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Comparison of experiment and theory for rSH

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Species with coordinate rSH
Species Name
CH3SH Methanethiol
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol
CH3CHSHCH3 2-Propanethiol
C3H7SH 1-Propanethiol
CH2SHCH2SH 1,2-Ethanedithiol
H2S Hydrogen sulfide
H2S2 Disulfane
HS Mercapto radical
NH2SH Thiohydroxylamine
HOSH hydrogen thioperoxide
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 10 0.025
PM3 9 0.040
PM6 12 0.142
composite G2 11 0.019
G3 11 0.029
G3B3 13 0.029
G3MP2 6 0.009
G4 13 0.019
CBS-Q 11 0.029

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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pV(Q+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 13 0.020 13 0.022 13 0.024 13 0.023 13 0.064 13 0.024 9 0.014 13 0.022 13 0.022 13 0.024 13 0.024 13 0.131 13 0.019 13 0.022 10 0.012 13 0.018 13 0.022 10 0.013 4 0.005 6 0.009 1 0.009 4 0.012 4 0.005 6 0.011 2 0.011 2 0.011 1 0.008 6 0.008 13 0.022
ROHF   4 0.023 4 0.019 4 0.025 4 0.019 4 0.016 4 0.018 4 0.015 4 0.013   3 0.016 4 0.011 4 0.013 4 0.013 4 0.014 4 0.010 4 0.013 4 0.015 1 0.003 1 0.018   1 0.018 1 0.002 1 0.018 1 0.012     1 0.017 1 0.007
density functional LSDA 7 0.033 9 0.045 8 0.027 7 0.052 8 0.027 9 0.027 9 0.027 8 0.028 9 0.027 9 0.025 2 0.011 7 0.024 9 0.033 9 0.025 1 0.013 8 0.032 7 0.019 1 0.013 4 0.028 5 0.021 1 0.015 4 0.018 3 0.032 6 0.021 2 0.015 2 0.017   1 0.029 1 0.019
BLYP 13 0.043 13 0.052 13 0.030 13 0.057 13 0.034 13 0.027 13 0.027 13 0.030 13 0.026 13 0.025 8 0.019 10 0.027 13 0.035 13 0.024   13 0.033 10 0.021   4 0.030 5 0.021 1 0.016 4 0.018 3 0.035 6 0.022 2 0.016 2 0.017   6 0.036 6 0.024
B1B95 13 0.025 6 0.022 13 0.019 13 0.037 13 0.019 13 0.018 13 0.018 13 0.018 13 0.018 13 0.018 7 0.007 10 0.011 13 0.021 13 0.018 2 0.005 12 0.021 10 0.008 2 0.005 4 0.013 5 0.008 1 0.001 4 0.004 4 0.016 6 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.001   3 0.016 5 0.010
B3LYP 13 0.030 13 0.039 13 0.021 13 0.044 13 0.021 13 0.020 13 0.020 13 0.021 10 0.015 13 0.019 13 0.018 13 0.131 13 0.026 13 0.018 10 0.010 13 0.024 13 0.018 10 0.010 4 0.019 5 0.012 1 0.006 4 0.008 4 0.023 6 0.012 2 0.005 2 0.006 1 0.023 6 0.024 6 0.014
B3LYPultrafine   10 0.041     13 0.021 10 0.015 10 0.014 10 0.018   8 0.013 8 0.010 10 0.016 10 0.025 11 0.020   10 0.022 13 0.018   3 0.020 5 0.011 1 0.006 4 0.008 3 0.024 6 0.012 2 0.005 2 0.006   6 0.024 6 0.014
B3PW91 10 0.028 13 0.038 13 0.021 13 0.041 13 0.020 13 0.019 13 0.019 13 0.021 10 0.014 13 0.018 8 0.010 10 0.015 13 0.024 13 0.018   13 0.023 10 0.011   4 0.017 5 0.011 1 0.005 4 0.008 3 0.022 6 0.011 2 0.005 2 0.006   6 0.023 6 0.013
mPW1PW91 10 0.025 13 0.035 10 0.014 13 0.038 13 0.019 12 0.019 13 0.018 13 0.019 13 0.018 13 0.018 8 0.008 10 0.013 13 0.022 13 0.018   13 0.022 10 0.009   4 0.014 5 0.010 1 0.003 4 0.006 3 0.019 6 0.010 2 0.003 2 0.004   6 0.021 6 0.012
