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Comparison of experiment and theory for rCC

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rCC
Species Name
H2NCH2COOH Glycine
CH3CH(NH2)COOH Alanine
C3H8O2 Propylene glycol
C4H10O Ethoxy ethane
CH3CONH2 Acetamide
C6H5NH2 aniline
CH3CSNH2 Ethanethioamide
CH3CH2OH Ethanol
CH3COOH Acetic acid
C4H4N2O2 Uracil
C6H12O hexanal
CH3COCH3 Acetone
C6H6 Benzene
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-
C2H6 Ethane
C2H4 Ethylene
C2H2 Acetylene
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide
C3H8 Propane
CH3CCH propyne
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro-
CH2CHF Ethene, fluoro-
C2H5I Ethyl iodide
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine
CH3CN Acetonitrile
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol
C3H6 Cyclopropane
C2H4O Ethylene oxide
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro-
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride
CH3CHF2 Ethane, 1,1-difluoro-
CH2CF2 Ethene, 1,1-difluoro-
C3H6O Propylene oxide
C(CH3)3NH2 2-Propanamine, 2-methyl-
C4H10O Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-
CF3COOH trifluoroacetic acid
C2F6 hexafluoroethane
C3F8 perfluoropropane
C5H8 1,3-Butadiene, 2-methyl-
C5H6 1-Buten-3-yne, 2-methyl-
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl-
CHOCH(CH3)CH3 Propanal, 2-methyl-
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro-
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro-
CH3COCH2CH3 2-Butanone
CHCl2CH2CH3 1,1-dichloropropane
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene
HOCH2COOH Hydroxyacetic acid
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride
C10H8 naphthalene
C12H10 biphenyl
C9H8 Indene
C6H4Cl2 1,2-dichlorobenzene
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro-
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene
C6H5CH2CH3 Ethylbenzene
C6H5CN phenyl cyanide
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne
CH2CHCHO Acrolein
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide
C3H3N acrylonitrile
C2H8N2 Ethylenediamine
C3H6O 2-Propen-1-ol
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde
C2H6O2 1,2-Ethanediol
C2H2O2 Ethanedial
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime
C4H2O3 Maleic Anhydride
C6H5Br bromobenzene
C6H5CH3 toluene
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene
C6H10O cyclohexanone
C6H5OH phenol
C5H12 Pentane
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro-
C3H2N2 Malononitrile
CH2CHOCHCH2 Vinyl ether
C4H5N Pyrrole
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro-
C4H4O Furan
C4H8S Thiophene, tetrahydro-
C4H4S Thiophene
C6H14 Hexane
C5H9N Pentanenitrile
C4H4N2 Succinonitrile
C4H10O2 Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy-
C6H12 Cyclohexane
C6H10 cyclohexene
C5H5N Pyridine
C5H8O 2H-Pyran, 3,4-dihydro-
C5H11N Piperidine
CH2CHCH3 Propene
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl-
CH2C(CH3)OCH3 1-Propene, 2-methoxy-
C2F4 Tetrafluoroethylene
C3F6 hexafluoropropene
C5H8O Cyclopentanone
C7H8 Norbornadiene
CH3CH2CHO Propanal
C4H9N Pyrrolidine
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro-
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate
C5H8 Cyclopentene
C5H10O 2H-Pyran, tetrahydro-
C7H16 heptane
C2H2O4 Oxalic Acid
C2H5N Aziridine
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)-
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)-
C4H6 Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane
C5H8 Spiropentane
C5H8 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane
C12H8 biphenylene
C10H8 Azulene
C8H8 cubane
C7H12 Norbornane
C10H16 adamantane
C6H10 Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane
C4H8 cyclobutane
C3H6S Thietane
C5H10 Cyclopentane
C4H4Se selenophene
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole
C3H3NO Isoxazole
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole
C2H2N2O Furazan
C3H3NO Oxazole
C4H4N2 Pyridazine
C4H4N2 1,3-Diazine
C4H4N2 Pyrazine
