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Comparison of experiment and theory for rLiH

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Species with coordinate rLiH
Species Name
LiH Lithium Hydride
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 0.188
PM3 1 0.054
PM6 1 0.333
composite G2 1 0.041
G3 1 0.041
G3B3 1 0.026
G3MP2 1 0.041
G4 1 0.024
CBS-Q 1 0.041

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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.084 1 0.045 1 0.045 1 0.045 1 0.041 1 0.035 1 0.034 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.033 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.017 1 0.024 1 0.013 1 0.011 1 0.026 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.022 1 0.012 1 0.022 1 0.012
density functional LSDA 1 0.061 1 0.051 1 0.051 1 0.046 1 0.041 1 0.034 1 0.032 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.029 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.014 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.010 1 0.004 1 0.002     1 0.008 1 0.004
BLYP 1 0.058 1 0.043 1 0.043 1 0.037 1 0.035 1 0.027 1 0.026 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.026 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.013 1 0.016 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.013 1 0.001 1 0.001     1 0.012 1 0.002
B1B95 1 0.065 1 0.041 1 0.041 1 0.038 1 0.033 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.026 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.010 1 0.016 1 0.001 1 0.000 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.000     1 0.012 1 0.001
B3LYP 1 0.069 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.031 1 0.027 1 0.020 1 0.019 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.005
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.069 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.031 1 0.026 1 0.020 1 0.019 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.005 1 0.006     1 0.005 1 0.005
B3PW91 1 0.064 1 0.044 1 0.044 1 0.041 1 0.036 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.029 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.013 1 0.018 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.017 1 0.013 1 0.002     1 0.014 1 0.003
mPW1PW91 1 0.066 1 0.043 1 0.043 1 0.041 1 0.035 1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.007 1 0.004 1 0.029 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.012 1 0.018   1 0.001 1 0.017 1 0.002 1 0.001     1 0.014 1 0.003
M06-2X 1 0.075 1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.028 1 0.025 1 0.020 1 0.019 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.024 1 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.007     1 0.006 1 0.008
PBEPBE 1 0.053 1 0.053     1 0.042 1 0.037 1 0.036 1 0.016 1 0.012 1 0.036 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.020 1 0.025 1 0.010 1 0.010   1 0.009 1 0.009     1 0.020 1 0.010
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.053 1 0.053 1 0.053 1 0.049 1 0.042 1 0.037 1 0.036 1 0.016 1 0.012 1 0.036 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.020 1 0.025 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.022 1 0.009 1 0.009     1 0.020 1 0.010
PBE1PBE 1 0.065 1 0.044 1 0.044 1 0.041 1 0.036 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.030 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.012 1 0.018 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002     1 0.014 1 0.004
HSEh1PBE 1 0.065 1 0.043 1 0.043 1 0.041 1 0.036 1 0.030 1 0.028 1 0.008 1 0.005 1 0.029 1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.012 1 0.018 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002     1 0.014 1 0.003
TPSSh         1 0.036   1 0.031     1 0.032         1 0.011             1 0.012 1 0.001
wB97X-D     1 0.054   1 0.048   1 0.042   1 0.028       1 0.031 1 0.042 1 0.027     1 0.027       1 0.032 1 0.021
B97D3   1 0.061     1 0.052   1 0.045   1 0.023   1 0.022   1 0.031   1 0.021     1 0.021       1 0.032 1 0.022
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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.068 1 0.057 1 0.057 1 0.056 1 0.044 1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.019 1 0.004 1 0.032 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.021 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.024 1 0.017 1 0.008 1 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.022 1 0.010
MP2=FULL 1 0.068 1 0.057 1 0.057 1 0.056 1 0.044 1 0.028 1 0.027 1 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.025 1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.014 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.026 1 0.013 1 0.001 1 0.023 1 0.012
MP3 1 0.058 1 0.065 1 0.065 1 0.064 1 0.049 1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.015 1 0.001 1 0.031 1 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.006 1 0.020 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.025 1 0.011 1 0.009     1 0.023 1 0.012
MP3=FULL         1 0.047   1 0.030                             1 0.028 1 0.012
MP4 1 0.053 1 0.070 1 0.071 1 0.069 1 0.054 1 0.031 1 0.030 1 0.018 1 0.002 1 0.033 1 0.013 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.021 1 0.011 1 0.010 1 0.027 1 0.013 1 0.011     1 0.025 1 0.014
MP4=FULL 1 0.053 1 0.071 1 0.071 1 0.069 1 0.052 1 0.030 1 0.028 1 0.016 1 0.003 1 0.022 1 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.006 1 0.017 1 0.001 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.005 1 0.026     1 0.028 1 0.010
