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Comparison of experiment and theory for rAsAs

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Species with coordinate rAsAs
Species Name
As4 Arsenic tetramer
As2 Arsenic diatomic
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 PM3 1 0.043
PM6 2 0.131
composite G2 1 0.036
G3 1 0.013
G3B3 1 0.028
G4 2 0.019
CBS-Q 1 0.034

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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.101 2 0.106 2 0.032 2 0.076 2 0.045 2 0.045 2 0.040 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.072 1 0.019 2 0.029 2 0.031 2 0.032 1 0.019 2 0.027 2 0.032 1 0.019 1 0.007 2 0.032
density functional LSDA 2 0.101 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.068 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.021 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.063   1 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.016   2 0.003 2 0.016      
BLYP 2 0.073 2 0.145 2 0.034 2 0.122 2 0.030 2 0.031 2 0.037 2 0.052 2 0.052 2 0.015 1 0.053 1 0.062 2 0.055 2 0.045   1 0.068 1 0.055   1 0.068 1 0.055
B1B95 2 0.091 1 0.028 2 0.022 2 0.069 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.028 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.066 1 0.020 1 0.012 2 0.013 2 0.018   2 0.011 2 0.018   1 0.009 1 0.017
B3LYP 2 0.081 2 0.122 2 0.007 2 0.097 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.039 1 0.019 2 0.020 2 0.023 2 0.015 1 0.019 2 0.025 2 0.015 1 0.018 1 0.033 1 0.021
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.161     2 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.028   1 0.046 1 0.019 1 0.027 1 0.032 1 0.020   1 0.033 2 0.017   1 0.033 1 0.021
B3PW91 2 0.084 2 0.113 2 0.007 2 0.083 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.012 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.053 1 0.003 1 0.006 2 0.007 2 0.006   1 0.011 1 0.000   1 0.011 1 0.000
mPW1PW91 2 0.086 2 0.108 2 0.012 2 0.078 2 0.023 2 0.023 2 0.018 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.058 1 0.009 1 0.001 2 0.006 2 0.011   2 0.006 2 0.011   1 0.004 1 0.007
M06-2X 1 0.070 1 0.152 2 0.008 1 0.105 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.029 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.070 2 0.015 1 0.000 1 0.007 1 0.006   1 0.003 1 0.006   1 0.003 1 0.005
PBEPBE 2 0.080 2 0.131 2 0.017 2 0.101 2 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.011 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.036 1 0.019 1 0.029 2 0.027 2 0.019   2 0.029 2 0.019   1 0.033 1 0.022
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.166     1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.008 1 0.029   1 0.046 1 0.019 1 0.028 1 0.031 1 0.022   1 0.033 1 0.022   1 0.033 1 0.022
PBE1PBE 1 0.059 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.110 2 0.024 1 0.026 1 0.022 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.069 1 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.009   1 0.002 1 0.008   1 0.002 1 0.008
HSEh1PBE 1 0.059 1 0.147 1 0.015 1 0.114 1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.018 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.067 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.005   1 0.006 1 0.004   1 0.006 1 0.004
TPSSh 1 0.053 1 0.155 1 0.011 1 0.116 2 0.018 1 0.021 2 0.013 1 0.005 1 0.005 2 0.059 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.006 2 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.008 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.002
wB97X-D 1 0.063 1 0.133 2 0.021 1 0.098 2 0.036 1 0.027 2 0.030 1 0.006 2 0.018 1 0.069 1 0.015 2 0.019 2 0.026 2 0.023 1 0.012 1 0.000 2 0.023 1 0.012 1 0.000 1 0.010
B97D3 1 0.031 2 0.136 1 0.009 1 0.144 2 0.008 1 0.009 2 0.014 1 0.037 2 0.033 1 0.044 2 0.022 2 0.029 1 0.039 2 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.041 2 0.022 1 0.024 1 0.041 2 0.022
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.008 2 0.206 2 0.040 2 0.161 2 0.037 2 0.036 2 0.040 2 0.051 2 0.052 2 0.034 1 0.017 2 0.031 2 0.041 2 0.018 1 0.023 2 0.048 2 0.018 1 0.027 1 0.037 1 0.004
MP2=FULL 2 0.008 2 0.206 2 0.038 2 0.160 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.032 2 0.040 2 0.040 2 0.056 1 0.006 1 0.013 2 0.038 2 0.018 1 0.027 2 0.045 2 0.022 1 0.036 1 0.034 1 0.026
MP3         2 0.009   2 0.009         1 0.019 1 0.027 1 0.003         1 0.035 1 0.003
