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Comparison of experiment and theory for rCCl

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Species with coordinate rCCl
Species Name
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride
CHCl3 Chloroform
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-
CH3Cl Methyl chloride
CH2BrCl Methane, bromochloro-
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro-
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride
CH3CHClCH3 Propane, 2-chloro-
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-
CH3COCl Acetyl Chloride
CCl2O Phosgene
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane
CBrCl3 Methane, bromotrichloro-
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro-
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro-
CH2ClCHClCH3 Propane, 1,2-dichloro-
CHCl2CH2CH3 1,1-dichloropropane
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene
CF2CCl2 difluorodichloroethylene
ClCOClCO Oxalyl chloride
C3H5Cl3 Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro-
C6H4Cl2 1,4-dichlorobenzene
C3H5ClO Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-
CH2ClCHO chloroacetaldehyde
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro-
CH2CClCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro-
C2Cl4 Tetrachloroethylene
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)-
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)-
CBrClF2 Methane, bromochlorodifluoro-
CF3CCl3 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2,2-trichloroethane
ClCN chlorocyanogen
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl-
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro-
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene
CH2CHCHClCH3 1-Butene, 3-chloro-
CH2ClCHCHCH3 2-Butene, 1-chloro-
HCCCl Chloroacetylene
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane
CH2ClI chloroiodomethane
CHFClBr fluorochlorobromomethane
CH3CCl2CH3 Propane, 2,2-dichloro-
CH2CHCH2CH2Cl 1-Butene, 4-chloro-
CH2ClCCCl 1,3-dichloropropyne
CCl2 dichloromethylene
CFCl chlorofluoromethylene
HCCl Chloromethylene
C2H2ClF 1-chloro-1-fluoroethylene
CCl carbon monochloride
CH2Cl chloromethyl radical
C2Cl2 dichloroacetylene
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(Z)
C3H5Cl 1-chloro-1-propene(E)
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 28 0.036
PM3 34 0.045
PM6 60 0.035
composite G2 26 0.013
G3 27 0.013
G3B3 59 0.033
G3MP2 5 0.014
G4 58 0.024
CBS-Q 27 0.015

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(D+d)Z 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 62 0.062 62 0.105 62 0.024 61 0.083 61 0.014 61 0.014 31 0.013 61 0.015 61 0.015 61 0.013 50 0.010 60 0.019 61 0.018 58 0.013 23 0.010 60 0.019 59 0.013 18 0.010 1 0.002 25 0.009 1 0.002 1 0.004 4 0.009 1 0.003 6 0.011 10 0.017 56 0.013
ROHF   4 0.142 4 0.039 3 0.081 4 0.020 4 0.020 4 0.018 4 0.022 3 0.019   1 0.014 1 0.032 4 0.026 4 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.026 2 0.020 2 0.017         1 0.015     1 0.030 1 0.020
density functional LSDA 23 0.091 17 0.086 24 0.031 23 0.087 26 0.016 27 0.016 27 0.012 26 0.014 27 0.014 27 0.015 4 0.012 9 0.018 27 0.015 27 0.013   27 0.012 13 0.015   1 0.023 3 0.017 1 0.024 1 0.014 5 0.016 1 0.023 3 0.015 1 0.007 1 0.018
BLYP 61 0.123 62 0.155 60 0.075 61 0.135 61 0.052 61 0.059 61 0.056 59 0.059 61 0.060 61 0.051 17 0.044 23 0.059 61 0.059 61 0.051   47 0.060 20 0.050   1 0.031 3 0.042 1 0.033 1 0.039 5 0.040 1 0.033 3 0.058 10 0.055 10 0.047
