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Comparison of experiment and theory for rHCl

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Species with coordinate rHCl
Species Name
HCl Hydrogen chloride
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 0.030
PM3 3 0.051
PM6 3 0.013
composite G2 3 0.024
G3 3 0.024
G3B3 3 0.011
G3MP2 3 0.024
G4 3 0.009
CBS-Q 3 0.024

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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 3 0.060 3 0.015 3 0.022 3 0.016 3 0.024 3 0.021 3 0.020 3 0.017 3 0.016 3 0.019 3 0.020 1 0.010 3 0.013 3 0.010 3 0.016 3 0.018 3 0.009 3 0.016 2 0.020 2 0.016 3 0.155 1 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.019 1 0.007 2 0.002 3 0.016
ROHF   2 0.012 2 0.026 2 0.012 2 0.028 2 0.025 2 0.027 2 0.021 2 0.019   2 0.023   2 0.015 2 0.012 2 0.019 2 0.021 2 0.011 2 0.019 2 0.021 1 0.023 2 0.022   2 0.013 2 0.022   1 0.001 1 0.010
density functional LSDA 3 0.094 3 0.033 3 0.019 3 0.053 3 0.019 3 0.018 3 0.019 3 0.023 3 0.019 3 0.017 3 0.015 1 0.014 3 0.022 3 0.029 3 0.018 3 0.017 3 0.029 3 0.018 3 0.017 2 0.019 3 0.016 1 0.015 3 0.028 3 0.016 1 0.031 1 0.028 1 0.018
BLYP 3 0.102 3 0.052 3 0.020 3 0.055 3 0.045 3 0.019 3 0.020 3 0.024 3 0.020 3 0.018 3 0.014 1 0.015 3 0.023 3 0.031 3 0.017 1 0.017 3 0.029 3 0.017 1 0.017 2 0.021 3 0.015 1 0.016 3 0.029 3 0.015 1 0.034 2 0.034 2 0.021
B1B95 3 0.085 2 0.005 3 0.009 3 0.033 3 0.010 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 2 0.011 1 0.000 3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.013 3 0.008 3 0.008 2 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.001 3 0.012 3 0.008 1 0.018 1 0.014 1 0.003
B3LYP 3 0.089 3 0.039 3 0.011 3 0.041 3 0.011 3 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.013 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.005 3 0.013 3 0.020 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.019 3 0.009 3 0.009 2 0.012 3 0.154 1 0.007 3 0.019 3 0.008 1 0.024 2 0.023 2 0.011
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.067 3 0.039 1 0.014 1 0.046 3 0.011 3 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.013 1 0.013 3 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.005 3 0.013 3 0.020 3 0.009 1 0.007 3 0.019 3 0.009 1 0.007 2 0.012 3 0.008 1 0.007 3 0.019 3 0.008 1 0.024 2 0.023 2 0.011
B3PW91 3 0.087 3 0.035 3 0.009 3 0.036 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.011 3 0.016 3 0.008 1 0.005 3 0.016 3 0.008 1 0.005 2 0.010 3 0.008 1 0.005 3 0.015 3 0.008 1 0.022 2 0.019 2 0.009
mPW1PW91 3 0.084 3 0.031 3 0.009 3 0.033 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.010 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.003 2 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.013 3 0.008 1 0.019 2 0.017 2 0.007
M06-2X 3 0.081 3 0.034 3 0.008 3 0.034 3 0.009 3 0.007 3 0.008 3 0.009 3 0.007 3 0.007 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.009 3 0.014 3 0.007 1 0.003 3 0.014 3 0.007 1 0.003 2 0.009 3 0.007 1 0.002 3 0.013 3 0.007 1 0.019 2 0.017 2 0.006
PBEPBE 3 0.097 3 0.048 3 0.017 3 0.049 3 0.017 3 0.015 3 0.016 3 0.020 3 0.017 3 0.015 3 0.012 1 0.013 3 0.020 3 0.026 3 0.016 3 0.014 3 0.026 3 0.016 3 0.015 2 0.018 3 0.013 1 0.014 3 0.025 3 0.014 1 0.031 2 0.030 2 0.019
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.075 3 0.048 1 0.022 1 0.053 3 0.017 3 0.015 3 0.016 3 0.020 1 0.019 3 0.015 3 0.012 1 0.013 3 0.020 3 0.026 3 0.016 1 0.015 3 0.026 3 0.016 1 0.015 2 0.018 3 0.013 1 0.014 3 0.025 3 0.014 1 0.031 2 0.030 2 0.019