M06-2X 8 0.017 10 0.032 13 0.019 10 0.037 13 0.130 10 0.010 10 0.010 10 0.011 10 0.009 10 0.008 11 0.020 10 0.011 10 0.018 10 0.008   10 0.016 10 0.008   3 0.013 5 0.008 1 0.000 4 0.005 3 0.017 6 0.007 2 0.001 2 0.001   6 0.018 6 0.009
PBEPBE 10 0.041 13 0.050 10 0.028 10 0.057 13 0.027 13 0.025 13 0.025 13 0.029 13 0.026 13 0.024 13 0.021 10 0.026 12 0.033 13 0.023 2 0.012 10 0.032 13 0.023 2 0.011 4 0.028 5 0.021 1 0.016 4 0.018 4 0.032 6 0.022 2 0.016 2 0.017 1 0.032 6 0.034 6 0.024
PBEPBEultrafine   10 0.053     13 0.027 10 0.024 10 0.024 10 0.029   8 0.022 8 0.019 10 0.026 10 0.034 10 0.022   10 0.032 10 0.021   3 0.028 5 0.021 1 0.016 4 0.018 3 0.032 6 0.022 2 0.015 2 0.017   6 0.034 6 0.024
PBE1PBE 10 0.024 6 0.017 10 0.015 10 0.041 13 0.019 10 0.013 10 0.011 10 0.016 10 0.013 10 0.010 8 0.009 10 0.014 10 0.021 10 0.011   10 0.020 10 0.011   3 0.016 5 0.011 1 0.005 4 0.007 3 0.020 6 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.006   6 0.022 6 0.013
HSEh1PBE 10 0.025 13 0.135 10 0.015 10 0.041 13 0.130 10 0.012 13 0.130 10 0.016 10 0.013 10 0.010 8 0.009 10 0.015 10 0.021 13 0.130   10 0.020 9 0.008   4 0.016 5 0.011 1 0.005 4 0.007 3 0.021 6 0.011 2 0.004 2 0.006   6 0.022 6 0.013
TPSSh 9 0.029 10 0.039 10 0.017 10 0.041 13 0.019 10 0.012 13 0.019 10 0.017 9 0.014 13 0.018 8 0.010 10 0.015 10 0.023 13 0.019 9 0.010 10 0.021 10 0.011 9 0.010 3 0.018 5 0.011 1 0.005 4 0.007 3 0.022 6 0.011 2 0.005 2 0.006   6 0.024 6 0.013
wB97X-D 9 0.024 9 0.034 13 0.019 9 0.037 13 0.019 9 0.010 13 0.018 9 0.013 13 0.018 9 0.009 8 0.007 13 0.019 13 0.021 13 0.018 9 0.007 9 0.018 13 0.018 9 0.007 3 0.015 4 0.009 1 0.002 2 0.006 3 0.019 5 0.009 2 0.002 2 0.002   6 0.020 6 0.010
B97D3 9 0.041 13 0.042 9 0.023 9 0.050 13 0.023 9 0.018 13 0.021 9 0.022 13 0.021 9 0.015 13 0.019 13 0.022 9 0.028 13 0.020 9 0.013 9 0.026 13 0.019 8 0.013 2 0.024 3 0.017 1 0.009 1 0.016 2 0.028 4 0.017 1 0.009 2 0.010   6 0.028 11 0.021
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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pV(Q+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 10 0.017 13 0.036 13 0.019 13 0.040 13 0.019 13 0.021 13 0.062 13 0.018 13 0.019 11 0.007 8 0.008 13 0.130 13 0.019 13 0.019 10 0.007 13 0.020 10 0.007 10 0.007 4 0.008 7 0.008 1 0.003 4 0.005 4 0.012 6 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.003 1 0.022 6 0.018 6 0.008
MP2=FULL 10 0.019 13 0.036 10 0.009 10 0.042 13 0.019 13 0.022 13 0.022 13 0.018 10 0.008 10 0.008 8 0.009 10 0.008 13 0.019 10 0.008 10 0.008 10 0.014 10 0.008 10 0.008 4 0.006 7 0.010 1 0.006 4 0.009 4 0.011 6 0.007 2 0.007 2 0.005 1 0.023 6 0.016 6 0.007
ROMP2 3 0.017   3 0.012 3 0.040 3 0.013 3 0.015 3 0.015 3 0.011 3 0.012 3 0.010 2 0.013 3 0.008 3 0.011 3 0.009   3 0.010     1 0.005 1 0.005   1 0.005 1 0.009 1 0.005 1 0.006        
MP3         13 0.019   13 0.021       5 0.009 10 0.008 10 0.016 10 0.007         4 0.010 5 0.007 1 0.001 4 0.004 3 0.015 6 0.006 2 0.002 2 0.003   3 0.021 2 0.002