B1B95 62 0.083 16 0.022 62 0.028 61 0.084 57 0.014 61 0.016 61 0.013 61 0.015 60 0.015 61 0.013 16 0.009 23 0.016 61 0.017 61 0.011   59 0.015 45 0.012   1 0.013 3 0.010 1 0.012 1 0.006 5 0.009 1 0.011 3 0.016 10 0.012 10 0.008
B3LYP 62 0.100 62 0.126 62 0.047 61 0.107 59 0.034 61 0.034 61 0.032 61 0.034 33 0.033 61 0.029 45 0.022 60 0.034 61 0.036 59 0.028 17 0.026 46 0.034 61 0.031 17 0.024 1 0.010 25 0.019 1 0.011 1 0.018 5 0.020 1 0.011 6 0.031 10 0.033 10 0.026
B3LYPultrafine   23 0.124     61 0.034 22 0.033 36 0.029 22 0.033   14 0.029 17 0.022 22 0.036 23 0.034 44 0.025   23 0.033 59 0.024   1 0.010 3 0.021 1 0.011 1 0.018 5 0.020 1 0.011 3 0.036 10 0.033 10 0.026
B3PW91 34 0.098 62 0.111 62 0.034 61 0.091 61 0.021 61 0.021 58 0.019 61 0.020 33 0.020 60 0.018 17 0.012 23 0.024 61 0.023 61 0.016   47 0.023 31 0.016   1 0.004 3 0.013 1 0.005 1 0.002 5 0.012 1 0.005 3 0.025 10 0.020 10 0.014
mPW1PW91 35 0.091 62 0.104 38 0.030 61 0.085 60 0.017 61 0.017 60 0.015 61 0.016 61 0.016 61 0.014 17 0.009 23 0.019 61 0.018 47 0.012   53 0.018 24 0.013   1 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.002 5 0.009 1 0.009 3 0.020 10 0.016 10 0.011
M06-2X 26 0.080 26 0.099 61 0.090 25 0.078 59 0.033 25 0.017 25 0.014 25 0.015 25 0.016 36 0.014 53 0.009 23 0.019 25 0.017 35 0.012   24 0.017 34 0.012   1 0.006 3 0.009 1 0.007 1 0.001 5 0.007 1 0.007 3 0.018 10 0.016 10 0.009
PBEPBE 34 0.115 62 0.128 33 0.052 32 0.106 61 0.035 61 0.035 61 0.032 61 0.034 61 0.034 60 0.029 48 0.133 23 0.036 61 0.035 60 0.027   25 0.033 40 0.027   1 0.005 4 0.019 1 0.006 1 0.013 5 0.021 1 0.007 6 0.032 10 0.032 10 0.026
PBEPBEultrafine   23 0.127     54 0.035 22 0.036 22 0.031 22 0.034   14 0.029 17 0.022 22 0.037 23 0.035 23 0.027   23 0.033 23 0.026   1 0.005 3 0.022 1 0.006 1 0.012 5 0.021 1 0.007 3 0.037 10 0.032 10 0.026
PBE1PBE 24 0.088 16 0.023 24 0.028 23 0.081 59 0.016 23 0.016 23 0.012 23 0.015 23 0.015 23 0.015 17 0.009 23 0.018 23 0.017 23 0.012   23 0.015 23 0.011   1 0.012 3 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.004 5 0.009 1 0.010 3 0.018 10 0.014 10 0.009
HSEh1PBE 26 0.088 60 0.098 26 0.028 25 0.082 58 0.016 25 0.016 59 0.013 25 0.015 25 0.015 25 0.014 17 0.009 23 0.019 25 0.017 59 0.012   24 0.015 23 0.012   1 0.011 3 0.011 1 0.010 1 0.003 5 0.009 1 0.009 3 0.019 10 0.015 10 0.010
TPSSh 20 0.109 23 0.123 23 0.045 22 0.099 60 0.032 22 0.029 60 0.030 22 0.028 19 0.030 60 0.029 17 0.018 22 0.032 22 0.030 60 0.027 13 0.024 22 0.029 22 0.022 13 0.023 1 0.006 3 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.014 5 0.016 1 0.007 3 0.031 10 0.028 10 0.022
wB97X-D 20 0.095 20 0.104 62 0.033 19 0.081 60 0.027 19 0.022 61 0.025 19 0.021 61 0.026 19 0.020 17 0.011 61 0.029 61 0.027 60 0.024 13 0.016 19 0.023 61 0.024 12 0.015 1 0.003 3 0.013 1 0.004 1 0.005 5 0.012 1 0.003 3 0.026 10 0.021 10 0.015
B97D3 19 0.128 61 0.143 19 0.059 18 0.118 60 0.094 18 0.043 60 0.094 18 0.042 60 0.095 18 0.039 61 0.090 60 0.043 18 0.043 60 0.093 13 0.034 18 0.040 60 0.092 12 0.032 1 0.012 3 0.026 1 0.013 1 0.020 5 0.025 1 0.014 3 0.043 10 0.037 52 0.031
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(D+d)Z 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 34 0.091 62 0.135 62 0.037 61 0.111 60 0.022 60 0.011 58 0.009 61 0.022 61 0.010 49 0.012 17 0.007 60 0.016 61 0.018 52 0.011 15 0.009 45 0.022 44 0.011 15 0.009 1 0.009 24 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.002 5 0.007 1 0.009 6 0.022 10 0.020 10 0.006