MP3=FULL   1 0.216 1 0.006 1 0.178 2 0.002 1 0.000 2 0.004 1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.070 1 0.002 1 0.019 1 0.024 1 0.013   1 0.033 1 0.021      
MP4   2 0.191     2 0.036       2 0.056   1 0.027 1 0.031 1 0.038 2 0.022   1 0.050 1 0.009   1 0.050 1 0.009
MP4=FULL   1 0.227     1 0.009       1 0.039   1 0.007   1 0.034 1 0.006   1 0.047 1 0.015   1 0.047 1 0.012
B2PLYP 1 0.032 1 0.187 1 0.005 1 0.156 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.047 1 0.018 1 0.023 1 0.028 2 0.016   1 0.034 1 0.013   1 0.034 1 0.013
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.032 1 0.187 1 0.004 1 0.155 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.006 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.055 1 0.011 1 0.022 1 0.027 1 0.009   1 0.034 1 0.006   1 0.034 1 0.007
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.032 1 0.186 1 0.004 1 0.155 2 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.006 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.055 1 0.011 1 0.022 2 0.027 2 0.012   1 0.034 2 0.010   1 0.034 1 0.007
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.143 2 0.010 2 0.108 2 0.011     2 0.006     1 0.013   1 0.001 1 0.029         1 0.006 1 0.030
CISD   2 0.145 2 0.009 2 0.109 2 0.010     2 0.007     1 0.012   1 0.002 1 0.029         1 0.006 1 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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.176 2 0.018 2 0.138 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.019 2 0.031 2 0.031 2 0.039 1 0.010 1 0.017 2 0.023 2 0.005   2 0.029 2 0.006   1 0.032 1 0.007
QCISD(T)         2 0.029     1 0.047     1 0.023 1 0.031 2 0.038 2 0.011   1 0.047 1 0.007   1 0.047 1 0.007
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.009   1 0.014       1 0.006   1 0.034 1 0.006   1 0.045 1 0.015      
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.171 2 0.014 2 0.134 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.014 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.042 1 0.007 1 0.013 2 0.019 2 0.010   2 0.025 2 0.010   1 0.030 1 0.010
CCSD         2 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.014 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.052 1 0.009 1 0.016 2 0.022 2 0.006 1 0.025 1 0.032 1 0.007 1 0.029 1 0.032 1 0.007
CCSD=FULL         1 0.002         1 0.073 1 0.007 1 0.015 1 0.021 1 0.018   1 0.030 1 0.028      
CCSD(T)         2 0.028 1 0.022 1 0.026 1 0.047 1 0.047 1 0.042 1 0.023 1 0.030 2 0.038 2 0.011 1 0.012 2 0.044 2 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.047 1 0.006
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.020             1 0.029 2 0.035 2 0.007   2 0.042 2 0.011      
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 daug-cc-pVDZ 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 0.057   2 0.057   2 0.105 2 0.059 1 0.024   2 0.045
ROHF             1 0.024    
density functional LSDA             1 0.018    
BLYP             1 0.054   1 0.052
B1B95             1 0.019   1 0.020
B3LYP 2 0.103   2 0.103   2 0.148 2 0.100 1 0.019   2 0.013
B3LYPultrafine             1 0.019   1 0.018
B3PW91             1 0.002   1 0.003
mPW1PW91             1 0.009   1 0.009
M06-2X             1 0.007   1 0.006
PBEPBE             1 0.021   2 0.019
PBEPBEultrafine             1 0.021   1 0.019
PBE1PBE             1 0.010   1 0.011
HSEh1PBE             1 0.007   1 0.007
TPSSh             1 0.004   1 0.005
wB97X-D 1 0.095   1 0.095   1 0.149 1 0.090 1 0.012   1 0.012
B97D3             1 0.028   1 0.023
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.185   2 0.185   2 0.226 2 0.175 1 0.012   2 0.022
MP2=FULL             1 0.019   1 0.024
MP3             1 0.010   1 0.010
MP3=FULL             1 0.015   1 0.016
MP4             1 0.000   1 0.000
MP4=FULL             1 0.007   1 0.010
B2PLYP             1 0.009   1 0.008
B2PLYP=FULL             1 0.007   1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             1 0.007   1 0.005
Configuration interaction CID             1 0.036   1 0.036
CISD             1 0.036   1 0.036
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             1 0.014   1 0.013
QCISD(T)             1 0.001   1 0.000
QCISD(T)=FULL             1 0.007   1 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD             1 0.017   1 0.016
CCSD             1 0.014   1 0.013
CCSD=FULL             1 0.020   1 0.022
CCSD(T)             1 0.001   1 0.001
CCSD(T)=FULL             1 0.008   1 0.010
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.