PBE1PBE 3 0.083 2 0.007 3 0.009 3 0.034 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.010 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.015 3 0.008 1 0.005 2 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.020 2 0.018 2 0.008
HSEh1PBE 3 0.083 3 0.033 3 0.009 3 0.035 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.008 3 0.008 1 0.003 3 0.010 3 0.015 3 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.015 3 0.008 1 0.005 2 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.004 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.020 2 0.018 2 0.008
TPSSh 3 0.089 3 0.035 3 0.010 3 0.036 3 0.041 3 0.009 3 0.040 3 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.040 3 0.008   3 0.012 3 0.017 3 0.040 3 0.008 3 0.018 3 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.008 1 0.006 2 0.015 2 0.009 1 0.023 2 0.021 2 0.010
wB97X-D 3 0.082 3 0.031 3 0.041 3 0.032 3 0.040 3 0.009 3 0.040 3 0.010 3 0.040 3 0.008 3 0.008   3 0.041 3 0.041 3 0.040 3 0.008 3 0.015 3 0.040 3 0.008 1 0.006 3 0.008 1 0.003 2 0.012 2 0.009 1 0.020 2 0.018 2 0.007
B97D3 3 0.097 3 0.057 3 0.011 3 0.043 3 0.041 3 0.010 3 0.041 3 0.014 3 0.041 3 0.009 3 0.008   3 0.013 3 0.019 3 0.040 3 0.009 3 0.019 3 0.009 3 0.009 1 0.000 3 0.008 1 0.006 2 0.017 2 0.009 1 0.023 2 0.022 3 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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.071 3 0.032 3 0.011 3 0.034 3 0.040 3 0.017 3 0.016 3 0.040 3 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.003 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.010 2 0.010 3 0.012 1 0.002 3 0.009 3 0.012 1 0.023 2 0.013 2 0.001
MP2=FULL 3 0.071 3 0.033 3 0.011 3 0.034 3 0.011 3 0.018 3 0.017 3 0.010 3 0.012 3 0.011 3 0.012 1 0.005 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.011 2 0.011 3 0.013 1 0.007 3 0.009 3 0.013 1 0.023 2 0.011 2 0.004
ROMP2 2 0.079 1 0.004 2 0.013 2 0.028 2 0.013 2 0.021 2 0.020 2 0.010 2 0.015 2 0.011 2 0.014   2 0.011 2 0.008 2 0.012   2 0.009     1 0.012 2 0.014   2 0.008 2 0.014   1 0.012 1 0.001
MP3 1 0.061 1 0.043 1 0.007 1 0.047 3 0.011 1 0.004 3 0.040 1 0.012 1 0.001 1 0.001 3 0.011 1 0.003 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.015 1 0.001 1 0.000 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.025 1 0.014 1 0.001
MP3=FULL   2 0.031 2 0.012 2 0.031 3 0.040 2 0.022 3 0.040 2 0.009 2 0.015 2 0.013 2 0.014   2 0.011 2 0.009 2 0.013   2 0.009 2 0.014   1 0.014 3 0.013 1 0.006 2 0.009 2 0.015 1 0.025 1 0.013 1 0.002
MP4 1 0.065 3 0.039 1 0.010 1 0.050 3 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.016 3 0.011 1 0.003 3 0.009 1 0.000 3 0.008 3 0.011 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.013 3 0.008 1 0.003 2 0.010 3 0.010 1 0.001 3 0.011 3 0.010 1 0.028 1 0.017 1 0.004
MP4=FULL 1 0.065 3 0.039 1 0.010 1 0.050 3 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.016 3 0.011 1 0.001 3 0.010 1 0.002 1 0.005 3 0.010 3 0.009 1 0.000 3 0.012 3 0.010 1 0.001 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.003 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.028 1 0.016 1 0.001
B2PLYP 3 0.081 3 0.034 3 0.009 3 0.036 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.008 1 0.001 3 0.009 3 0.014 3 0.039 1 0.003 3 0.015 3 0.008 1 0.003 2 0.009 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.013 3 0.008 1 0.023 2 0.018 2 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL 3 0.081 3 0.030 3 0.009 3 0.036 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.009   3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.008   3 0.014 3 0.008   1 0.007 3 0.009 1 0.001 2 0.011 2 0.010 1 0.023 2 0.017 2 0.004
