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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBO

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Species with coordinate rBO
Species Name
BO boron monoxide
BO2 Boron dioxide
HBO Boron hydride oxide
FBO Boron monofluoride monoxide
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 0.028
PM3 1 0.237
PM6 3 0.034
composite G2 4 0.039
G3 4 0.039
G3B3 4 0.004
G3MP2 3 0.043
G4 4 0.020
CBS-Q 4 0.041

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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.020 3 0.024 3 0.024 3 0.030 3 0.043 3 0.043 3 0.043 3 0.048 3 0.048 3 0.047 3 0.049 3 0.046 3 0.044 3 0.046 3 0.048 3 0.102 3 0.046 2 0.023 1 0.020 1 0.023 1 0.025 3 0.046
ROHF 1 0.024 2 0.006 2 0.006 1 0.002 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.028 1 0.026 1 0.025 1 0.027 1 0.022 2 0.024 2 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.019 1 0.023 1 0.026 1 0.021 1 0.024 1 0.027  
density functional LSDA 3 0.021 3 0.029 3 0.029 3 0.020 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.003 3 0.005 3 0.002   3 0.005 2 0.001   1 0.005 1 0.000 1 0.003  
BLYP 2 0.029 3 0.040 3 0.040 3 0.031 3 0.016 3 0.015 3 0.016 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.013 3 0.014 3 0.011   3 0.015 2 0.012   1 0.015 1 0.010 1 0.008  
B1B95 3 0.015 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.017 3 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.004 2 0.007 2 0.002 3 0.002 3 0.005   3 0.002 1 0.004   1 0.001 1 0.006 1 0.008  
B3LYP 3 0.017 3 0.028 3 0.028 3 0.019 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.005 3 0.003 3 0.004 3 0.003 3 0.005 3 0.002 3 0.682 3 0.002 2 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.002 2 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.005  
B3LYPultrafine   2 0.031     3 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.002   2 0.001 2 0.003 2 0.001 2 0.003 2 0.001   2 0.005 3 0.023   1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.005  
B3PW91 2 0.013 3 0.028 3 0.028 3 0.019 3 0.681 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.001 3 0.003 3 0.002   3 0.004 2 0.001   1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.005  
mPW1PW91 3 0.013 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.016 3 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.002 3 0.003 3 0.004   3 0.002 2 0.003   1 0.000 1 0.005 1 0.007  
M06-2X 2 0.002 2 0.023 3 0.021 2 0.013 3 0.003 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.005 3 0.009 2 0.005 2 0.002 2 0.006   2 0.001 2 0.005   1 0.003 1 0.007 1 0.010  
PBEPBE 2 0.027 3 0.041 2 0.044 2 0.034 3 0.015 3 0.015 3 0.016 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.008 2 0.013 3 0.014 3 0.010   2 0.017 2 0.011   1 0.015 1 0.010 1 0.008  
PBEPBEultrafine   2 0.044     3 0.015 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.010   2 0.012 2 0.008 2 0.013 2 0.016 2 0.011   2 0.017 2 0.011   1 0.015 1 0.010 1 0.008  
PBE1PBE 2 0.010 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.019 3 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.005 2 0.001 2 0.002 2 0.002   2 0.003 2 0.002   1 0.000 1 0.004 1 0.006  
HSEh1PBE 2 0.010 3 0.027 2 0.030 2 0.019 3 0.003 2 0.003 3 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.002 2 0.005 2 0.001 2 0.002 3 0.004   2 0.003 2 0.002   1 0.000 1 0.004 1 0.006  
TPSSh 2 0.018 2 0.037 2 0.037 2 0.027 3 0.019 2 0.010 3 0.019 2 0.004 2 0.004 3 0.021 2 0.002 2 0.006 2 0.009 3 0.021 2 0.002 2 0.010 2 0.005 2 0.002 1 0.009 1 0.004 1 0.001  
wB97X-D 2 0.010 2 0.029 3 0.024 2 0.018 3 0.024 2 0.003 3 0.024 2 0.003 3 0.027 2 0.002 2 0.005 3 0.026 3 0.024 3 0.026 2 0.005 2 0.003 3 0.026 2 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.003 1 0.006  
B97D3 2 0.028 3 0.035 2 0.046 2 0.035 3 0.019 2 0.018 3 0.019 2 0.011 3 0.019 2 0.013 3 0.019 3 0.012 2 0.017 3 0.018 2 0.009 2 0.018 3 0.011 2 0.009 1 0.018 1 0.012 1 0.010 3 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.014 3 0.039 3 0.039 3 0.036 3 0.026 3 0.027 3 0.026 3 0.029 3 0.028 2 0.008 2 0.007 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.027 2 0.007 3 0.027 2 0.013 2 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.003  
MP2=FULL 3 0.040 3 0.039 2 0.042 2 0.036 3 0.686 3 0.027 3 0.026 3 0.029 3 0.029 2 0.003 2 0.005 2 0.011 3 0.027 2 0.007 2 0.004 3 0.026 2 0.007 2 0.005 1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.000  
ROMP2 1 0.022 1 0.051 1 0.051 1 0.042 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.014 1 0.017 1 0.012   1 0.022     1 0.016 1 0.011 1 0.007  
MP3         3 0.028   3 0.030       2 0.010 2 0.005 2 0.002 2 0.006         1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.013  
MP3=FULL   2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.018 3 0.030 2 0.002 3 0.030 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.006 2 0.002 2 0.010   2 0.003 2 0.010   1 0.005 1 0.011 1 0.016  
