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Comparison of experiment and theory for rNaCl

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Species with coordinate rNaCl
Species Name
NaCl Sodium Chloride
Na2Cl2 Disodium dichloride
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 PM6 2 0.467
composite G2 1 0.036
G3 1 0.036
G3B3 2 0.016
G3MP2 1 0.036
G4 2 0.020
CBS-Q 1 0.036

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-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.197 2 0.043 2 0.015 2 0.053 2 0.039 2 0.026 1 0.045 2 0.029 2 0.030 2 0.022 2 0.024 1 0.045 2 0.026 1 0.037 1 0.035 1 0.046 2 0.027 1 0.035 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.030 2 0.455
density functional LSDA 2 0.235 2 0.041 2 0.074 2 0.039 2 0.060 2 0.060 2 0.056 2 0.061 2 0.061 2 0.080   1 0.011 2 0.053 2 0.062   2 0.062 1 0.020     1 0.019 1 0.028  
BLYP 2 0.195 2 0.031 2 0.023 2 0.043 2 0.466 2 0.023 2 0.032 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.024   1 0.041 1 0.027 1 0.034   2 0.028       1 0.029 1 0.025  
B1B95 2 0.204   2 0.041 2 0.040 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.035 2 0.034 2 0.034 2 0.038   1 0.029 2 0.027 2 0.032   1 0.011       1 0.022 1 0.011  
B3LYP 2 0.204 2 0.027 2 0.035 2 0.034 2 0.023 2 0.026 2 0.028 2 0.027 1 0.025 2 0.033 2 0.030 2 0.024 2 0.021 1 0.020 1 0.015 1 0.025 2 0.026 1 0.016 1 0.019 1 0.016 1 0.011  
B3LYPultrafine   1 0.032     2 0.023 1 0.015 1 0.029 1 0.025       1 0.027 1 0.014 2 0.032   1 0.024 2 0.023     1 0.016 1 0.011  
B3PW91 1 0.146 2 0.034 2 0.018 2 0.039 2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.028 2 0.026 1 0.026 2 0.030   1 0.031 1 0.022 1 0.023   2 0.027 1 0.028     1 0.023 1 0.014  
mPW1PW91 1 0.149 2 0.029 1 0.005 2 0.036 2 0.027 2 0.027 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.034   1 0.025 1 0.018 1 0.018   2 0.029 1 0.016     1 0.019 1 0.009  
M06-2X 1 0.157 1 0.025 2 0.425 1 0.041 2 0.419 1 0.003 1 0.016 1 0.009 1 0.009 1 0.011 2 0.411 1 0.014 1 0.006 1 0.021   1 0.013 1 0.020     1 0.005 1 0.001  
PBEPBE 1 0.146 2 0.031 1 0.003 1 0.056 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.030 2 0.028 2 0.027 2 0.031 2 0.028 1 0.032 2 0.021 2 0.026   1 0.029 1 0.024     1 0.024 1 0.015  
PBEPBEultrafine   1 0.042     2 0.033 1 0.021 1 0.036 1 0.029       1 0.032 1 0.022 1 0.024   1 0.029 1 0.024     1 0.024 1 0.015  
PBE1PBE 1 0.152   1 0.010 1 0.047 2 0.030 1 0.012 1 0.024 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.003   1 0.021 1 0.014 1 0.014   1 0.020 1 0.013     1 0.015 1 0.005  
HSEh1PBE 1 0.152 2 0.029 1 0.009 1 0.048 2 0.029 1 0.013 2 0.031 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.002   1 0.022 1 0.015 2 0.030   1 0.021 1 0.014     1 0.016 1 0.006  
TPSSh   1 0.046 1 0.000 1 0.056 2 0.469 1 0.021 2 0.473 1 0.027   2 0.461   1 0.031 1 0.024 2 0.464   1 0.029 1 0.022     1 0.025 1 0.014  
wB97X-D     2 0.482   2 0.471   2 0.475   2 0.477     2 0.492 2 0.475 2 0.467     2 0.467          
B97D3   2 0.509     2 0.479   2 0.483   2 0.486   2 0.476 2 0.552   2 0.477     2 0.472         2 0.464
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-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.146 2 0.056 2 0.018 2 0.067 2 0.478 2 0.031 2 0.039 2 0.477 2 0.034 2 0.026   2 0.031 2 0.029 1 0.041 1 0.044 1 0.064 1 0.045 1 0.047 1 0.036 1 0.036 1 0.036  
