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Comparison of experiment and theory for rCAl

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Species with coordinate rCAl
Species Name
AlC Aluminum carbide
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 0.273
PM3 1 0.015
PM6 1 0.062
composite G2 1 0.019
G3 1 0.019
G3B3 1 0.025
G4 1 0.016
CBS-Q 1 0.018

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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.040 1 0.071 1 0.022 1 0.072 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.025 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.006   1 0.028 1 0.041 1 0.021 1 0.015 1 0.046 1 0.021 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.021
ROHF   1 0.072 1 0.023 1 0.072 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.025 1 0.017 1 0.017     1 0.028 1 0.042 1 0.020 1 0.014 1 0.046 1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.015 1 0.015  
density functional LSDA 1 0.057 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.058 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.011   1 0.006 1 0.019 1 0.000   1 0.022 1 0.001   1 0.007 1 0.007  
BLYP 1 0.029 1 0.089 1 0.041 1 0.092 1 0.034 1 0.034 1 0.041 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.021   1 0.040 1 0.051 1 0.033   1 0.054 1 0.033   1 0.027 1 0.027  
B1B95 1 0.048   1 0.023 1 0.072 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.004   1 0.022 1 0.034 1 0.017   1 0.038 1 0.017   1 0.012 1 0.011  
B3LYP 1 0.039 1 0.078 1 0.028 1 0.079 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.027 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.008   1 0.028 1 0.039 1 0.021 1 0.015 1 0.043 1 0.021 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.015  
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.078     1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.027 1 0.020       1 0.028 1 0.038 1 0.021   1 0.043 1 0.021   1 0.015 1 0.015  
B3PW91 1 0.042 1 0.077 1 0.027 1 0.076 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.024 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.007   1 0.025 1 0.037 1 0.019   1 0.041 1 0.019   1 0.013 1 0.013  
mPW1PW91 1 0.045 1 0.075 1 0.024 1 0.073 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.005   1 0.023 1 0.034 1 0.017   1 0.039 1 0.016   1 0.011 1 0.011  
M06-2X 1 0.049 1 0.066 1 0.014 1 0.069 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.016 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.009 1 0.019 1 0.030 1 0.016   1 0.035 1 0.015   1 0.010 1 0.010  
PBEPBE 1 0.037 1 0.085 1 0.036 1 0.085 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.033 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.016   1 0.033 1 0.045 1 0.027   1 0.048 1 0.026   1 0.021 1 0.021  
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.085     1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.033 1 0.025       1 0.033 1 0.045 1 0.027   1 0.048 1 0.026   1 0.021 1 0.021  
PBE1PBE 1 0.046   1 0.024 1 0.074 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.005   1 0.023 1 0.035 1 0.017   1 0.039 1 0.017   1 0.011 1 0.011  
HSEh1PBE 1 0.045 1 0.076 1 0.025 1 0.075 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.022 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.005   1 0.024 1 0.036 1 0.018   1 0.040 1 0.017   1 0.012 1 0.012  
TPSSh   1 0.080 1 0.030 1 0.077 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.025 1 0.018       1 0.026 1 0.038 1 0.020   1 0.042 1 0.020   1 0.014 1 0.014  
wB97X-D     1 0.028   1 0.020   1 0.027   1 0.020     1 0.028 1 0.027 1 0.023     1 0.023        
B97D3   1 0.085     1 0.034   1 0.037   1 0.033   1 0.028 1 0.035   1 0.033     1 0.029       1 0.029
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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.040 1 0.081 1 0.018 1 0.084 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.011   1 0.029 1 0.050 1 0.027 1 0.020 1 0.063 1 0.030 1 0.021 1 0.022 1 0.025  
MP2=FULL 1 0.040 1 0.081 1 0.017 1 0.084 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.022 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.003   1 0.029 1 0.047 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.058 1 0.015 1 0.031 1 0.013 1 0.009  
ROMP2 1 0.040   1 0.019 1 0.086 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.027 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.012   1 0.030 1 0.051 1 0.029   1 0.065     1 0.024 1 0.026  
MP3         1 0.014   1 0.024         1 0.029 1 0.052 1 0.029         1 0.023 1 0.027  
MP3=FULL         1 0.012   1 0.022         1 0.029 1 0.050 1 0.021         1 0.015 1 0.011  
MP4   1 0.089     1 0.016       1 0.021     1 0.031 1 0.054 1 0.031   1 0.072 1 0.034   1 0.025 1 0.029  
MP4=FULL   1 0.089     1 0.013       1 0.020       1 0.052 1 0.023   1 0.066 1 0.019   1 0.017 1 0.013  
B2PLYP 1 0.042 1 0.079 1 0.022 1 0.080 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.023 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.006   1 0.026 1 0.039 1 0.020   1 0.046 1 0.021   1 0.014 1 0.015  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.042 1 0.079 1 0.022 1 0.080 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.022 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.003   1 0.025 1 0.038 1 0.018   1 0.045 1 0.017   1 0.011 1 0.010  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1 0.014               1 0.038 1 0.018     1 0.017        
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.082 1 0.016 1 0.087 1 0.013     1 0.018                     1 0.021 1 0.023  
CISD   1 0.082 1 0.018 1 0.086 1 0.011     1 0.016                     1 0.018 1 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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.085 1 0.020 1 0.089 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.020 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.007   1 0.024 1 0.047 1 0.022   1 0.061 1 0.024   1 0.016 1 0.019  
QCISD(T)         1 0.013     1 0.015       1 0.026 1 0.049 1 0.023   1 0.063 1 0.026   1 0.018 1 0.021  
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.010   1 0.018           1 0.047 1 0.015 1 0.026 1 0.058 1 0.011 1 0.036 1 0.008 1 0.004  
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.012   1 0.021           1 0.049 1 0.023 1 0.014 1 0.062 1 0.025 1 0.015      
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.010   1 0.018           1 0.047 1 0.014 1 0.026 1 0.057 1 0.011 1 0.036      
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.084 1 0.016 1 0.089 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.024 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.012   1 0.028 1 0.052 1 0.028   1 0.068 1 0.031   1 0.023 1 0.026  
CCSD         1 0.010         1 0.007   1 0.024 1 0.047 1 0.021 1 0.013 1 0.060 1 0.024 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.018  
CCSD=FULL         1 0.008         1 0.001   1 0.024 1 0.045 1 0.014 1 0.027 1 0.055 1 0.009 1 0.037 1 0.007 1 0.002  
CCSD(T)         1 0.012 1 0.012   1 0.015       1 0.025 1 0.048 1 0.023 1 0.014 1 0.062 1 0.025 1 0.015 1 0.017 1 0.020  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.010             1 0.025 1 0.046 1 0.014 1 0.026 1 0.057 1 0.011 1 0.036 1 0.008 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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z 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 1 0.083 1 0.034 1 0.088 1 0.031 1 0.079 1 0.063     1 0.020
density functional B3LYP 1 0.093 1 0.040 1 0.094 1 0.038 1 0.084 1 0.069     1 0.023
PBEPBE                 1 0.027
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.108 1 0.040 1 0.107 1 0.032 1 0.104 1 0.080     1 0.026
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.