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Comparison of experiment and theory for rBeH

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Species with coordinate rBeH
Species Name
BeH2 beryllium dihydride
BeH beryllium monohydride
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 1 0.029
PM3 2 0.132
PM6 2 0.015
composite G2 1 0.004
G3 2 0.006
G3B3 2 0.005
G4 2 0.001
CBS-Q 2 0.008

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.039 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.011 2 0.130 2 0.003 2 0.007 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.010 2 0.004 2 0.004
ROHF 1 0.042 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.009 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.008 1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.008 1 0.000  
density functional LSDA 2 0.014 2 0.031 2 0.031 2 0.026 2 0.021 2 0.019 2 0.020 2 0.017 2 0.016 2 0.016   2 0.018 2 0.028 2 0.014   2 0.023 2 0.013   1 0.028 1 0.014  
BLYP 2 0.016 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.015 2 0.010 2 0.008 2 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.005   2 0.008 2 0.014 1 0.184   2 0.012     1 0.017 1 0.004  
B1B95 2 0.022 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.013 2 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.004   2 0.005 2 0.013 2 0.003   2 0.008 2 0.002   1 0.013 1 0.002  
B3LYP 2 0.023 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.010 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.002 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.000 2 0.003 2 0.010 2 0.000 2 0.003 2 0.006 2 0.001 2 0.002 2 0.009 2 0.001  
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.017     2 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.004       1 0.003 2 0.010 2 0.000   2 0.006 2 0.001   1 0.011 1 0.001  
B3PW91 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.016 2 0.011 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.007   2 0.009 1 0.184 1 0.184   2 0.012     1 0.016 1 0.005  
mPW1PW91 2 0.022 2 0.019 2 0.019 2 0.015 2 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.006 2 0.006   2 0.008 2 0.015 2 0.006   2 0.011 2 0.005   1 0.016 1 0.005  
M06-2X 2 0.025 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.014 2 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.002 2 0.004 2 0.002 2 0.004 2 0.010 2 0.001   2 0.006 2 0.002   1 0.012 1 0.000  
PBEPBE 2 0.012 2 0.028 2 0.028 2 0.024 2 0.018 2 0.017 2 0.018 2 0.016 2 0.015 2 0.014 2 0.013 2 0.017 2 0.024 2 0.013   2 0.020 2 0.012   1 0.026 1 0.013  
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.032     2 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.019       1 0.018 2 0.024 2 0.013   2 0.020 2 0.012   1 0.026 1 0.013  
PBE1PBE 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.017 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.011 2 0.008 2 0.008   2 0.010 2 0.018 2 0.008   2 0.014 2 0.007   1 0.018 1 0.007  
HSEh1PBE 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.017 2 0.012 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.010 2 0.008 2 0.007   2 0.009 2 0.017 2 0.007   2 0.013 2 0.006   1 0.018 1 0.006  
TPSSh   2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.018 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.011 2 0.012   2 0.008   1 0.012 2 0.017 2 0.008   2 0.013 2 0.007   1 0.020 1 0.008  
wB97X-D     2 0.022   2 0.014   2 0.013   2 0.009     2 0.010 2 0.013 2 0.009     2 0.008        
B97D3   2 0.033     2 0.025   2 0.024   2 0.019   2 0.018 2 0.025   2 0.019     2 0.020       2 0.020
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.025 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.018 2 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.003 2 0.008 2 0.002 1 0.002   2 0.002 2 0.010 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.009 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.008 2 0.002  
MP2=FULL 2 0.025 2 0.020 2 0.021 2 0.018 2 0.005 2 0.002 2 0.003 2 0.007 2 0.003 2 0.003   2 0.003 2 0.010 2 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.019 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.004  
ROMP2 1 0.028 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.019 1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.004   1 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.002   1 0.007     1 0.007 1 0.003  
MP3         2 0.008   2 0.002         1 0.002 1 0.011 1 0.002         1 0.009 1 0.000  
MP3=FULL         2 0.008   2 0.003         1 0.004 1 0.010 1 0.009         1 0.008 1 0.003  
MP4   2 0.029     2 0.010     2 0.014 2 0.003     2 0.001 2 0.012 2 0.005   2 0.013 2 0.005   1 0.011 1 0.002  
MP4=FULL   2 0.029     2 0.010       2 0.001       2 0.012 2 0.005   2 0.010 2 0.018   1 0.010 1 0.001  
B2PLYP 1 0.027 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.014 2 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.001   1 0.000 1 0.009 1 0.001   1 0.006 1 0.003   1 0.008 1 0.003  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.027 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.014 1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.002   1 0.000 1 0.009 1 0.005   1 0.005 1 0.010   1 0.008 1 0.004  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         2 0.004               2 0.008 2 0.004     2 0.008        
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.031 2 0.031 2 0.029 2 0.011     2 0.014                     1 0.011 1 0.003  
CISD   2 0.032 2 0.033 2 0.031 2 0.012     2 0.017                     1 0.013 1 0.005  
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.033 2 0.031 2 0.031 2 0.013 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.016 2 0.004 2 0.002   2 0.002 2 0.014 2 0.007   2 0.014 2 0.006   1 0.013 1 0.005  
QCISD(T)         2 0.014 2 0.002 2 0.002 2 0.018       2 0.002 2 0.015 2 0.007   2 0.015 2 0.007   1 0.014 1 0.005  
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.015   1 0.001           1 0.015 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.014 1 0.022 1 0.003 1 0.013    
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.015   1 0.001           1 0.016   1 0.002 1 0.014 1 0.021 1 0.002      
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.031 2 0.031 2 0.029 2 0.011 2 0.000 2 0.001 2 0.015 2 0.003 2 0.001   2 0.001 2 0.012 2 0.006   2 0.013 2 0.005   2 0.010 2 0.005  
CCSD         2 0.013 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.017       2 0.002 2 0.014 2 0.007 2 0.004 2 0.014 2 0.006 2 0.004 1 0.013 1 0.005  
CCSD=FULL         2 0.012             2 0.001 2 0.013 2 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.012 2 0.017 2 0.002 1 0.012 1 0.002  
CCSD(T)         2 0.014 2 0.002 2 0.002 2 0.017     1 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.015 2 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.015 2 0.007 2 0.004 2 0.012 2 0.006  
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.013             2 0.002 2 0.014 2 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.012 2 0.016 2 0.002 2 0.011 2 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-pCVDZ 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 2 0.026 2 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.014 2 0.013     2 0.006
density functional B1B95 2 0.025 2 0.010              
B3LYP 2 0.025 2 0.010 2 0.012 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.012     2 0.004
PBEPBE                 2 0.016
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.037 2 0.014 2 0.016 2 0.010 2 0.022 2 0.010     2 0.003
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.