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Comparison of experiment and theory for rHB

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Species with coordinate rHB
Species Name
BH3CO Borane carbonyl
B4H10 Tetraborane(10)
BH3PH3 borane phosphine
B5H9 pentaborane9
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 6 0.080
PM3 6 0.039
PM6 6 0.023
composite G2 5 0.047
G3 6 0.043
G3B3 6 0.040
G4 6 0.042
CBS-Q 6 0.040

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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 6 0.058 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.040 6 0.041 6 0.042 6 0.042 6 0.037 6 0.039 6 0.040 2 0.014 6 0.040 6 0.034 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.035 6 0.041 6 0.041 1 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.006 2 0.008 6 0.041
ROHF                                     1 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.018 1 0.019      
density functional LSDA 5 0.046 5 0.040 5 0.040 5 0.041 5 0.044 5 0.046 5 0.046 5 0.044 5 0.046 5 0.046   5 0.047 5 0.039 5 0.048   5 0.042 5 0.048   1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.001    
BLYP 6 0.035 6 0.031 6 0.031 6 0.030 6 0.033 6 0.035 6 0.035 6 0.034 6 0.036 6 0.035 2 0.008 6 0.037 6 0.028 6 0.038   2 0.006 6 0.038   1 0.003 1 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.003 2 0.005 2 0.007
B1B95 6 0.047 6 0.039 6 0.039 6 0.039 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.043 6 0.041 6 0.043 6 0.043 2 0.014 6 0.044 6 0.036 6 0.046   6 0.040 6 0.044   1 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.008 2 0.006 2 0.014
B3LYP 6 0.043 6 0.037 6 0.037 6 0.037 6 0.039 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.039 6 0.041 6 0.041 2 0.013 6 0.042 6 0.033 6 0.043 6 0.044 6 0.036 6 0.043 6 0.044 1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.013
B3LYPultrafine   6 0.037     6 0.039 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.039   2 0.010 2 0.013 6 0.042 6 0.032 6 0.043   6 0.036 6 0.043   1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.013
B3PW91 6 0.044 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.038 6 0.040 6 0.040 6 0.038 6 0.039 6 0.040 2 0.011 6 0.040 6 0.033 6 0.041   2 0.004 2 0.010   1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.014 1 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.010
mPW1PW91 6 0.046 6 0.037 6 0.037 6 0.037 6 0.040 6 0.041 6 0.041 6 0.039 6 0.040 6 0.041 2 0.012 6 0.041 6 0.034 6 0.042   6 0.036 6 0.042   1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.011
M06-2X 6 0.050 6 0.039 6 0.039 6 0.039 6 0.042 6 0.042 6 0.042 6 0.041 6 0.042 6 0.043 6 0.045 6 0.043 6 0.036 6 0.044   6 0.039 6 0.044   1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.010 2 0.008 2 0.016
PBEPBE 6 0.037 6 0.030 6 0.030 6 0.031 6 0.034 6 0.035 6 0.035 6 0.033 6 0.035 6 0.035 2 0.005 6 0.036 6 0.030 6 0.037   6 0.032 6 0.037   1 0.002 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.002 2 0.008 2 0.004
PBEPBEultrafine   6 0.030     6 0.034 6 0.035 6 0.035 6 0.033   2 0.004 2 0.005 6 0.036 6 0.030 6 0.037   6 0.032 6 0.037   1 0.002 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.002 2 0.008 2 0.004
PBE1PBE 6 0.046 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.039 6 0.039 6 0.040 6 0.038 6 0.039 6 0.040 2 0.010 6 0.041 6 0.033 6 0.041   6 0.036 6 0.041   1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.009
HSEh1PBE 6 0.045 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.039 6 0.040 6 0.040 6 0.038 6 0.039 6 0.040 2 0.010 6 0.040 6 0.033 6 0.041   6 0.036 6 0.041   1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.010
TPSSh 2 0.042 6 0.036 6 0.036 6 0.040 6 0.039 6 0.040 6 0.040 6 0.038 2 0.010 2 0.010 2 0.011 6 0.040 6 0.032 6 0.041 2 0.011 6 0.035 6 0.041 2 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.014 1 0.015 1 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.010
wB97X-D 2 0.043 2 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.009 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.012 2 0.010 2 0.006 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.005 2 0.011 2 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.011
B97D3 2 0.031 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.003 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.003 6 0.036 2 0.004 2 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.001 2 0.007 6 0.036
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 6 0.044 6 0.034 6 0.034 6 0.033 6 0.042 6 0.047 6 0.046 6 0.037 6 0.040 6 0.043 2 0.015 6 0.043 6 0.032 6 0.044 6 0.045 6 0.034 6 0.044 6 0.045 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.008 2 0.005 2 0.014
MP2=FULL 6 0.044 6 0.034 6 0.034 6 0.033 6 0.043 6 0.048 6 0.048 6 0.038 6 0.041 6 0.045 2 0.017 6 0.045 6 0.033 6 0.049 6 0.049 6 0.036 6 0.047 6 0.049 1 0.016 1 0.006 1 0.021 1 0.023 1 0.010 2 0.005 2 0.019
ROMP2                                     1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.019 1 0.020      
MP3         6 0.041   6 0.047       1 0.008 6 0.043 6 0.031 6 0.043         1 0.008 1 0.004 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.007 1 0.006 1 0.007
