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Comparison of experiment and theory for aClNaCl

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Species with coordinate aClNaCl
Species Name
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 0.01 3.91 0.41 3.11 0.91 0.11   0.81 0.81 0.91 0.61   0.21     0.91 50.21
density functional LSDA 2.21 3.41 1.81 1.61 1.01 1.01 0.51 0.41 0.41 3.01     0.51 2.01 1.61    
BLYP 2.21 1.61 2.61 0.61 50.71 1.61 1.31 1.21 1.11 2.81         2.31    
B1B95 1.31   0.61 1.91 0.71 0.71 0.41 0.01 0.01 1.71     0.31 1.61 0.41    
B3LYP 1.71 2.41 1.91 1.31 0.71 1.41 1.11 0.61   2.31 1.71 1.01 1.21     2.11  
B3LYPultrafine         0.71                 0.91   0.31  
B3PW91   3.31 0.41 2.01 0.71 0.71 0.41 0.01   1.91         1.61    
mPW1PW91   3.41   2.21 0.61 0.61 0.41 0.01 0.11 1.81         1.41    
M06-2X     50.61   50.41                        
PBEPBE   2.41     1.41 1.41 0.91 0.71 0.71 2.51     1.21 2.21      
PBEPBEultrafine         0.91                        
PBE1PBE         0.71                        
HSEh1PBE   3.31     0.71   0.51             1.71      
TPSSh         50.81   50.91     50.81       50.71      
wB97X-D     50.81   50.81   50.81   50.91     51.11 50.81 50.61   50.61  
B97D3   51.21     50.81   50.81   50.91   50.71 51.51   50.71   50.21  
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   3.01 0.81 2.01 51.01 0.71 0.81 51.11 0.91 0.01   2.31 0.51        
MP2=FULL   3.01     0.61 0.51 1.11 0.51             0.31    
MP3         0.71   51.01                    
MP3=FULL         51.01   51.11                    
MP4         51.01                        
B2PLYP         0.61                 50.71      
Configuration interaction CID         0.61                        
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.91     0.51     0.81                  
Coupled Cluster CCD         0.61                        
CCSD         51.01                        
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ 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 5.41 2.61 4.21 0.21 3.71 2.41     50.91
density functional B1B95   2.31              
B3LYP 4.91 2.31 3.51 0.21 2.91 0.81     50.81
PBEPBE                 50.81
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 4.81 2.81 3.41 0.31 3.11 1.41     50.91
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.