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Comparison of experiment and theory for rCP

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rCP
Species Name
CH3PH2 Methyl phosphine
HCP Phosphaethyne
CP Carbon monophosphide
CH2PH Phosphaethene
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 0.118
PM3 2 0.119
PM6 4 0.047
composite G2 2 0.374
G3 2 0.374
G3B3 5 0.230
G4 4 0.259
CBS-Q 2 0.371

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 2 0.042 4 0.064 3 0.023 4 0.065 4 0.032 4 0.032 2 0.043 4 0.029 3 0.022 4 0.031 3 0.026 4 0.032 4 0.033 4 0.030 3 0.025 4 0.032 3 0.022 3 0.025 2 0.031 1 0.028 4 0.029
ROHF   1 0.004 1 0.037   1 0.038 1 0.038 1 0.037 1 0.041         1 0.029 1 0.040              
density functional LSDA 4 0.014 4 0.036 4 0.005 4 0.037 4 0.004 4 0.004 4 0.004 4 0.007 4 0.007 4 0.009   1 0.004 4 0.008 4 0.009   4 0.008 1 0.012   1 0.017 1 0.017  
BLYP 2 0.023 4 0.064 4 0.022 4 0.065 4 0.020 4 0.025 4 0.026 4 0.021 3 0.023 3 0.018   1 0.017 4 0.029 4 0.018   2 0.035     1 0.005 1 0.005  
B1B95 4 0.022   4 0.006 4 0.036 4 0.005 4 0.004 4 0.003 4 0.007 4 0.007 4 0.009   1 0.008 4 0.004 4 0.010   4 0.004 3 0.012   1 0.019 1 0.018  
B3LYP 3 0.019 4 0.046 4 0.008 4 0.047 4 0.009 4 0.009 4 0.009 4 0.007 1 0.003 4 0.007 1 0.005 4 0.010 4 0.013 4 0.007 3 0.008 4 0.014 3 0.007 3 0.008 2 0.010 1 0.010  
B3LYPultrafine         3 0.010   1 0.019           1 0.005 2 0.009   1 0.007 4 0.006   1 0.010 1 0.010  
B3PW91 1 0.019 3 0.042 4 0.005 3 0.041 4 0.005 4 0.004 4 0.004 4 0.005 1 0.007 4 0.007   1 0.002 4 0.008 4 0.006   3 0.010 3 0.007   1 0.013 1 0.013  
mPW1PW91 2 0.046 4 0.038 1 0.010 3 0.037 4 0.004 4 0.004 4 0.004 4 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.009   1 0.005 4 0.004 4 0.009   3 0.006 1 0.012   1 0.016 1 0.016  
M06-2X 1 0.032 1 0.020 4 0.011 1 0.023 4 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.008 1 0.013 1 0.013 3 0.014 4 0.016 1 0.009 1 0.005 3 0.012   1 0.003 3 0.012   1 0.019 1 0.018  
PBEPBE 1 0.004 3 0.056 1 0.008 1 0.048 3 0.016 3 0.016 3 0.017 3 0.012 3 0.012 3 0.009 4 0.005 1 0.012 3 0.021 3 0.010   1 0.018 3 0.010   1 0.000 1 0.000  
PBEPBEultrafine         3 0.016               1 0.016 1 0.004   1 0.018 1 0.005   1 0.000 1 0.000  
PBE1PBE 1 0.024   1 0.009 1 0.030 4 0.003 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.012   1 0.004 1 0.000 1 0.011   1 0.001 1 0.011   1 0.015 1 0.015  
HSEh1PBE 1 0.023 4 0.038 1 0.009 1 0.031 4 0.003 1 0.005 4 0.003 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.012   1 0.003 1 0.000 4 0.007   1 0.002 1 0.010   1 0.015 1 0.015  
TPSSh         5 0.230   4 0.007     4 0.005     1 0.505 4 0.005         1 0.009 1 0.009  
wB97X-D     4 0.009   4 0.007   4 0.006   4 0.010     4 0.007 4 0.006 4 0.011     4 0.011        
B97D3   4 0.048     4 0.015   4 0.016   4 0.011   4 0.006 4 0.018   4 0.009     4 0.011       4 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) 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 0.002 4 0.059 4 0.015 4 0.063 4 0.101 4 0.018 4 0.019 4 0.107 4 0.021 4 0.048   4 0.020 4 0.021 4 0.023 2 0.039 4 0.024 4 0.023 2 0.039 3 0.030 1 0.004  
MP2=FULL 1 0.002 4 0.060 1 0.003 1 0.056 4 0.017 4 0.019 4 0.019 4 0.022 1 0.002 3 0.008   1 0.007 4 0.021 3 0.009 2 0.043 3 0.025 3 0.009 1 0.011 3 0.034 1 0.010  
MP3         3 0.004   4 0.059                       1 0.009 1 0.008  
MP3=FULL         4 0.058   4 0.072                       1 0.015 1 0.014  
MP4 1 0.006 1 0.060     3 0.018     4 0.020 1 0.010     1 0.018 1 0.024 3 0.025   1 0.029 1 0.010   1 0.005 1 0.006  
MP4=FULL   1 0.060     1 0.013       1 0.009       1 0.022 1 0.004   1 0.027 1 0.004   1 0.001 1 0.001  
B2PLYP 1 0.011 1 0.040 1 0.001 1 0.045 4 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.001 3 0.004   1 0.005 1 0.009 4 0.012   1 0.013 3 0.003   1 0.007 1 0.007  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.011 1 0.040 1 0.002 1 0.045 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.006   1 0.005 1 0.008 1 0.004   1 0.012 1 0.004   1 0.009 1 0.009  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         5 0.231               5 0.227 5 0.234     5 0.234        
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.038 1 0.006 1 0.043 4 0.008     4 0.012                     1 0.019 1 0.018  
CISD   2 0.040 1 0.004 1 0.047 4 0.004 1 0.004   1 0.009                     1 0.017 1 0.016  
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 0.010 4 0.065 1 0.007 1 0.007 4 0.007 1 0.007 4 0.009 4 0.005 4 0.005 3 0.002   1 0.010 4 0.021 4 0.002   1 0.020 3 0.002   2 0.004 1 0.004  
QCISD(T)         3 0.015     4 0.011       1 0.019 1 0.025 1 0.008   1 0.030 1 0.009   1 0.004 1 0.005  
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.010 1 0.049 1 0.003 1 0.055 4 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.002 4 0.013 1 0.003 1 0.006   1 0.004 3 0.016 1 0.006   1 0.015 1 0.005   1 0.010 1 0.009  
CCSD         3 0.005     4 0.004   3 0.003   1 0.009 1 0.015 3 0.003 1 0.009 1 0.019 3 0.002 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.006  
CCSD=FULL         3 0.003         3 0.007   1 0.008 1 0.013 3 0.007 1 0.013 1 0.017 3 0.007   1 0.012 1 0.012  
CCSD(T)         4 0.014 4 0.013   4 0.010       1 0.018 1 0.024 1 0.008 1 0.001 1 0.029 1 0.009 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.004  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.013             1 0.018 1 0.023 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.027 1 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.002  
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 4 0.073 4 0.042 4 0.072 4 0.037 2 0.029 4 0.058     4 0.026
density functional B1B95 4 0.054 3 0.023              
B3LYP 4 0.060 4 0.028 4 0.058 4 0.024 2 0.050 4 0.039     4 0.008
PBEPBE                 4 0.005
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 4 0.082 4 0.033 4 0.074 4 0.025 2 0.062 4 0.058     4 0.107
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.