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Comparison of experiment and theory for rFSi

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Species with coordinate rFSi
Species Name
SiF2 Silicon difluoride
SiF silicon monofluoride
SiF3 Silicon trifluoride radical
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 0.041
PM3 3 0.012
PM6 3 0.016
composite G2 3 0.007
G3 3 0.007
G3B3 3 0.025
G3MP2 1 0.006
G4 3 0.014
CBS-Q 3 0.013

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 0.028 3 0.045 3 0.009 3 0.091 3 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.012 3 0.006 3 0.006 3 0.008 1 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.047 3 0.005 2 0.014 3 0.031 3 0.006 2 0.014 2 0.013 1 0.015 2 0.011 2 0.014 1 0.030 3 0.006
ROHF   2 0.040 2 0.007 2 0.087 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.013 2 0.007 2 0.007     1 0.011 2 0.045 2 0.004 1 0.014 2 0.031 2 0.005 1 0.014     1 0.014      
density functional LSDA 3 0.069 2 0.021 3 0.021 3 0.117 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.038 3 0.029 3 0.029 3 0.010   2 0.039 3 0.064 3 0.022 1 0.012 3 0.061 3 0.022 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.013 2 0.012    
BLYP 3 0.089 3 0.092 3 0.041 3 0.140 3 0.051 3 0.049 3 0.064 3 0.055 3 0.055 3 0.033 1 0.045 3 0.065 3 0.086 3 0.048   3 0.086 3 0.050   1 0.033 1 0.039 1 0.035 2 0.039 1 0.087 1 0.050
B1B95 3 0.059 1 0.008 3 0.021 3 0.112 3 0.025 3 0.025 3 0.035 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.011 1 0.015 3 0.034 3 0.063 3 0.020 1 0.009 2 0.057 3 0.020 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.010 1 0.010 2 0.011 1 0.055 1 0.019
B3LYP 3 0.066 3 0.073 3 0.026 3 0.120 3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.044 3 0.035 3 0.035 3 0.017 1 0.024 3 0.044 3 0.069 3 0.028 2 0.018 3 0.065 3 0.029 2 0.019 2 0.019 1 0.018 2 0.021 2 0.019 1 0.065 1 0.029
B3LYPultrafine   3 0.073     3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.044 3 0.035   1 0.012 1 0.024 3 0.044 3 0.069 3 0.028   3 0.065 3 0.027   1 0.015 1 0.018 1 0.017 2 0.019 1 0.065 1 0.029
B3PW91 3 0.066 3 0.074 3 0.026 3 0.119 3 0.030 3 0.030 3 0.040 3 0.033 3 0.033 3 0.016 1 0.021 3 0.040 3 0.068 3 0.025   3 0.062 3 0.025   1 0.012 1 0.015 1 0.014 2 0.015 1 0.062 1 0.025
mPW1PW91 3 0.061 3 0.069 3 0.023 3 0.114 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.036 3 0.028 3 0.028 3 0.012 1 0.016 3 0.035 3 0.065 3 0.021   3 0.058 3 0.021   1 0.008 1 0.010 1 0.010 2 0.011 1 0.057 1 0.020
M06-2X 3 0.052 3 0.059 3 0.016 3 0.107 3 0.023 3 0.023 3 0.032 3 0.025 3 0.025 3 0.010 3 0.013 3 0.031 3 0.061 3 0.018   3 0.053 3 0.017   1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.008 2 0.009 1 0.052 1 0.016
PBEPBE 3 0.086 3 0.091 3 0.039 3 0.137 3 0.045 3 0.045 3 0.059 3 0.049 3 0.049 3 0.031 1 0.039 3 0.059 3 0.083 3 0.043 1 0.031 3 0.081 3 0.044 1 0.031 1 0.029 1 0.033 1 0.031 2 0.033 1 0.081 1 0.044
PBEPBEultrafine   3 0.091     3 0.045 3 0.045 3 0.059 3 0.049   1 0.026 1 0.039 3 0.059 3 0.083 3 0.043   3 0.081 3 0.044   1 0.029 1 0.033 1 0.031 2 0.033 1 0.081 1 0.044
PBE1PBE 3 0.061 1 0.011 3 0.023 3 0.115 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.037 3 0.029 3 0.029 3 0.013 1 0.017 3 0.036 3 0.065 3 0.021   3 0.058 3 0.021   1 0.009 1 0.011 1 0.011 2 0.011 1 0.058 1 0.021