C5H8 Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane
C2H5F fluoroethane
CF3CN Acetonitrile, trifluoro-
CF3CCl3 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2,2-trichloroethane
C2HF3 Trifluoroethylene
CHF2CHF2 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
C6F6 hexafluorobenzene
C2H4S Thiirane
CH3CHFCH3 2-Fluoropropane
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione
CH(CN)3 tricyanomethane
C4H2 Diacetylene
CH2FCH2CH3 1-Fluoropropane
C2N2 Cyanogen
F2CCCF2 tetrafluoroallene
C6H5F Fluorobenzene
CH2CCH2 allene
CH2CO Ketene
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl-
C6H6 Fulvene
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxolane, 2-methyl-
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne
C3H7N Azetidine
C3H6O Oxetane
C3H8O2 1,3-Propanediol
C3O2 Carbon suboxide
C4H8O2 1,3-Dioxane
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl-
C6H5CCH phenylacetylene
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro-
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol
CH3OC2H5 Ethane, methoxy-
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene
C5H6 1,3-Cyclopentadiene
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether
CH2CHOH ethenol
CH3COF Acetyl fluoride
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro-
C6H12 2,3-dimethyl-but-2-ene
C5H10O 2-Butanone, 3-methyl-
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (Z)-
CH2CCHCH3 1,2-Butadiene
C5H8 1,4-Pentadiene
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro-
C6H8 1,3-Cyclohexadiene
C2H3Br vinyl bromide
HCCBr bromoacetylene
HCCCl Chloroacetylene
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro-
C5H8 1,2-Butadiene, 3-methyl-
C4H10O Propane, 2-methoxy-
C6H12 (E)-3-methylpent-2-ene
C5H6S Thiophene, 3-methyl-
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (E)-
HCCCHO 2-propynal
C2H4F2 1,2-difluoroethane
CH3SCH2CH3 Ethane, (methylthio)-
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester
C5H10 2-Pentene, (Z)-
C4H5N (E)-2-Butenenitrile
C5H12O Butane, 1-methoxy-
C6H8 1,4-Cyclohexadiene
C8H8 cyclooctatetraene
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)-
C3H6O2 1,3-Dioxolane
C6H6 Benzvalene
C4F6 perfluorobutadiene
C2H3CCH 1-Buten-3-yne
C2F2 difluoroacetylene
C5H8 Ethenylcyclopropane
C6H8 Bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene
C3H7N Cyclopropylamine
C5H8O Methyl cyclopropyl ketone
CH2CHCH2F Allyl Fluoride
C4H6 Cyclobutene
C6H8 Bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene
C3H2O3 vinylene carbonate
C6H10 1-Butyne, 3,3-dimethyl-
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro-
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne
C5H4O2 4-Cyclopentene-1,3-dione
C10H10 bullvalene
HCCCN Cyanoacetylene
C4N2 2-Butynedinitrile
C5H8 Cyclobutane, methylene-
C4H6O Cyclobutanone
C5H10S 2H-Thiopyran, tetrahydro-
C2H2F2 Ethene, 1,2-difluoro-, (Z)-
C2H2F2 Ethene, 1,2-difluoro-, (E)-
C5H10 Cyclopropane, 1,1-dimethyl-
C4H6O Furan, 2,5-dihydro-
C4H6S Thiophene, 2,5-dihydro-
C3H5 Allyl radical
C2H Ethynyl radical
CH3CH2O Ethoxy radical
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene
C6H8 (Z)-hexa-1,3,5-triene
C2H3 vinyl
HCCF Fluoroacetylene
C3H4 cyclopropene
H2CCCCH2 Butatriene
C2H2CO cyclopropenone
C4H6 1-Methylcyclopropene
C6H6 Trimethylenecycopropane
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal
C5H7N Cyclobutanecarbonitrile
C3H4O Cyclopropanone
C5H6 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-ene
C4H5N Cyclopropanecarbonitrile
C4H5NO Isoxazole, 5-methyl-
C3H4O Methylketene
C4H6 Methylenecyclopropane
C5H6 Cyclopropylacetylene
CH3CHS Thioacetaldehyde
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene
C2 Carbon diatomic
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide
C3 carbon trimer
C4 Carbon tetramer
C5H5N Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane-1-carbonitrile
CH2CS Thioketene
C(CN)4 tetracyanomethane
C4H5NO 3-Methylisoxazole
C5H6 Propellane
C2H3NO Nitrosoethylene
The small prefix is the number of bonds with completed calculations.
