21
CCSD=FULL         0.77         0.66 0.33 0.26 0.56 0.68 0.31 0.46 0.76           0.22 0.21
CCSD(T)         0.57 0.44 0.33 0.53 0.63 0.22 0.33 0.34 0.86 0.54 0.01 0.63 0.11 0.01 0.41       0.22 0.11
CCSD(T)=FULL         0.56           0.22 0.55 0.85 0.45 0.11 0.54 0.01 0.01 0.41 0.11     0.21 0.01
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in degrees
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 4.019 2.519 4.019 2.619 4.219 4.219     4.019
density functional BLYP                 0.66
B1B95 2.612 2.512             0.56
B3LYP 2.319 2.119 2.419 2.119 2.519 2.519     3.519
B3LYPultrafine                 0.86
B3PW91                 0.66
mPW1PW91                 0.66
M06-2X                 0.66
PBEPBE                 3.219
PBEPBEultrafine                 0.46
PBE1PBE                 0.56
HSEh1PBE                 0.56
TPSSh                 0.46
wB97X-D 1.26 0.56 1.26 0.46 1.46 1.46     0.76
B97D3                 0.46
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2.218 2.418 2.218 2.318 2.318 2.318     3.318
MP2=FULL                 0.75
MP3                 0.43
MP3=FULL                 0.43
MP4                 0.31
MP4=FULL                 0.53
B2PLYP                 0.45
B2PLYP=FULL                 0.45
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 0.46
Configuration interaction CID                 0.73
CISD                 0.73
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 0.22
QCISD(T)                 0.43
QCISD(T)=FULL                 0.43
Coupled Cluster CCD                 0.33
CCSD                 0.23
CCSD=FULL                 0.23
CCSD(T)                 0.42
CCSD(T)=FULL                 0.43
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.