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Comparison of experiment and theory for rMgH

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Species with coordinate rMgH
Species Name
MgH magnesium monohydride
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 0.571
PM3 2 0.044
PM6 2 0.028
composite G2 2 0.016
G3 2 0.016
G3B3 2 0.021
G3MP2 1 0.019
G4 2 0.012
CBS-Q 2 0.016

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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.141 2 0.028 2 0.021 2 0.028 2 0.016 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.006 2 0.004 1 0.004 2 0.008 2 0.009 2 0.005 2 0.004 2 0.008 2 0.004 2 0.004 1 0.011 2 0.004
ROHF   1 0.020 1 0.014 1 0.021 1 0.011 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.002   1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.001
density functional LSDA 2 0.100 2 0.044 2 0.037 2 0.046 2 0.029 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.027 2 0.021 2 0.019     2 0.027 2 0.017 1 0.012 2 0.025 1 0.013 1 0.010    
BLYP 2 0.085 2 0.051 2 0.039 2 0.049 2 0.035 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.033 2 0.027 2 0.024 1 0.027 1 0.041 2 0.031 2 0.024   1 0.035 1 0.026   1 0.034 1 0.027
B1B95 2 0.109 1 0.038 2 0.027 2 0.034 2 0.019 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.015 2 0.013 2 0.011 1 0.010 1 0.024 2 0.017 2 0.009 1 0.001 2 0.016 2 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.019 1 0.010
B3LYP 2 0.103 2 0.038 2 0.027 2 0.036 2 0.021 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.020 2 0.014 2 0.012 1 0.013 2 0.019 2 0.017 2 0.011 2 0.008 2 0.017 2 0.010 2 0.006 1 0.020 1 0.013
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.040     2 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.023   1 0.014 1 0.013 1 0.026 1 0.021 1 0.014   1 0.021 1 0.014   1 0.020 1 0.013
B3PW91 2 0.106 2 0.042 2 0.032 2 0.037 2 0.022 2 0.018 2 0.018 2 0.020 2 0.015 2 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.024 2 0.018 2 0.011   1 0.020 1 0.012   1 0.020 1 0.013
mPW1PW91 2 0.100 2 0.040 2 0.029 2 0.036 2 0.021 2 0.016 2 0.016 2 0.018 2 0.012 2 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.021 2 0.016 2 0.009   1 0.018 1 0.010   1 0.018 1 0.010
M06-2X 1 0.114 1 0.028 2 0.014 1 0.033 2 0.015 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.014 1 0.012 2 0.008 1 0.016 1 0.018 1 0.010   1 0.019 1 0.008   1 0.018 1 0.009
PBEPBE 2 0.090 2 0.057 2 0.045 2 0.053 2 0.037 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.035 2 0.029 2 0.027 1 0.027 1 0.041 2 0.034 2 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.036 1 0.027 1 0.017 1 0.036 1 0.027
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.057     1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.037   1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.041 1 0.036 1 0.028   1 0.036 1 0.027   1 0.036 1 0.027
PBE1PBE 1 0.104 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.041 2 0.024 1 0.027 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.018 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.022 1 0.015   1 0.022 1 0.013   1 0.021 1 0.014
HSEh1PBE 1 0.103 2 0.043 1 0.033 1 0.041 2 0.024 1 0.023 2 0.019 1 0.023 1 0.018 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.022 2 0.012   1 0.022 1 0.013   1 0.021 1 0.014
TPSSh 1 0.102 1 0.048 1 0.038 1 0.045 2 0.025 1 0.026 2 0.021 1 0.023 1 0.018 2 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.025 1 0.023 2 0.013 1 0.014 1 0.023 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.022 1 0.015
wB97X-D 1 0.104 1 0.044 2 0.032 1 0.036 2 0.019 1 0.019 2 0.015 1 0.019 2 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.008 2 0.015 2 0.013 2 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.016 2 0.007 1 0.007 1 0.016 1 0.010
B97D3 1 0.074 2 0.067 1 0.065 1 0.078 2 0.050 1 0.058 2 0.045 1 0.057 2 0.040 1 0.049 2 0.036 2 0.047 1 0.057 2 0.036 1 0.046 1 0.056 2 0.035 1 0.043 1 0.055 2 0.035
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.127 2 0.042 2 0.029 2 0.041 2 0.024 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.019 2 0.004 2 0.004 1 0.002 2 0.001 2 0.007 2 0.004 2 0.001 2 0.012 2 0.004 2 0.001 1 0.011 1 0.003
MP2=FULL 2 0.126 2 0.043 2 0.029 2 0.042 2 0.023 2 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.019 2 0.003 2 0.004 1 0.001 1 0.000 2 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.009 1 0.007 1 0.013 2 0.013 1 0.005 1 0.003
ROMP2 1 0.129 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.035 1 0.017 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.000 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.000   1 0.009     1 0.009 1 0.002
MP3         2 0.030   2 0.014       1 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.004         1 0.014 1 0.005
MP3=FULL   1 0.050 1 0.029 1 0.051 2 0.031 1 0.005 2 0.013 1 0.023 1 0.002 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.002 1 0.004 1 0.005   1 0.010 1 0.012   1 0.009 1 0.001