Click on an entry for a histogram of the difference distribution.
rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 192 0.075
PM3 172 0.079
PM6 423 0.080
composite G2 190 0.075
G3 190 0.164
G3B3 422 0.051
G3MP2 37 0.014
G4 426 0.024
CBS-Q 190 0.165
molecular mechanics DREIDING 4 0.056

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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 423 0.055 425 0.053 425 0.053 429 0.052 440 0.051 429 0.051 206 0.072 423 0.052 426 0.052 411 0.053 368 0.056 6 0.022 436 0.075 436 0.051 414 0.053 89 0.097 423 0.051 421 0.052 79 0.103 18 0.031 1 0.021 5 0.012 8 0.016 2 0.023 19 0.009 62 0.116 380 0.103
ROHF 2 0.021 10 0.021 10 0.021 10 0.019 11 0.020 10 0.020 10 0.018 10 0.021 10 0.018 2 0.031 7 0.024   8 0.022 10 0.017 10 0.023 9 0.022 9 0.015 9 0.021 9 0.022         1 0.018   5 0.011 5 0.019
density functional LSDA 204 0.037 239 0.032 216 0.033 206 0.035 243 0.033 247 0.033 249 0.033 245 0.035 247 0.034 247 0.034 31 0.080 6 0.020 77 0.053 248 0.033 248 0.036 3 0.020 247 0.033 80 0.052 3 0.020 5 0.025 1 0.013 1 0.009 4 0.021 2 0.004 2 0.011 3 0.018 3 0.024
BLYP 418 0.068 425 0.055 375 0.058 432 0.054 442 0.101 433 0.052 429 0.052 374 0.055 415 0.052 404 0.053 96 0.105 6 0.012 151 0.084 423 0.053 432 0.063 3 0.004 340 0.058 125 0.092 3 0.004 5 0.005 1 0.000 1 0.003 4 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.021 62 0.120 62 0.118
B1B95 424 0.055 367 0.055 425 0.051 425 0.051 423 0.051 425 0.051 427 0.051 425 0.051 424 0.051 408 0.052 96 0.103 6 0.017 151 0.083 425 0.051 425 0.052 3 0.017 399 0.053 310 0.079 3 0.016 5 0.016 1 0.013 2 0.009 5 0.013 2 0.007   51 0.128 60 0.117
B3LYP 424 0.060 425 0.052 432 0.052 426 0.052 422 0.051 433 0.050 432 0.050 432 0.050 205 0.072 434 0.050 312 0.059 6 0.014 437 0.075 433 0.050 423 0.151 81 0.102 291 0.114 432 0.051 78 0.104 18 0.023 1 0.010 5 0.011 8 0.008 2 0.006 19 0.007 62 0.118 62 0.116
B3LYPultrafine 7 0.024 146 0.087 7 0.022 7 0.018 395 0.052 145 0.085 199 0.073 146 0.085 7 0.021 83 0.112 96 0.104 6 0.014 146 0.085 151 0.083 294 0.060 3 0.011 148 0.084 429 0.051 3 0.011 5 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.006 4 0.009 2 0.006 2 0.011 62 0.118 62 0.116
B3PW91 216 0.077 433 0.051 431 0.051 431 0.051 421 0.078 431 0.077 370 0.054 428 0.051 199 0.073 402 0.052 96 0.104 6 0.014 151 0.083 427 0.051 429 0.065 3 0.013 340 0.056 155 0.082 3 0.013 5 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.008 4 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.009 62 0.117 62 0.116
mPW1PW91 229 0.073 431 0.052 267 0.064 428 0.051 421 0.051 428 0.050 428 0.050 432 0.051 421 0.051 404 0.052 96 0.104 6 0.016 151 0.083 428 0.051 305 0.133 3 0.015 366 0.054 149 0.083 3 0.015 5 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.010 4 0.013 2 0.006 2 0.006 62 0.117 62 0.116