HSEh1PBE 3 0.061 3 0.070 3 0.023 3 0.115 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.038 3 0.029 3 0.029 3 0.013 1 0.017 3 0.037 3 0.065 3 0.022   3 0.059 3 0.022   1 0.009 1 0.011 1 0.011 2 0.012 1 0.058 1 0.021
TPSSh 2 0.056 3 0.078 3 0.030 3 0.122 3 0.037 3 0.034 3 0.047 3 0.036 2 0.034 2 0.027 1 0.024 3 0.044 3 0.072 3 0.034 2 0.019 3 0.066 3 0.030 2 0.019 1 0.016 1 0.019 1 0.018 2 0.019 1 0.065 1 0.029
wB97X-D 3 0.060 3 0.069 3 0.027 3 0.113 3 0.031 3 0.027 3 0.041 3 0.030 3 0.034 3 0.013 1 0.017 3 0.040 3 0.059 3 0.028 2 0.010 3 0.058 3 0.027 2 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.011 1 0.009 2 0.011 1 0.058 1 0.021
B97D3 1 0.074 2 0.088 1 0.029 1 0.130 2 0.046 1 0.039 2 0.058 1 0.046 2 0.049 1 0.024 3 0.089 2 0.053 1 0.078 2 0.044 1 0.031 1 0.079 2 0.038 1 0.032   1 0.030   1 0.032 1 0.078 3 0.040
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 0.042 3 0.065 3 0.021 3 0.119 3 0.035 3 0.032 3 0.045 3 0.031 3 0.027 3 0.016 1 0.022 3 0.039 3 0.069 3 0.023 2 0.014 3 0.067 3 0.026 2 0.015 2 0.015 1 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.017 1 0.067 1 0.025
MP2=FULL 3 0.042 3 0.065 3 0.021 3 0.119 3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.044 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.012 1 0.019 3 0.038 3 0.068 3 0.021 2 0.008 3 0.065 3 0.021 2 0.007 2 0.012 1 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.014 1 0.065 1 0.018
ROMP2 1 0.063   1 0.024 1 0.119 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.047 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.019   1 0.042 1 0.070 1 0.026   1 0.068         1 0.014 1 0.016    
MP3         3 0.024   3 0.030         2 0.026 2 0.062 2 0.012         1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.001 2 0.003    
MP3=FULL   2 0.063 2 0.019 2 0.114 3 0.026 2 0.026 3 0.033 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.005   2 0.025 2 0.061 2 0.010   2 0.053 2 0.009   1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.001 2 0.001    
MP4   3 0.074     3 0.036       3 0.030     2 0.042 2 0.076 3 0.025   2 0.072 2 0.029   1 0.017 1 0.019 1 0.018 2 0.021    
MP4=FULL   2 0.080     2 0.038       2 0.031       2 0.076 2 0.024   2 0.070 2 0.025   1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.016 2 0.018    
B2PLYP 3 0.056 3 0.069 3 0.023 3 0.119 3 0.030 3 0.030 3 0.043 3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.015 1 0.022 3 0.040 3 0.068 3 0.030   3 0.064 3 0.026   1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.015 2 0.017 1 0.064 1 0.025
B2PLYP=FULL 3 0.056 3 0.063 3 0.023 3 0.119 3 0.027 3 0.030 3 0.039 3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.014 1 0.021 3 0.040 3 0.068 3 0.024   3 0.064 3 0.025   1 0.012 1 0.014 1 0.014 2 0.016 1 0.064 1 0.024
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 3 0.056 3 0.070 3 0.023 3 0.119 3 0.030 3 0.030 3 0.042 3 0.031 3 0.031 3 0.014 1 0.021 3 0.040 3 0.068 3 0.024   3 0.064 3 0.025   1 0.013 1 0.014 1 0.014 2 0.016 1 0.064 1 0.024
Configuration interaction CID   3 0.057 3 0.015 3 0.109 3 0.021     3 0.015     1 0.004   1 0.055 1 0.005         1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.000 2 0.001 1 0.049 1 0.006
CISD   3 0.060 3 0.017 3 0.112 3 0.023     3 0.016     1 0.005   1 0.056 1 0.006         1 0.000 1 0.001 1 0.002 2 0.002 1 0.050 1 0.007
