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Comparison of experiment and theory for rSiC

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Species with coordinate rSiC
Species Name
Si(CH3)4 tetramethylsilane
CH3SiH3 methyl silane
SiH2(CH3)2 dimethylsilane
The small prefix is the number of bonds with completed calculations.
Click on an entry for a histogram of the difference distribution.
rms differences (calculated - experiment) in Å
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 1 0.054
PM3 2 0.005
PM6 3 0.009
composite G3B3 1 0.021
G4 2 0.014

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 3 0.009 3 0.047 3 0.015 3 0.046 3 0.020 3 0.019 3 0.019 3 0.014 3 0.014 3 0.013 2 0.008 3 0.022 3 0.023 3 0.014 1 0.009 3 0.023 3 0.014 1 0.009 3 0.011 2 0.014
density functional LSDA 2 0.007 2 0.029 2 0.001 2 0.027 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.001 2 0.005 2 0.005 2 0.008     2 0.006 2 0.007   2 0.005 1 0.006      
BLYP 3 0.021 3 0.064 3 0.033 3 0.063 3 0.030 3 0.034 3 0.035 3 0.030 3 0.031 3 0.026     3 0.039 3 0.030   1 0.038        
B1B95 2 0.001   2 0.011 2 0.039 2 0.011 2 0.011 3 0.011 2 0.006 2 0.007 2 0.004     2 0.015 2 0.006   2 0.014 2 0.005      
B3LYP 3 0.008 3 0.050 3 0.020 3 0.048 3 0.021 3 0.021 3 0.021 3 0.016 2 0.017 3 0.013 1 0.008 3 0.024 3 0.025 3 0.016 1 0.011 3 0.025 3 0.015 1 0.010 3 0.011  
B3LYPultrafine         3 0.021                       3 0.016      
B3PW91 2 0.004 3 0.045 3 0.017 3 0.044 3 0.018 3 0.017 3 0.017 3 0.012 2 0.013 3 0.010     3 0.021 3 0.012   1 0.021 1 0.013      
mPW1PW91 2 0.002 3 0.042 2 0.014 3 0.041 3 0.015 3 0.014 3 0.014 3 0.009 3 0.010 3 0.007     3 0.018 3 0.009   1 0.018        
M06-2X     3 0.010   3 0.013         1 0.007 3 0.002     1 0.009     1 0.008      
PBEPBE 2 0.012 3 0.054 2 0.026 2 0.052 3 0.026 3 0.025 3 0.026 3 0.021 3 0.022 3 0.018 1 0.014   3 0.030 3 0.021   1 0.031 2 0.021      
PBEPBEultrafine         2 0.026                              
PBE1PBE         3 0.014                              
HSEh1PBE   3 0.042     3 0.015   3 0.014             3 0.009            
TPSSh         3 0.020   3 0.019     3 0.013       3 0.014            
wB97X-D     3 0.012   3 0.013   3 0.012   3 0.008     3 0.013 3 0.012 3 0.007     3 0.007      
B97D3   3 0.052     3 0.024   3 0.024   3 0.020   3 0.014 3 0.030   3 0.020     3 0.022     3 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(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2 0.008 3 0.059 3 0.020 3 0.061 3 0.014 3 0.013 3 0.013 3 0.009 3 0.008 2 0.007   3 0.017 3 0.023 3 0.009   3 0.025 2 0.010   3 0.005  
MP2=FULL 2 0.007 3 0.059 2 0.018 2 0.060 3 0.012 3 0.010 3 0.010 3 0.007 2 0.006 2 0.002     3 0.019 3 0.001     1 0.002   3 0.005  
MP3         3 0.016   3 0.014                          
MP3=FULL         3 0.013   3 0.010                          
MP4   2 0.065     3 0.020     1 0.015 1 0.011                      
B2PLYP         3 0.018         1 0.012       3 0.011     2 0.012      
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         3 0.016               3 0.021 3 0.010     3 0.009      
Configuration interaction CID   2 0.056 2 0.018 2 0.057 3 0.014     3 0.008                        
CISD   2 0.056 2 0.018 2 0.058 3 0.015     2 0.008                        
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.018 3 0.066 2 0.024 2 0.068 3 0.019 2 0.017 2 0.017 3 0.013 3 0.012 2 0.011     2 0.029 1 0.014     1 0.014      
QCISD(T)         2 0.020     1 0.015                        
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.017 2 0.064 2 0.023 2 0.067 3 0.018 2 0.017 2 0.016 3 0.012 2 0.012 2 0.011     2 0.028 1 0.014            
CCSD         3 0.019     1 0.013   1 0.013       1 0.014     1 0.014      
CCSD=FULL         1 0.018         1 0.006       1 0.006     1 0.005      
CCSD(T)         3 0.020 1 0.019   1 0.015                        
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 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 3 0.043 3 0.029 3 0.045 3 0.026 3 0.026 3 0.034     3 0.009
density functional B1B95 3 0.043 3 0.027 1 0.048 1 0.026 1 0.026 1 0.029      
B3LYP 3 0.049 3 0.031 3 0.051 3 0.030 3 0.029 3 0.038     3 0.010
PBEPBE                 3 0.014
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 3 0.065 3 0.029 3 0.062 3 0.022 3 0.045 3 0.051     3 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.