M06-2X 153 0.087 154 0.084 439 0.098 153 0.083 429 0.074 153 0.082 153 0.082 154 0.082 153 0.082 196 0.073 286 0.167 6 0.015 151 0.083 153 0.082 196 0.073 3 0.014 149 0.083 192 0.074 3 0.014 5 0.010 1 0.012 1 0.010 4 0.012 2 0.008 2 0.007 62 0.116 62 0.116
PBEPBE 217 0.081 419 0.054 214 0.073 213 0.072 415 0.052 423 0.051 423 0.051 424 0.051 425 0.051 409 0.061 374 0.293 6 0.010 151 0.083 412 0.052 421 0.051 3 0.006 154 0.083 214 0.160 3 0.006 5 0.008 1 0.002 1 0.001 4 0.005 2 0.007 19 0.012 62 0.119 62 0.117
PBEPBEultrafine 7 0.023 146 0.088 7 0.021 7 0.018 399 0.053 145 0.085 145 0.086 146 0.085 7 0.017 83 0.112 96 0.104 6 0.010 146 0.085 151 0.084 151 0.083 3 0.006 143 0.086 146 0.085 3 0.006 5 0.008 1 0.002 1 0.001 4 0.005 2 0.007 2 0.018 62 0.119 62 0.117
PBE1PBE 152 0.087 142 0.087 151 0.084 151 0.084 434 0.074 151 0.083 151 0.083 152 0.083 151 0.083 150 0.083 96 0.103 6 0.015 151 0.083 151 0.083 151 0.083 3 0.014 148 0.084 147 0.084 3 0.014 5 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.009 4 0.013 2 0.005 2 0.006 62 0.117 62 0.116
HSEh1PBE 154 0.087 433 0.128 153 0.084 153 0.083 426 0.075 153 0.082 432 0.075 154 0.082 153 0.082 152 0.082 96 0.103 6 0.015 151 0.083 153 0.082 432 0.127 3 0.014 149 0.083 147 0.084 3 0.014 5 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.009 4 0.013 2 0.005 2 0.006 62 0.117 62 0.116
TPSSh 107 0.105 148 0.086 147 0.087 147 0.086 439 0.050 147 0.084 435 0.050 148 0.084 106 0.099 411 0.102 95 0.104   145 0.084 151 0.083 435 0.050 70 0.109 146 0.085 140 0.086 70 0.109 5 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.005 4 0.007 2 0.003 2 0.012 61 0.118 62 0.116
wB97X-D 114 0.101 114 0.097 441 0.098 113 0.097 440 0.098 113 0.096 441 0.098 114 0.095 441 0.098 112 0.096 95 0.104   441 0.098 441 0.098 440 0.098 68 0.111 113 0.096 440 0.098 66 0.113 5 0.011 1 0.013   3 0.009 2 0.008 2 0.009 62 0.117 62 0.116
B97D3 100 0.111 440 0.101 99 0.105 98 0.096 440 0.099 99 0.103 440 0.099 100 0.102 440 0.099 98 0.103 448 0.098   443 0.098 99 0.103 440 0.098 68 0.111 99 0.103 436 0.099 60 0.010 5 0.006 1 0.003   3 0.003 2 0.005 2 0.017 62 0.118 275 0.122
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 219 0.080 428 0.054 426 0.054 423 0.055 439 0.151 431 0.050 418 0.051 441 0.156 425 0.051 326 0.073 95 0.104 6 0.011 437 0.074 435 0.051 379 0.054 72 0.108 284 0.063 316 0.128 69 0.110 17 0.020 1 0.002 6 0.019 9 0.009 2 0.011 19 0.014 61 0.120 61 0.117
MP2=FULL 210 0.081 317 0.062 271 0.067 271 0.067 435 0.050 367 0.054 369 0.054 424 0.051 199 0.073 230 0.086 95 0.104 6 0.012 151 0.083 311 0.060 343 0.057 72 0.107 161 0.082 191 0.095 71 0.108 18 0.025 1 0.004 6 0.018 9 0.010 2 0.009 19 0.013 61 0.120 57 0.012
