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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
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 2 0.108
PM3 1 0.005
PM6 2 0.022
composite G2 2 0.033
G3 2 0.033
G3B3 2 0.009
G3MP2 1 0.003
G4 2 0.017
CBS-Q 2 0.033

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.017 2 0.082 2 0.034 2 0.084 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.035 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.026   2 0.039 2 0.042 2 0.031 1 0.036 2 0.043 2 0.030 1 0.036 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.038 2 0.030
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  
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  
BLYP 2 0.031 2 0.060 2 0.022 2 0.064 2 0.053 2 0.024 2 0.025 2 0.019 2 0.018 2 0.016   2 0.025 2 0.031 2 0.020         1 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.012  
B1B95 2 0.031   2 0.003 2 0.038 2 0.002 2 0.002 2 0.002 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.009   2 0.002 2 0.006 2 0.005 1 0.011 2 0.006 2 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.011  
B3LYP 2 0.031 2 0.043 2 0.006 2 0.046 2 0.009 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.005   2 0.009 2 0.013 2 0.006 1 0.008 2 0.013 2 0.005 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.007  
B3LYPultrafine         2 0.009             1 0.004 2 0.013 2 0.006   2 0.013 2 0.015       1 0.007  
B3PW91 2 0.031 2 0.040 2 0.003 2 0.042 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.006   2 0.005 2 0.010 2 0.004         1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.008  
mPW1PW91 2 0.032 2 0.038 2 0.001 2 0.040 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.006 2 0.007 2 0.008   2 0.002 2 0.006 2 0.005   2 0.006 2 0.005   1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.012  
M06-2X 2 0.039 2 0.028 2 0.009 2 0.031 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.014   2 0.006 2 0.000 2 0.010   2 0.001 2 0.010   1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.017  
PBEPBE 2 0.026 2 0.053 2 0.016 2 0.055 2 0.017 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.011 2 0.010 2 0.009   2 0.018 2 0.023 2 0.012 1 0.007 2 0.023 2 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.008  
PBEPBEultrafine         2 0.017             1 0.018 2 0.023 2 0.013   2 0.023 2 0.012       1 0.008  
PBE1PBE 2 0.032   2 0.001 2 0.040 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.002 2 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.008   2 0.002 2 0.006 2 0.004   2 0.007 2 0.004       1 0.010  
HSEh1PBE 2 0.032 2 0.030 2 0.000 2 0.041 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.007   2 0.002 2 0.007 2 0.057   2 0.007 2 0.004   1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.010  
TPSSh   1 0.058 1 0.008 1 0.055 1 0.075 1 0.003 1 0.075 1 0.000   2 0.057   1 0.006 1 0.014 1 0.077   1 0.015 1 0.000       1 0.004  
wB97X-D     2 0.053   2 0.056   2 0.055   2 0.056     2 0.055 2 0.055 2 0.057     2 0.057          
B97D3   2 0.050     2 0.053   2 0.052   2 0.052   2 0.056 2 0.018   2 0.054     2 0.012          
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.022 2 0.062 2 0.006 2 0.067 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.009 2 0.062 2 0.014 2 0.020   2 0.005 2 0.007 2 0.017 1 0.038 2 0.008 2 0.018 1 0.039 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.031  
MP2=FULL 2 0.022 2 0.061 2 0.006 2 0.066 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.026   2 0.006 2 0.005 2 0.024 1 0.049 2 0.004 2 0.027 1 0.052 1 0.041 1 0.046 1 0.037  
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  
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  
MP3=FULL         1 0.087   1 0.086         1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.027             1 0.031  
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  
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  
B2PLYP 1 0.058 1 0.039 1 0.011 1 0.039 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.020   1 0.009 1 0.001 1 0.077   1 0.002 1 0.014   1 0.019 1 0.018 1 0.018  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.058 1 0.039 1 0.011 1 0.039 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.021   1 0.009 1 0.001 1 0.016   1 0.001 1 0.016       1 0.020  
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.063 2 0.002 2 0.069 2 0.002     2 0.007                         1 0.016  
CISD   2 0.124 2 0.004 2 0.063 2 0.002     2 0.006                         1 0.012  
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.064 2 0.011 2 0.070 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.001   2 0.010 2 0.021 2 0.003   2 0.023 2 0.003   1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.002  
QCISD(T)         2 0.011             2 0.014 2 0.025 2 0.007   2 0.028 1 0.009   1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.004  
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.063 2 0.007 2 0.070 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.013   2 0.004 2 0.015 2 0.010   2 0.016 2 0.010   1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.022  
CCSD         2 0.007             2 0.010 2 0.021 2 0.002 1 0.007 2 0.023 1 0.003 1 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.003  
CCSD=FULL         2 0.004             2 0.008 2 0.019 2 0.005 1 0.016 1 0.027 1 0.006 1 0.018     1 0.007  
CCSD(T)         2 0.011             2 0.013 2 0.025 2 0.007 1 0.001 2 0.028 1 0.009 1 0.000 1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.004  
CCSD(T)=FULL         2 0.017             2 0.012 2 0.023 2 0.003 1 0.010 2 0.025 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.001  
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 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 2 0.087 2 0.049 2 0.089 2 0.044 2 0.058 2 0.074     2 0.058
density functional B3LYP 2 0.055 2 0.022 2 0.055 2 0.020 2 0.111 2 0.036     2 0.058
PBEPBE                 2 0.054
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.079 2 0.016 2 0.074 2 0.007 2 0.044 2 0.056     2 0.065
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.