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Comparison of experiment and theory for rPF

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Species with coordinate rPF
Species Name
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride
PF2 Phosphorus difluoride
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 2 0.035
PM3 2 0.027
PM6 2 0.010
composite G2 2 0.001
G3 2 0.001
G3B3 2 0.033
G3MP2 1 0.001
G4 2 0.013
CBS-Q 1 0.006
molecular mechanics DREIDING 1 0.043

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-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2 0.063 2 0.048 2 0.003 2 0.101 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.006 2 0.003 2 0.003 2 0.019 2 0.022 2 0.002 2 0.027 2 0.016 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.016 2 0.022 1 0.022 1 0.021 2 0.022 2 0.016
ROHF   1 0.051 1 0.001 1 0.103 1 0.001 1 0.001 1 0.009 1 0.001 1 0.001   1 0.020 1 0.002 1 0.032 1 0.016 1 0.023 1 0.028 1 0.016 1 0.023     1 0.028 1 0.016
density functional LSDA 1 0.143 1 0.096 1 0.040 1 0.133 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.033 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.008     1 0.053 1 0.018   1 0.050            
BLYP 2 0.144 2 0.109 2 0.046 2 0.164 2 0.054 2 0.054 2 0.067 2 0.059 2 0.059 2 0.034 2 0.041 2 0.068 2 0.081 2 0.047   2 0.086 2 0.049   1 0.037 1 0.039 2 0.085 2 0.049
B1B95 2 0.105 2 0.017 2 0.017 2 0.126 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.029 2 0.022 2 0.022 2 0.004 2 0.005 2 0.028 2 0.048 2 0.011   2 0.048 2 0.012   1 0.004 1 0.005 1 0.052 2 0.012
B3LYP 2 0.116 2 0.085 2 0.027 2 0.139 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.043 2 0.035 2 0.035 2 0.013 2 0.017 2 0.042 2 0.059 2 0.023 2 0.017 2 0.061 2 0.025 2 0.017 1 0.015 1 0.016 2 0.060 2 0.025
B3LYPultrafine   2 0.085     2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.043 2 0.035   2 0.013 2 0.017 2 0.042 2 0.059 2 0.023   2 0.061 2 0.025   1 0.015 1 0.016 2 0.060 2 0.025
B3PW91 2 0.114 2 0.083 2 0.025 2 0.136 2 0.030 2 0.030 1 0.039 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.011 2 0.012 2 0.036 2 0.056 2 0.019   2 0.056 2 0.020   1 0.011 1 0.012 2 0.055 2 0.020
mPW1PW91 2 0.108 2 0.078 2 0.021 2 0.131 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.033 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.031 2 0.051 2 0.014   2 0.051 2 0.015   1 0.007 1 0.008 2 0.050 2 0.015
M06-2X 2 0.091 2 0.067 2 0.015 2 0.119 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.027 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.003 2 0.005 2 0.026 2 0.045 2 0.010   2 0.045 2 0.011   1 0.003 1 0.003 2 0.044 2 0.011
PBEPBE 2 0.137 2 0.103 2 0.041 2 0.157 2 0.048 2 0.048 2 0.059 2 0.050 2 0.050 2 0.029 2 0.033 2 0.059 2 0.075 2 0.039   2 0.078 2 0.041   1 0.031 1 0.032 2 0.077 2 0.041
PBEPBEultrafine   2 0.103     2 0.048 2 0.048 2 0.059 2 0.050   2 0.029 2 0.033 2 0.059 2 0.075 2 0.039   2 0.078 2 0.041   1 0.031 1 0.032 2 0.077 2 0.041
PBE1PBE 2 0.107 2 0.021 2 0.021 2 0.131 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.033 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.032 2 0.051 2 0.014   2 0.052 2 0.015   1 0.007 1 0.008 2 0.051 2 0.015
HSEh1PBE 2 0.109 2 0.079 2 0.021 2 0.132 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.034 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.008 2 0.009 2 0.033 2 0.052 2 0.015   2 0.053 2 0.016   1 0.008 1 0.009 2 0.052 2 0.016
TPSSh 2 0.122 2 0.089 2 0.030 2 0.141 2 0.035 2 0.035 2 0.043 2 0.035 2 0.035 2 0.016 2 0.017 2 0.042 2 0.060 2 0.024 2 0.018 2 0.061 2 0.025 2 0.018 1 0.016 1 0.017 2 0.060 2 0.025
wB97X-D 2 0.108 2 0.078 2 0.022 2 0.130 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.034 2 0.026 2 0.026 2 0.007 2 0.008 2 0.032 2 0.052 2 0.015 2 0.009 2 0.052 2 0.016 2 0.008 1 0.008 1 0.009 2 0.051 2 0.016
B97D3 2 0.137 2 0.103 2 0.041 2 0.157 2 0.045 2 0.045 2 0.055 2 0.047 2 0.047 2 0.026 2 0.028 2 0.054 2 0.072 2 0.035 2 0.029 2 0.074 2 0.036 2 0.029 1 0.025 1 0.026 2 0.073 2 0.036
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-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.089 2 0.075 2 0.022 2 0.141 2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.043 2 0.025 2 0.025 2 0.010 2 0.011 2 0.034 2 0.056 2 0.014 2 0.008 2 0.062 2 0.018 2 0.009 1 0.007 1 0.008 2 0.061 2 0.017
MP2=FULL 2 0.089 2 0.075 2 0.021 2 0.140 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.040 2 0.024 2 0.024 2 0.005 2 0.009 2 0.034 2 0.055 2 0.011 2 0.005 2 0.059 2 0.013 2 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.005 2 0.058 2 0.012
ROMP2 1 0.064 1 0.017 1 0.017 1 0.139 1 0.030 1 0.030 1 0.047 1 0.024 1 0.024 1 0.008 1 0.013 1 0.036 1 0.057 1 0.013   1 0.068         1 0.067 1 0.018
