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Comparison of experiment and theory for aOCO

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Species with coordinate aOCO
Species Name
HCOOH Formic acid
CH3COOH Acetic acid
CH3OCHO methyl formate
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride
C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy-
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane
CO2- Carbon dioxide anion
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CO2+ Carbon dioxide cation
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate
C2H2O4 Oxalic Acid
CH2O2 Dioxirane
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane
C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate
CHOOCHO diformyl ether
HOCO Hydrocarboxyl radical
HOCO+ Hydrocarboxyl cation
C2H4O4 Formic acid dimer
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 2.114 1.414 1.414 1.514 1.014 1.114 0.89 1.114 1.214 1.114 1.09 0.02 1.313 1.114 1.114 1.39 1.113 1.213 1.28       0.12 0.44 1.114
density functional LSDA 3.05 1.97 1.06 1.35 1.46 1.37 1.27 1.26 1.37 1.37 0.02   1.15 1.47 1.27 0.22 1.06 0.65 0.22            
BLYP 5.113 1.014 1.013 1.213 11.214 2.514 0.813 0.812 0.714 0.714 0.75   0.67 0.713 0.812   0.510 0.67           0.64 0.74
B1B95 3.613 1.213 1.213 1.213 0.814 0.813 0.913 0.813 0.913 0.812 0.75   0.67 0.813 0.913 0.12 0.812 1.012 0.12         0.64 0.53
B3LYP 3.914 1.014 1.014 1.114 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.714 0.812 0.714 0.68 0.22 0.813 1.114 0.714 0.98 1.213 0.814 0.98       0.12 0.64 0.64
B3LYPultrafine   1.17     0.714 0.67 0.69 0.67   0.65 0.75   0.67 0.57 0.610   0.57 0.914           0.64 0.64
B3PW91 4.811 1.014 1.014 1.114 0.714 0.714 0.814 0.714 0.812 0.814 0.65   0.57 0.714 0.714   0.510 0.710           0.54 0.64
mPW1PW91 4.311 1.114 1.111 1.114 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.814 0.65   0.57 0.814 0.813   0.511 0.57           0.54 0.64
M06-2X 1.77 1.27 1.414 1.17 1.012 0.67 0.77 0.67 0.67 0.910 1.07   0.77 0.67 0.910   0.67 0.910           0.64 0.64
PBEPBE 5.511 1.213 1.211 1.211 0.814 0.814 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.714 0.57 0.32 0.67 1.214 0.714 0.52 0.58 0.610 0.52       0.22 0.64 0.64
PBEPBEultrafine   1.37     0.611 0.77 0.57 0.67   0.55 0.65   0.67 0.67 0.67   0.57 0.57           0.64 0.64
PBE1PBE 4.77 1.17 1.17 1.07 0.812 0.67 0.57 0.57 0.67 0.67 0.65   0.67 0.57 0.57   0.57 0.57           0.54 0.64
HSEh1PBE 4.77 1.212 1.17 1.07 0.812 0.67 0.912 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.65   0.67 0.67 0.812   0.57 0.67           0.54 0.64
TPSSh 5.97 1.27 1.27 1.07 11.314 0.77 11.314 0.67 0.67 11.314 0.65   0.67 0.67 11.314 0.66 0.57 0.67 0.65         0.64 0.64
wB97X-D 2.87 1.17 11.314 1.07 11.614 0.57 11.614 0.57 11.714 0.57 0.65   11.714 11.614 11.614 0.56 0.57 11.614 0.55         0.54 0.54
B97D3 1.56 1.114 1.06 1.06 0.814 0.76 0.814 0.76 0.714 0.76 0.714   0.714 0.66 0.714 0.66 0.66 0.714 0.75         0.64 0.46
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 2.512 1.014 1.013 1.514 11.314 0.714 0.513 11.414 0.614 0.714 0.55 0.22 0.613 0.614 2.114 0.56 0.713 0.812 0.56       0.12 0.44 0.54
MP2=FULL 2.611 1.013 1.011 1.611 2.114 0.714 0.814 0.614 0.612 0.813 0.65   0.48 0.613 2.213 0.56 0.89 0.511 0.65       0.12 0.54 0.64
