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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBB

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rBB
Species Name
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride
B2F4 Diboron tetrafluoride
B2 Boron diatomic
B4H10 Tetraborane(10)
B2H6 Diborane
B5H9 pentaborane9
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 5 0.145
PM3 4 0.093
PM6 4 0.059
composite G2 5 0.026
G3 5 0.026
G3B3 6 0.014
G3MP2 2 0.007
G4 5 0.010
CBS-Q 5 0.031

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(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 5 0.035 5 0.044 5 0.043 5 0.043 5 0.043 5 0.031 6 0.030 5 0.034 5 0.035 6 0.032 3 0.028 5 0.031 6 0.038 6 0.031 4 0.035 5 0.041 5 0.032 4 0.035 1 0.003 1 0.059 2 0.033 1 0.046 5 0.064
ROHF   1 0.074 1 0.074 1 0.072 1 0.044 1 0.044 1 0.047 1 0.049 1 0.049     1 0.042 1 0.060 1 0.048 1 0.045 1 0.061 1 0.047 1 0.045       1 0.047  
density functional LSDA 6 0.030 6 0.038 6 0.034 6 0.032 6 0.025 6 0.025 6 0.025 6 0.030 6 0.029 6 0.026 1 0.015 5 0.031 6 0.024 6 0.030   6 0.025 4 0.031         1 0.013  
BLYP 5 0.032 6 0.033 6 0.031 6 0.030 6 0.123 6 0.021 5 0.024 6 0.019 6 0.019 5 0.023 1 0.011 5 0.019 6 0.027 5 0.018   2 0.018 3 0.014   1 0.016     1 0.029  
B1B95 6 0.077 5 0.028 6 0.027 6 0.025 6 0.051 6 0.050 6 0.026 6 0.017 6 0.017 6 0.016 1 0.001 5 0.017 6 0.047 6 0.017   5 0.019 4 0.017     1 0.039 1 0.026 1 0.025  
B3LYP 5 0.084 6 0.030 6 0.027 6 0.026 6 0.023 6 0.015 5 0.017 6 0.014 5 0.016 6 0.015 2 0.013 5 0.014 6 0.021 5 0.014 4 0.012 5 0.022 5 0.071 4 0.012 1 0.018 1 0.038 2 0.020 1 0.022  
B3LYPultrafine   5 0.028     6 0.015 5 0.016 5 0.016 5 0.015   1 0.009 1 0.003 5 0.014 5 0.023 5 0.014   5 0.022 5 0.010   1 0.018     1 0.022  
B3PW91 5 0.024 6 0.029 6 0.026 5 0.025 6 0.014 5 0.015 5 0.016 6 0.014 5 0.016 5 0.016 1 0.003 5 0.015 6 0.019 5 0.015   2 0.012 1 0.003   1 0.016     1 0.025  
mPW1PW91 5 0.085 6 0.029 5 0.023 6 0.024 5 0.015 5 0.015 6 0.015 6 0.015 5 0.016 6 0.015 1 0.002 5 0.015 6 0.018 5 0.015   6 0.018 4 0.015   1 0.016     1 0.024  
M06-2X 5 0.025 5 0.028 6 0.027 5 0.027 5 0.016 5 0.017 5 0.018 5 0.018 5 0.018 5 0.019 6 0.016 5 0.017 5 0.022 5 0.018   5 0.022 4 0.017         1 0.025  
PBEPBE 5 0.023 6 0.030 5 0.025 5 0.027 6 0.017 6 0.017 5 0.019 5 0.018 5 0.018 6 0.017 3 0.010 5 0.017 5 0.023 5 0.017   5 0.023 4 0.017       1 0.016 1 0.029  
PBEPBEultrafine   5 0.029     6 0.017 5 0.018 5 0.019 5 0.018   1 0.014 1 0.008 5 0.017 5 0.023 5 0.017   5 0.023 4 0.017         1 0.029  
PBE1PBE 5 0.025 4 0.023 5 0.023 5 0.025 5 0.015 5 0.015 5 0.016 5 0.016 5 0.016 5 0.016 1 0.002 5 0.016 5 0.020 5 0.016   5 0.020 4 0.016         1 0.024  
HSEh1PBE 5 0.025 6 0.127 5 0.023 5 0.025 5 0.015 5 0.015 6 0.015 5 0.016 5 0.016 5 0.016 1 0.002 5 0.015 5 0.020 6 0.127   5 0.020 4 0.016         1 0.024  
TPSSh 1 0.004 5 0.032 5 0.029 5 0.028 5 0.092 5 0.019 5 0.092 5 0.019 1 0.012 3 0.118 1 0.009 5 0.017 5 0.026 5 0.092   5 0.025 4 0.018 1 0.008       1 0.029  
wB97X-D 1 0.001 1 0.015 4 0.152 1 0.014 4 0.154 1 0.008 4 0.152 1 0.008 4 0.155 1 0.010 1 0.004 4 0.155 4 0.152 4 0.156 1 0.004 1 0.015 4 0.156 1 0.004          
B97D3 1 0.008 4 0.151 1 0.024 1 0.021 4 0.148 1 0.014 4 0.147 1 0.013 4 0.148 1 0.015 6 0.121 4 0.017 1 0.021 4 0.149 1 0.009 1 0.020 4 0.017 1 0.009         6 0.016
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(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.034 6 0.027 6 0.025 5 0.028 6 0.086 5 0.011 6 0.011 6 0.087 6 0.014 5 0.013 1 0.006 5 0.011 6 0.024 6 0.012 4 0.012 5 0.026 4 0.013 4 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.029 2 0.010 1 0.007  
MP2=FULL 5 0.034 5 0.027 5 0.024 5 0.027 6 0.011 5 0.011 5 0.012 5 0.014 5 0.014 5 0.015 1 0.001 5 0.011 5 0.024 5 0.068 4 0.015 5 0.023 4 0.013 4 0.015 1 0.026 1 0.027 2 0.018 1 0.003  
