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Comparison of experiment and theory for rAlH

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Species with coordinate rAlH
Species Name
AlH aluminum monohydride
AlH2 aluminum dihydride
The small prefix is the number of bonds with completed calculations.
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rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1 0.142
PM3 1 0.214
PM6 3 0.026
composite G2 1 0.006
G3 1 0.006
G3B3 2 0.022
G3MP2 1 0.006
G4 3 0.013
CBS-Q 1 0.006

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF   2 0.026 2 0.005 2 0.033 3 0.006 2 0.004 1 0.003 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.001 3 0.004 2 0.010 2 0.004 2 0.001 2 0.010 2 0.004 2 0.001 1 0.003 2 0.001 3 0.005
ROHF   1 0.021 1 0.006   2 0.023 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.002         1 0.006 1 0.001              
density functional LSDA 2 0.051 2 0.059 2 0.035 2 0.064 2 0.036 2 0.034 2 0.034 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.026     2 0.042 2 0.028   2 0.039     1 0.039 1 0.027  
BLYP   2 0.056 2 0.032 2 0.063 3 0.038 2 0.032 2 0.033 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.025     2 0.040 2 0.027   2 0.037     1 0.037 1 0.026  
B1B95 2 0.060   2 0.021 2 0.048 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.013     2 0.026 2 0.015   2 0.023     1 0.021 1 0.013  
B3LYP 2 0.056 2 0.043 2 0.020 2 0.050 2 0.022 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.016 1 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.012 3 0.022 2 0.026 2 0.015 1 0.012 2 0.024 2 0.015 2 0.010 1 0.023 2 0.011  
B3LYPultrafine         2 0.022                 1 0.012     3 0.014        
B3PW91   2 0.046 2 0.023 2 0.051 2 0.023 2 0.022 2 0.021 2 0.017 1 0.014 2 0.015     2 0.028 2 0.018   2 0.026     1 0.024 1 0.016  
mPW1PW91 2 0.063 2 0.043 1 0.020 2 0.049 2 0.021 2 0.019 2 0.018 2 0.015 2 0.015 2 0.012     2 0.025 2 0.015   2 0.023     1 0.021 1 0.014  
M06-2X     3 0.010   3 0.015           3 0.003               1 0.011 1 0.001  
PBEPBE   2 0.060     2 0.038 2 0.036 2 0.036 2 0.033 2 0.032 2 0.029 2 0.028   2 0.044 2 0.032     1 0.036   1 0.041 1 0.032  
PBEPBEultrafine         2 0.038                                
PBE1PBE         3 0.023                                
HSEh1PBE   3 0.046     3 0.023   3 0.021             3 0.019         1 0.024 1 0.016  
TPSSh         3 0.018   3 0.016     3 0.012       3 0.016              
wB97X-D     3 0.016   3 0.017   3 0.015   3 0.012     3 0.015 3 0.015 3 0.013     3 0.012        
B97D3   3 0.056     3 0.036   3 0.034   3 0.032   3 0.029 3 0.036   3 0.032     3 0.032       3 0.030
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   2 0.041 2 0.010 2 0.049 3 0.011 2 0.001 2 0.002 3 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.006   3 0.006 2 0.009 2 0.002 1 0.001 2 0.013 2 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.002 2 0.002  
MP2=FULL 1 0.100 2 0.041     2 0.011 2 0.002 2 0.002 2 0.004 1 0.003       2 0.009   1 0.032 2 0.010     1 0.001 2 0.006  
MP3         2 0.016   3 0.000                       1 0.002 1 0.001  
MP3=FULL         3 0.018   3 0.001                            
MP4   2 0.055     2 0.020     2 0.012           3 0.006         1 0.003 1 0.004  
B2PLYP         3 0.017   1 0.007             3 0.013              
B2PLYP=FULL   1 0.031     1 0.013   1 0.007                            
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         3 0.017               3 0.020 3 0.009     3 0.007        
Configuration interaction CID         2 0.019     2 0.012           2 0.006              
CISD   2 0.056     2 0.021                 2 0.007              
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.059 2 0.067   2 0.023 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.015 2 0.001       2 0.013 2 0.008         1 0.004 1 0.003  
QCISD(T)         2 0.024 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.016         2 0.015 2 0.009              
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.056     2 0.021 2 0.002 2 0.001 2 0.013         2 0.011 2 0.007         1 0.002 1 0.002  
CCSD         2 0.023 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.015         2 0.013 2 0.008              
CCSD(T)   1 0.067     2 0.024 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.016 1 0.000       2 0.015 2 0.009         1 0.005 1 0.004  
CCSD(T)=FULL                                     1 0.004 1 0.002  
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ

rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
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 2 0.040 2 0.015 2 0.031 2 0.017 2 0.025 2 0.006     3 0.001
density functional B1B95 2 0.057 2 0.032              
B3LYP 2 0.054 2 0.029 2 0.052 2 0.033 2 0.042 2 0.024     3 0.018
PBEPBE                 3 0.030
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.058 2 0.025 2 0.049 2 0.024 2 0.043 2 0.019     3 0.007
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.