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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBCl

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Species with coordinate rBCl
Species Name
BCl3 Borane, trichloro-
BHCl2 Borane, dichloro-
B2Cl4 Diboron tetrachloride
BClF2 Chlorodifluoroborane
BCl boron monochloride
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 3 0.062
PM3 3 0.070
PM6 5 0.022
composite G2 3 0.012
G3 3 0.012
G3B3 5 0.018
G3MP2 1 0.002
G4 5 0.016
CBS-Q 3 0.012

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-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 4 0.041 5 0.048 5 0.012 5 0.053 5 0.011 5 0.011 4 0.010 5 0.010 5 0.010 5 0.013 5 0.009 5 0.011 5 0.013 5 0.011 3 0.003 5 0.015 5 0.010 2 0.002 4 0.003   1 0.001   1 0.011 4 0.003
density functional LSDA 4 0.042 4 0.034 4 0.015 4 0.044 4 0.012 4 0.012 4 0.011 4 0.014 4 0.014 4 0.014   1 0.011 4 0.010 4 0.017   4 0.009                
BLYP 4 0.068 5 0.066 5 0.032 5 0.074 5 0.027 5 0.032 5 0.027 5 0.026 5 0.026 5 0.029 2 0.024 3 0.029 5 0.033 5 0.022   5 0.030 2 0.028   1 0.015       1 0.028 1 0.019
B1B95 5 0.055 2 0.001 5 0.015 5 0.049 5 0.011 5 0.011 5 0.008 5 0.009 5 0.008 5 0.012 2 0.008 3 0.007 5 0.011 5 0.010   5 0.009 2 0.008           1 0.002 1 0.005
B3LYP 5 0.064 5 0.050 5 0.018 5 0.059 5 0.018 5 0.018 5 0.014 5 0.013 3 0.015 5 0.017 5 0.009 5 0.013 5 0.019 5 0.011 2 0.004 5 0.017 5 0.013 2 0.004 4 0.005   1 0.002   1 0.015 1 0.007
B3LYPultrafine   3 0.041     5 0.018 3 0.018 3 0.016 3 0.015   2 0.021 2 0.013 3 0.016 3 0.020 4 0.012   3 0.019 5 0.011   1 0.002       1 0.015 1 0.007
B3PW91 3 0.056 5 0.046 5 0.016 5 0.053 5 0.014 5 0.014 5 0.010 5 0.009 3 0.009 5 0.014 2 0.009 3 0.011 5 0.014 5 0.009   5 0.013 2 0.012   1 0.005       1 0.008 1 0.001
mPW1PW91 4 0.048 5 0.043 3 0.004 5 0.050 5 0.012 5 0.012 5 0.008 5 0.008 5 0.008 5 0.012 2 0.008 3 0.009 5 0.012 5 0.009   5 0.011 2 0.010   1 0.007       1 0.006 1 0.002
M06-2X 3 0.048 3 0.028 5 0.015 3 0.036 5 0.014 3 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.013 5 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.012 3 0.010   3 0.012 2 0.011           1 0.006 1 0.002
PBEPBE 3 0.063 5 0.056 3 0.016 3 0.050 5 0.022 5 0.022 5 0.017 5 0.016 5 0.016 5 0.020 5 0.011 3 0.018 4 0.019 5 0.014   3 0.020 4 0.015   1 0.013   1 0.004   1 0.016 1 0.008
PBEPBEultrafine   3 0.045     5 0.022 3 0.020 3 0.018 3 0.017   2 0.023 2 0.015 3 0.018 3 0.021 3 0.016   3 0.020 2 0.018           1 0.016 1 0.008
PBE1PBE 3 0.051 2 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.036 5 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.011 2 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.009   3 0.009 2 0.010           1 0.005 1 0.002
HSEh1PBE 3 0.052 5 0.047 3 0.004 3 0.037 5 0.012 3 0.011 5 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.012 2 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.010 5 0.024   3 0.010 2 0.010           1 0.006 1 0.002
TPSSh 2 0.069 3 0.042 3 0.012 3 0.046 5 0.017 3 0.015 5 0.014 3 0.012 2 0.014 5 0.017 2 0.011 3 0.014 3 0.017 5 0.014 1 0.002 3 0.016 2 0.014 1 0.003         1 0.012 1 0.004
wB97X-D 2 0.065 2 0.037 5 0.016 2 0.039 5 0.016 2 0.017 5 0.014 2 0.013 5 0.014 2 0.018 2 0.011 5 0.014 5 0.015 5 0.014 1 0.001 2 0.018 5 0.014 1 0.001         1 0.011 1 0.003
B97D3 2 0.082 5 0.046 2 0.020 2 0.057 5 0.023 2 0.027 5 0.020 2 0.024 5 0.019 2 0.027 5 0.016 5 0.021 2 0.027 5 0.018 1 0.010 2 0.026 5 0.018 1 0.010         1 0.020 4 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 cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.058 5 0.062 5 0.014 5 0.068 5 0.014 5 0.010 5 0.011 5 0.014 5 0.010 5 0.011 2 0.009 5 0.009 5 0.012 5 0.009 2 0.007 5 0.016 3 0.008 2 0.007 4 0.009 1 0.008 2 0.007   1 0.013 1 0.001
MP2=FULL 3 0.057 5 0.062 3 0.008 3 0.056 5 0.011 5 0.011 5 0.013 5 0.010 3 0.009 3 0.011 2 0.008 3 0.008 5 0.010 3 0.017 2 0.013 5 0.014 2 0.008 1 0.011 4 0.016 1 0.005 2 0.012   1 0.011 1 0.009
MP3         4 0.008   4 0.014       1 0.002 1 0.002 2 0.010 1 0.001                 1 0.016 1 0.001
MP3=FULL   1 0.045 1 0.009 1 0.052 4 0.015 1 0.004 4 0.015 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.006 2 0.002 2 0.009 2 0.007   1 0.015 1 0.007           1 0.014 1 0.006
