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Comparison of experiment and theory for aClCCl

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Species with coordinate aClCCl
Species Name
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride
CCl4+ Carbon tetrachloride cation
CHCl3 Chloroform
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-
CCl2O Phosgene
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro-
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane
CHCl2CH2CH3 1,1-dichloropropane
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro-
CCl2- dichloromethylene anion
CCl2 dichloromethylene
CCl2+ dichloromethylene cation
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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.314 1.614 0.814 1.314 0.914 0.914 0.77 0.914 1.014 0.914 0.912 0.914 0.914 0.914 0.65 1.014 1.013 0.54 0.810   0.91   0.54 0.44 0.914
density functional LSDA 2.62 2.32 0.72 0.92 0.33 0.23 0.23 0.43 0.43 0.43     0.33 0.23   0.43 0.31   1.02   1.02   1.02    
BLYP 1.714 2.214 1.213 1.214 1.414 0.814 0.814 0.913 0.914 0.914 0.65 0.86 0.914 0.914   0.913 0.86   1.02   1.02   0.92 0.54 0.74
B1B95 1.714 0.65 0.914 1.114 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.55 0.76 0.814 0.714   0.814 1.011   0.82   0.92   0.92 0.44 0.64
B3LYP 1.714 2.014 0.914 1.214 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.814 0.77 0.814 0.812 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.64 0.811 1.314 0.64 0.710   0.92   0.64 0.44 0.64
B3LYPultrafine   1.76     0.714 0.76 0.69 0.86   0.75 0.55 0.86 0.76 0.913   0.76 0.814   0.92   0.92   0.82 0.44 0.64
B3PW91 1.87 2.014 0.914 1.114 0.714 0.714 0.813 0.814 0.77 0.814 0.65 0.86 0.814 0.814   0.913 1.09   1.02   1.02   1.02 0.54 0.74
mPW1PW91 1.77 1.914 0.68 1.114 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.814 0.55 0.86 0.814 0.711   0.814 0.76   0.92   1.02   0.92 0.54 0.74
M06-2X 1.77 1.57 0.814 0.77 1.314 0.57 0.47 0.57 0.57 1.010 0.36 0.66 0.57 0.910   0.57 1.09   0.62   0.62   0.72 0.44 0.54
PBEPBE 1.97 2.214 0.87 0.97 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.66 0.86 0.814 0.814   0.67 0.810   1.12   1.12   0.74 0.54 0.74
PBEPBEultrafine   1.86     0.813 0.86 0.76 0.86   0.85 0.65 0.86 0.86 0.76   0.66 0.76   1.12   1.12   1.02 0.54 0.74
PBE1PBE 1.76 0.75 0.66 0.96 0.714 0.76 0.66 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.55 0.76 0.76 0.76   0.66 0.66   0.92   1.02   0.92 0.54 0.74
HSEh1PBE 1.87 1.914 0.67 0.87 0.713 0.67 0.714 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.55 0.76 0.67 0.814   0.67 0.66   0.92   1.02   0.92 0.54 0.64
TPSSh 1.86 1.76 0.76 0.96 1.314 0.76 1.314 0.76 0.76 1.414 0.55 0.76 0.66 1.414 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.64 0.82   0.82   0.82 0.44 0.64
wB97X-D 1.76 1.76 1.514 0.96 1.314 0.76 1.314 0.86 1.314 0.86 0.55 1.414 1.414 1.414 0.74 0.76 1.414 0.74 0.92   0.92   0.92 0.54 0.74
B97D3 2.05 2.213 0.95 0.75 1.413 0.85 1.413 0.75 1.413 0.95 1.414 0.813 0.85 1.413 0.84 0.55 0.813 0.84 1.12   1.12   1.12 0.64 0.76
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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.66 2.013 0.913 1.213 1.413 0.612 0.713 1.413 0.713 1.011 0.44 0.613 0.713 1.012 0.63 0.710 1.110 0.63 0.49   0.82   0.44 0.43 0.63
MP2=FULL 1.66 2.210 0.57 0.87 0.813 0.712 0.812 0.713 0.66 1.19 0.44 0.65 0.610 1.012 0.63 0.48 1.18 0.53 0.610   0.82 1.01 0.54 0.33 0.53
MP3         0.714   1.314       0.32 0.83 0.63 0.63         1.01   1.01   0.72 0.11 0.11