MP4   2 0.061     2 0.036     1 0.028 2 0.010   1 0.009 1 0.006 1 0.008 2 0.011   1 0.017 1 0.009   1 0.017 1 0.010
MP4=FULL   1 0.058     1 0.031       1 0.004   1 0.005   1 0.008 1 0.002   1 0.013 1 0.009   1 0.012 1 0.002
B2PLYP 1 0.111 1 0.037 1 0.024 1 0.038 2 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.019   1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.015 1 0.013 2 0.009   1 0.015 1 0.007   1 0.015 1 0.007
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.110 1 0.038 1 0.024 1 0.038 1 0.022 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.019 1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.004   1 0.014 1 0.002   1 0.013 1 0.005
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.110 1 0.038 1 0.024 1 0.038 2 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.019 1 0.010 1 0.005 1 0.006 1 0.015 2 0.012 2 0.004   1 0.014 2 0.001   1 0.013 1 0.005
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.067 2 0.046 2 0.066 2 0.039     2 0.036     1 0.010   1 0.009 1 0.009         1 0.019 1 0.011
CISD   2 0.074 2 0.052 2 0.073 2 0.046     2 0.042     1 0.014   1 0.014 1 0.013         1 0.024 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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.074 2 0.065 2 0.073 2 0.046 2 0.023 2 0.022 2 0.042 2 0.016 2 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.013 2 0.020 2 0.017   1 0.024 1 0.015   1 0.024 1 0.015
QCISD(T)         2 0.046 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.038     1 0.015 1 0.013 2 0.020 2 0.017   2 0.027 2 0.017   1 0.025 1 0.016
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.042   1 0.017       1 0.011   1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.003 1 0.006 1 0.019 1 0.008
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.042   1 0.017       1 0.015   1 0.016 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.025 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.016
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.042   1 0.017       1 0.012   1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.003 1 0.005 1 0.019 1 0.008
Coupled Cluster CCD   2 0.067 2 0.046 2 0.066 2 0.039 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.036 2 0.011 2 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.008 2 0.014 2 0.013   2 0.022 2 0.013   1 0.019 1 0.011
CCSD         2 0.046 1 0.017 1 0.016 1 0.037 1 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.014 1 0.013 1 0.011 1 0.024 1 0.015 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.015
CCSD=FULL         1 0.040         1 0.002 1 0.010 1 0.011 1 0.014 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.019 1 0.004 1 0.006 1 0.018 1 0.006
CCSD(T)         1 0.042 1 0.018 1 0.017 1 0.038 1 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.015 1 0.013 2 0.020 2 0.017 1 0.012 2 0.027 2 0.017 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.016
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.042           1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.004 1 0.002 1 0.020 1 0.003 1 0.006 1 0.019 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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ 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 2 0.045 2 0.024 2 0.023 2 0.020 2 0.007 2 0.019     2 0.005
ROHF                 1 0.002
density functional BLYP                 1 0.025
B1B95 1 0.058 1 0.035             1 0.011
B3LYP 2 0.049 2 0.031 2 0.035 2 0.029 2 0.013 2 0.028     2 0.012
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.012
B3PW91                 1 0.013
mPW1PW91                 1 0.011
M06-2X                 1 0.008
PBEPBE                 2 0.028
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.027
PBE1PBE                 1 0.014
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.014
TPSSh                 1 0.014
wB97X-D 1 0.059 1 0.037 1 0.041 1 0.036 1 0.018 1 0.030     1 0.009
B97D3                 1 0.048
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.059 2 0.038 2 0.037 2 0.029 2 0.021 2 0.031     2 0.002
MP2=FULL                 1 0.011
ROMP2                 1 0.005
MP3                 1 0.000
MP3=FULL                 1 0.008
MP4=FULL                 1 0.004
B2PLYP                 1 0.004
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.003
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.003
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.004
CISD                 1 0.008
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.008
QCISD(T)                 1 0.009
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.002
QCISD(TQ)                 1 0.009
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 1 0.002
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.004
CCSD                 1 0.008
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.001
CCSD(T)                 1 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 0.002
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.