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 3 0.081 3 0.034 3 0.009 3 0.036 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.009   3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.008   3 0.014 3 0.008   1 0.007 3 0.009 1 0.001 2 0.011 2 0.010 1 0.023 2 0.017 2 0.004
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.067 3 0.037 3 0.011 3 0.038 3 0.012 1 0.005 1 0.004 3 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.001 3 0.013 1 0.005 1 0.002 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.002 1 0.003 2 0.011 3 0.013 1 0.004 3 0.010 3 0.013 1 0.022 2 0.012 2 0.002
CISD 1 0.068 3 0.039 3 0.011 3 0.040 3 0.011   1 0.003 3 0.011 1 0.001 1 0.001 3 0.013 1 0.004 1 0.003 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.013 1 0.001 1 0.002 2 0.011 3 0.013 1 0.004 3 0.010 3 0.013 1 0.023 2 0.013 2 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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.068 3 0.041 3 0.010 3 0.042 3 0.011 3 0.015 3 0.014 3 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.010 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.011 3 0.009 1 0.000 3 0.013 3 0.009 1 0.001 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.001 3 0.011 3 0.011 1 0.027 2 0.016 2 0.002
QCISD(T) 1 0.068 1 0.049 1 0.011 1 0.052 3 0.011 1 0.001 1 0.000 3 0.012 1 0.003 1 0.004 3 0.009 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.012 3 0.008 1 0.002 3 0.014 3 0.008 1 0.003 2 0.010 3 0.009 1 0.002 3 0.011 3 0.009 1 0.029 2 0.017 2 0.004
QCISD(T)=FULL         3 0.011   3 0.015       3 0.010     3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.009 3 0.009 1 0.012 3 0.011 1 0.002 2 0.009 2 0.013 1 0.029 2 0.016 2 0.001
QCISD(TQ)   1 0.049 1 0.011 1 0.052 3 0.011 1 0.001 3 0.013 1 0.017 1 0.003 1 0.004 3 0.009 1 0.001 1 0.006 3 0.012 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.015 3 0.008 2 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.000   1 0.015 1 0.001      
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         2 0.009   2 0.018       2 0.012     2 0.009 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.012 2 0.011                  
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.067 3 0.039 3 0.010 3 0.040 3 0.011 3 0.016 3 0.015 3 0.011 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.009 1 0.000 3 0.012 3 0.009 1 0.000 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.001 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.026 2 0.015 2 0.001
CCSD 1 0.068 1 0.048 1 0.010 1 0.052 3 0.011 2 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.012 2 0.003 3 0.009 3 0.010 1 0.001 3 0.009 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.013 3 0.009 3 0.009 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.001 3 0.011 3 0.011 1 0.026 2 0.016 2 0.002
CCSD=FULL 1 0.068 1 0.048 1 0.010 1 0.051 3 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.015 1 0.002 3 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.004 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.011 3 0.012 3 0.011 3 0.010 2 0.010 3 0.013 1 0.005 3 0.010 3 0.012 1 0.027 2 0.014 2 0.002