MP3=FULL   1.03 0.43 1.33 1.314 0.83 1.314 0.83 0.93 0.53 0.32 0.83 0.63 0.63   0.63 0.53   1.01   1.01   0.72 0.21 0.21
MP4   2.14     0.68       0.83   0.31 0.82 0.62 0.45   0.72 0.52   1.01   1.01   0.52 0.11 0.01
MP4=FULL   1.02     0.72       1.02   0.31   0.62 0.62   0.62 0.52   1.01   1.01   0.62 0.11 0.11
B2PLYP 1.85 1.75 0.65 1.05 0.911 0.65 0.65 0.75 0.75 1.18 0.54 0.75 0.75 1.512   0.65 1.08   0.82   0.82   0.72 0.43 0.63
B2PLYP=FULL 1.85 1.75 0.65 1.05 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.44 0.75 0.75 0.75   0.65 0.65   0.82   0.82   0.72 0.43 0.63
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1.66 1.66 0.66 0.96 0.56 0.66 0.66 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.45 0.66 0.66 0.56   0.56 0.55   0.82 0.51 0.82 0.62 0.72 0.34 0.54
Configuration interaction CID   1.86 0.56 1.06 0.713     0.86     0.53   0.63 0.63         0.72   0.72   0.62 0.52 0.72
CISD   1.86 0.56 1.06 0.812     0.86     0.43   0.63 0.63         0.72   0.72   0.62 0.42 0.21
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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1.913 0.66 1.06 0.911 0.66 0.67 0.710 0.713 1.19 0.43 0.74 0.57 1.010   0.65 1.18   0.91   0.91   0.62 0.42 0.62
QCISD(T)         0.55     0.83     0.52 0.73 0.74 0.74   0.63 0.73   1.01   1.01   0.62 0.42 0.72
QCISD(T)=FULL         0.63   0.73       0.52   0.73 0.83 0.21 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.82   0.82   0.72 0.42 0.52
Coupled Cluster CCD   1.86 0.56 1.06 0.913 0.66 0.67 0.77 0.75 0.75 0.43 0.74 0.57 0.66   0.64 0.74   0.91   0.91   0.62 0.42 0.72
CCSD         0.812 0.63 0.53 0.63 0.63 1.18 0.43 0.74 0.65 1.09 0.72 0.64 1.18 0.21 0.91   0.91   0.62 0.42 0.62
CCSD=FULL         1.08         1.18 0.43 0.74 0.74 1.18 0.72 0.64 1.17   0.72   0.72 0.81 0.62 0.42 0.21
CCSD(T)         0.611 0.73 0.72 0.83 0.72 0.82 0.52 0.73 0.74 0.66 0.72 0.64 0.73 0.11 1.01   1.01   0.62 0.42 0.72
CCSD(T)=FULL         0.54           0.52 0.73 0.64 0.74 0.21 0.54 0.63 0.62 0.82   0.82   0.72 0.42 0.52
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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z 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 1.214 0.813 1.214 0.913 1.214 1.214     1.314
density functional BLYP                 0.75
B1B95 0.912 0.712             0.55
B3LYP 1.014 0.713 1.014 0.713 1.114 1.114     1.414
B3LYPultrafine                 0.65
B3PW91                 0.65
mPW1PW91                 0.65
M06-2X                 0.45
PBEPBE                 1.414
PBEPBEultrafine                 0.75
PBE1PBE                 0.65
HSEh1PBE                 0.65
TPSSh                 0.55
wB97X-D 0.86 0.56 0.86 0.66 0.96 0.96     0.65
B97D3                 0.75
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.113 0.612 1.113 0.712 1.013 1.113     1.513
MP2=FULL                 0.54
MP3                 0.32
MP3=FULL                 0.32
MP4                 0.41
MP4=FULL                 0.41
B2PLYP                 0.54
B2PLYP=FULL                 0.54
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 0.55
Configuration interaction CID                 0.53
CISD                 0.53
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 0.53
QCISD(T)                 0.72
QCISD(T)=FULL                 0.72
Coupled Cluster CCD                 0.53
CCSD                 0.53
CCSD=FULL                 0.53
CCSD(T)                 0.72
CCSD(T)=FULL                 0.72
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.