MP3=FULL   8 0.041 8 0.010 8 0.046 13 0.019 8 0.011 12 0.022 8 0.013 8 0.009 8 0.008 5 0.009 10 0.008 10 0.014 10 0.007   8 0.016 8 0.008   3 0.009 5 0.007 1 0.003 4 0.007 3 0.015 5 0.007 2 0.005 2 0.004   3 0.020 3 0.008
MP4   10 0.045     10 0.014     4 0.016 10 0.008   5 0.009 10 0.009 10 0.018 9 0.008   10 0.020 9 0.009   4 0.012 5 0.008 1 0.001 4 0.005 3 0.018 6 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.002   3 0.024 3 0.012
MP4=FULL   10 0.045     10 0.014       10 0.008   5 0.009   10 0.017 9 0.007   10 0.018 9 0.007   3 0.011 4 0.004 1 0.001 4 0.004 3 0.017 5 0.003 2 0.002 2 0.001   3 0.023 3 0.010
B2PLYP 10 0.023 10 0.037 10 0.012 10 0.042 13 0.130 10 0.009 10 0.009 10 0.013 10 0.009 10 0.008 8 0.008 10 0.011 10 0.019 13 0.018   10 0.018 10 0.008   4 0.013 5 0.008 1 0.001 4 0.005 3 0.018 6 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.002   6 0.020 6 0.010
B2PLYP=FULL 10 0.023 10 0.036 10 0.012 10 0.042 10 0.012 10 0.009 10 0.008 10 0.013 10 0.009 10 0.008 8 0.008 10 0.011 10 0.018 10 0.008   10 0.018 10 0.008   3 0.013 5 0.008 1 0.000 4 0.004 3 0.018 6 0.007 2 0.001 2 0.001   6 0.020 6 0.009
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 9 0.023 9 0.037 9 0.012 9 0.042 13 0.061 9 0.009 9 0.009 9 0.014 9 0.009 9 0.008 8 0.008 9 0.011 11 0.023 11 0.020   9 0.018 11 0.020   3 0.013 4 0.008 1 0.000 5 0.007 3 0.018 5 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.001   6 0.020 6 0.009
Configuration interaction CID   10 0.040 10 0.008 10 0.045 13 0.020     10 0.010     6 0.009   6 0.013 8 0.007         3 0.009 5 0.006 1 0.004 4 0.006 3 0.013 6 0.006 2 0.005 2 0.007   5 0.013 4 0.007
CISD   10 0.041 10 0.008 10 0.046 13 0.020 2 0.008   10 0.011     6 0.009   6 0.013 8 0.006         2 0.010 5 0.006 1 0.003 4 0.006 3 0.014 6 0.006 2 0.004 1 0.009   5 0.014 5 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-pV(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pV(Q+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   13 0.045 10 0.026 10 0.052 13 0.020 10 0.008 10 0.008 13 0.021 10 0.008 10 0.008 6 0.009 10 0.009 10 0.018 10 0.007   10 0.019 10 0.008   4 0.012 5 0.007 1 0.000 4 0.004 3 0.018 6 0.007 2 0.001 2 0.002   5 0.021 4 0.004
QCISD(T)         9 0.016 2 0.000 2 0.001 9 0.019     4 0.011 9 0.011 9 0.020 8 0.009   9 0.021 8 0.010   3 0.015 5 0.009 1 0.002 4 0.006 3 0.019 6 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.003   3 0.024 2 0.004
QCISD(T)=FULL         9 0.016   9 0.008       4 0.010   9 0.018 7 0.005 7 0.008 9 0.020 8 0.008 6 0.005 3 0.013 4 0.007 1 0.000 3 0.004 3 0.018 4 0.009 2 0.001 2 0.001   2 0.026 2 0.013
QCISD(TQ)         6 0.015   6 0.007       2 0.007   6 0.019 6 0.007 4 0.005 6 0.020 4 0.006 4 0.005   1 0.002   1 0.003   1 0.002          
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         6 0.015   6 0.007       2 0.007   6 0.017 5 0.004 4 0.005 6 0.018 4 0.005 3 0.005   1 0.002   1 0.003   1 0.000          