CCSD(T) 1 0.068 1 0.049 1 0.011 1 0.052 3 0.011 3 0.014 3 0.014 3 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.008 3 0.009 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.012 3 0.008 3 0.008 3 0.015 3 0.008 3 0.008 2 0.010 3 0.010 1 0.002 3 0.011 3 0.010 1 0.029 2 0.017 2 0.004
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.068 1 0.049 1 0.011 1 0.052 3 0.061 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.017 1 0.003 1 0.002 3 0.010 1 0.001 3 0.008 3 0.011 3 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.013 3 0.009 3 0.009 2 0.010 3 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.011 3 0.010 1 0.029 2 0.016 2 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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ 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 0.020 3 0.014 3 0.028 3 0.013 3 0.013 3 0.016     3 0.041
ROHF                 2 0.022
density functional LSDA 1 0.069 1 0.038 1 0.074 1 0.038 1 0.056 1 0.054     2 0.016
BLYP 1 0.066 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.034 1 0.052 1 0.056     3 0.014
B1B95 1 0.050 1 0.022 1 0.054 1 0.020 1 0.036 1 0.036     3 0.008
B3LYP 3 0.049 3 0.019 3 0.056 3 0.019 3 0.037 3 0.040     3 0.040
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.053 1 0.024 1 0.058 1 0.024 1 0.040 1 0.044     3 0.008
B3PW91 1 0.049 1 0.022 1 0.056 1 0.022 1 0.038 1 0.041     3 0.008
mPW1PW91 1 0.046 1 0.019 1 0.052 1 0.019 1 0.035 1 0.037     3 0.008
M06-2X 1 0.046 1 0.019 1 0.051 1 0.019 1 0.034 1 0.037     3 0.007
PBEPBE 1 0.062 1 0.032 1 0.067 1 0.032 1 0.049 1 0.052     3 0.014
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.062 1 0.032 1 0.067 1 0.032 1 0.049 1 0.052     3 0.013
PBE1PBE 1 0.048 1 0.020 1 0.053 1 0.020 1 0.035 1 0.038     3 0.008
HSEh1PBE 1 0.048 1 0.020 1 0.054 1 0.020 1 0.036 1 0.039     3 0.008
TPSSh                 3 0.008
wB97X-D 3 0.039 3 0.013 3 0.047 3 0.014 3 0.028 3 0.033     3 0.008
B97D3                 3 0.008
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.037 3 0.011 3 0.047 3 0.011 3 0.025 3 0.032     3 0.012
MP2=FULL 1 0.046 1 0.015 1 0.053 1 0.015 1 0.032 1 0.041     3 0.014
ROMP2                 2 0.015
MP3 1 0.052 1 0.019 1 0.058 1 0.018 1 0.037 1 0.044     2 0.015
MP3=FULL                 2 0.016
MP4 1 0.055 1 0.021 1 0.062 1 0.021 1 0.040 1 0.047     2 0.013
MP4=FULL 1 0.055 1 0.021 1 0.062 1 0.021 1 0.040 1 0.048     2 0.014
B2PLYP 1 0.048 1 0.019 1 0.054 1 0.018 1 0.035 1 0.040     3 0.008
B2PLYP=FULL                 3 0.009
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 3 0.009
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.054 1 0.018 1 0.060 1 0.017 1 0.040 1 0.046     3 0.014
CISD 1 0.055 1 0.018 1 0.062 1 0.018 1 0.041 1 0.047     3 0.014
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.057 1 0.021 1 0.064 1 0.021 1 0.042 1 0.049     3 0.012
QCISD(T) 1 0.057 1 0.023 1 0.064 1 0.023 1 0.042 1 0.050     3 0.010
QCISD(T)=FULL                 3 0.011
QCISD(TQ) 1 0.057 1 0.023 1 0.064 1 0.023 1 0.042 1 0.050     2 0.012
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 2 0.014
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.055 1 0.021 1 0.062 1 0.020 1 0.041 1 0.047     3 0.012
CCSD 1 0.057 1 0.021 1 0.064 1 0.021 1 0.042 1 0.049     3 0.012
CCSD=FULL 1 0.057 1 0.021 1 0.064 1 0.021 1 0.042 1 0.050     3 0.013
CCSD(T) 1 0.057 1 0.023 1 0.064 1 0.023 1 0.042 1 0.050     3 0.010
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.057 1 0.023 1 0.064 1 0.023 1 0.042 1 0.051     3 0.011
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.