MP2=FULL 1 0.122 2 0.056 1 0.012 1 0.088 2 0.030 2 0.031 2 0.036 2 0.039 1 0.019 1 0.024   1 0.040 1 0.039 1 0.037 1 0.025 2 0.034 1 0.024 1 0.071 1 0.036 1 0.027 1 0.012  
MP3         2 0.031   2 0.478         1 0.043 1 0.040 1 0.042           1 0.035 1 0.033  
MP3=FULL         2 0.476   2 0.479         1 0.039 1 0.038 1 0.036           1 0.028 1 0.013  
MP4   1 0.076     2 0.476     1 0.025 1 0.025     1 0.046 1 0.043 1 0.044   1 0.067 1 0.052     1 0.038 1 0.035  
MP4=FULL   1 0.076     1 0.031       1 0.019       1 0.041 1 0.037   1 0.050 1 0.012     1 0.030 1 0.014  
B2PLYP 1 0.150 1 0.041 1 0.009 1 0.057 2 0.032 1 0.017 1 0.030 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.019   1 0.028 1 0.020 2 0.465   1 0.034 1 0.031     1 0.019 1 0.015  
B2PLYP=FULL 1 0.151 1 0.043 1 0.010 1 0.057 1 0.028 1 0.016 1 0.036 1 0.019 1 0.019 1 0.001   1 0.027 1 0.019 1 0.022   1 0.028 1 0.014     1 0.016 1 0.009  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         2 0.438               2 0.458 2 0.409     2 0.408          
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.073 1 0.014 1 0.088 2 0.029     1 0.024                       1 0.035 1 0.031  
CISD   1 0.074 1 0.015 1 0.089 2 0.031     1 0.025                       1 0.036 1 0.032  
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-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.058 1 0.016 1 0.091 2 0.031 1 0.033 1 0.043 2 0.034 1 0.025 1 0.031   1 0.045 1 0.042 1 0.040   1 0.064 1 0.043     1 0.037 1 0.034  
QCISD(T)         1 0.035     1 0.026       1 0.047 1 0.043 1 0.044   1 0.067 1 0.052     1 0.038 1 0.035  
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.032   1 0.042           1 0.041 1 0.037 1 0.023 1 0.051 1 0.011 1 0.082   1 0.030 1 0.014  
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.034   1 0.046           1 0.043 1 0.044 1 0.043 1 0.066 1 0.052 1 0.045        
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.032   1 0.042           1 0.041 1 0.037   1 0.050 1 0.011          
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.074 1 0.015 1 0.089 2 0.031 1 0.032 1 0.043 1 0.023 1 0.023 1 0.027   1 0.044 1 0.041 1 0.042   1 0.063 1 0.048     1 0.036 1 0.033  
CCSD         2 0.477     1 0.025   1 0.031   1 0.045 1 0.042 1 0.040 1 0.040 1 0.063 1 0.043 1 0.042   1 0.037 1 0.034  
CCSD=FULL         1 0.033         1 0.023   1 0.041 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.021 1 0.048 1 0.022 1 0.082   1 0.030 1 0.014  
CCSD(T)         1 0.035 1 0.035   1 0.026     1 0.040 1 0.046 1 0.042 1 0.044 1 0.043 1 0.067 1 0.052 1 0.046 1 0.044 1 0.038 1 0.035  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.032   1 0.042         1 0.043 1 0.041 1 0.037 1 0.023 1 0.050 1 0.011 1 0.082 1 0.037 1 0.030 1 0.014  
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-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ 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 0.118 2 0.070 2 0.051 2 0.023 2 0.053 2 0.038     2 0.474
density functional B1B95 1 0.142 2 0.068              
B3LYP 2 0.116 2 0.070 2 0.058 2 0.026 2 0.056 2 0.028     2 0.461
PBEPBE                 2 0.462
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.130 2 0.066 2 0.066 2 0.025 2 0.056 2 0.048     2 0.477
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.