MP4   2 0.054     3 0.693     2 0.014 2 0.014   2 0.012 2 0.019 2 0.022 3 0.023   2 0.026 2 0.018   1 0.017 1 0.012 1 0.008  
MP4=FULL   2 0.054     2 0.020       2 0.013   2 0.009   2 0.021 2 0.011   2 0.024 2 0.012   1 0.016 1 0.010 1 0.005  
B2PLYP 2 0.016 2 0.039 2 0.039 2 0.029 3 0.008 2 0.010 3 0.010 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.002 2 0.007 2 0.009 3 0.023   2 0.012 2 0.006   1 0.008 1 0.004 1 0.001  
B2PLYP=FULL 2 0.016 3 0.027 2 0.039 2 0.029 3 0.022 2 0.010 3 0.022 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.001 2 0.006 2 0.009 2 0.004   2 0.011 2 0.004   1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.000  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2 0.016 2 0.039 2 0.039 2 0.029 4 0.008 2 0.010 2 0.011 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.001 2 0.006 4 0.007 4 0.004   2 0.011 4 0.004   1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.000  
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.027 2 0.027 2 0.019 3 0.678     2 0.008     2 0.011   2 0.002 2 0.007         1 0.004 1 0.010 1 0.014  
CISD   2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.025 3 0.680 1 0.005   2 0.005     2 0.008   2 0.003 2 0.004         1 0.000 1 0.006 1 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   3 0.043 2 0.045 2 0.037 3 0.686 2 0.014 2 0.015 3 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.001 2 0.009 2 0.013 2 0.006   2 0.017 2 0.007   1 0.012 1 0.004 1 0.001  
QCISD(T)         3 0.015     2 0.009     2 0.006 2 0.014 2 0.017 2 0.011   2 0.021 2 0.013   1 0.016 1 0.010 1 0.005  
QCISD(T)=FULL         2 0.016   2 0.017       2 0.004   2 0.016 2 0.006 2 0.003 2 0.019 2 0.006 2 0.003 1 0.015 1 0.008 1 0.002  
QCISD(TQ)         2 0.013   2 0.014       2 0.003   2 0.013 2 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.017 2 0.009 1 0.002        
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         2 0.011   2 0.013       2 0.000   2 0.012 2 0.002 2 0.001 2 0.015 2 0.002 1 0.001        
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.023 2 0.835 2 0.005 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.004 2 0.003   2 0.008 2 0.002   1 0.000 1 0.005 1 0.010  
CCSD         3 0.008     2 0.001   2 0.001 2 0.002 2 0.005 2 0.009 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.013 2 0.004 2 0.002 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.004  
CCSD=FULL         2 0.008         2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.008 2 0.003 2 0.006 2 0.010 2 0.003 2 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.007  
CCSD(T)         3 0.688 3 0.013 2 0.017 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.012 2 0.015 2 0.009 2 0.004 2 0.019 2 0.011 2 0.005 1 0.014 1 0.008 1 0.003  
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.014           2 0.002 2 0.010 2 0.014 2 0.004 2 0.001 2 0.017 2 0.004 2 0.002 1 0.013 1 0.006 1 0.000  
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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ 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 3 0.023 3 0.037 3 0.026 3 0.041 3 0.026 3 0.027     3 0.047
ROHF                 1 0.025
density functional LSDA                 2 0.000
BLYP                 2 0.010
B1B95 3 0.027 3 0.012             2 0.005
B3LYP 3 0.030 3 0.014 3 0.027 3 0.007 3 0.029 3 0.028     3 0.024
B3LYPultrafine                 2 0.002
B3PW91                 2 0.002
mPW1PW91                 2 0.004
M06-2X                 2 0.007
PBEPBE                 3 0.016
PBEPBEultrafine                 2 0.010
PBE1PBE                 2 0.003
HSEh1PBE                 2 0.003
TPSSh                 2 0.003
wB97X-D 2 0.029 2 0.013 2 0.024 2 0.006 2 0.029 2 0.029     2 0.003
B97D3                 2 0.011
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.043 3 0.028 3 0.038 3 0.026 3 0.043 3 0.043     3 0.027
MP2=FULL                 2 0.007
ROMP2                 1 0.011
MP3                 2 0.007
MP3=FULL                 2 0.010
MP4                 2 0.016
MP4=FULL                 2 0.012
B2PLYP                 2 0.004
B2PLYP=FULL                 2 0.003
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 2 0.003
Configuration interaction CID                 2 0.008
CISD                 2 0.005
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 2 0.005
QCISD(T)                 2 0.010
QCISD(T)=FULL                 2 0.007
QCISD(TQ)                 2 0.007
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 2 0.003
Coupled Cluster CCD                 2 0.004
CCSD                 2 0.002
CCSD=FULL                 2 0.002
CCSD(T)                 2 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL                 2 0.005
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.