ROMP2 1 0.056 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.029 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.010 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.007   1 0.008 1 0.031 1 0.010   1 0.032           1 0.008  
MP3         5 0.010   5 0.095         4 0.013 5 0.032 4 0.014               1 0.010  
MP3=FULL   1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.030 5 0.095 1 0.004 5 0.095 1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.001 1 0.003 5 0.011 5 0.029 5 0.013   1 0.031           1 0.006  
MP4   3 0.033     5 0.011       3 0.025     3 0.016 4 0.034 3 0.017   3 0.039 3 0.017         1 0.014  
MP4=FULL   3 0.033     4 0.012       3 0.022       4 0.032 3 0.011   3 0.036 3 0.012         1 0.010  
B2PLYP 5 0.029 5 0.027 5 0.023 5 0.026 5 0.013 5 0.013 5 0.014 5 0.015 5 0.015 5 0.014 1 0.004 5 0.013 5 0.023 5 0.098   5 0.022 4 0.011       1 0.017 1 0.017  
B2PLYP=FULL 5 0.029 5 0.027 5 0.023 5 0.026 5 0.012 5 0.012 5 0.013 5 0.014 5 0.015 5 0.013 1 0.002 5 0.012 5 0.022 5 0.013   5 0.022 4 0.010       1 0.021 1 0.015  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.004 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.018 6 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.004 6 0.021 6 0.012   1 0.018 6 0.012            
Configuration interaction CID   5 0.027 5 0.025 5 0.028 6 0.008     6 0.014     1 0.004   1 0.025 1 0.005               1 0.015  
CISD   5 0.028 5 0.026 5 0.029 6 0.009     4 0.017     1 0.004   1 0.025 1 0.005               1 0.016  
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(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   6 0.030 5 0.029 5 0.032 6 0.009 5 0.011 5 0.012 6 0.016 5 0.021 5 0.015 1 0.009 5 0.013 4 0.034 5 0.014   3 0.032 3 0.016   1 0.009   1 0.009 1 0.014  
QCISD(T)         5 0.010     1 0.002       4 0.014 4 0.034 4 0.015   4 0.034 4 0.015       1 0.010 1 0.011  
QCISD(T)=FULL         3 0.012   3 0.012           3 0.029 3 0.018   3 0.027 2 0.013       1 0.023    
Coupled Cluster CCD   5 0.028 5 0.026 5 0.030 6 0.009 5 0.010 5 0.011 6 0.015 5 0.020 5 0.014 1 0.009 5 0.013 5 0.032 5 0.013   5 0.032 3 0.015   1 0.008 1 0.038 2 0.010 1 0.012  
CCSD         5 0.009         3 0.017   5 0.013 5 0.032 5 0.013 1 0.008 5 0.032 2 0.011 1 0.008       1 0.011  
CCSD=FULL         5 0.009         3 0.010 1 0.002 5 0.011 5 0.030 2 0.017 1 0.000 5 0.029 1 0.002 1 0.000       1 0.008  
CCSD(T)         5 0.010 1 0.001   1 0.002     1 0.102 4 0.014 4 0.033 4 0.014 1 0.004 4 0.033 3 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.036 2 0.009 1 0.008  
CCSD(T)=FULL         4 0.011             4 0.013 4 0.031 4 0.015 1 0.004 3 0.034 3 0.011 1 0.004 1 0.024 1 0.034 2 0.017 1 0.004  
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(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ 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 5 0.071 5 0.055 5 0.063 5 0.042 5 0.059 5 0.059     6 0.129
density functional LSDA                 1 0.014
BLYP                 1 0.011
B1B95 3 0.055 3 0.050             1 0.000
B3LYP 5 0.061 5 0.050 5 0.050 5 0.033 5 0.042 5 0.043     6 0.128
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.003
B3PW91                 1 0.003
mPW1PW91                 1 0.002
M06-2X                 1 0.003
PBEPBE                 6 0.121
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.009
PBE1PBE                 1 0.002
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.002
TPSSh                 1 0.009
wB97X-D 1 0.047 1 0.038 1 0.032 1 0.022 1 0.037 1 0.036     1 0.005
B97D3                 1 0.009
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.070 6 0.037 5 0.050 5 0.016 5 0.053 5 0.052     6 0.124
MP2=FULL                 1 0.002
MP3                 1 0.012
B2PLYP                 1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.003
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.003
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.011
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.010
CCSD                 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.