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Comparison of experiment and theory for dCCCH

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Species with coordinate dCCCH
Species Name
CH3COCH2CH3 2-Butanone
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)-
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 61.72 61.82 61.82 61.32 61.42 61.52   56.31 56.31 56.21 61.32 57.31 61.52 61.32 56.41 56.31 61.32
density functional LSDA 54.21 53.91 53.91 54.61 54.81 54.91 55.11 55.11 55.01 54.71     55.01 54.91 54.91    
BLYP 55.41 55.21 55.21 56.01 61.42 56.21 56.51 56.51 56.41 56.21     56.41 56.51 56.21    
B1B95 54.91 54.31 54.31 55.21 55.41 55.51 55.61 55.61 55.51 55.41     55.71 55.41 55.41 66.81  
B3LYP 55.21 55.01 55.01 55.81 56.01 56.01 56.21 56.21   61.42 56.21 57.01 56.21 56.31   61.22  
B3LYPultrafine         56.01                 66.01   61.22  
B3PW91   54.81 54.81 55.71 55.91 56.01 56.11 56.11   55.91     56.21 56.11 56.01    
mPW1PW91   54.61   55.61 55.81 55.81 56.01 55.91 55.91 55.81     56.11   55.91    
M06-2X     54.11   62.22                        
PBEPBE   54.71     55.91 55.91 56.11 56.11 56.11 55.81     56.21 56.11      
PBEPBEultrafine         61.52                        
PBE1PBE         61.42                        
HSEh1PBE   62.72     61.82   61.62             61.82      
TPSSh         61.42   61.22     55.61       61.32      
wB97X-D     54.91   55.71   55.91   55.81     55.81 55.91 55.71   55.71  
B97D3   55.11     56.11   56.31   56.21   56.21 56.01   56.21   56.01  
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 67.61 61.92 61.92 61.22 55.21 61.42 55.21 55.31 55.21 67.41   56.81 61.52 67.11   67.01  
MP2=FULL         61.62 55.21 55.41 55.51                  
MP3         55.51   61.32                    
MP3=FULL         61.42   61.22                    
B2PLYP         61.92                 61.32      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         55.51                        
Configuration interaction CID         55.71                        
CISD         55.71                        
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   54.61                              
Coupled Cluster CCD         55.61                        
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

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 55.71 55.81 56.01 56.21 56.01 56.01     56.91
density functional B1B95 54.91 55.01              
B3LYP 55.51 55.51 55.91 56.11 55.81 55.81     56.51
PBEPBE                 56.11
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 54.91 55.01 55.01 55.31 55.01 55.01     61.32
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.