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Comparison of experiment and theory for rNO

18 10 23 14 56
Species with coordinate rNO
Species Name
CH2NOH formaldoxime
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro-
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene
CH3CHNOH Acetaldoxime
C3H3NO Isoxazole
C2H2N2O Furazan
HCNO fulminic acid
CH3CH(CH3)ONO Isopropyl nitrite
CH3NO3 Methyl nitrate
CH3ONO Methyl nitrite
C2H5NO3 Nitric acid, ethyl ester
CH3NO nitrosomethane
ClNO Nitrosyl chloride
C2H6N2O2 Dimethylnitroamine
C4H5NO Isoxazole, 5-methyl-
HNO3 Nitric acid
HNO2 Nitrous acid
FNO Nitrosyl fluoride
FNO3 Fluorine nitrate
NH2OH hydroxylamine
FNO2 Nitryl fluoride
N2O Nitrous oxide
NO Nitric oxide
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide
NO3 Nitrogen trioxide
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide
ClNO2 Nitryl chloride
F3NO Nitrogen trifluoride oxide
HNO Nitrosyl hydride
C4H5NO 3-Methylisoxazole
C2H3NO Nitrosoethylene
ONNO NO dimer
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 21 0.049
PM3 24 0.026
PM6 43 0.031
composite G2 23 0.035
G3 23 0.035
G3B3 44 0.010
G3MP2 14 0.031
G4 44 0.024
CBS-Q 22 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-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 44 0.063 44 0.030 44 0.030 44 0.024 45 0.042 44 0.042 26 0.042 44 0.047 44 0.047 43 0.046 37 0.048 1 0.039 45 0.050 44 0.045 43 0.047 22 0.046 40 0.043 41 0.380 20 0.042 2 0.038 1 0.038 4 0.028 4 0.032 1 0.040 3 0.035 3 0.026 15 0.035 44 0.049
ROHF 1 0.031 6 0.039 6 0.039 5 0.013 6 0.027 6 0.027 6 0.028 6 0.037 5 0.040 1 0.037 3 0.037 1 0.039 4 0.036 6 0.034 6 0.038 5 0.042 5 0.034 5 0.041 5 0.042     1 0.035 1 0.040 1 0.041     3 0.084 2 0.042
density functional LSDA 39 0.097 39 0.054 38 0.054 39 0.037 40 0.013 39 0.013 39 0.013 40 0.014 39 0.014 39 0.015 4 0.020 1 0.009 11 0.014 39 0.014 39 0.014 1 0.009 36 0.013 10 0.017 1 0.009   1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.009 3 0.010   1 0.001 1 0.008
BLYP 44 0.124 44 0.090 40 0.089 44 0.079 45 0.033 44 0.035 43 0.036 40 0.037 44 0.037 44 0.029 17 0.021 1 0.007 23 0.031 44 0.035 44 0.035 1 0.008 40 0.472 20 0.022 1 0.007   1 0.005 1 0.017 1 0.009 1 0.007 3 0.009   15 0.026 15 0.024
B1B95 44 0.084 42 0.051 44 0.050 44 0.031 44 0.015 44 0.013 44 0.013 44 0.016 44 0.016 44 0.017 16 0.017 1 0.016 22 0.015 44 0.015 44 0.018 2 0.014 41 0.015 34 0.020 2 0.014   1 0.015 1 0.008 1 0.015 1 0.016 3 0.015   11 0.013 13 0.018
B3LYP 44 0.448 44 0.061 44 0.061 44 0.044 44 0.008 44 0.008 44 0.007 44 0.009 27 0.009 45 0.007 37 0.457 1 0.009 45 0.024 44 0.008 44 0.012 20 0.009 30 0.157 41 0.009 20 0.009 2 0.014 1 0.011 4 0.004 4 0.008 1 0.009 3 0.009 3 0.007 15 0.004 15 0.008
