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Comparison of experiment and theory for rSF

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Species with coordinate rSF
Species Name
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride
SF4 Sulfur tetrafluoride
SF2 sulfur difluoride
SF Monosulfur monofluoride
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 5 0.069
PM3 5 0.043
PM6 5 0.075
composite G2 5 0.007
G3 5 0.007
G3B3 5 0.036
G3MP2 5 0.007
G4 5 0.009
CBS-Q 5 0.005

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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 5 0.077 5 0.058 5 0.014 5 0.108 5 0.007 5 0.007 2 0.004 5 0.009 5 0.009 5 0.028 5 0.031 5 0.008 5 0.013 5 0.025 5 0.030 5 0.012 5 0.024 5 0.030 5 0.032 2 0.031   4 0.032 2 0.030 5 0.011 5 0.024
ROHF   1 0.064 1 0.005 1 0.105 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.003   1 0.027 1 0.004 1 0.018 1 0.024 1 0.030 1 0.016 1 0.024 1 0.030 1 0.032 1 0.031   3 0.033 1 0.031 1 0.015 1 0.024
density functional LSDA 5 0.136 5 0.104 5 0.025 5 0.152 5 0.026 5 0.026 5 0.036 5 0.034 5 0.034 5 0.009   1 0.026 5 0.045 5 0.017   5 0.050 1 0.007   4 0.009 2 0.005   4 0.009 2 0.005    
BLYP 5 0.171 5 0.147 5 0.063 5 0.195 5 0.044 5 0.066 5 0.081 5 0.079 5 0.079 5 0.044 5 0.051 5 0.084 5 0.086 5 0.058   5 0.093 5 0.062   4 0.048 2 0.044   4 0.048 2 0.045 5 0.092 5 0.062
B1B95 5 0.128 5 0.087 5 0.023 5 0.147 5 0.021 5 0.023 5 0.031 5 0.028 5 0.028 5 0.006 5 0.003 5 0.027 5 0.042 5 0.009   5 0.041 4 0.011   4 0.004 2 0.004   4 0.005 2 0.004 1 0.043 5 0.010
B3LYP 5 0.139 5 0.111 5 0.036 5 0.161 5 0.037 5 0.037 5 0.048 5 0.045 5 0.045 5 0.016 5 0.020 5 0.049 5 0.056 5 0.027 5 0.022 5 0.061 5 0.029 5 0.023 5 0.017 2 0.016   4 0.018 2 0.016 5 0.060 5 0.029
B3LYPultrafine   5 0.111     5 0.037 5 0.037 5 0.048 5 0.045   5 0.016 5 0.020 5 0.049 5 0.056 5 0.027   5 0.061 5 0.024   4 0.017 2 0.016   4 0.018 2 0.016 5 0.060 5 0.029
B3PW91 5 0.135 5 0.106 5 0.030 5 0.155 5 0.031 5 0.031 5 0.039 5 0.037 5 0.037 5 0.011 5 0.011 5 0.039 5 0.049 5 0.019   5 0.052 5 0.021   4 0.010 2 0.007   4 0.010 2 0.008 5 0.051 5 0.020
mPW1PW91 5 0.128 5 0.098 5 0.025 5 0.147 5 0.025 5 0.025 5 0.033 5 0.030 5 0.030 5 0.006 5 0.006 5 0.032 5 0.043 5 0.013   5 0.046 5 0.014   4 0.005 2 0.004   4 0.005 2 0.004 5 0.045 5 0.014
M06-2X 5 0.106 5 0.083 5 0.020 5 0.130 5 0.018 5 0.017 5 0.024 5 0.021 5 0.021 5 0.007 5 0.003 5 0.023 5 0.034 5 0.007   5 0.036 5 0.008   4 0.005 2 0.004   4 0.004 2 0.004 5 0.035 5 0.008
PBEPBE 5 0.160 5 0.133 5 0.050 5 0.182 5 0.052 5 0.052 5 0.065 5 0.063 5 0.063 5 0.033 5 0.037 5 0.067 5 0.072 5 0.044   5 0.078 5 0.047   4 0.033 2 0.030   4 0.034 2 0.030 5 0.077 5 0.046
PBEPBEultrafine   5 0.133     5 0.052 5 0.052 5 0.065 5 0.063   5 0.033 5 0.037 5 0.067 5 0.072 5 0.044   5 0.078 5 0.046   4 0.033 2 0.030   4 0.034 2 0.030 5 0.077 5 0.046
PBE1PBE 5 0.126 5 0.025 5 0.025 5 0.147 5 0.024 5 0.025 5 0.032 5 0.029 5 0.029 5 0.007 5 0.005 5 0.032 5 0.043 5 0.012   5 0.045 5 0.014   4 0.005 2 0.004   4 0.005 2 0.004 5 0.044 5 0.014
HSEh1PBE 5 0.128 5 0.099 5 0.026 5 0.149 5 0.026 5 0.026 5 0.034 5 0.031 5 0.031 5 0.007 5 0.007 5 0.034 5 0.044 5 0.014   5 0.047 5 0.016   4 0.006 2 0.004   4 0.006 2 0.005 5 0.046 5 0.016