MP4   1 0.054     4 0.006     1 0.003 1 0.004   1 0.002 1 0.006 2 0.015 2 0.007   1 0.021 1 0.005           1 0.021 1 0.006
MP4=FULL   1 0.054     2 0.003       1 0.003   1 0.002   2 0.013 1 0.001   1 0.019 1 0.003           1 0.019 1 0.002
B2PLYP 3 0.059 3 0.043 3 0.009 3 0.049 5 0.011 3 0.012 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.014 2 0.010 3 0.012 3 0.016 5 0.013   3 0.017 2 0.013       1 0.002   1 0.013 1 0.003
B2PLYP=FULL 3 0.059 3 0.043 3 0.009 3 0.049 3 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.013 2 0.010 3 0.012 3 0.015 3 0.010   3 0.016 2 0.011       1 0.004   1 0.013 1 0.001
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2 0.069 2 0.046 2 0.010 2 0.050 5 0.011 2 0.014 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.016 2 0.010 2 0.014 5 0.015 5 0.009   2 0.018 5 0.009         1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.001
Configuration interaction CID   3 0.046 3 0.006 3 0.051 5 0.008     4 0.007     2 0.008   2 0.014 2 0.009                 1 0.010 1 0.004
CISD   3 0.047 3 0.007 3 0.052 5 0.008     3 0.007     2 0.008   2 0.014 2 0.010                 1 0.011 1 0.003
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-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   5 0.071 3 0.012 3 0.061 5 0.008 3 0.008 5 0.006 5 0.008 5 0.008 3 0.013 2 0.010 3 0.010 5 0.018 4 0.011   3 0.020 2 0.012   2 0.005   1 0.002   1 0.018 1 0.003
QCISD(T)         5 0.009     3 0.011     2 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.019 3 0.012   3 0.022 3 0.011       1 0.001   1 0.021 1 0.005
QCISD(T)=FULL         3 0.007   3 0.005       2 0.008   3 0.017 3 0.009 1 0.004 3 0.020 2 0.008 1 0.004     1 0.006   1 0.019 1 0.002
Coupled Cluster CCD   3 0.052 3 0.010 3 0.057 5 0.008 3 0.007 3 0.006 4 0.007 3 0.008 3 0.012 2 0.010 3 0.009 5 0.015 3 0.010   3 0.018 2 0.011   1 0.004   1 0.005   1 0.016 1 0.001
CCSD         5 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.006 3 0.008 2 0.010 2 0.016 2 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.016 3 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.020 3 0.010 1 0.002         1 0.017 1 0.002
CCSD=FULL         3 0.007         2 0.010 2 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.015 3 0.009 1 0.007 3 0.018 2 0.007           1 0.015 1 0.005
CCSD(T)   1 0.116     5 0.009 4 0.010 3 0.005 3 0.010 3 0.010 2 0.017 3 0.009 3 0.011 4 0.021 4 0.011 1 0.000 4 0.026 3 0.013 1 0.000 2 0.005 1 0.015 2 0.002   1 0.020 1 0.005
CCSD(T)=FULL         3 0.007           2 0.008 3 0.010 3 0.017 3 0.009 1 0.005 2 0.021 2 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.008 1 0.012 2 0.005   1 0.018 1 0.003
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-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 5 0.065 5 0.019 5 0.066 5 0.017 5 0.059 5 0.067     5 0.013
density functional BLYP                 2 0.026
B1B95 4 0.074 4 0.024             2 0.008
B3LYP 5 0.082 5 0.033 5 0.079 5 0.029 5 0.067 5 0.071     5 0.013
B3LYPultrafine                 2 0.014
B3PW91                 2 0.011
mPW1PW91                 2 0.009
M06-2X                 2 0.010
PBEPBE                 5 0.015
PBEPBEultrafine                 2 0.016
PBE1PBE                 2 0.009
HSEh1PBE                 2 0.009
TPSSh                 2 0.013
wB97X-D 2 0.055 2 0.026 2 0.054 2 0.023 2 0.036 2 0.043     2 0.013
B97D3                 2 0.021
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.084 5 0.015 5 0.081 5 0.011 5 0.070 5 0.081     5 0.014
MP2=FULL                 2 0.009
MP3                 1 0.002
MP3=FULL                 1 0.004
MP4                 1 0.002
MP4=FULL                 1 0.001
B2PLYP                 2 0.012
B2PLYP=FULL                 2 0.011
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 2 0.011
Configuration interaction CID                 2 0.008
CISD                 2 0.008
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 2 0.011
QCISD(T)                 2 0.012
QCISD(T)=FULL                 2 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD                 2 0.010
CCSD                 2 0.010
CCSD=FULL                 2 0.009
CCSD(T)                 2 0.011
CCSD(T)=FULL                 2 0.009
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.