B2PLYP 1 0.071 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.037 1 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.020 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.025 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.003     1 0.009 1 0.002
B2PLYP=FULL   1 0.034     1 0.027   1 0.019                             1 0.005 1 0.008
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1 0.030                 1 0.009 1 0.006     1 0.007       1 0.005 1 0.008
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.049 1 0.075 1 0.075 1 0.072 1 0.055 1 0.033 1 0.031 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.033 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.009 1 0.022 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.029 1 0.014 1 0.012     1 0.026 1 0.015
CISD 1 0.048 1 0.078 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.059   1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.035 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.030 1 0.015 1 0.013     1 0.027 1 0.016
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-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.048 1 0.078 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.054 1 0.035 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.037 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.021 1 0.012 1 0.030 1 0.022 1 0.013     1 0.027 1 0.016
QCISD(T) 1 0.048 1 0.079 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.059 1 0.035 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.036 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.030 1 0.015 1 0.013     1 0.027 1 0.016
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.058   1 0.033             1 0.021 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.025     1 0.027 1 0.008
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.058   1 0.033             1 0.021 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.003 1 0.025        
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.049 1 0.074 1 0.075 1 0.072 1 0.051 1 0.033 1 0.031 1 0.020 1 0.004 1 0.033 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.009 1 0.022 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.029 1 0.014 1 0.012     1 0.026 1 0.015
CCSD 1 0.048 1 0.079 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.054 1 0.035 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.037 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.021 1 0.012 1 0.030 1 0.022 1 0.013   1 0.012    
CCSD=FULL 1 0.047 1 0.079 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.053 1 0.034 1 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.000 1 0.029 1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.010 1 0.021 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.009 1 0.024        
CCSD(T) 1 0.048 1 0.078 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.059 1 0.035 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.005 1 0.036 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.030 1 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.019 1 0.013 1 0.027 1 0.016
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.048 1 0.079 1 0.079 1 0.077 1 0.057 1 0.034 1 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.000 1 0.025 1 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.010 1 0.021 1 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.002 1 0.025 1 0.016 1 0.005 1 0.027 1 0.008
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-pCVDZ 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 0.019
density functional LSDA 1 0.096 1 0.077 1 0.047 1 0.051 1 0.039 1 0.035      
BLYP 1 0.072 1 0.053 1 0.022 1 0.027 1 0.030 1 0.030      
B1B95 1 0.070 1 0.051 1 0.014 1 0.020 1 0.030 1 0.030      
B3LYP                 1 0.009
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.070 1 0.051 1 0.016 1 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.023      
B3PW91 1 0.074 1 0.055 1 0.016 1 0.023 1 0.034 1 0.034      
mPW1PW91 1 0.076 1 0.057 1 0.018 1 0.025 1 0.033 1 0.033      
M06-2X 1 0.069 1 0.053 1 0.014 1 0.021 1 0.023 1 0.022      
PBEPBE 1 0.082 1 0.063 1 0.029 1 0.034 1 0.041 1 0.040     1 0.020
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.082 1 0.063 1 0.029 1 0.034 1 0.041 1 0.040      
PBE1PBE 1 0.079 1 0.060 1 0.022 1 0.028 1 0.034 1 0.033      
HSEh1PBE 1 0.077 1 0.059 1 0.022 1 0.028 1 0.033 1 0.033      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2                 1 0.014
MP2=FULL 1 0.086 1 0.064 1 0.022 1 0.024 1 0.049 1 0.047      
MP3 1 0.094 1 0.069 1 0.029 1 0.027 1 0.057 1 0.053      
MP4 1 0.100 1 0.073 1 0.033 1 0.031 1 0.063 1 0.059      
MP4=FULL 1 0.100 1 0.073 1 0.033 1 0.031 1 0.062 1 0.059      
B2PLYP 1 0.076 1 0.055 1 0.018 1 0.023 1 0.030 1 0.029      
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.104 1 0.076 1 0.037 1 0.033 1 0.066 1 0.062      
CISD 1 0.109 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.066      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.109 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.066      
QCISD(T) 1 0.110 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.066      
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.104 1 0.076 1 0.037 1 0.033 1 0.066 1 0.062      
CCSD 1 0.109 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.066      
CCSD=FULL 1 0.109 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.067      
CCSD(T) 1 0.110 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.066      
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.110 1 0.080 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.070 1 0.067      
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.