MP3=FULL   2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.004 6 0.042 2 0.019 6 0.048 2 0.009 2 0.012 2 0.016 1 0.010 6 0.044 6 0.032 6 0.049   2 0.005 2 0.019   1 0.015 1 0.005 1 0.021     1 0.004 1 0.012
MP4   6 0.030     6 0.039       6 0.037   1 0.005 6 0.041 6 0.029 6 0.041   6 0.032 6 0.040   1 0.006 1 0.001 1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.005 1 0.008 1 0.005
MP4=FULL   6 0.030     6 0.039       6 0.038   1 0.007   6 0.030 6 0.047   6 0.033 5 0.048   1 0.013 1 0.002 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.007 1 0.006 1 0.010
B2PLYP 6 0.046 6 0.038 6 0.038 6 0.037 6 0.041 6 0.044 6 0.044 6 0.039 6 0.041 6 0.042 2 0.015 6 0.043 6 0.033 6 0.044   6 0.036 6 0.044 1 0.019 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.009 2 0.005 2 0.014
B2PLYP=FULL 6 0.046 6 0.038 6 0.038 6 0.037 6 0.042 6 0.044 6 0.044 6 0.040 6 0.042 6 0.043 2 0.015 6 0.044 6 0.033 6 0.046   6 0.037 6 0.045   1 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.010 2 0.006 2 0.015
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2 0.044 2 0.010 2 0.009 2 0.009 6 0.042 2 0.014 2 0.013 2 0.011 2 0.013 2 0.013 2 0.015 2 0.014 6 0.033 6 0.046 1 0.020 2 0.005 6 0.045 1 0.020 1 0.011 1 0.006 1 0.019 1 0.019 2 0.015 2 0.006 2 0.016
Configuration interaction CID   6 0.035 6 0.035 6 0.034 6 0.043     6 0.039     2 0.017   2 0.006 2 0.018         1 0.010 1 0.008 1 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.009 2 0.007 2 0.017
CISD   6 0.035 6 0.035 6 0.034 6 0.043     6 0.039     2 0.017   2 0.006 2 0.017         1 0.010 1 0.008 1 0.022 1 0.023 1 0.009 2 0.007 2 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   6 0.031 6 0.031 6 0.030 6 0.040 6 0.046 6 0.046 6 0.035 6 0.038 6 0.041 2 0.012 6 0.042 6 0.031 6 0.042   2 0.006 6 0.042   1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.016 1 0.017 1 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.012
QCISD(T)         6 0.039     2 0.005     2 0.011 6 0.040 6 0.029 6 0.041   6 0.032 6 0.040   1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.004 2 0.006 2 0.011
QCISD(T)=FULL         6 0.039   6 0.046       2 0.012   6 0.030 6 0.047 2 0.015 6 0.033 6 0.044 2 0.015 1 0.012 1 0.001 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.015
QCISD(TQ)         2 0.007   2 0.014           2 0.008 2 0.012   1 0.001               1 0.009  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.010   1 0.019           1 0.000 1 0.023                      
Coupled Cluster CCD   6 0.031 6 0.031 6 0.030 6 0.040 6 0.046 6 0.046 6 0.035 6 0.038 6 0.042 1 0.006 6 0.042 6 0.031 6 0.042   6 0.033 6 0.042   1 0.006 1 0.003 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.012
CCSD         6 0.040 2 0.016 2 0.015 2 0.006 2 0.010 6 0.042 2 0.012 6 0.042 6 0.031 6 0.042 2 0.013 6 0.033 2 0.012   1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.012
CCSD=FULL         6 0.041         6 0.044 2 0.014 6 0.043 6 0.032 2 0.019 1 0.021 6 0.035 2 0.017   1 0.013 1 0.003 1 0.019   2 0.014 2 0.005 2 0.016
CCSD(T)         6 0.039 2 0.015 2 0.014 2 0.005 2 0.009 2 0.012 2 0.011 6 0.040 6 0.029 6 0.041 2 0.012 6 0.032 6 0.040 2 0.012 1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.015 1 0.016 1 0.004 2 0.006 2 0.011
CCSD(T)=FULL         6 0.040           2 0.013 6 0.042 6 0.030 6 0.047 2 0.015 6 0.033 6 0.044 2 0.015 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.006 2 0.006 2 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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ 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 6 0.029 6 0.035 6 0.029 6 0.037 6 0.033 6 0.033     6 0.043
density functional BLYP                 2 0.007
B1B95                 2 0.014
B3LYP 6 0.026 6 0.031 6 0.025 6 0.033 6 0.031 6 0.031     6 0.043
B3LYPultrafine                 2 0.012
B3PW91                 2 0.010
mPW1PW91                 2 0.011
M06-2X                 2 0.016
PBEPBE                 6 0.038
PBEPBEultrafine                 2 0.004
PBE1PBE                 2 0.009
HSEh1PBE                 2 0.010
TPSSh                 2 0.010
wB97X-D 2 0.005 2 0.006 2 0.006 2 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.007     2 0.011
B97D3                 2 0.004
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 6 0.021 6 0.034 6 0.022 6 0.039 6 0.024 6 0.024     6 0.044
MP2=FULL                 2 0.019
MP3                 1 0.008
MP3=FULL                 1 0.012
MP4=FULL                 1 0.010
B2PLYP                 2 0.014
B2PLYP=FULL                 2 0.016
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 2 0.016
Configuration interaction CID                 2 0.017
CISD                 2 0.017
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 2 0.012
QCISD(T)                 2 0.011
QCISD(T)=FULL                 2 0.015
QCISD(TQ)                 1 0.005
Coupled Cluster CCD                 2 0.013
CCSD                 2 0.013
CCSD=FULL                 2 0.016
CCSD(T)                 2 0.011
CCSD(T)=FULL                 2 0.015
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.