ROMP2 10 0.044 10 0.021 10 0.021 10 0.024 10 0.016 10 0.016 10 0.016 10 0.016 10 0.016 10 0.016 7 0.019   9 0.017 10 0.020 10 0.016   10 0.020 1 0.044     1 0.002     1 0.014   5 0.019 6 0.009
MP3 7 0.028 7 0.025 7 0.025 7 0.021 398 0.052 7 0.021 425 0.051 8 0.019 7 0.020 7 0.022 70 0.122 6 0.012 123 0.092 123 0.093 118 0.085 3 0.011 7 0.020 7 0.022 1 0.006 5 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.003 4 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.015 33 0.163 22 0.014
MP3=FULL   73 0.056 71 0.056 71 0.055 420 0.025 71 0.053 402 0.026 72 0.052 72 0.052 71 0.054 52 0.062   109 0.043 108 0.043 104 0.046   66 0.055 56 0.014   5 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.010 2 0.006 2 0.014 24 0.014 17 0.010
MP4 19 0.037 161 0.043 13 0.025 25 0.021 186 0.034 7 0.020 7 0.020 11 0.023 122 0.042 13 0.017 49 0.064 6 0.010 105 0.044 107 0.045 94 0.047 3 0.008 91 0.049 58 0.014 3 0.007 4 0.004 1 0.007 1 0.010 3 0.004 2 0.016 2 0.023 24 0.021 24 0.010
MP4=FULL 7 0.029 104 0.051 7 0.028 7 0.025 108 0.043 7 0.020 7 0.020 7 0.020 107 0.044 7 0.022 53 0.061 6 0.010 6 0.023 104 0.046 81 0.051 3 0.010 79 0.052 54 0.014 3 0.009 2 0.002 1 0.000 1 0.009 3 0.006 2 0.013 2 0.021 23 0.020 18 0.008
B2PLYP 150 0.091 150 0.086 149 0.086 149 0.086 428 0.075 149 0.084 151 0.083 150 0.084 147 0.084 192 0.074 96 0.104 1 0.011 149 0.084 149 0.084 420 0.051 1 0.012 147 0.085 195 0.074 3 0.008 5 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.002 4 0.008 2 0.002 2 0.012 62 0.118 61 0.117
B2PLYP=FULL 150 0.091 154 0.085 149 0.086 149 0.086 153 0.082 149 0.084 153 0.083 150 0.083 149 0.084 148 0.084 95 0.104   149 0.084 149 0.084 149 0.084   147 0.085 146 0.084   5 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.003 4 0.009 2 0.002 2 0.012 62 0.118 62 0.116
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 114 0.102 114 0.098 113 0.099 113 0.098 434 0.137 113 0.096 113 0.096 114 0.095 113 0.096 112 0.096 95 0.104   113 0.096 294 0.167 298 0.164   108 0.099 298 0.164   5 0.010 6 0.009   3 0.007 5 0.004 2 0.012 62 0.118 62 0.116
Configuration interaction CID 9 0.026 228 0.071 208 0.074 208 0.073 349 0.147 15 0.020 13 0.020 198 0.073 13 0.017 13 0.019 86 0.110 6 0.016 6 0.025 76 0.117 74 0.118 3 0.016 7 0.018 7 0.025 1 0.011 5 0.012 1 0.013 1 0.003 4 0.014 2 0.011 2 0.007 48 0.133 26 0.011
CISD 9 0.026 225 0.071 208 0.074 208 0.073 344 0.152 12 0.017 9 0.018 198 0.073 13 0.016 13 0.019 84 0.100 6 0.016 6 0.025 75 0.118 71 0.120 3 0.015 7 0.018 7 0.024 1 0.009 5 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.002 4 0.014 2 0.010 2 0.007 48 0.133 26 0.010
