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Comparison of experiment and theory for rCSi

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Species with coordinate rCSi
Species Name
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane
SiC silicon monocarbide
CH3SiFH2 fluoromethylsilane
SiC2 Silicon dicarbide
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 3 0.093
PM3 2 0.050
PM6 3 0.025
composite G2 3 0.027
G3 3 0.027
G3B3 3 0.011
G3MP2 1 0.003
G4 3 0.015
CBS-Q 3 0.027

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 cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 3 0.017 3 0.082 3 0.028 3 0.086 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.029 3 0.024 3 0.024 3 0.021 1 0.002 3 0.032 3 0.036 3 0.025 2 0.025 3 0.038 3 0.025 2 0.025 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.038 1 0.001 1 0.025 3 0.025
ROHF   1 0.013 1 0.040 1 0.011 1 0.042 1 0.042 1 0.039 1 0.043 1 0.043     1 0.036 1 0.029 1 0.040 1 0.045 1 0.026 1 0.039 1 0.045 1 0.045 1 0.044 1 0.038 1 0.001    
density functional LSDA 1 0.033 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.048 2 0.009 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.014 2 0.015 2 0.015   1 0.001 2 0.010 2 0.013   2 0.011 2 0.013   1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.004    
BLYP 3 0.031 3 0.076 3 0.026 3 0.083 3 0.048 3 0.027 3 0.031 3 0.023 3 0.023 3 0.019 1 0.024 3 0.031 3 0.037 3 0.024   1 0.052 1 0.032   1 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.027 1 0.052 1 0.032
B1B95 3 0.025 1 0.003 3 0.003 3 0.056 3 0.002 3 0.002 3 0.003 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.007 1 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.011 3 0.004 1 0.011 3 0.013 3 0.005 1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.002
B3LYP 3 0.026 3 0.061 3 0.010 3 0.067 3 0.012 3 0.011 3 0.014 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.006 1 0.008 3 0.015 3 0.021 3 0.009 2 0.008 3 0.023 3 0.010 2 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.035 1 0.015
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.086     3 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.022 1 0.013   1 0.008 1 0.008 2 0.016 3 0.021 3 0.009   3 0.023 3 0.015       1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.035 1 0.015
B3PW91 3 0.025 3 0.058 3 0.007 3 0.062 3 0.007 3 0.006 3 0.009 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.005 1 0.002 3 0.010 3 0.016 3 0.006   1 0.028 1 0.009   1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.004 1 0.028 1 0.009
mPW1PW91 3 0.026 3 0.055 3 0.005 3 0.059 3 0.005 3 0.004 3 0.006 3 0.005 3 0.006 3 0.007 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.013 3 0.005   3 0.015 3 0.006   1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.025 1 0.006
M06-2X 3 0.032 3 0.049 3 0.008 3 0.054 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.007 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.012 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.009   3 0.014 3 0.009   1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.017 1 0.003 1 0.024 1 0.007
PBEPBE 3 0.024 3 0.069 3 0.019 3 0.074 3 0.019 3 0.018 3 0.021 3 0.014 3 0.014 3 0.011 1 0.014 3 0.022 3 0.029 3 0.016 1 0.007 3 0.030 3 0.016 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.017 1 0.041 1 0.022
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.094     3 0.019 1 0.022 1 0.028 1 0.019   1 0.015 1 0.014 2 0.025 3 0.029 3 0.016   3 0.030 3 0.016       1 0.008 1 0.017 1 0.041 1 0.022
PBE1PBE 3 0.026 1 0.008 3 0.004 3 0.059 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.006 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.006 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.013 3 0.005   3 0.016 3 0.005       1 0.010 1 0.002 1 0.025 1 0.006
HSEh1PBE 3 0.026 3 0.052 3 0.005 3 0.060 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.007 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.006 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.014 3 0.046   3 0.016 3 0.005   1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.010 1 0.002 1 0.026 1 0.007
TPSSh 1 0.010 2 0.074 2 0.013 2 0.076 2 0.054 2 0.009 2 0.054 2 0.007 1 0.010 3 0.046 1 0.004 2 0.015 2 0.022 2 0.055 1 0.005 2 0.025 2 0.008 1 0.005     1 0.004 1 0.007 1 0.031 1 0.012
wB97X-D 1 0.002 1 0.071 3 0.043 1 0.078 3 0.046 1 0.003 3 0.045 1 0.001 3 0.046 1 0.002 1 0.003 3 0.045 3 0.047 3 0.046 1 0.003 1 0.024 3 0.046 1 0.003       1 0.001 1 0.024 1 0.004
B97D3 1 0.027 3 0.072 1 0.030 1 0.110 3 0.046 1 0.026 3 0.046 1 0.024 3 0.045 1 0.018 3 0.047 3 0.025 1 0.041 3 0.046 1 0.018 1 0.045 3 0.017 1 0.018       1 0.020 1 0.045 3 0.017
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 cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.020 3 0.068 3 0.005 3 0.076 3 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.008 3 0.050 3 0.012 3 0.016 1 0.001 3 0.010 3 0.017 3 0.015 2 0.027 3 0.023 3 0.016 2 0.027 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.031 1 0.005 1 0.038 1 0.010
MP2=FULL 3 0.020 3 0.068 3 0.005 3 0.075 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.013 3 0.022 1 0.007 3 0.009 3 0.015 3 0.020 2 0.035 3 0.020 3 0.022 2 0.037 1 0.041 1 0.046 1 0.037 1 0.001 1 0.033 1 0.002