MP2=FULL 34 0.093 48 0.139 37 0.036 36 0.110 61 0.011 59 0.010 59 0.009 61 0.010 33 0.010 40 0.011 17 0.011 23 0.015 47 0.018 48 0.010 15 0.010 32 0.020 35 0.010 14 0.010 1 0.011 25 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.004 5 0.009 2 0.010 6 0.021 10 0.018 10 0.007
ROMP2 1 0.080 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.105 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.007 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.002   1 0.022             1 0.004     1 0.022 1 0.002
MP3         57 0.013   60 0.025       11 0.008 17 0.020 17 0.022 17 0.013         1 0.003 2 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.003 4 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.029 3 0.023 3 0.006
MP3=FULL   13 0.139 13 0.041 13 0.111 58 0.025 13 0.013 50 0.026 13 0.013 13 0.013 13 0.013 9 0.008 15 0.019 15 0.022 15 0.011   12 0.027 12 0.008   1 0.005 2 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.001 4 0.007 1 0.009 3 0.028 3 0.022 3 0.005
MP4   28 0.159     40 0.020     2 0.017 23 0.020   9 0.014 16 0.028 16 0.031 22 0.019   14 0.035 13 0.019   1 0.001 2 0.015 1 0.002 1 0.008 4 0.012 1 0.001 3 0.034 3 0.028 3 0.010
MP4=FULL   16 0.161     16 0.020       16 0.019   9 0.010   16 0.029 16 0.015   12 0.034 8 0.013   1 0.001 2 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.006 4 0.010 1 0.002 3 0.033 3 0.026 3 0.004
B2PLYP 23 0.097 23 0.126 23 0.040 22 0.102 55 0.022 22 0.022 23 0.019 22 0.023 22 0.022 33 0.021 17 0.014 22 0.027 22 0.027 57 0.027   22 0.027 38 0.018   1 0.002 3 0.014 1 0.003 1 0.010 5 0.012 1 0.003 3 0.030 10 0.027 10 0.017
B2PLYP=FULL 23 0.097 24 0.125 23 0.040 22 0.102 23 0.023 22 0.022 23 0.019 22 0.022 22 0.022 22 0.020 17 0.012 22 0.027 22 0.026 22 0.017   22 0.027 22 0.016   1 0.001 3 0.012 1 0.001 1 0.009 5 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.029 10 0.026 10 0.015
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 20 0.101 20 0.130 20 0.042 19 0.104 60 0.022 19 0.023 19 0.019 19 0.024 19 0.023 19 0.021 17 0.012 19 0.028 53 0.026 53 0.017   19 0.028 53 0.016   1 0.001 3 0.012 4 0.007 1 0.009 5 0.011 3 0.014 3 0.029 10 0.026 10 0.015
Configuration interaction CID   33 0.126 33 0.030 32 0.099 59 0.011     34 0.010     13 0.009   10 0.013 10 0.007         1 0.006 3 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.001 5 0.008 1 0.011 3 0.016 6 0.016 6 0.006
CISD   33 0.130 33 0.031 32 0.102 59 0.011     33 0.010     13 0.009   10 0.013 10 0.006         1 0.005 3 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.001 5 0.007 1 0.010 3 0.016 6 0.017 5 0.006
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(D+d)Z 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   61 0.143 34 0.043 34 0.121 49 0.022 34 0.017 37 0.013 46 0.017 51 0.015 37 0.022 12 0.009 21 0.023 34 0.027 39 0.020   22 0.029 32 0.020   1 0.000 3 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.006 4 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.029 6 0.025 6 0.010
QCISD(T)         30 0.020     17 0.022     11 0.013 19 0.028 22 0.030 22 0.019   16 0.035 17 0.018   1 0.003 2 0.015 1 0.002 1 0.010 4 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.034 5 0.027 5 0.013
QCISD(T)=FULL         16 0.019   16 0.016       10 0.010   16 0.029 13 0.015 5 0.014 13 0.033 8 0.014 4 0.015   2 0.010     4 0.009   3 0.033 5 0.028 5 0.009