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 41 0.037 394 0.077 243 0.071 258 0.069 321 0.058 252 0.065 215 0.070 289 0.061 262 0.064 199 0.073 84 0.111 6 0.011 140 0.086 234 0.069 193 0.074 3 0.009 133 0.090 153 0.075 1 0.001 5 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.006 4 0.006 2 0.004 2 0.017 48 0.136 36 0.012
QCISD(T) 7 0.029 9 0.029 7 0.027 7 0.024 157 0.059 7 0.017 9 0.019 93 0.047 16 0.015 7 0.018 66 0.055 6 0.010 116 0.042 124 0.042 104 0.044 3 0.007 99 0.047 74 0.011 3 0.006 3 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.011 4 0.004 2 0.010 2 0.021 37 0.022 28 0.009
QCISD(T)=FULL         104 0.044   105 0.044 1 0.002     60 0.057     104 0.045 73 0.008 34 0.008 88 0.049 52 0.008 25 0.009 3 0.006 1 0.003   2 0.005 2 0.008 2 0.020 30 0.021 25 0.008
QCISD(TQ) 7 0.030 7 0.026 6 0.027 6 0.025 14 0.015 7 0.017 14 0.016 6 0.018 7 0.017 5 0.018 8 0.016 2 0.004 4 0.012 13 0.022 9 0.008 5 0.008 14 0.024 5 0.010 2 0.003             1 0.022 1 0.002
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         6 0.012   5 0.015       3 0.010     7 0.025 5 0.007 3 0.005 8 0.025 4 0.007 1 0.006             1 0.021 1 0.002
Coupled Cluster CCD 37 0.038 261 0.068 240 0.071 256 0.068 403 0.139 247 0.066 210 0.071 244 0.066 159 0.081 156 0.082 80 0.114 6 0.012 143 0.085 226 0.069 150 0.083 3 0.010 129 0.092 100 0.092 1 0.004 5 0.006 1 0.004 4 0.011 7 0.007 2 0.003 2 0.016 48 0.136 27 0.013
CCSD 7 0.029 9 0.027 7 0.025 7 0.022 204 0.072 71 0.121 72 0.120 74 0.119 78 0.116 162 0.080 83 0.112 6 0.011 142 0.086 144 0.087 179 0.077 40 0.014 125 0.093 135 0.080 9 0.007 5 0.006 1 0.003 1 0.006 4 0.007 2 0.004 2 0.017 44 0.142 23 0.007
CCSD=FULL 7 0.029 7 0.025 7 0.025 7 0.022 183 0.076 7 0.018 7 0.017 8 0.016 7 0.017 157 0.082 81 0.113 5 0.013 137 0.087 141 0.087 166 0.038 36 0.151 125 0.093 125 0.014 9 0.009 5 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.004 3 0.009 2 0.003 2 0.015 40 0.148 22 0.009
CCSD(T) 7 0.029 10 0.028 7 0.027 7 0.024 190 0.034 93 0.047 79 0.051 90 0.047 84 0.049 78 0.050 71 0.053 6 0.010 110 0.043 123 0.042 98 0.011 34 0.011 97 0.048 66 0.010 26 0.008 4 0.003 1 0.004 7 0.019 9 0.005 2 0.010 2 0.021 33 0.021 30 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL 7 0.029 7 0.026 7 0.026 7 0.024 123 0.041 7 0.017 7 0.017 7 0.010 7 0.017 7 0.019 60 0.057 6 0.010 118 0.041 122 0.042 87 0.048 37 0.011 101 0.046 63 0.010 26 0.009 3 0.006 1 0.003 7 0.018 9 0.005 2 0.008 2 0.020 34 0.021 28 0.007
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ 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 430 0.113 420 0.113 434 0.111 424 0.111 434 0.110 434 0.110 2 0.006   442 0.098
ROHF 1 0.009 1 0.014 1 0.018 1 0.028 1 0.024 1 0.025     7 0.018
density functional LSDA 7 0.034 7 0.029 7 0.022 7 0.017 7 0.019 7 0.019 2 0.028   12 0.126
BLYP 7 0.042 7 0.035 7 0.031 7 0.023 7 0.027 7 0.028 2 0.002   84 0.112