MP3         0.811   12.712       0.54   0.46 0.36 0.46                 0.12 0.32
MP3=FULL   0.74 0.74 1.14 12.113 0.54 12.113 0.44 0.54 0.64 0.63   0.55 0.45 0.55   0.43 0.32           0.22  
MP4   1.07     0.610       0.46   0.54   0.45 0.46 0.46   0.55 0.43              
MP4=FULL   0.96     0.56       0.46   0.43     0.46 0.45   0.43 0.43              
B2PLYP 1.87 1.07 1.07 1.07 0.812 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.610 0.65   0.57 0.47 11.414   0.57 0.510           0.54 0.55
B2PLYP=FULL 1.87 1.17 1.06 1.16 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.65   0.57 0.47 0.57   0.57 0.57           0.54 0.64
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 0.37 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.67 0.65   0.57 0.37 0.47   0.57 0.45       0.22   0.54 0.64
Configuration interaction CID   1.29 1.29 1.59 1.311     1.09     0.64     0.44 0.54                 0.32  
CISD   1.28 1.29 1.59 1.311     1.09     0.64     0.44 0.54                 0.32  
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 3.62 1.411 1.09 1.79 0.813 0.89 0.910 0.711 0.411 0.710 0.33   0.46 0.79 0.610   0.46 0.68           0.22  
QCISD(T)         0.58   0.72 0.34 0.32   0.12   0.46 0.47 0.23   0.45 0.13           0.22  
QCISD(T)=FULL         0.44   0.55       0.62     0.44 0.44 0.01 0.32 0.21 0.01            
QCISD(TQ)         0.02   0.02       0.12     0.22 0.12   0.12                
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         0.11   0.11             0.31     0.11                
Coupled Cluster CCD 3.82 1.09 1.09 1.59 0.912 0.89 0.99 0.89 0.58 0.68 0.54   0.46 0.79 0.47   0.46 0.34           0.22 0.32
CCSD         0.812 0.53 0.54 0.33 0.44 0.79 0.33   0.47 0.37 0.69 0.02 0.15 0.68 0.02         0.22  
CCSD=FULL         0.68         0.88 0.54   0.46 0.36 0.69 0.12 0.46 0.67 0.02         0.22  
CCSD(T)         0.57 0.45 0.65 0.35 0.35 0.33 0.54 0.12 0.24 0.46 0.45 0.02 0.44 0.13 0.02 0.22 0.12     0.22  
CCSD(T)=FULL         0.46           0.53   0.45 0.45 0.45 0.02 0.44 0.12 0.02 0.22 0.12        
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 1.514 1.114 1.614 1.114 1.514 1.514     11.914
density functional BLYP                 0.75
B1B95 1.06 0.86             0.75
B3LYP 1.114 0.714 1.214 0.714 1.114 1.114     11.514
B3LYPultrafine                 0.65
B3PW91                 0.65
mPW1PW91                 0.65
M06-2X                 0.75
PBEPBE                 11.414
PBEPBEultrafine                 0.65
PBE1PBE                 0.55
HSEh1PBE                 0.65
TPSSh                 0.65
wB97X-D 0.97 0.47 1.17 0.57 1.07 1.07     0.65
B97D3                 0.65
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.414 0.614 1.514 0.714 1.314 1.314     11.414
MP2=FULL                 0.55
MP3                 0.62
MP3=FULL                 0.62
MP4=FULL                 0.62
B2PLYP                 0.65
B2PLYP=FULL                 0.65
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 0.65
Configuration interaction CID                 0.82
CISD                 0.82
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 0.41
QCISD(T)                 0.52
QCISD(T)=FULL                 0.62
Coupled Cluster CCD                 0.62
CCSD                 0.62
CCSD=FULL                 0.62
CCSD(T)                 0.71
CCSD(T)=FULL                 0.62
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.