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Comparison of experiment and theory for rNaH

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Species with coordinate rNaH
Species Name
NaH sodium 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 PM3 1 0.436
PM6 1 0.599
composite G3 1 0.028
G3B3 1 0.005
G4 1 0.002
CBS-Q 1 0.028

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1 0.233 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.031 1 0.028 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.032 1 0.031 1 0.023 1 0.029 1 0.026 1 0.032 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.028 1 0.033
density functional LSDA 1 0.225 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.011 1 0.014 1 0.014 1 0.010 1 0.014 1 0.019   1 0.016 1 0.010 1 0.015   1 0.029 1 0.018   1 0.020  
BLYP 1 0.200 1 0.028 1 0.020 1 0.010 1 0.013 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.002   1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.007   1 0.002     1 0.004  
B1B95 1 0.216   1 0.026 1 0.012 1 0.007 1 0.006   1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.003   1 0.007 1 0.011 1 0.009   1 0.004 1 0.007   1 0.004  
B3LYP 1 0.214 1 0.017 1 0.010 1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.000 1 0.007 1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.009 1 0.008 1 0.002 1 0.007 1 0.005  
B3LYPultrafine         1 0.002               1 0.001 1 0.002   1 0.009 1 0.006   1 0.005  
B3PW91 1 0.215 1 0.039 1 0.033 1 0.013 1 0.010 1 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.005   1 0.010 1 0.014 1 0.012   1 0.005     1 0.007  
mPW1PW91 1 0.218 1 0.033 1 0.028 1 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.011 1 0.009 1 0.003   1 0.007 1 0.012 1 0.010   1 0.004 1 0.008   1 0.005  
M06-2X 1 0.228 1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.008 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.008 1 0.010 1 0.014 1 0.013 1 0.013 1 0.008 1 0.009   1 0.015 1 0.010   1 0.013  
PBEPBE 1 0.204 1 0.040 1 0.033 1 0.017 1 0.013 1 0.011 1 0.011 1 0.016 1 0.013 1 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.013   1 0.004 1 0.011   1 0.009  
PBEPBEultrafine         1 0.013               1 0.015 1 0.013   1 0.004 1 0.011   1 0.009  
PBE1PBE 1 0.220   1 0.023 1 0.010 1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.002   1 0.004 1 0.009 1 0.008   1 0.002 1 0.006   1 0.003  
HSEh1PBE 1 0.219 1 0.029 1 0.023 1 0.009 1 0.006 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.001   1 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.008   1 0.002 1 0.006   1 0.003  
TPSSh   1 0.040 1 0.033 1 0.016 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.010 1 0.015   1 0.014     1 0.016 1 0.013   1 0.009 1 0.011   1 0.008  
wB97X-D     1 0.050   1 0.025   1 0.023   1 0.026     1 0.026 1 0.023 1 0.027     1 0.026      
B97D3   1 0.054     1 0.031   1 0.029   1 0.033   1 0.031 1 0.037   1 0.033     1 0.033     1 0.034
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1 0.229 1 0.055 1 0.045 1 0.043 1 0.031 1 0.021 1 0.021 1 0.028 1 0.021     1 0.019 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.030 1 0.034 1 0.032 1 0.031 1 0.023  
MP2=FULL 1 0.231 1 0.056 1 0.044 1 0.044 1 0.031 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.020 1 0.013 1 0.012   1 0.008 1 0.027 1 0.020 1 0.120 1 0.012 1 0.010 1 0.319 1 0.004  
MP3         1 0.037   1 0.024                       1 0.025  
MP3=FULL         1 0.034   1 0.022                       1 0.000  
MP4   1 0.072     1 0.042     1 0.033 1 0.020     1 0.023 1 0.031 1 0.032   1 0.038 1 0.037   1 0.028  
MP4=FULL   1 0.073     1 0.041       1 0.013       1 0.028 1 0.023   1 0.015 1 0.010   1 0.001  
B2PLYP         1 0.007                           1 0.002  
B2PLYP=FULL                                     1 0.007  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         1 0.007               1 0.006 1 0.002     1 0.008      
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.075 1 0.061 1 0.060 1 0.045     1 0.035                     1 0.029  
CISD   1 0.084 1 0.068 1 0.069 1 0.051     1 0.042                     1 0.031  
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1 0.084 1 0.069 1 0.069 1 0.051 1 0.034 1 0.034 1 0.042 1 0.026 1 0.025   1 0.031 1 0.037 1 0.037   1 0.043 1 0.041   1 0.031  
QCISD(T)         1 0.052 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.042       1 0.030 1 0.037 1 0.037   1 0.043 1 0.041   1 0.032  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.075 1 0.061 1 0.060 1 0.045 1 0.029 1 0.028 1 0.035 1 0.022 1 0.022   1 0.023 1 0.032 1 0.034   1 0.040 1 0.038   1 0.029  
CCSD         1 0.052 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.042       1 0.031 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.039 1 0.043 1 0.041 1 0.040 1 0.031  
CCSD=FULL         1 0.051             1 0.020 1 0.035 1 0.029 1 0.124 1 0.019 1 0.005 1 0.319 1 0.008  
CCSD(T)   1 0.084     1 0.052 1 0.035 1 0.035 1 0.042 1 0.027   1 0.035 1 0.030 1 0.037 1 0.037 1 0.039 1 0.043 1 0.041 1 0.040 1 0.032  
CCSD(T)=FULL   1 0.085 1 0.069 1 0.070   1 0.033 1 0.033 1 0.036       1 0.020 1 0.035 1 0.029 1 0.127 1 0.019 1 0.007 1 0.321 1 0.007  
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 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 0.028
density functional B1B95 1 0.071 1 0.055              
B3LYP                 1 0.003
PBEPBE                 1 0.013
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2                 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.