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.044   1 0.027           1 0.059 1 0.042   1 0.054                      
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.041   1 0.025           1 0.057     1 0.052                      
Coupled Cluster CCD   35 0.139 35 0.039 34 0.113 60 0.018 34 0.014 32 0.010 36 0.014 28 0.013 28 0.015 13 0.008 21 0.020 33 0.023 25 0.013 1 0.005 21 0.026 21 0.013 1 0.006 1 0.003 2 0.011 1 0.006 1 0.003 4 0.008 1 0.006 3 0.027 6 0.023 6 0.009
CCSD         41 0.021 10 0.011 10 0.011 11 0.014 10 0.012 30 0.022 13 0.008 20 0.022 23 0.025 35 0.020 9 0.011 19 0.027 30 0.020 5 0.012 1 0.000 2 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.006 4 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.028 5 0.023 5 0.009
CCSD=FULL         32 0.021         30 0.018 13 0.008 20 0.021 20 0.023 32 0.018 8 0.009 18 0.026 28 0.018 3 0.012 1 0.002 3 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.003 5 0.006 1 0.008 3 0.027 5 0.021 4 0.005
CCSD(T)   2 0.126     42 0.020 19 0.020 15 0.017 16 0.021 15 0.020 14 0.022 13 0.012 19 0.027 21 0.030 27 0.019 8 0.015 18 0.034 15 0.019 7 0.014 1 0.003 3 0.013 1 0.002 1 0.010 4 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.033 5 0.027 5 0.013
CCSD(T)=FULL         22 0.018           12 0.009 18 0.026 23 0.028 18 0.014 7 0.011 18 0.031 12 0.012 5 0.013 1 0.001 3 0.009 1 0.007 1 0.008 6 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.032 5 0.025 5 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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(D+d)Z 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 62 0.083 57 0.022 62 0.081 57 0.022 62 0.079 62 0.085 2 0.009   61 0.021
ROHF                 1 0.015
density functional LSDA             2 0.020   1 0.011
BLYP             2 0.034   15 0.041
B1B95 40 0.093 40 0.029         2 0.011   15 0.010
B3LYP 62 0.115 57 0.048 62 0.112 57 0.046 62 0.102 62 0.105 2 0.017   61 0.027
B3LYPultrafine             2 0.017   15 0.020
B3PW91             2 0.010   15 0.011
mPW1PW91             2 0.011   15 0.009
M06-2X             2 0.010   15 0.008
PBEPBE             2 0.016   61 0.027
PBEPBEultrafine             2 0.016   15 0.021
PBE1PBE             2 0.011   15 0.009
HSEh1PBE             2 0.011   15 0.009
TPSSh             2 0.014   15 0.017
wB97X-D 20 0.089 17 0.032 20 0.086 17 0.031 20 0.078 20 0.081 2 0.011   15 0.010
B97D3             2 0.018   15 0.025
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 62 0.114 57 0.025 62 0.113 57 0.024 62 0.108 62 0.118 2 0.010   61 0.021
MP2=FULL             2 0.011   15 0.009
ROMP2                 1 0.005
MP3             2 0.010   8 0.007
MP3=FULL             2 0.010   7 0.006
MP4             2 0.014   7 0.011
MP4=FULL             2 0.011   7 0.009
B2PLYP             2 0.013   15 0.013
B2PLYP=FULL             2 0.012   15 0.012
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             2 0.012   15 0.012
Configuration interaction CID             2 0.010   11 0.010
CISD             2 0.010   11 0.010
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             2 0.011   11 0.008
QCISD(T)             2 0.014   10 0.011
QCISD(T)=FULL             2 0.011   9 0.010
Coupled Cluster CCD             2 0.010   11 0.007
CCSD             2 0.010   11 0.008
CCSD=FULL             2 0.009   11 0.007
CCSD(T)             2 0.013   10 0.011
CCSD(T)=FULL             2 0.010   10 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.