B1B95 311 0.026 308 0.022 13 0.018 10 0.015 13 0.017 13 0.017 2 0.015   84 0.110
B3LYP 430 0.060 420 0.057 430 0.055 419 0.053 430 0.053 428 0.053 2 0.007   442 0.098
B3LYPultrafine 7 0.033 7 0.027 7 0.023 7 0.019 7 0.020 7 0.020 2 0.007   84 0.111
B3PW91 7 0.030 7 0.025 7 0.020 7 0.017 7 0.018 7 0.018 2 0.011   84 0.110
mPW1PW91 7 0.028 7 0.023 7 0.019 7 0.017 7 0.018 7 0.018 2 0.013   84 0.110
M06-2X 7 0.028 7 0.024 7 0.018 7 0.017 7 0.018 7 0.018 2 0.008   81 0.112
PBEPBE 7 0.036 7 0.031 7 0.025 7 0.018 7 0.023 7 0.023 2 0.006   442 0.099
PBEPBEultrafine 7 0.036 7 0.031 7 0.025 7 0.018 7 0.023 7 0.023 2 0.006   84 0.111
PBE1PBE 7 0.028 7 0.023 7 0.018 7 0.016 7 0.018 7 0.018 2 0.013   84 0.110
HSEh1PBE 7 0.028 7 0.023 7 0.019 7 0.016 7 0.018 7 0.018 2 0.013   84 0.110
TPSSh             2 0.006   84 0.111
wB97X-D 114 0.103 110 0.101 114 0.100 110 0.098 114 0.099 114 0.099 2 0.007   84 0.111
B97D3             2 0.006   84 0.111
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 433 0.124 423 0.116 429 0.119 413 0.114 431 0.061 433 0.061 2 0.007   441 0.097
MP2=FULL 7 0.051 7 0.033 7 0.036 7 0.021 7 0.035 7 0.034 2 0.013   83 0.111
ROMP2 1 0.008 1 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.029 1 0.010 1 0.010     7 0.008
MP3 7 0.049 7 0.031 7 0.034 7 0.020 7 0.032 7 0.032 2 0.004   54 0.138
MP3=FULL             1 0.011   45 0.067
MP4 7 0.054 7 0.036 7 0.039 7 0.022 7 0.037 7 0.036 2 0.002   36 0.074
MP4=FULL 7 0.054 7 0.036 7 0.039 7 0.022 7 0.036 7 0.036 2 0.008   36 0.011
B2PLYP 2 0.028 2 0.024 2 0.019 2 0.023 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.007   84 0.111
B2PLYP=FULL             2 0.009   84 0.111
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             2 0.009   84 0.111
Configuration interaction CID 7 0.043 7 0.026 7 0.029 7 0.018 7 0.028 7 0.027 2 0.010   70 0.121
CISD 7 0.044 7 0.027 7 0.029 7 0.018 7 0.028 7 0.028 2 0.010   68 0.110
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 7 0.053 7 0.033 7 0.037 7 0.019 7 0.035 7 0.035 2 0.004   69 0.122
QCISD(T) 7 0.056 7 0.036 7 0.040 7 0.021 7 0.038 7 0.037 2 0.002   60 0.057
QCISD(T)=FULL             2 0.008   56 0.059
QCISD(TQ) 7 0.056 7 0.036 7 0.040 7 0.021 7 0.038 7 0.037     2 0.002
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 1 0.000
Coupled Cluster CCD 7 0.051 7 0.032 7 0.036 7 0.020 7 0.034 7 0.034 2 0.004   70 0.121
CCSD 7 0.053 7 0.032 7 0.037 7 0.019 7 0.035 7 0.035 2 0.004   67 0.112
CCSD=FULL 7 0.053 7 0.032 7 0.037 7 0.019 7 0.035 7 0.034 2 0.010   68 0.111
CCSD(T) 7 0.056 7 0.036 7 0.040 7 0.021 7 0.038 7 0.037 2 0.002   58 0.058
CCSD(T)=FULL 7 0.056 7 0.036 7 0.040 7 0.021 7 0.037 7 0.037 2 0.008   59 0.010
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.