TPSSh 5 0.145 5 0.115 5 0.038 5 0.163 5 0.034 5 0.038 5 0.041 5 0.045 5 0.045 5 0.018 5 0.019 5 0.047 5 0.057 5 0.024 5 0.021 5 0.060 5 0.028 5 0.021 4 0.016 2 0.015   4 0.017 2 0.015 5 0.059 5 0.028
wB97X-D 5 0.129 5 0.098 5 0.026 5 0.146 5 0.025 5 0.025 5 0.032 5 0.029 5 0.029 5 0.006 5 0.005 5 0.031 5 0.043 5 0.012 4 0.007 5 0.045 5 0.014 5 0.008 3 0.004 1 0.003   3 0.005 1 0.004 5 0.044 5 0.014
B97D3 5 0.163 5 0.134 5 0.051 5 0.183 5 0.052 5 0.052 5 0.063 5 0.060 5 0.060 5 0.030 5 0.033 5 0.064 5 0.071 5 0.041 5 0.036 5 0.076 5 0.043 5 0.037 3 0.033 1 0.030   3 0.034 1 0.030 5 0.075 5 0.043
B97D3ultrafine                                 2 0.050                
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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.114 5 0.097 5 0.037 5 0.163 5 0.026 5 0.040 5 0.052 5 0.021 5 0.028 5 0.007 5 0.008 5 0.036 5 0.056 5 0.012 5 0.006 5 0.063 5 0.014 4 0.007 5 0.004 2 0.008   4 0.005 2 0.008 5 0.057 5 0.016
MP2=FULL 5 0.114 5 0.097 5 0.028 5 0.163 5 0.025 5 0.038 5 0.050 5 0.041 5 0.027 5 0.005 5 0.006 5 0.035 5 0.046 5 0.007 5 0.004 5 0.056 5 0.011 5 0.004 5 0.003 4 0.003 1 0.001 4 0.003 4 0.006 5 0.054 5 0.009
ROMP2 1 0.053 1 0.032 1 0.032 1 0.151 1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.044 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.004 1 0.008 1 0.034 1 0.048 1 0.007   1 0.057     1 0.000 1 0.004   1 0.001 1 0.005 1 0.056 1 0.011
MP3         5 0.026   5 0.020       4 0.008 5 0.022 5 0.042 5 0.004         4 0.011 2 0.005   4 0.010 2 0.005 4 0.043 4 0.003
MP3=FULL   4 0.093 4 0.024 4 0.157 5 0.018 4 0.024 5 0.026 4 0.018 4 0.018 4 0.011 4 0.009 5 0.022 5 0.041 5 0.005   4 0.042 4 0.003   4 0.013 2 0.010   4 0.012 2 0.007 4 0.041 4 0.005
MP4 2 0.176 5 0.108     5 0.039     1 0.040 5 0.039 2 0.014 2 0.017 5 0.044 5 0.058 5 0.018   3 0.067 3 0.023   4 0.011 2 0.017   4 0.011 2 0.018 1 0.072 2 0.023
MP4=FULL   5 0.108     5 0.037       5 0.038   2 0.015   5 0.057 5 0.016   3 0.064 3 0.019   4 0.009 2 0.012   4 0.009 2 0.016 2 0.061 2 0.017
B2PLYP 5 0.128 5 0.105 5 0.031 5 0.162 5 0.032 5 0.034 5 0.046 5 0.038 3 0.036 5 0.011 5 0.014 5 0.043 5 0.053 5 0.015   5 0.059 5 0.023   4 0.011 2 0.012   4 0.011 2 0.013 5 0.058 5 0.023
B2PLYP=FULL 5 0.128 5 0.100 5 0.031 5 0.162 5 0.031 5 0.033 5 0.042 5 0.038 5 0.038 5 0.010 5 0.014 5 0.042 5 0.052 5 0.019   5 0.058 5 0.022   4 0.010 2 0.011   4 0.011 2 0.012 5 0.057 5 0.021
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 5 0.128 5 0.105 5 0.031 5 0.162 5 0.033 5 0.033 5 0.045 5 0.038 5 0.038 5 0.010 5 0.014 5 0.042 5 0.052 5 0.019   5 0.058 5 0.022   3 0.011 4 0.013 1 0.010 3 0.012 4 0.014 5 0.057 5 0.021
Configuration interaction CID 2 0.151 5 0.083 5 0.021 5 0.138 5 0.016     5 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.022 5 0.020   5 0.031 5 0.015         4 0.021 2 0.014   4 0.021 2 0.014 5 0.030 4 0.012
CID=FULL         1 0.027                           1 0.003 1 0.001   1 0.002      
CISD 2 0.152 5 0.086 5 0.022 5 0.141 5 0.018     5 0.013 2 0.005 2 0.021 5 0.019   5 0.033 5 0.014         4 0.020 2 0.012   4 0.020 2 0.012 3 0.035 2 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) 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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 2 0.171 5 0.106 5 0.032 5 0.166 5 0.039 5 0.033 5 0.042 5 0.042 5 0.029 5 0.008 5 0.005 5 0.032 5 0.050 5 0.006   5 0.054 5 0.010   4 0.005 2 0.004   4 0.005 2 0.004 5 0.053 4 0.010