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 0.067 3 0.023 3 0.122 3 0.030 3 0.031 3 0.043 3 0.024 3 0.024 3 0.013 1 0.016 3 0.034 3 0.069 3 0.017   3 0.063 3 0.018   1 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.009 2 0.011 1 0.063 1 0.018
QCISD(T)         3 0.033     3 0.027     1 0.020 3 0.038 3 0.071 3 0.021   3 0.066 3 0.024   1 0.011 1 0.014 1 0.013 2 0.015 1 0.067 1 0.022
QCISD(T)=FULL         3 0.032   3 0.043       1 0.018   2 0.072 3 0.019 2 0.006 3 0.065 3 0.019 2 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.011 2 0.012 1 0.064 1 0.016
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.030   1 0.037           1 0.069 1 0.017 1 0.009 1 0.060 1 0.019 1 0.009            
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.030   1 0.037           1 0.069 1 0.015 1 0.003 1 0.059 1 0.015 1 0.002            
Coupled Cluster CCD   3 0.061 3 0.017 3 0.114 3 0.025 3 0.027 3 0.037 3 0.020 3 0.020 3 0.009 1 0.012 3 0.029 3 0.063 3 0.014   3 0.057 3 0.015   2 0.006 1 0.005 2 0.007 2 0.006 1 0.057 1 0.014
CCSD         3 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.041 1 0.021 1 0.021 3 0.011 1 0.014 3 0.032 3 0.066 3 0.016 2 0.005 3 0.060 3 0.017 2 0.006 2 0.008 1 0.007 2 0.009 2 0.008 1 0.060 1 0.016
CCSD=FULL         3 0.028         3 0.007 1 0.011 3 0.031 3 0.065 3 0.014 2 0.001 3 0.059 3 0.013 2 0.001 2 0.005 1 0.002 2 0.007 2 0.005 1 0.058 1 0.009
CCSD(T)         3 0.032 3 0.032 1 0.044 3 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.010 1 0.019 3 0.037 3 0.070 3 0.020 2 0.011 3 0.065 3 0.023 2 0.011 2 0.013 1 0.013 2 0.014 2 0.014 1 0.065 1 0.021
CCSD(T)=FULL         3 0.031           1 0.017 3 0.036 2 0.071 3 0.018 1 0.005 3 0.064 3 0.018 1 0.005 2 0.010 1 0.007 2 0.011 2 0.011 1 0.063 1 0.015
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 0.109 3 0.013 3 0.107 3 0.015 3 0.072 3 0.088     3 0.084
density functional BLYP                 1 0.040
B1B95                 1 0.010
B3LYP 3 0.140 3 0.042 3 0.139 3 0.046 3 0.101 3 0.117     3 0.086
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.019
B3PW91                 1 0.015
mPW1PW91                 1 0.011
M06-2X                 1 0.008
PBEPBE                 3 0.089
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.033
PBE1PBE                 1 0.011
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.012
TPSSh                 1 0.019
wB97X-D 3 0.133 3 0.037 3 0.132 3 0.041 3 0.096 3 0.109     1 0.012
B97D3                 1 0.030
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.152 3 0.047 3 0.148 3 0.050 3 0.110 3 0.124     3 0.085
MP2=FULL                 1 0.012
B2PLYP                 1 0.015
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.015
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.015
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.003
CISD                 1 0.002
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.008
QCISD(T)                 1 0.011
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.004
CCSD                 1 0.005
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.004
CCSD(T)                 1 0.010
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 0.008
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.