Coupled Cluster CCD   10 0.045 10 0.011 10 0.051 13 0.020 10 0.008 10 0.008 10 0.015 10 0.007 10 0.007 6 0.008 10 0.008 10 0.017 10 0.007   10 0.018 10 0.007   4 0.011 5 0.007 1 0.000 4 0.004 3 0.017 6 0.007 2 0.002 2 0.002   4 0.021 2 0.003
CCSD         10 0.014 7 0.009 7 0.009 9 0.016 5 0.009 10 0.008 6 0.009 10 0.009 10 0.018 10 0.007 8 0.008 9 0.019 10 0.008 8 0.005 3 0.013 5 0.007 1 0.000 4 0.004 3 0.018 6 0.007 2 0.001 2 0.002   4 0.021 3 0.003
CCSD=FULL         10 0.014         10 0.007 6 0.008 10 0.009 10 0.017 10 0.007 7 0.006 10 0.018 10 0.007 7 0.006 3 0.011 5 0.007 1 0.002 4 0.006 3 0.017 5 0.007 2 0.003 2 0.003   3 0.022 3 0.009
CCSD(T)   1 0.046     9 0.016 9 0.008 9 0.008 9 0.019 8 0.009 6 0.010 6 0.009 9 0.011 9 0.020 8 0.009 8 0.008 9 0.021 8 0.010 7 0.006 4 0.014 6 0.008 1 0.002 4 0.005 4 0.018 6 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.003   3 0.024 2 0.004
CCSD(T)=FULL         10 0.016           4 0.005 10 0.010 10 0.018 9 0.007 9 0.007 10 0.020 9 0.007 8 0.005 4 0.012 5 0.007 1 0.000 4 0.004 4 0.017 5 0.008 2 0.001 2 0.001   3 0.024 2 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(D+d)Z cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pV(Q+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 13 0.028 13 0.019 13 0.031 13 0.019 13 0.023 13 0.022     13 0.024
ROHF                 3 0.016
density functional LSDA                 2 0.011
BLYP                 8 0.019
B1B95 8 0.051 8 0.029             8 0.007
B3LYP 13 0.054 13 0.028 13 0.056 13 0.026 13 0.045 13 0.040     13 0.018
B3LYPultrafine                 8 0.010
B3PW91                 8 0.010
mPW1PW91                 8 0.009
M06-2X                 8 0.008
PBEPBE                 13 0.022
PBEPBEultrafine                 8 0.019
PBE1PBE                 8 0.009
HSEh1PBE                 8 0.009
TPSSh                 8 0.010
wB97X-D 9 0.049 9 0.022 9 0.053 9 0.022 9 0.041 9 0.034     8 0.008
B97D3                 8 0.013
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 13 0.048 13 0.021 13 0.051 13 0.020 13 0.037 13 0.035     13 0.020
MP2=FULL                 8 0.010
ROMP2                 2 0.014
MP3                 5 0.010
MP3=FULL                 5 0.011
MP4                 5 0.009
MP4=FULL                 5 0.010
B2PLYP                 8 0.008
B2PLYP=FULL                 8 0.008
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 8 0.008
Configuration interaction CID                 6 0.010
CISD                 6 0.010
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 6 0.008
QCISD(T)                 5 0.009
QCISD(T)=FULL                 4 0.010
QCISD(TQ)                 2 0.007
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 2 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD                 6 0.008
CCSD                 6 0.008
CCSD=FULL                 6 0.009
CCSD(T)                 5 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL                 6 0.008
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.