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Comparison of experiment and theory for rLiF

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Species with coordinate rLiF
Species Name
LiF lithium fluoride
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 1 0.053
PM3 1 0.022
PM6 1 0.201
composite G2 1 0.009
G3 1 0.009
G3B3 1 0.017
G3MP2 1 0.009
G4 1 0.003
CBS-Q 1 0.001

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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.157 1 0.044 1 0.044 1 0.007 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.025 1 0.014 1 0.000 1 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.009 1 0.002 1 0.006   1 0.010 1 0.003
density functional LSDA 1 0.123 1 0.048 1 0.048 1 0.004 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.008 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.009   1 0.025 1 0.000 1 0.005   1 0.007 1 0.005   1 0.010 1 0.014      
BLYP 1 0.104 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.014 1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.037 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.020 1 0.047 1 0.015 1 0.018   1 0.035 1 0.021   1 0.008 1 0.011   1 0.034 1 0.020
B1B95 1 0.122 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.007 1 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.024 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.003   1 0.036 1 0.013 1 0.008   1 0.022 1 0.002   1 0.003 1 0.001     1 0.007
B3LYP 1 0.125 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.004 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.023 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.008 1 0.035 1 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.021 1 0.009 1 0.001 1 0.000 1 0.001   1 0.020 1 0.007
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.040     1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.023 1 0.004   1 0.000 1 0.008 1 0.034 1 0.008 1 0.006   1 0.022 1 0.001   1 0.000 1 0.001   1 0.020 1 0.007
B3PW91 1 0.119 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.025 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.039 1 0.015 1 0.011   1 0.024 1 0.011   1 0.006 1 0.003   1 0.024 1 0.010
mPW1PW91 1 0.123 1 0.039 1 0.039 1 0.007 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.021 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.035 1 0.012 1 0.007   1 0.020 1 0.008   1 0.003 1 0.001   1 0.019 1 0.006
M06-2X 1 0.143 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.002 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.029 1 0.007 1 0.002   1 0.013 1 0.002   1 0.002 1 0.003   1 0.013 1 0.002
PBEPBE 1 0.101 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.016 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.035 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.019 1 0.045 1 0.018 1 0.017   1 0.033 1 0.020   1 0.011 1 0.010   1 0.033 1 0.018
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.026     1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.035 1 0.006   1 0.009 1 0.019 1 0.044 1 0.019 1 0.016   1 0.034 1 0.019   1 0.011 1 0.010   1 0.033 1 0.018
PBE1PBE 1 0.125 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.000 1 0.006 1 0.033 1 0.011 1 0.006   1 0.019 1 0.006   1 0.002 1 0.002   1 0.019 1 0.005
HSEh1PBE 1 0.125 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.005 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.000 1 0.007 1 0.034 1 0.010 1 0.006   1 0.019 1 0.007   1 0.002 1 0.001   1 0.019 1 0.005
TPSSh 1 0.111 1 0.034 1 0.034 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.011 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.038 1 0.014 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.024 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.003   1 0.024 1 0.010
wB97X-D 1 0.117 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.017 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.035 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.013 1 0.023 1 0.048 1 0.023 1 0.022 1 0.010 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.012       1 0.034 1 0.021
B97D3 1 0.087 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.028 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.045 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.031 1 0.055 1 0.030 1 0.028 1 0.019 1 0.045 1 0.031 1 0.022       1 0.043 1 0.030
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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.126 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.002 1 0.006 1 0.045 1 0.002 1 0.006 1 0.020 1 0.028 1 0.048 1 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.018 1 0.046 1 0.031 1 0.023 1 0.016 1 0.001   1 0.045 1 0.030
MP2=FULL 1 0.127 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.024 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.015 1 0.020 1 0.047 1 0.025 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.020 1 0.018 1 0.000 1 0.013 1 0.005   1 0.032 1 0.013