MP3         2 0.025   2 0.031       1 0.000 1 0.024 1 0.050 1 0.001         1 0.004 1 0.003 1 0.055 1 0.004
MP3=FULL   1 0.070 1 0.013 1 0.129 2 0.023 1 0.022 2 0.030 1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.023 1 0.049 1 0.001   1 0.053 1 0.001   1 0.007 1 0.006 1 0.052 1 0.002
MP4   1 0.083     1 0.036       1 0.030   1 0.019 1 0.042 1 0.064 1 0.018   1 0.076 1 0.024   1 0.009 1 0.010 1 0.075 1 0.024
MP4=FULL   1 0.083     1 0.033       1 0.030   1 0.017   1 0.062 1 0.015   1 0.073 1 0.018   1 0.006 1 0.007 1 0.072 1 0.017
B2PLYP 2 0.104 2 0.079 2 0.023 2 0.138 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.041 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.010 2 0.013 2 0.037 2 0.057 2 0.018   2 0.060 2 0.021   1 0.010 1 0.011 2 0.059 2 0.020
B2PLYP=FULL 2 0.104 2 0.079 2 0.023 2 0.138 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.040 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.009 2 0.013 2 0.037 2 0.056 2 0.017   2 0.059 2 0.019   1 0.009 1 0.010 2 0.058 2 0.019
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 2 0.104 2 0.079 2 0.023 2 0.138 2 0.030 2 0.030 2 0.040 2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.009 2 0.013 2 0.037 2 0.056 2 0.017   2 0.059 2 0.019   1 0.009 1 0.010 2 0.058 2 0.019
Configuration interaction CID   1 0.067 1 0.011 1 0.126 1 0.019     1 0.011     1 0.007   1 0.045 1 0.005         1 0.015 1 0.015 1 0.048 1 0.003
CISD   1 0.070 1 0.013 1 0.128 1 0.020     1 0.012     1 0.006   1 0.047 1 0.004         1 0.015 1 0.014 1 0.049 1 0.002
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-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2 0.071 1 0.020 1 0.141 2 0.031 1 0.031 1 0.045 1 0.024 2 0.022 1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.033 1 0.059 1 0.009   1 0.065 1 0.013   1 0.001 1 0.002 1 0.065 1 0.012
QCISD(T)         1 0.033     1 0.027     1 0.014 1 0.038 1 0.062 1 0.014   1 0.070 1 0.019   1 0.006 1 0.006 1 0.070 1 0.018
QCISD(T)=FULL         1 0.031   1 0.046       1 0.012   1 0.060 1 0.011 1 0.004 1 0.067 1 0.013 1 0.003 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.066 1 0.011
Coupled Cluster CCD   1 0.072 1 0.014 1 0.133 2 0.027 1 0.026 1 0.039 1 0.018 1 0.018 1 0.002 1 0.003 1 0.027 1 0.053 1 0.004   1 0.059 1 0.007   1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.058 1 0.007
CCSD         2 0.029 2 0.029 2 0.038 2 0.020 2 0.020 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.028 2 0.053 2 0.007 2 0.001 2 0.055 2 0.010 1 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.000 2 0.054 2 0.009
CCSD=FULL         2 0.027         2 0.002 2 0.003 2 0.027 2 0.052 2 0.004 2 0.004 2 0.053 2 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.004 1 0.002 2 0.051 1 0.003
CCSD(T)         2 0.033 2 0.033 2 0.042 2 0.025 1 0.026 1 0.009 1 0.013 1 0.037 2 0.058 2 0.012 1 0.006 1 0.069 1 0.017 1 0.007 1 0.005 1 0.005 1 0.068 1 0.017
CCSD(T)=FULL         1 0.030           1 0.011 1 0.036 1 0.059 1 0.010 1 0.003 1 0.066 1 0.012 1 0.002 1 0.001 1 0.003 1 0.065 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-pV(T+d)Z 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 2 0.122 2 0.014 2 0.120 2 0.015 2 0.101 2 0.095     2 0.022
ROHF                 1 0.023
density functional BLYP                 2 0.038
B1B95 1 0.154 1 0.043             2 0.004
B3LYP 2 0.167 2 0.051 2 0.164 2 0.053 2 0.146 2 0.138     2 0.015
B3LYPultrafine                 2 0.015
B3PW91                 2 0.011
mPW1PW91                 2 0.006
M06-2X                 2 0.002
PBEPBE                 2 0.031
PBEPBEultrafine                 2 0.031
PBE1PBE                 2 0.007
HSEh1PBE                 2 0.008
TPSSh                 2 0.016
wB97X-D 2 0.156 2 0.046 2 0.154 2 0.048 2 0.137 2 0.127     2 0.007
B97D3                 2 0.026
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.181 2 0.055 2 0.175 2 0.055 2 0.155 2 0.146     2 0.008
MP2=FULL                 2 0.005
ROMP2                 1 0.007
MP3                 1 0.006
MP3=FULL                 1 0.007
MP4                 1 0.011
MP4=FULL                 1 0.009
B2PLYP                 2 0.011
B2PLYP=FULL                 2 0.010
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 2 0.010
Configuration interaction CID                 1 0.012
CISD                 1 0.011
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 1 0.002
QCISD(T)                 1 0.007
QCISD(T)=FULL                 1 0.005
Coupled Cluster CCD                 1 0.003
CCSD                 2 0.001
CCSD=FULL                 2 0.002
CCSD(T)                 1 0.006
CCSD(T)=FULL                 1 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.