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Comparison of experiment and theory for rClAs

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Species with coordinate rClAs
Species Name
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride
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 PM3 1 0.003
PM6 1 0.044
composite G2 1 0.006
G3 1 0.006
G3B3 1 0.053
G4 1 0.038
CBS-Q 1 0.009

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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.024 1 0.118 1 0.002 1 0.100 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.021   1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.004 1 0.012 1 0.003 1 0.003
density functional LSDA 1 0.043   1 0.003 1 0.107 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.010 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.019   1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.000 1 0.018 1 0.001  
BLYP 1 0.085 1 0.170 1 0.061 1 0.170 1 0.082 1 0.076 1 0.073 1 0.080 1 0.080 1 0.042   1 0.079 1 0.079 1 0.066 1 0.082 1 0.067  
B1B95 1 0.043   1 0.006 1 0.109 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.010 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.016   1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.003 1 0.019 1 0.004  
B3LYP 1 0.062 1 0.142 1 0.033 1 0.138 1 0.045 1 0.045 1 0.041 1 0.047 1 0.047 1 0.012   1 0.046 1 0.047 1 0.033 1 0.050 1 0.035  
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.143     1 0.045 1 0.045 1 0.041 1 0.047       1 0.046 1 0.047 1 0.033 1 0.050 1 0.035  
B3PW91 1 0.054 1 0.129 1 0.018 1 0.121 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.023 1 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.004   1 0.027 1 0.029 1 0.015 1 0.032 1 0.016  
mPW1PW91 1 0.048 1 0.123 1 0.012 1 0.114 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.015 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.011   1 0.020 1 0.021 1 0.008 1 0.024 1 0.009  
M06-2X 1 0.035 1 0.120 1 0.010 1 0.106 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.014 1 0.001 1 0.018 1 0.016 1 0.006 1 0.021 1 0.008  
PBEPBE 1 0.068 1 0.148 1 0.037 1 0.144 1 0.047 1 0.047 1 0.043 1 0.050 1 0.050 1 0.014   1 0.049 1 0.049 1 0.036 1 0.052 1 0.037  
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.149     1 0.047 1 0.047 1 0.043 1 0.050       1 0.049 1 0.049 1 0.036 1 0.052 1 0.037  
PBE1PBE 1 0.046   1 0.011 1 0.113 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.013 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.013   1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.006 1 0.022 1 0.008  
HSEh1PBE 1 0.047 1 0.125 1 0.013 1 0.117 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.017 1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.010   1 0.022 1 0.023 1 0.010 1 0.026 1 0.011  
TPSSh 1 0.059 1 0.136 1 0.024 1 0.127 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.027 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.001   1 0.032 1 0.034 1 0.019 1 0.036 1 0.020  
wB97X-D 1 0.044 1 0.114 1 0.009 1 0.105 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.013 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.012   1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.007 1 0.023 1 0.008  
B97D3                     1 0.041           1 0.043
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.048 1 0.161 1 0.006 1 0.150 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.011 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.015   1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.006 1 0.030 1 0.004  
MP2=FULL 1 0.048 1 0.161 1 0.005 1 0.151 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.030   1 0.009 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.027 1 0.013  
MP3         1 0.019   1 0.015         1 0.015 1 0.022 1 0.001      
MP3=FULL   1 0.163 1 0.009 1 0.153 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.012 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.023   1 0.015 1 0.021 1 0.006 1 0.032 1 0.006  
MP4   1 0.178     1 0.028       1 0.028     1 0.024 1 0.030 1 0.006 1 0.043 1 0.008  
MP4=FULL   1 0.178     1 0.024       1 0.026       1 0.028 1 0.001 1 0.041 1 0.001  
B2PLYP 1 0.054 1 0.147 1 0.020 1 0.140 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.027 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.000   1 0.030 1 0.033 1 0.017 1 0.040 1 0.019  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.054 1 0.148 1 0.020 1 0.140 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.026 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.005   1 0.030 1 0.033 1 0.015 1 0.039 1 0.016  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.053 1 0.148 1 0.020 1 0.140 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.026 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.005   1 0.030 1 0.032 1 0.014 1 0.039 1 0.016  
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.150 1 0.002 1 0.139 1 0.010     1 0.008                  
CISD   1 0.153 1 0.003 1 0.141 1 0.010     1 0.009                  
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.173 1 0.014 1 0.163 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.019 1 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.010   1 0.019 1 0.026 1 0.000 1 0.036 1 0.002  
QCISD(T)         1 0.029     1 0.029       1 0.025 1 0.031 1 0.006 1 0.043 1 0.009  
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.025   1 0.021           1 0.029   1 0.041 1 0.000  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.165 1 0.010 1 0.155 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.015 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.012   1 0.015 1 0.022 1 0.002 1 0.032 1 0.001  
CCSD         1 0.022         1 0.011   1 0.018 1 0.024 1 0.000 1 0.035 1 0.001  
CCSD=FULL         1 0.018         1 0.024   1 0.017 1 0.023 1 0.006 1 0.033 1 0.007  
CCSD(T)         1 0.028 1 0.028   1 0.028       1 0.024 1 0.030   1 0.042 1 0.008  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.024             1 0.024 1 0.029 1 0.001 1 0.040 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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ 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 1 0.107   1 0.111   1 0.108 1 0.106     1 0.009
density functional B3LYP 1 0.154   1 0.155   1 0.153 1 0.144     1 0.035
PBEPBE                 1 0.037
wB97X-D 1 0.121   1 0.123   1 0.120 1 0.113      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.161   1 0.164   1 0.152 1 0.151     1 0.012
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.