MP3         1 0.001   1 0.001       1 0.015 1 0.039 1 0.021 1 0.013         1 0.010 1 0.008   1 0.032 1 0.016
MP3=FULL   1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.008 1 0.007 1 0.038 1 0.020 1 0.005   1 0.006 1 0.004   1 0.007 1 0.002   1 0.018 1 0.002
MP4   1 0.026     1 0.009     1 0.008 1 0.008   1 0.029 1 0.048 1 0.029 1 0.024   1 0.049 1 0.033   1 0.019 1 0.019   1 0.048 1 0.032
MP4=FULL   1 0.026     1 0.005       1 0.005   1 0.021   1 0.027 1 0.016   1 0.017 1 0.019   1 0.016 1 0.010   1 0.032 1 0.013
B2PLYP 1 0.122 1 0.039 1 0.039 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.028 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.013 1 0.037 1 0.013 1 0.003   1 0.027 1 0.014   1 0.004 1 0.004   1 0.026 1 0.013
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.122 1 0.039 1 0.039 1 0.008 1 0.000 1 0.009 1 0.021 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.010 1 0.036 1 0.012 1 0.008   1 0.019 1 0.010   1 0.003 1 0.001   1 0.023 1 0.008
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.121 1 0.039 1 0.039 1 0.008 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.022 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.010 1 0.036 1 0.013 1 0.008   1 0.019 1 0.010       1 0.005 1 0.023 1 0.008
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.038 1 0.038 1 0.018 1 0.002     1 0.001     1 0.014   1 0.022 1 0.013         1 0.010 1 0.007   1 0.032 1 0.016
CISD   1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.019 1 0.003     1 0.002     1 0.016   1 0.024 1 0.014         1 0.012 1 0.009   1 0.034 1 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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.023 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.041 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.018 1 0.021 1 0.045 1 0.026 1 0.019   1 0.041 1 0.024   1 0.016 1 0.013   1 0.040 1 0.024
QCISD(T)         1 0.006     1 0.006     1 0.024 1 0.046 1 0.026 1 0.020   1 0.043 1 0.027   1 0.016 1 0.015   1 0.042 1 0.026
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.002   1 0.017       1 0.015   1 0.025 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.012 1 0.013 1 0.007 1 0.013 1 0.006   1 0.027 1 0.007
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.019 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.036 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.015 1 0.018 1 0.042 1 0.023 1 0.016   1 0.037 1 0.020   1 0.012 1 0.010   1 0.035 1 0.020
CCSD         1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.038 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.016 1 0.020 1 0.043 1 0.025 1 0.017 1 0.009 1 0.039 1 0.022 1 0.013 1 0.014 1 0.012   1 0.037 1 0.021
CCSD=FULL         1 0.001         1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.042 1 0.023 1 0.009 1 0.006 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.003   1 0.023 1 0.003
CCSD(T)   1 0.031     1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.041 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.018 1 0.024 1 0.045 1 0.026 1 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.042 1 0.026 1 0.018 1 0.016 1 0.015   1 0.041 1 0.026
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.002           1 0.015 1 0.044 1 0.025 1 0.012 1 0.003 1 0.012 1 0.013 1 0.008 1 0.013 1 0.005   1 0.026 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-pCVDZ 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 1 0.145 1 0.113 1 0.036 1 0.042 1 0.042 1 0.037     1 0.006
density functional BLYP                 1 0.014
B1B95 1 0.135 1 0.108             1 0.003
B3LYP 1 0.137 1 0.112 1 0.020 1 0.026 1 0.036 1 0.038     1 0.002
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.002
B3PW91                 1 0.005
mPW1PW91                 1 0.001
M06-2X                 1 0.000
PBEPBE                 1 0.012
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.012
PBE1PBE                 1 0.000
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.001
TPSSh                 1 0.004
wB97X-D 1 0.139 1 0.112 1 0.024 1 0.029 1 0.051 1 0.051     1 0.016
B97D3                 1 0.024
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.162 1 0.137 1 0.011 1 0.018 1 0.061 1 0.058     1 0.020
MP2=FULL                 1 0.013
MP3                 1 0.009
MP3=FULL                 1 0.002
MP4                 1 0.020
MP4=FULL                 1 0.012
B2PLYP                 1 0.006
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.004
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.004
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.009
CISD                 1 0.010
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.014
QCISD(T)                 1 0.016
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.012
CCSD                 1 0.013
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.006
CCSD(T)                 1 0.016
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.