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Comparison of experiment and theory for rSiCl

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Species with coordinate rSiCl
Species Name
SiCl3CH3 methyltrichlorosilane
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro-
SiH3Cl chlorosilane
SiCl2 Dichlorosilylene
HSiCl Chlorosilylene
SiCl Clorosilylidyne
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 0.047
PM3 5 0.070
PM6 8 0.049
composite G2 5 0.022
G3 5 0.022
G3B3 8 0.035
G3MP2 2 0.024
G4 8 0.025
CBS-Q 5 0.022

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 cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 8 0.049 8 0.140 8 0.009 8 0.144 8 0.019 8 0.019 6 0.022 8 0.019 8 0.019 8 0.016 7 0.010 8 0.030 8 0.040 8 0.019 5 0.014 8 0.045 8 0.019 4 0.016 5 0.009 1 0.013 2 0.012 1 0.013 3 0.053 8 0.019
ROHF   1 0.181 1 0.015 1 0.180 1 0.028 1 0.028 1 0.029 1 0.029 1 0.029   1 0.016 1 0.039 1 0.052 1 0.025 1 0.019 1 0.059 1 0.026 1 0.019   1 0.013   1 0.013 1 0.058 1 0.026
density functional LSDA 6 0.052 5 0.113 5 0.005 6 0.128 7 0.014 6 0.013 6 0.014 7 0.010 6 0.010 6 0.005   1 0.019 6 0.030 6 0.008   6 0.032 2 0.012   1 0.007 1 0.001 1 0.005 1 0.001    
BLYP 8 0.088 8 0.168 8 0.039 8 0.178 8 0.048 8 0.057 8 0.059 8 0.057 8 0.057 8 0.047 3 0.042 5 0.066 8 0.074 8 0.052   7 0.078 4 0.053   1 0.034 1 0.040 1 0.036 1 0.040 3 0.082 3 0.054
B1B95 8 0.057 4 0.060 8 0.004 8 0.134 8 0.015 8 0.016 8 0.017 8 0.014 8 0.014 8 0.010 3 0.004 5 0.024 8 0.034 8 0.013   8 0.036 6 0.016   2 0.003 1 0.005 1 0.002 1 0.005 3 0.040 3 0.014
B3LYP 8 0.071 8 0.147 8 0.020 8 0.156 8 0.036 8 0.036 8 0.037 8 0.035 5 0.038 8 0.028 7 0.020 8 0.044 8 0.053 8 0.031 4 0.026 7 0.059 8 0.032 4 0.026 5 0.020 1 0.022 2 0.021 1 0.022 3 0.062 3 0.034
B3LYPultrafine   4 0.158     8 0.036 4 0.038 5 0.039 4 0.038   3 0.028 3 0.022 4 0.046 5 0.056 7 0.033   5 0.060 8 0.030   1 0.017 1 0.022 1 0.019 1 0.022 3 0.062 3 0.034
B3PW91 5 0.063 8 0.137 8 0.012 8 0.144 8 0.025 8 0.025 8 0.026 8 0.022 5 0.025 8 0.018 3 0.012 5 0.034 8 0.043 8 0.021   7 0.046 5 0.023   1 0.009 1 0.014 2 0.013 1 0.014 3 0.049 3 0.022
mPW1PW91 5 0.059 8 0.132 5 0.009 8 0.139 8 0.020 8 0.020 8 0.021 8 0.018 8 0.018 8 0.014 3 0.007 5 0.030 8 0.038 7 0.018   8 0.042 5 0.019   1 0.005 1 0.010 1 0.007 1 0.010 3 0.045 3 0.017
M06-2X 5 0.052 5 0.131 8 0.005 5 0.140 8 0.020 5 0.022 5 0.023 5 0.021 5 0.022 6 0.016 8 0.008 5 0.030 5 0.039 6 0.019   5 0.044 6 0.020   2 0.008 1 0.010 2 0.010 1 0.010 3 0.046 3 0.019
PBEPBE 5 0.072 8 0.150 5 0.025 5 0.161 8 0.039 8 0.039 8 0.040 8 0.037 8 0.038 8 0.030 7 0.023 5 0.047 7 0.055 8 0.034   5 0.061 7 0.036   2 0.022 1 0.026 2 0.024 1 0.026 3 0.062 3 0.035
PBEPBEultrafine   4 0.159     8 0.039 4 0.039 4 0.041 4 0.039   3 0.029 3 0.023 4 0.046 5 0.057 5 0.035   5 0.061 5 0.036   1 0.018 1 0.026 1 0.020 1 0.026 3 0.062 3 0.035
PBE1PBE 5 0.057 4 0.008 5 0.008 5 0.142 8 0.019 5 0.021 5 0.022 5 0.020 5 0.020 5 0.014 3 0.007 5 0.029 5 0.040 5 0.018   5 0.043 5 0.019   1 0.004 1 0.010 1 0.006 1 0.010 3 0.044 3 0.017