ROMP2 1 0.044 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.058 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.003   1 0.008 1 0.022 1 0.004   1 0.027     1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.005    
MP3         2 0.009   1 0.087         1 0.005 1 0.010 1 0.020         1 0.027 1 0.028 1 0.027 1 0.003    
MP3=FULL         1 0.087   1 0.086         1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.027             1 0.031 1 0.001    
MP4   2 0.062     2 0.012       2 0.012     2 0.008 2 0.014 2 0.015   1 0.013 1 0.020   1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.013    
MP4=FULL   2 0.062     2 0.011       2 0.014       2 0.011 2 0.020   1 0.010 1 0.031       1 0.032 1 0.009    
B2PLYP 2 0.041 2 0.066 2 0.010 2 0.073 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.014 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.014 1 0.005 2 0.016 2 0.021 2 0.055   2 0.025 2 0.014   1 0.019 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.009 1 0.036 1 0.014
B2PLYP=FULL 2 0.041 2 0.066 2 0.010 2 0.073 2 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.014 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.015 1 0.003 2 0.016 2 0.021 2 0.013   2 0.025 2 0.014       1 0.020 1 0.007 1 0.034 1 0.010
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.002 1 0.085 1 0.009 1 0.095 4 0.013 1 0.009 1 0.016 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.020 4 0.019 4 0.011   1 0.035 4 0.011         1 0.007 1 0.034 1 0.010
Configuration interaction CID   3 0.068 3 0.004 3 0.076 3 0.003     3 0.006     1 0.008   1 0.023 1 0.001             1 0.016 1 0.003 1 0.031 1 0.002
CISD   3 0.111 3 0.003 3 0.074 3 0.002     3 0.005     1 0.007   1 0.025 1 0.002             1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.032 1 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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   3 0.073 3 0.010 3 0.082 3 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.009 3 0.004 3 0.004 3 0.001 1 0.000 3 0.013 3 0.026 3 0.006   3 0.031 3 0.006   1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.041 1 0.010
QCISD(T)         3 0.011     1 0.011     1 0.007 3 0.018 3 0.031 3 0.011   3 0.037 2 0.014   1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.013 1 0.050 1 0.018
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.008   1 0.014       1 0.002   1 0.038 1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.046 1 0.007 1 0.004       1 0.008 1 0.045 1 0.006
Coupled Cluster CCD   3 0.069 3 0.006 3 0.078 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.011 1 0.004 3 0.008 3 0.020 3 0.009   3 0.025 3 0.009   1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.001 1 0.036 1 0.006
CCSD         3 0.006 1 0.003 1 0.009 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.001 3 0.012 3 0.025 3 0.005 2 0.005 3 0.030 2 0.007 2 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.040 1 0.009
CCSD=FULL         3 0.004         1 0.009 1 0.006 3 0.011 3 0.023 3 0.004 2 0.014 2 0.032 2 0.004 2 0.015     1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.035 1 0.002
CCSD(T)         3 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.016 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.006 3 0.018 3 0.030 3 0.010 2 0.004 3 0.036 2 0.014 2 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.012 1 0.049 1 0.017
CCSD(T)=FULL         3 0.014           1 0.001 3 0.017 3 0.029 3 0.005 2 0.007 3 0.033 2 0.004 2 0.009 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.044 1 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(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ 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 3 0.093 3 0.043 3 0.094 3 0.038 3 0.060 3 0.073     3 0.047
density functional BLYP                 1 0.024
B1B95                 1 0.004
B3LYP 3 0.081 3 0.031 3 0.080 3 0.027 3 0.100 3 0.055     3 0.048
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.008
B3PW91                 1 0.002
mPW1PW91                 1 0.001
M06-2X                 1 0.000
PBEPBE                 3 0.045
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.015
PBE1PBE                 1 0.000
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.000
TPSSh                 1 0.004
wB97X-D 1 0.099 1 0.037 1 0.098 1 0.030 1 0.057 1 0.063     1 0.003
B97D3                 1 0.018
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.092 3 0.024 3 0.088 3 0.015 3 0.055 3 0.065     3 0.053
MP2=FULL                 1 0.003
B2PLYP                 1 0.006
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.005
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.005
CISD                 1 0.004
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.003
QCISD(T)                 1 0.011
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.006
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.001
CCSD                 1 0.002
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.002
CCSD(T)                 1 0.010
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 0.005
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.