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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBBr

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rBBr
Species Name
BBr3 Boron tribromide
BBr Boron monobromide
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 2 0.110
PM3 2 0.075
PM6 2 0.021
composite G2 2 0.009
G3 2 0.022
G3B3 2 0.027
G4 1 0.018
CBS-Q 2 0.007

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-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.006 2 0.076 2 0.012 2 0.048 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.007 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.007   2 0.017 2 0.021 2 0.017 1 0.015 2 0.024 2 0.017 1 0.014 2 0.017
density functional LSDA 2 0.018   2 0.021 2 0.027 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.024   2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.009   2 0.004 2 0.010    
BLYP 2 0.021 2 0.085 2 0.024 2 0.060 2 0.027 2 0.034 2 0.026 2 0.039 2 0.039 2 0.019   2 0.034 2 0.043 2 0.032          
B1B95 2 0.012   2 0.014 2 0.035 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.015   2 0.004 2 0.012 2 0.004   2 0.011 2 0.003    
B3LYP 2 0.010 2 0.067 2 0.012 2 0.044 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.009 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.008   2 0.017 2 0.026 2 0.016 1 0.013 2 0.024 2 0.015 1 0.013  
B3LYPultrafine         2 0.017               2 0.026 2 0.016   2 0.024 2 0.015    
B3PW91 2 0.010 2 0.063 2 0.012 2 0.039 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.003 2 0.015 2 0.015 2 0.010   2 0.011 2 0.019 2 0.010          
mPW1PW91 2 0.010 2 0.059 2 0.012 2 0.036 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.002 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.012   2 0.008 2 0.015 2 0.007   2 0.014 2 0.006    
M06-2X 2 0.014 2 0.069 2 0.016 2 0.042 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.006 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.013 2 0.011 2 0.014 2 0.019 2 0.013   2 0.019 2 0.012    
PBEPBE 2 0.013 2 0.074 2 0.018 2 0.048 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.012 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.012   2 0.021 2 0.029 2 0.020   2 0.027 2 0.019    
PBEPBEultrafine         2 0.021               2 0.030 2 0.020   2 0.028 2 0.019    
PBE1PBE 2 0.011   2 0.012 2 0.035 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.013   2 0.007 2 0.014 2 0.006   2 0.013 2 0.006    
HSEh1PBE 2 0.011 2 0.061 2 0.012 2 0.037 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.001 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.012   2 0.009 2 0.016 2 0.008   2 0.015 2 0.007    
TPSSh         1 0.002   1 0.002     2 0.014       1 0.012          
wB97X-D     2 0.013   2 0.004   2 0.003   2 0.011     2 0.008 2 0.003 2 0.006     2 0.006    
B97D3   2 0.054     2 0.020   2 0.016   2 0.031   2 0.023 2 0.031   2 0.023     2 0.027   2 0.028
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-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.003 2 0.076 2 0.014 2 0.051 2 0.005 2 0.009 2 0.004 2 0.009 2 0.008 2 0.012   2 0.006 2 0.014 2 0.004 1 0.010 2 0.018 2 0.005 1 0.011  
MP2=FULL 2 0.003 2 0.076 2 0.014 2 0.049 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.027   2 0.005 2 0.012 2 0.015 1 0.017 2 0.015 2 0.022 1 0.018  
MP3         2 0.013   2 0.008                        
MP3=FULL         1 0.004   1 0.005                        
MP4   2 0.096     2 0.018       2 0.018     2 0.013 2 0.026 2 0.008   2 0.030 1 0.009    
MP4=FULL   2 0.096     2 0.013       2 0.015       2 0.023 2 0.003   2 0.028 1 0.012    
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         2 0.011               2 0.020 2 0.006     2 0.004    
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.084 2 0.018 2 0.059 2 0.012     2 0.012                      
CISD   2 0.088 2 0.019 2 0.062 2 0.013     2 0.013                      
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-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.095 2 0.025 2 0.068 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.013 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.009   2 0.014 2 0.026 2 0.009   2 0.031 2 0.008    
QCISD(T)         2 0.020             2 0.015 2 0.027 2 0.010   2 0.032 2 0.010    
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.087 2 0.023 2 0.062 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.011 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.009   2 0.011 2 0.022 2 0.006   2 0.027 2 0.005    
CCSD         2 0.018             2 0.012 2 0.024 2 0.007 1 0.005 2 0.028 2 0.006 1 0.004  
CCSD=FULL         2 0.013             2 0.012 2 0.022 2 0.004 1 0.003 2 0.026 1 0.012 1 0.004  
CCSD(T)         2 0.018             2 0.014 2 0.026 2 0.009 1 0.007 2 0.031 2 0.009 1 0.006  
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.013             2 0.013 2 0.024 2 0.002 1 0.000 2 0.028 1 0.010 1 0.001  
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-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 0.081   2 0.080   2 0.095 2 0.077     2 0.014
density functional B3LYP 2 0.097   2 0.095   2 0.101 2 0.086     2 0.013
PBEPBE                 2 0.015
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.099   2 0.093   2 0.100 2 0.087     2 0.008
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.