HSEh1PBE 5 0.058 8 0.134 5 0.010 5 0.145 8 0.021 5 0.023 8 0.022 5 0.022 5 0.022 5 0.016 3 0.009 5 0.031 5 0.041 8 0.018   5 0.045 5 0.020   1 0.006 1 0.011 1 0.008 1 0.011 3 0.046 3 0.019
TPSSh 4 0.063 4 0.154 4 0.017 4 0.155 7 0.025 4 0.029 7 0.026 4 0.028 4 0.029 8 0.020 3 0.015 4 0.037 4 0.048 7 0.022 4 0.018 4 0.052 4 0.025 4 0.018 1 0.012 1 0.016 1 0.013 1 0.016 3 0.053 3 0.025
wB97X-D 4 0.054 4 0.137 8 0.009 4 0.140 8 0.019 4 0.020 8 0.019 4 0.018 8 0.017 4 0.013 3 0.006 8 0.025 8 0.030 8 0.016 4 0.010 4 0.044 8 0.017 4 0.011 1 0.007 1 0.012 1 0.009 1 0.012 3 0.044 3 0.016
B97D3 3 0.081 8 0.136 3 0.032 3 0.179 8 0.039 3 0.048 8 0.040 3 0.048 8 0.039 3 0.036 8 0.025 8 0.050 3 0.065 8 0.035 3 0.034 3 0.070 8 0.039 3 0.034 1 0.023 1 0.028 1 0.024 1 0.028 3 0.069 8 0.039
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 cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5 0.059 8 0.163 8 0.006 8 0.170 8 0.013 8 0.012 8 0.012 8 0.011 8 0.009 8 0.014 3 0.007 8 0.022 8 0.037 7 0.016 4 0.007 6 0.054 6 0.020 4 0.008 6 0.007 1 0.010 2 0.007 1 0.010 3 0.058 3 0.019
MP2=FULL 5 0.058 7 0.167 5 0.004 5 0.175 8 0.011 8 0.010 8 0.010 8 0.009 5 0.010 6 0.008 3 0.003 5 0.023 7 0.035 6 0.011 4 0.002 6 0.051 6 0.012 4 0.002 6 0.005 1 0.000 2 0.002 2 0.002 3 0.054 3 0.009
ROMP2 1 0.065 1 0.003 1 0.003 1 0.196 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.014 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.012 1 0.005 1 0.024 1 0.042 1 0.015   1 0.061             1 0.060 1 0.018
MP3         7 0.015   6 0.014       1 0.006 2 0.024 2 0.038 2 0.016         1 0.008 1 0.014 1 0.008 1 0.014 1 0.052 1 0.017
MP3=FULL   2 0.160 2 0.002 2 0.165 6 0.013 2 0.010 6 0.013 2 0.011 2 0.008 2 0.008 1 0.001 2 0.023 2 0.036 2 0.010   2 0.050 2 0.012   1 0.001 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.004 1 0.048 1 0.010
MP4   3 0.162     6 0.019     2 0.018 3 0.014   1 0.008 3 0.030 3 0.044 4 0.022   2 0.057 2 0.023   1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.010 1 0.017 1 0.055 1 0.021
MP4=FULL   3 0.162     3 0.018       3 0.013   1 0.003   3 0.041 3 0.015   2 0.053 2 0.015   1 0.001 1 0.007 1 0.005 1 0.007 1 0.051 1 0.012
B2PLYP 4 0.061 4 0.162 4 0.010 4 0.167 7 0.024 4 0.025 4 0.027 4 0.026 4 0.026 5 0.021 3 0.016 4 0.035 4 0.047 7 0.021   4 0.057 5 0.027   2 0.014 1 0.016 2 0.014 1 0.016 3 0.058 3 0.027
B2PLYP=FULL 4 0.061 4 0.155 4 0.010 4 0.167 4 0.025 4 0.025 4 0.027 4 0.026 4 0.026 4 0.017 3 0.014 4 0.035 4 0.046 4 0.022   4 0.056 4 0.024   1 0.009 1 0.014 1 0.011 1 0.014 3 0.057 3 0.023
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 4 0.061 4 0.162 4 0.010 4 0.167 8 0.023 4 0.025 4 0.027 4 0.026 4 0.026 4 0.017 3 0.014 4 0.035 8 0.044 8 0.021   4 0.056 8 0.022   1 0.009 1 0.014 1 0.011 2 0.013 3 0.057 3 0.023
Configuration interaction CID   5 0.168 5 0.002 5 0.174 8 0.014     5 0.013     3 0.007   3 0.042 3 0.016         1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.008 3 0.056 3 0.017
CISD   5 0.171 5 0.003 5 0.177 8 0.014     5 0.014     3 0.007   3 0.044 3 0.016         1 0.006 1 0.008 1 0.006 1 0.008 3 0.057 3 0.018