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.086 23 0.058 1 0.041 1 0.029 44 0.008 23 0.008 34 0.007 23 0.008 1 0.005 17 0.006 17 0.008 1 0.009 23 0.009 23 0.007 38 0.009 1 0.009 20 0.004 42 0.023 1 0.009   1 0.011       3 0.009   15 0.004 15 0.008
B3PW91 28 0.090 44 0.055 44 0.055 44 0.036 44 0.010 44 0.010 40 0.009 44 0.012 27 0.012 44 0.013 17 0.012 1 0.012 23 0.011 44 0.011 44 0.013 1 0.012 40 0.433 24 0.015 1 0.012   1 0.011 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.012 3 0.011   15 0.008 15 0.012
mPW1PW91 28 0.085 43 0.049 29 0.047 44 0.030 43 0.014 43 0.014 43 0.014 43 0.017 44 0.017 44 0.018 17 0.016 1 0.015 23 0.014 43 0.016 33 0.018 1 0.015 41 0.421 21 0.016 1 0.015   1 0.013 1 0.007 1 0.014 1 0.015 3 0.014   15 0.011 15 0.015
M06-2X 22 0.074 22 0.048 42 0.061 22 0.025 44 0.031 22 0.014 22 0.014 22 0.018 22 0.017 26 0.021 40 0.026 1 0.018 22 0.017 22 0.016 26 0.021 1 0.018 19 0.014 23 0.020 1 0.018   1 0.015 1 0.011 1 0.017 1 0.018 3 0.015   14 0.014 14 0.017
PBEPBE 28 0.109 44 0.079 27 0.073 27 0.054 44 0.021 44 0.021 44 0.020 44 0.021 44 0.021 44 0.016 41 0.450 1 0.003 23 0.019 43 0.021 44 0.019 2 0.003 21 0.013 27 0.015 2 0.003   1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.005 1 0.003 3 0.004 3 0.014 15 0.015 15 0.014
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.102 23 0.075 1 0.060 1 0.044 44 0.021 23 0.019 23 0.018 23 0.017 1 0.007 17 0.013 17 0.010 1 0.003 23 0.019 23 0.018 23 0.015 1 0.003 20 0.014 19 0.011 1 0.003   1 0.004       3 0.004   15 0.015 15 0.014
PBE1PBE 22 0.082 22 0.048 22 0.048 22 0.028 45 0.015 22 0.012 22 0.012 22 0.016 22 0.016 22 0.016 16 0.017 1 0.014 22 0.015 22 0.015 22 0.016 1 0.014 19 0.013 19 0.016 1 0.015   1 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.013 1 0.014 3 0.014   14 0.012 14 0.016
HSEh1PBE 23 0.083 44 0.060 23 0.047 23 0.028 44 0.026 23 0.012 44 0.026 23 0.015 23 0.015 23 0.015 17 0.016 1 0.015 23 0.014 23 0.014 44 0.027 1 0.015 20 0.012 20 0.015 1 0.015   1 0.013 1 0.007 1 0.013 1 0.015 3 0.014   15 0.012 15 0.016
TPSSh 18 0.100 23 0.067 23 0.067 23 0.046 45 0.024 23 0.010 45 0.024 23 0.009 18 0.007 40 0.025 17 0.005   23 0.010 23 0.009 45 0.024 17 0.006 20 0.006 20 0.005 17 0.005   1 0.006 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.005 3 0.006   15 0.006 15 0.008
wB97X-D 20 0.085 20 0.045 42 0.048 20 0.028 42 0.026 20 0.011 42 0.026 20 0.014 42 0.028 20 0.014 17 0.016   42 0.028 42 0.027 42 0.028 19 0.017 20 0.011 42 0.028 19 0.017   1 0.013 1 0.006 1 0.013 1 0.014 3 0.013   15 0.011 15 0.015
B97D3 18 0.110 40 0.067 18 0.072 18 0.054 40 0.024 18 0.016 40 0.024 18 0.013 40 0.024 18 0.011 44 0.022   40 0.027 18 0.014 40 0.023 17 0.012 18 0.013 39 0.022 17 0.011   1 0.003 1 0.008 1 0.001 1 0.000 4 0.003   15 0.014 41 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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 26 0.108 43 0.083 43 0.083 43 0.078 44 0.032 43 0.019 43 0.020 44 0.029 43 0.013 33 0.013 15 0.010 1 0.018 44 0.036 43 0.016 36 0.011 17 0.009 28 0.014 30 0.013 17 0.009 2 0.007 1 0.002 4 0.012 4 0.011 1 0.018 3 0.007 3 0.013 13 0.012 12 0.008
