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Comparison of experiment and theory for aFSF

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Species with coordinate aFSF
Species Name
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride
SO2F2 Sulfuryl fluoride
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride
SOF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride oxide
SF5Cl sulfur chloropentafluoride
SF2- sulfur difluoride anion
SF2 sulfur difluoride
SF2+ sulfur difluoride 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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 17.711 3.911 1.211 3.911 1.111 1.111 0.57 0.911 0.911 1.011 1.16 1.111 1.211 0.911 1.26 1.311 0.911 1.16 0.810 0.73   1.24 0.71 1.36 1.011
ROHF                                           1.33      
density functional LSDA 15.811 3.66 1.911 3.711 1.211 1.211 0.711 0.911 0.911 0.811   0.95 1.011 0.611   1.011 0.75   0.78 0.73   0.74 0.61    
BLYP 15.811 2.211 2.011 2.511 1.911 1.411 1.011 1.411 1.411 0.911 0.96 1.011 1.211 0.911   1.08 0.78   1.18 1.03   1.34 1.31 0.96 0.76
B1B95 15.511 5.46 1.411 5.011 1.011 1.011 0.811 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.56 0.811 1.011 0.611   1.211 0.611   0.58 0.63   0.54 0.21 0.11 0.66
B3LYP 15.511 3.411 1.411 3.911 1.011 1.011 0.611 0.811 0.811 0.711 0.36 0.711 0.911 0.511 0.36 0.911 0.411 0.26 0.510 0.73   0.54 0.51 0.36 0.36
B3LYPultrafine   3.88     1.011 1.08 0.48 0.78   0.76 0.36 0.69 0.810 0.410   0.710 0.411   0.58 0.73   0.54 0.51 0.36 0.36
B3PW91 15.511 3.411 1.411 4.111 1.011 1.011 0.611 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.36 0.611 0.911 0.511   0.88 0.39   0.58 0.73   0.54 0.61 0.46 0.36
mPW1PW91 15.511 3.711 1.311 4.411 1.011 1.011 0.611 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.36 0.711 0.911 0.511   1.011 0.511   0.58 0.63   0.54 0.41 0.56 0.46
M06-2X 17.911 4.811 1.311 5.411 1.211 1.111 1.011 0.911 0.911 0.811 0.87 1.111 1.311 0.711   1.411 0.811   0.68 0.63   0.84 0.51 1.06 0.86
PBEPBE 15.811 2.511 1.911 2.911 1.311 1.311 0.811 1.211 1.211 0.911 0.76 0.911 1.111 0.711   0.911 0.611   0.98 0.93   1.04 1.11 0.66 0.56
PBEPBEultrafine   2.78     1.310 1.48 0.88 1.38   0.96 0.76 0.89 1.010 0.710   0.810 0.510   0.98 0.93   1.04 1.11 0.66 0.56
PBE1PBE 16.110 1.36 1.410 4.510 0.910 0.910 0.510 0.610 0.610 0.710 0.46 0.610 0.910 0.510   0.810 0.410   0.58 0.63   0.54 0.41 0.56 0.46
HSEh1PBE 15.511 3.711 1.411 4.311 1.011 1.011 0.611 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.36 0.711 0.911 0.511   1.011 0.511   0.58 0.63   0.54 0.41 0.56 0.46
TPSSh 18.28 3.99 1.79 4.99 1.111 1.19 0.711 0.89 0.88 0.811 0.46 0.69 0.99 0.611 0.56 0.99 0.59 0.46 0.67 0.82   0.64 0.61 0.66 0.56
wB97X-D 19.48 4.48 1.411 5.68 1.011 1.08 0.611 0.68 0.711 0.68 0.36 0.611 0.811 0.511 0.54 0.88 0.511 0.46 0.46 0.51   0.44 0.51 0.56 0.46
B97D3 20.86 1.89 1.56 2.36 1.29 1.26 1.19 1.26 1.39 1.06 1.011 1.19 1.26 1.19 0.86 0.86 0.89 0.86 1.24 1.41   1.24 1.41 0.86 0.87
B97D3ultrafine                                 0.83                
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 18.111 4.011 1.111 5.711 1.011 1.011 0.711 1.511 0.711 0.811 0.26 1.011 1.211 0.611 0.46 1.211 0.511 0.54 0.510 0.63   0.44 0.31 0.46 0.56
MP2=FULL 18.111 4.011 1.111 5.611 1.011 0.911 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.26 1.011 1.211 0.711 0.36 1.211 0.511 0.36 0.58 0.56 0.31 0.44 0.34 0.36 0.56
MP3         1.111   0.911       0.66 1.39 1.39 0.79         0.68 0.73   0.64 0.51 0.96 0.96
