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Comparison of experiment and theory for dHOCC

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Species with coordinate dHOCC
Species Name
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid
C2H6O2 1,2-Ethanediol
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 88.14 87.34 87.34 88.04 88.24 88.34 111.61 88.44 88.44 88.44 79.33 91.23 88.44 88.54 88.44 88.54 79.33
density functional LSDA   107.91         110.01                    
BLYP 86.64 87.14 87.14 87.74 88.44 88.14 88.24 88.24 88.24 88.14     88.14 88.24 78.83    
B1B95 86.94 86.84 86.84 87.64 88.04 88.04 80.83 88.04 88.04 87.94     88.04 88.04 88.04 110.81  
B3LYP 86.84 87.14 87.14 87.84 80.83 88.14 88.24 88.24 111.21 88.14 79.13 91.13 88.14 88.24 109.12 81.03  
B3LYPultrafine         88.14                 107.31   88.54  
B3PW91 105.81 87.14 87.14 87.84 88.14 88.14 88.24 88.24 111.01 88.14     88.14 88.24 79.03    
mPW1PW91 105.91 87.04 109.31 87.74 88.04 88.14 88.14 88.24 88.14 88.14     88.14 109.22 88.14 111.11  
M06-2X     78.13   96.04                        
PBEPBE 105.21 87.04 109.11 110.71 88.04 88.04 88.14 88.14 88.14 88.04     88.04 88.14 111.01 109.12  
PBEPBEultrafine         79.03                        
PBE1PBE         96.14                        
HSEh1PBE   95.24     96.14   96.34             96.34      
TPSSh         87.94   88.14     80.53       88.14      
wB97X-D     78.53   79.03   79.13   79.13     79.23 79.13 88.34   88.34  
B97D3   78.53     79.13   79.23   79.13   79.23 79.03   79.23   79.13  
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 108.31 86.94 86.94 87.64 87.84 87.94 88.04 88.14 88.04 108.52   90.63 88.04 108.72 108.72 111.01  
MP2=FULL 108.31 107.12 109.31 110.81 87.84 87.94 88.04 108.92 111.01 110.71     108.82 110.81 111.21 110.61  
MP3         87.94   88.04                    
MP3=FULL         88.04   88.24                    
MP4   109.21     110.71       110.81         110.71      
B2PLYP         96.24                 80.93      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         78.93                        
Configuration interaction CID   109.71 109.71 111.01 88.04     111.31                  
CISD   109.61 109.61 110.91 88.04     111.31                  
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   87.04 109.51 110.81 108.72 110.91 111.21 109.12 111.01 110.71     110.81 110.91 111.21 111.11  
QCISD(T)         110.81               110.61        
Coupled Cluster CCD   109.61 109.61 111.01 88.04 111.01 111.31 111.31 111.11 110.81     111.01 111.01 111.31 111.21  
CCSD         110.91               110.91 111.01      
CCSD(T)         110.81               110.61   111.01    
CCSD(T)=FULL         109.21               110.61   111.01    
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 88.14 88.34 88.14 88.34 88.24 88.24     79.43
density functional B1B95 60.32 60.32              
B3LYP 87.84 88.14 87.84 88.14 87.94 87.94     79.23
PBEPBE                 79.13
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 87.64 108.62 87.54 87.84 87.64 87.64     78.83
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.