MP2=FULL 26 0.108 32 0.080 28 0.079 28 0.063 43 0.021 37 0.018 38 0.022 43 0.017 25 0.010 29 0.014 15 0.011 1 0.018 21 0.010 32 0.012 33 0.014 17 0.011 22 0.012 23 0.014 17 0.011 2 0.010 1 0.006 4 0.012 4 0.011 1 0.019 4 0.007 3 0.012 13 0.011 13 0.010
ROMP2 3 0.108 3 0.096 3 0.096 3 0.069 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.027 3 0.012 3 0.012 3 0.013 3 0.005 1 0.003 3 0.014 3 0.018 3 0.011 1 0.002 3 0.022   1 0.002               2 0.020 2 0.010
MP3 1 0.014 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.019 43 0.015 1 0.013 44 0.029 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.019 8 0.019 1 0.024 16 0.015 16 0.013 16 0.018 1 0.025 1 0.015 1 0.023 1 0.025   1 0.014 1 0.018 1 0.023 1 0.025 4 0.011   4 0.009 4 0.017
MP3=FULL   11 0.060 11 0.060 11 0.043 44 0.029 11 0.008 44 0.029 11 0.018 11 0.018 11 0.017 7 0.022   15 0.016 15 0.014 15 0.022   11 0.008 11 0.021     1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.024 1 0.026 3 0.014   2 0.011 2 0.021
MP4 1 0.007 20 0.141 4 0.089 4 0.095 30 0.026 1 0.006 1 0.006 4 0.013 18 0.018 4 0.020 6 0.012 1 0.012 14 0.019 14 0.018 25 0.020 1 0.013 10 0.022 10 0.014 1 0.013   1 0.012       3 0.012   1 0.007 2 0.011
MP4=FULL 1 0.007 14 0.154 1 0.010 1 0.014 14 0.023 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.014 14 0.015 1 0.010 6 0.011 1 0.013 1 0.015 14 0.018 14 0.010 1 0.014 11 0.021 11 0.010 1 0.014   1 0.007       3 0.011   1 0.007 1 0.013
B2PLYP 22 0.100 22 0.071 22 0.071 22 0.052 44 0.027 22 0.012 22 0.012 22 0.007 22 0.007 26 0.011 16 0.005 1 0.002 22 0.008 22 0.008 45 0.025 1 0.002 19 0.009 23 0.006 1 0.002   1 0.004 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.003 3 0.003   14 0.009 13 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL 23 0.101 23 0.071 23 0.071 23 0.052 23 0.011 23 0.012 23 0.011 23 0.007 23 0.007 23 0.007 17 0.005 1 0.003 23 0.008 23 0.008 23 0.006 1 0.003 20 0.009 20 0.004 1 0.003   1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.003 3 0.003   15 0.009 15 0.004
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 20 0.100 20 0.071 20 0.071 20 0.052 46 0.015 20 0.013 20 0.012 20 0.006 20 0.006 20 0.007 17 0.005   20 0.007 41 0.013 41 0.011   20 0.009 41 0.010     1 0.006       3 0.003   15 0.009 15 0.004
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.011 28 0.046 23 0.048 23 0.032 39 0.138 2 0.018 2 0.019 23 0.026 1 0.024 4 0.024 15 0.028 1 0.025 1 0.024 15 0.019 15 0.026 1 0.027 1 0.016 1 0.024 1 0.027   1 0.019 1 0.018 1 0.025 1 0.027 4 0.016   12 0.017 12 0.025