MP3=FULL   5.58 1.08 7.38 0.911 1.08 0.811 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.56 1.39 1.39 0.79   1.38 0.96   0.67 0.82   0.64 0.51 0.96 0.96
MP4 29.43 3.511     1.011       0.711 0.83 0.23 1.010 1.210 0.69   1.27 0.45   0.68 0.63   0.54 0.11 0.21 0.03
MP4=FULL   3.510     0.810       0.510   0.23   1.210 0.58   1.27 0.45   0.58 0.63   0.44 0.11 0.13 0.13
B2PLYP 17.29 3.79 1.39 4.49 1.010 0.99 0.49 0.69 0.76 0.710 0.36 0.79 1.09 0.710   0.99 0.510   0.57 0.82   0.54 0.41 0.36 0.36
B2PLYP=FULL 17.29 3.79 1.39 4.49 0.99 0.99 0.49 0.69 0.69 0.79 0.36 0.79 1.09 0.59   0.99 0.49   0.57 0.72   0.54 0.41 0.36 0.36
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 18.28 3.98 1.38 4.78 1.17 0.98 0.48 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.36 0.78 0.97 0.57   0.98 0.36   0.46 0.45 0.41 0.54 0.45 0.36 0.36
Configuration interaction CID 29.43 4.311 1.111 4.811 1.111     0.811 1.23 1.53 0.86   0.66 0.86         0.78 0.73   0.94 0.51 1.06 1.34
CISD 29.43 4.211 1.111 4.711 1.111     0.811 1.23 1.53 0.86   0.66 0.86         0.78 0.63   0.84 0.51 0.43 0.71
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 29.43 4.111 1.011 4.611 0.911 1.011 0.811 0.711 0.711 0.711 0.46 1.111 1.211 0.611   1.211 0.79   0.58 0.63   0.54 0.41 0.76 0.94
QCISD(T)         1.011     0.58     0.36 1.111 1.311 0.611   1.311 0.78   0.58 0.63   0.34 0.21 0.64 0.66
QCISD(T)=FULL         1.06   0.58       0.36   1.38 0.55 0.46 0.56 0.66 0.54 0.46 0.31   0.44 0.21 0.56 0.66
Coupled Cluster CCD 29.43 4.611 1.011 5.811 0.611 1.011 0.911 0.811 0.811 0.811 0.56 1.211 1.311 0.711   1.311 0.89   0.68 0.73   0.54 0.51 0.43 1.04
CCSD         1.011 1.16 0.76 0.66 0.66 0.89 0.56 1.110 1.311 0.611 0.66 1.210 0.78 0.51 0.510 0.73   0.54 0.51 0.76 1.04
CCSD=FULL         0.911         0.79 0.46 1.110 1.210 0.611 0.13 1.110 0.79 0.51 0.510 0.73 0.41 0.54 0.41 0.33 0.71
CCSD(T)         1.011 1.08 0.66 0.68 0.56 0.76 0.36 1.111 1.311 0.611 0.01 0.99 0.69 0.21 0.510 0.63   0.44 0.21 0.31 0.41
CCSD(T)=FULL         1.011           0.03 1.111 1.310 0.611 0.03 1.211 0.67 0.13 0.510 0.72   0.44 0.31 0.13 0.33
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ 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 3.211 1.211 3.211 1.111 3.211 2.811     0.811
density functional BLYP                 1.06
B1B95 3.26 0.66             0.46
B3LYP 2.311 0.811 2.811 0.711 2.511 2.511     0.511
B3LYPultrafine                 0.36
B3PW91                 0.36
mPW1PW91                 0.36
M06-2X                 0.66
PBEPBE                 0.811
PBEPBEultrafine                 0.86
PBE1PBE                 0.36
HSEh1PBE                 0.36
TPSSh                 0.46
wB97X-D 3.08 0.68 3.68 0.58 3.48 3.58     0.36
B97D3                 1.06
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3.111 1.111 3.811 0.911 3.311 3.411     0.511
MP2=FULL                 0.36
MP3                 0.56
MP3=FULL                 0.56
MP4                 0.36
MP4=FULL                 0.46
B2PLYP                 0.36
B2PLYP=FULL                 0.36
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 0.36
Configuration interaction CID                 0.76
CISD                 0.76
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 0.46
QCISD(T)                 0.36
QCISD(T)=FULL                 0.36
Coupled Cluster CCD                 0.46
CCSD                 0.46
CCSD=FULL                 0.46
CCSD(T)                 0.36
CCSD(T)=FULL                 0.36
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.