QCISD(T)         5 0.037     5 0.035     5 0.011 5 0.039 5 0.056 5 0.013   5 0.062 4 0.017   4 0.007 2 0.012   4 0.007 2 0.012 4 0.063 5 0.017
QCISD(T)=FULL         4 0.035   5 0.045       5 0.009   5 0.054 3 0.012 5 0.005 5 0.059 5 0.013 4 0.005 3 0.006 1 0.008   3 0.006 1 0.011 5 0.057 5 0.011
QCISD(TQ)         1 0.037   1 0.048           1 0.059 1 0.011 1 0.004 1 0.062 1 0.015 1 0.005              
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1 0.035   1 0.046           1 0.058   1 0.002 1 0.059 1 0.010                
Coupled Cluster CCD 2 0.168 5 0.095 5 0.027 5 0.155 5 0.032 5 0.028 5 0.036 5 0.036 5 0.022 5 0.007 5 0.006 5 0.025 5 0.044 5 0.003   5 0.047 5 0.004   4 0.008 2 0.003   4 0.009 2 0.003 3 0.046 4 0.004
CCSD         5 0.029 5 0.031 5 0.039 5 0.026 5 0.026 5 0.007 5 0.005 5 0.029 5 0.047 5 0.005 5 0.004 5 0.051 5 0.007 2 0.002 5 0.006 2 0.001   4 0.006 2 0.002 5 0.049 4 0.007
CCSD=FULL         5 0.028         5 0.007 5 0.005 5 0.028 5 0.046 5 0.003 3 0.006 5 0.048 5 0.003 2 0.005 5 0.008 2 0.004 1 0.008 4 0.008 2 0.002 3 0.047 2 0.003
CCSD(T)         5 0.036 5 0.036 5 0.047 5 0.034 5 0.034 5 0.011 5 0.010 5 0.037 5 0.054 5 0.012 2 0.007 5 0.060 5 0.016 2 0.008 5 0.005 2 0.010   4 0.006 2 0.011 2 0.063 2 0.018
CCSD(T)=FULL         5 0.033           3 0.009 5 0.037 5 0.053 5 0.010 3 0.004 5 0.057 5 0.012 3 0.004 5 0.004 2 0.005   4 0.005 2 0.009 3 0.056 3 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 aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z 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 5 0.135 5 0.003 5 0.131 5 0.004 5 0.114 5 0.107     5 0.032
ROHF                 1 0.032
density functional BLYP                 5 0.049
B1B95 5 0.178 5 0.039             5 0.004
B3LYP 5 0.192 5 0.052 5 0.189 5 0.053 4 0.179 5 0.167     5 0.018
B3LYPultrafine                 5 0.018
B3PW91                 5 0.010
mPW1PW91                 5 0.005
M06-2X                 5 0.004
PBEPBE                 5 0.035
PBEPBEultrafine                 5 0.035
PBE1PBE                 5 0.005
HSEh1PBE                 5 0.006
TPSSh                 5 0.017
wB97X-D 5 0.176 5 0.037 5 0.173 5 0.038 5 0.157 5 0.148     5 0.005
B97D3                 5 0.032
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.205 5 0.051 5 0.199 5 0.050 5 0.182 5 0.177     5 0.004
MP2=FULL                 5 0.003
ROMP2                 1 0.000
MP3                 4 0.010
MP3=FULL                 4 0.011
MP4                 4 0.011
MP4=FULL                 4 0.010
B2PLYP                 5 0.012
B2PLYP=FULL                 5 0.011
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 5 0.011
Configuration interaction CID                 5 0.022
CISD                 5 0.021
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 5 0.004
QCISD(T)                 5 0.006
QCISD(T)=FULL                 5 0.005
Coupled Cluster CCD                 5 0.008
CCSD                 5 0.005
CCSD=FULL                 5 0.007
CCSD(T)                 5 0.005
CCSD(T)=FULL                 5 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.