CISD   28 0.051 22 0.053 22 0.036 39 0.138 1 0.020 2 0.016 22 0.025 1 0.018 4 0.023 15 0.026 1 0.021 1 0.019 14 0.018 14 0.024 1 0.023 1 0.010 1 0.020 1 0.023   1 0.017 1 0.013 1 0.021 1 0.023 4 0.014   11 0.016 12 0.024
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(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-cc-pCVTZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 5 0.104 42 0.076 26 0.081 29 0.062 34 0.014 30 0.015 30 0.014 33 0.010 36 0.011 30 0.014 15 0.010 1 0.003 22 0.007 30 0.009 32 0.014 1 0.006 20 0.010 24 0.013 1 0.006   1 0.001 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.006 3 0.004   11 0.011 10 0.007
QCISD(T) 1 0.099 1 0.070 1 0.070 1 0.050 28 0.020 1 0.022 1 0.022 22 0.007 4 0.008 1 0.009 15 0.005 1 0.003 22 0.010 23 0.011 23 0.005 1 0.002 19 0.016 19 0.005 1 0.002   1 0.005       4 0.007   13 0.016 13 0.006
QCISD(T)=FULL         17 0.018   17 0.019       9 0.006     17 0.011 14 0.004 9 0.005 14 0.015 14 0.004 8 0.005   1 0.000       3 0.004   6 0.014 6 0.005
QCISD(TQ) 1 0.115 1 0.083 1 0.083 1 0.059 7 0.020 1 0.027 7 0.021 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.011 4 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.011 7 0.010 5 0.004 3 0.002 7 0.016 5 0.006 2 0.002                  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         7 0.019   7 0.020       3 0.010     7 0.010 6 0.005 3 0.003 6 0.016 4 0.002 2 0.003                  
Coupled Cluster CCD 5 0.087 28 0.062 23 0.063 26 0.046 39 0.016 26 0.013 26 0.012 26 0.017 23 0.014 23 0.014 12 0.015 1 0.021 19 0.011 26 0.013 25 0.017 1 0.023 17 0.006 17 0.012 1 0.023   1 0.008 2 0.005 2 0.004   4 0.007   7 0.005 5 0.007
CCSD 1 0.101 1 0.063 1 0.063 1 0.046 36 0.018 14 0.014 14 0.014 14 0.009 15 0.009 27 0.015 16 0.012 1 0.008 23 0.007 23 0.008 27 0.015 17 0.013 20 0.008 24 0.013 10 0.010   1 0.004       3 0.005   12 0.009 11 0.010
CCSD=FULL 1 0.101 1 0.063 1 0.063 1 0.046 25 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.004 1 0.004 25 0.017 14 0.014 1 0.011 21 0.008 18 0.008 25 0.018 13 0.015 18 0.008 22 0.018 13 0.015   1 0.008       4 0.005   7 0.010 10 0.014
CCSD(T) 1 0.102 1 0.037 1 0.065 1 0.046 33 0.019 23 0.020 15 0.019 21 0.006 18 0.006 15 0.007 13 0.005 1 0.003 21 0.008 22 0.009 22 0.004 16 0.005 19 0.014 18 0.004 13 0.005   1 0.003 3 0.011 3 0.004   4 0.005   11 0.014 10 0.005
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.102 1 0.065 1 0.065 1 0.046 21 0.016 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.001 14 0.006 1 0.004 19 0.008 20 0.009 16 0.005 14 0.006 17 0.013 15 0.005 12 0.006   1 0.001 3 0.011 3 0.003   4 0.004   10 0.013 10 0.005
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(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ aug-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 44 0.041 43 0.033 44 0.038 43 0.035 44 0.030 44 0.030     45 0.049
ROHF   1 0.008   1 0.018 1 0.048 1 0.048     3 0.037
