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Comparison of experiment and theory for rClCa

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Species with coordinate rClCa
Species Name
CaCl calcium monochloride
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 PM6 1 0.046
composite G2 1 0.146
G3B3 1 0.002
G4 1 0.011

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
hartree fock HF 1 0.146 1 0.246 1 0.193 1 0.257 1 0.146 1 0.146 1 0.153 1 0.083 1 0.083 1 0.106   1 0.212    
ROHF 1 0.145 1 0.246 1 0.193 1 0.257 1 0.146 1 0.146 1 0.153 1 0.083 1 0.083 1 0.106        
density functional LSDA 1 0.126 1 0.206 1 0.142 1 0.215 1 0.088 1 0.088 1 0.097 1 0.047 1 0.047 1 0.033        
BLYP 1 0.168 1 0.263 1 0.197 1 0.270 1 0.146 1 0.146 1 0.160 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.096        
B1B95 1 0.145   1 0.176 1 0.242 1 0.117 1 0.117 1 0.126 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.070        
B3LYP     1 0.182 1 0.252 1 0.131 1 0.131 1 0.142 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.084   1 0.213    
B3PW91 1 0.147 1 0.236 1 0.176 1 0.245 1 0.122 1 0.122 1 0.130 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.074        
mPW1PW91 1 0.142 1 0.230 1 0.171 1 0.240 1 0.118 1 0.118 1 0.126 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.070        
M06-2X     1 0.160   1 0.114           1 0.017      
PBEPBE 1 0.156 1 0.247 1 0.182 1 0.255 1 0.129 1 0.129 1 0.139 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.077        
PBE1PBE         1 0.117                  
HSEh1PBE   1 0.230     1 0.118   1 0.126             1 0.011
TPSSh         1 0.117   1 0.126     1 0.057       1 0.013
wB97X-D     1 0.186   1 0.116   1 0.129   1 0.009     1 0.215 1 0.129 1 0.009
B97D3   1 0.282     1 0.160   1 0.168   1 0.003   1 0.010 1 0.239   1 0.013
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.150 1 0.263 1 0.195 1 0.275 1 0.122 1 0.129 1 0.135 1 0.025 1 0.043 1 0.086   1 0.214   1 0.050
MP2=FULL 1 0.151 1 0.263 1 0.193 1 0.275 1 0.122 1 0.129 1 0.135 1 0.041 1 0.041 1 0.084       1 0.011
ROMP2 1 0.149   1 0.195 1 0.276 1 0.129 1 0.129 1 0.135 1 0.043 1 0.043 1 0.086        
MP3             1 0.122              
MP3=FULL         1 0.122   1 0.129              
MP4 1 0.154 1 0.267     1 0.131       1 0.046 1 0.089        
B2PLYP         1 0.127                 1 0.010
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1 0.126               1 0.026 1 0.014
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.262     1 0.131       1 0.053 1 0.090        
CISD   1 0.264     1 0.132       1 0.053 1 0.090        
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
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.157 1 0.266   1 0.279 1 0.132 1 0.132 1 0.137 1 0.050 1 0.050 1 0.090        
QCISD(T)   1 0.267 1 0.199 1 0.280 1 0.132   1 0.138 1 0.048 1 0.048 1 0.090        
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.154 1 0.264   1 0.276 1 0.124 1 0.131 1 0.135 1 0.050 1 0.050 1 0.090        
CCSD(T)   1 0.267 1 0.199 1 0.279 1 0.132   1 0.132 1 0.048 1 0.048 1 0.090        
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

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 0.202   1 0.207   1 0.221 1 0.121     1 0.049
density functional B3LYP 1 0.209   1 0.209   1 0.223 1 0.054     1 0.004
PBEPBE                 1 0.013
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.219   1 0.225   1 0.234 1 0.116     1 0.050
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.