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 cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   8 0.172 5 0.006 5 0.186 8 0.018 5 0.019 6 0.018 7 0.016 8 0.014 6 0.020 3 0.011 5 0.030 6 0.044 7 0.020   5 0.061 6 0.023   3 0.012 1 0.015 2 0.011 1 0.015 3 0.064 3 0.023
QCISD(T)         6 0.020     4 0.020     3 0.014 5 0.033 5 0.048 5 0.023   5 0.064 4 0.026   1 0.012 1 0.017 1 0.010 1 0.017 3 0.067 3 0.026
QCISD(T)=FULL         4 0.018   4 0.019       3 0.009   4 0.045 4 0.016 3 0.008 4 0.062 4 0.017 3 0.007 1 0.002 1 0.007 1 0.006 1 0.007 3 0.063 3 0.016
Coupled Cluster CCD   5 0.174 5 0.004 5 0.180 8 0.017 5 0.017 5 0.017 5 0.015 5 0.014 5 0.018 3 0.009 5 0.028 6 0.041 5 0.019   5 0.058 5 0.021   1 0.008 1 0.013 1 0.008 1 0.013 3 0.061 3 0.021
CCSD         8 0.018 3 0.017 3 0.018 3 0.018 3 0.016 5 0.019 3 0.011 5 0.030 5 0.045 6 0.021 3 0.010 5 0.060 5 0.023 3 0.011 2 0.011 1 0.014 2 0.011 1 0.014 3 0.062 3 0.022
CCSD=FULL         6 0.018         5 0.012 3 0.006 5 0.029 5 0.042 6 0.015 3 0.005 4 0.058 5 0.016 2 0.005 2 0.003 1 0.004 2 0.006 1 0.004 3 0.059 3 0.012
CCSD(T)         8 0.019 5 0.017 3 0.021 4 0.019 3 0.019 3 0.020 3 0.013 5 0.032 5 0.047 6 0.021 3 0.012 5 0.063 4 0.026 3 0.013 1 0.012 1 0.017 1 0.010 1 0.017 3 0.065 3 0.026
CCSD(T)=FULL         5 0.019           3 0.009 5 0.032 5 0.045 5 0.016 3 0.007 5 0.060 4 0.017 3 0.006 1 0.002 1 0.007 1 0.006 1 0.007 3 0.062 3 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 aug-cc-pV(T+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 8 0.151 8 0.034 8 0.154 8 0.034 8 0.120 8 0.139     8 0.013
ROHF                 1 0.016
density functional BLYP                 3 0.042
B1B95 5 0.158 5 0.041             3 0.004
B3LYP 8 0.176 8 0.053 8 0.174 8 0.052 8 0.142 8 0.155     8 0.021
B3LYPultrafine                 3 0.022
B3PW91                 3 0.012
mPW1PW91                 3 0.008
M06-2X                 3 0.011
PBEPBE                 8 0.022
PBEPBEultrafine                 3 0.023
PBE1PBE                 3 0.007
HSEh1PBE                 3 0.009
TPSSh                 3 0.015
wB97X-D 4 0.158 4 0.041 4 0.158 4 0.040 4 0.127 4 0.140     3 0.007
B97D3                 3 0.030
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 8 0.181 8 0.033 8 0.182 8 0.031 8 0.142 8 0.161     8 0.009
MP2=FULL                 3 0.003
ROMP2                 1 0.004
MP3                 1 0.006
MP3=FULL                 1 0.001
MP4                 1 0.008
MP4=FULL                 1 0.003
B2PLYP                 3 0.015
B2PLYP=FULL                 3 0.014
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 3 0.014
Configuration interaction CID                 3 0.007
CISD                 3 0.007
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 3 0.011
QCISD(T)                 3 0.013
QCISD(T)=FULL                 3 0.009
Coupled Cluster CCD                 3 0.009
CCSD                 3 0.010
CCSD=FULL                 3 0.007
CCSD(T)                 3 0.012
CCSD(T)=FULL                 3 0.009
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.