density functional LSDA 1 0.068 1 0.033 1 0.063 1 0.024 1 0.048 1 0.048     4 0.019
BLYP 1 0.079 1 0.042 1 0.074 1 0.033 1 0.067 1 0.067     17 0.022
B1B95 32 0.050 33 0.017 1 0.042 1 0.006 1 0.035 1 0.035     16 0.017
B3LYP 44 0.064 43 0.023 44 0.060 43 0.018 44 0.052 43 0.052     44 0.025
B3LYPultrafine 1 0.058 1 0.025 1 0.054 1 0.016 1 0.045 1 0.045     17 0.007
B3PW91 1 0.053 1 0.020 1 0.048 1 0.011 1 0.040 1 0.040     17 0.012
mPW1PW91 1 0.048 1 0.016 1 0.044 1 0.008 1 0.036 1 0.036     17 0.015
M06-2X 1 0.037 1 0.009 1 0.032 1 0.002 1 0.031 1 0.031     16 0.018
PBEPBE 1 0.070 1 0.035 1 0.066 1 0.026 1 0.060 1 0.060     44 0.024
PBEPBEultrafine 1 0.070 1 0.035 1 0.066 1 0.026 1 0.060 1 0.060     17 0.011
PBE1PBE 1 0.048 1 0.016 1 0.044 1 0.008 1 0.036 1 0.036     16 0.016
HSEh1PBE 1 0.049 1 0.017 1 0.045 1 0.008 1 0.037 1 0.037     17 0.015
TPSSh                 17 0.006
wB97X-D 20 0.053 20 0.019 20 0.049 20 0.013 20 0.039 20 0.039     17 0.015
B97D3                 17 0.012
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 43 0.096 42 0.034 43 0.092 42 0.035 43 0.091 43 0.091     43 0.030
MP2=FULL 1 0.015 1 0.004 1 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.020 1 0.020     15 0.009
ROMP2 1 0.087 1 0.042 1 0.080 1 0.034 1 0.074 1 0.074     2 0.008
MP3 1 0.010 1 0.004 1 0.012 1 0.008 1 0.016 1 0.016     8 0.018
MP3=FULL                 7 0.019
MP4 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.011 1 0.011     4 0.013
MP4=FULL 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.003 1 0.011 1 0.011     6 0.011
B2PLYP 1 0.068 1 0.033 1 0.064 1 0.025 1 0.059 1 0.059     16 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.068 1 0.033 1 0.064 1 0.025 1 0.059 1 0.059     17 0.005
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 17 0.005
Configuration interaction CID 1 0.008 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.015 1 0.015     15 0.026
CISD 1 0.044 1 0.003 1 0.032 1 0.002 1 0.024 1 0.024     14 0.025
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.087 1 0.038 1 0.080 1 0.030 1 0.075 1 0.075     15 0.009
QCISD(T) 1 0.083 1 0.042 1 0.076 1 0.034 1 0.068 1 0.068     15 0.004
QCISD(T)=FULL                 9 0.004
QCISD(TQ) 1 0.078 1 0.049 1 0.088 1 0.040 1 0.081 1 0.080     4 0.004
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 2 0.003
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.008 1 0.003 1 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.015 1 0.015     11 0.014
CCSD 1 0.080 1 0.032 1 0.073 1 0.023 1 0.066 1 0.066     15 0.010
CCSD=FULL 1 0.080 1 0.032 1 0.073 1 0.023 1 0.066 1 0.065     11 0.010
CCSD(T) 1 0.082 1 0.036 1 0.074 1 0.026 1 0.066 1 0.066     14 0.003
CCSD(T)=FULL 1 0.082 1 0.036 1 0.074 1 0.026 1 0.066 1 0.066     13 0.004
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.