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Comparison of experiment and theory for rNC

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rNC
Species Name
AlNC Aluminum isocyanide
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 0.031
PM3 1 0.021
PM6 1 0.018
composite G2 1 0.005
G3 1 0.005
G3B3 1 0.026
G4 1 0.021
CBS-Q 1 0.006

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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.017 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.005 1 0.003 1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.004
density functional LSDA                                     1 0.016 1 0.016    
BLYP 1 0.067 1 0.044 1 0.045 1 0.050 1 0.038 1 0.038 1 0.036 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.033 1 0.025 1 0.027 1 0.040 1 0.026   1 0.036 1 0.025   1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.036 1 0.024
B1B95 1 0.045 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.021 1 0.016 1 0.016 1 0.018 1 0.012 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.013   1 0.022 1 0.012   1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.022 1 0.012
B3LYP 1 0.051 1 0.032 1 0.033 1 0.038 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.028 1 0.015 1 0.013 1 0.025 1 0.014 1 0.013 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.025 1 0.014
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.032     1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.019   1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.028 1 0.015   1 0.025 1 0.014   1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.025 1 0.014
B3PW91 1 0.049 1 0.033 1 0.034 1 0.038 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.024 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.028 1 0.015   1 0.025 1 0.014   1 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.025 1 0.014
mPW1PW91 1 0.046 1 0.030 1 0.031 1 0.035 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.022 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.019 1 0.012 1 0.014 1 0.026 1 0.013   1 0.023 1 0.013   1 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.023 1 0.012
M06-2X 1 0.037 1 0.029 1 0.030 1 0.032 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.020 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.010 1 0.012 1 0.023 1 0.011   1 0.020 1 0.011   1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.020 1 0.011
PBEPBE 1 0.064 1 0.045 1 0.046 1 0.049 1 0.038 1 0.038 1 0.036 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.033 1 0.026 1 0.027 1 0.040 1 0.027   1 0.036 1 0.026   1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.036 1 0.026
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.045     1 0.038 1 0.038 1 0.036 1 0.031   1 0.033 1 0.026 1 0.027 1 0.040 1 0.027   1 0.036 1 0.026   1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.036 1 0.026
PBE1PBE 1 0.045 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.036 1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.023 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.015 1 0.027 1 0.014   1 0.024 1 0.014   1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.024 1 0.014
HSEh1PBE 1 0.046 1 0.031 1 0.032 1 0.036 1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.023 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.015 1 0.027 1 0.014   1 0.024 1 0.013   1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.023 1 0.013
TPSSh 1 0.053 1 0.038 1 0.039 1 0.042 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.021 1 0.032 1 0.019 1 0.018 1 0.030 1 0.019 1 0.018 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.029 1 0.019
wB97X-D 1 0.045 1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.035 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.022 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.019 1 0.012 1 0.014 1 0.026 1 0.013 1 0.011 1 0.023 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.023 1 0.012
B97D3 1 0.064 1 0.043 1 0.043 1 0.048 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.034 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.031 1 0.023 1 0.025 1 0.038 1 0.024 1 0.022 1 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.022 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.034 1 0.023
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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.060 1 0.046 1 0.048 1 0.054 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.036 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.043 1 0.027 1 0.024 1 0.042 1 0.027 1 0.024 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.042 1 0.027
MP2=FULL 1 0.060 1 0.046 1 0.048 1 0.054 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.035 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.027 1 0.023 1 0.025 1 0.042 1 0.023 1 0.020 1 0.041 1 0.021 1 0.020 1 0.023 1 0.024 1 0.041 1 0.021
MP3                                     1 0.011 1 0.012    
MP3=FULL                                     1 0.009 1 0.010    
MP4                                     1 0.032 1 0.032    
MP4=FULL                                     1 0.030 1 0.030    
B2PLYP 1 0.053 1 0.037 1 0.039 1 0.044 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.020 1 0.034 1 0.020   1 0.032 1 0.019   1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.031 1 0.019
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.053 1 0.037 1 0.039 1 0.044 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.034 1 0.019   1 0.031 1 0.018   1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.031 1 0.018
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1 0.053 1 0.037 1 0.039 1 0.044 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.034 1 0.019   1 0.031 1 0.018   1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.031 1 0.018
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.028 1 0.030 1 0.035 1 0.020     1 0.014     1 0.008   1 0.025 1 0.009         1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.023 1 0.009
CISD   1 0.030 1 0.032 1 0.038 1 0.022     1 0.016     1 0.010   1 0.027 1 0.011         1 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.025 1 0.010
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-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.039 1 0.041 1 0.047 1 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.030 1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.024 1 0.018 1 0.020 1 0.036 1 0.020   1 0.035 1 0.019   1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.035 1 0.019
QCISD(T)         1 0.037     1 0.031     1 0.025 1 0.026 1 0.042 1 0.026   1 0.041 1 0.026   1 0.025 1 0.025 1 0.041 1 0.026
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.035   1 0.034       1 0.023   1 0.042 1 0.022 1 0.020 1 0.040 1 0.020 1 0.019 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.040 1 0.019
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.033 1 0.035 1 0.041 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.025 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.019 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.031 1 0.015   1 0.031 1 0.015   1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.030 1 0.015
CCSD         1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.022 1 0.017 1 0.018 1 0.034 1 0.018 1 0.014 1 0.033 1 0.017 1 0.014 1 0.016 1 0.017 1 0.033 1 0.017
CCSD=FULL         1 0.028         1 0.018 1 0.014 1 0.017 1 0.033 1 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.032 1 0.012 1 0.011 1 0.014 1 0.015 1 0.032 1 0.011
CCSD(T)         1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.034 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.029 1 0.024 1 0.026 1 0.041 1 0.025 1 0.022 1 0.040 1 0.025 1 0.022 1 0.024 1 0.025 1 0.040 1 0.025
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.034           1 0.022 1 0.024 1 0.041 1 0.021 1 0.019 1 0.040 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.022 1 0.023 1 0.039 1 0.019
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-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 0.035 1 0.022 1 0.025 1 0.008 1 0.025 1 0.022     1 0.005
density functional BLYP                 1 0.025
B1B95                 1 0.011
B3LYP 1 0.059 1 0.045 1 0.048 1 0.031 1 0.047 1 0.045     1 0.014
B3LYPultrafine                 1 0.014
B3PW91                 1 0.014
mPW1PW91                 1 0.012
M06-2X                 1 0.010
PBEPBE                 1 0.026
PBEPBEultrafine                 1 0.026
PBE1PBE                 1 0.013
HSEh1PBE                 1 0.013
TPSSh                 1 0.018
wB97X-D 1 0.054 1 0.042 1 0.043 1 0.027 1 0.044 1 0.041     1 0.012
B97D3                 1 0.023
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.082 1 0.057 1 0.066 1 0.043 1 0.067 1 0.064     1 0.026
MP2=FULL                 1 0.023
B2PLYP                 1 0.019
B2PLYP=FULL                 1 0.018
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 1 0.018
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.008
CISD                 1 0.010
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.018
QCISD(T)                 1 0.025
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.023
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.014
CCSD                 1 0.016
CCSD=FULL                 1 0.014
CCSD(T)                 1 0.024
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 0.022
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.