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Comparison of experiment and theory for rSiH

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Species with coordinate rSiH
Species Name
CH3SiFH2 fluoromethylsilane
CH3SiH3 methyl silane
SiH2(CH3)2 dimethylsilane
Si2H6 disilane
SiH2Cl2 dichlorosilane
SiH4 Silane
SiHCl3 Trichlorosilane
SiHF3 trifluorosilane
SiH3Br bromosilane
SiH3Cl chlorosilane
SiH3F monofluorosilane
HSiBr monobromosilylene
SiH3 Silyl radical
SiH Silylidyne
SiH2F2 difluorosilane
SiH2 silicon dihydride
HSiCl Chlorosilylene
Si2H2 disilyne
HSiF fluorosilylene
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 17 0.038
PM3 18 0.021
PM6 19 0.029
composite G2 15 0.011
G3 16 0.011
G3B3 17 0.014
G3MP2 7 0.011
G4 18 0.010
CBS-Q 16 0.011

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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 19 0.049 19 0.019 19 0.011 19 0.024 19 0.010 19 0.009 17 0.009 19 0.011 19 0.009 19 0.009 16 0.009 19 0.009 19 0.011 19 0.008 16 0.009 19 0.011 19 0.008 16 0.009 2 0.009 12 0.008 1 0.006 8 0.009   3 0.012 6 0.010 7 0.009 11 0.012 19 0.008
ROHF 1 0.024 4 0.017 4 0.008 4 0.025 4 0.006 4 0.006 4 0.006 4 0.006 4 0.006 1 0.004 3 0.006 4 0.007 4 0.012 4 0.006 4 0.006 4 0.012 4 0.006 4 0.006   2 0.006   4 0.011     2 0.007 5 0.010 2 0.015 2 0.008
density functional LSDA 14 0.023 13 0.033 14 0.023 14 0.045 14 0.024 14 0.024 14 0.023 14 0.021 14 0.022 14 0.021 1 0.024 8 0.026 14 0.034 14 0.021 2 0.026 14 0.032 9 0.022 2 0.026 2 0.027 5 0.018 1 0.008 8 0.018   1 0.037 5 0.020 7 0.020    
BLYP 19 0.018 19 0.042 19 0.021 19 0.050 19 0.025 19 0.023 19 0.022 19 0.020 19 0.020 19 0.019 12 0.016 16 0.023 19 0.032 19 0.018   18 0.030 15 0.019   2 0.026 5 0.017 1 0.005 8 0.015   1 0.035 5 0.018 7 0.018 11 0.030 11 0.019
B1B95 19 0.027 13 0.010 19 0.008 19 0.033 19 0.010 19 0.010 19 0.009 19 0.008 19 0.008 19 0.008 11 0.006 16 0.011 19 0.018 19 0.008 2 0.007 18 0.017 19 0.008 2 0.007 2 0.015 6 0.009 1 0.003 8 0.008   1 0.023 5 0.009 7 0.009 9 0.017 11 0.008
B3LYP 19 0.024 19 0.030 19 0.010 19 0.038 19 0.014 19 0.013 19 0.011 19 0.011 17 0.011 19 0.010 16 0.007 19 0.013 19 0.022 19 0.010 16 0.007 19 0.020 19 0.010 16 0.007 2 0.017 12 0.008 1 0.002 8 0.009   3 0.023 6 0.010 7 0.010 11 0.020 11 0.010
B3LYPultrafine   15 0.032     19 0.014 15 0.013 16 0.012 15 0.011   12 0.011 12 0.007 16 0.014 16 0.023 17 0.010   16 0.020 19 0.010   2 0.017 5 0.009 1 0.002 8 0.009   1 0.026 5 0.010 7 0.010 11 0.020 11 0.010
B3PW91 17 0.023 19 0.032 19 0.012 19 0.038 19 0.014 19 0.013 19 0.012 19 0.012 17 0.013 19 0.012 12 0.010 16 0.016 19 0.023 19 0.012   18 0.022 17 0.012   2 0.019 5 0.012 1 0.002 8 0.011   1 0.028 6 0.012 7 0.012 11 0.022 11 0.013
mPW1PW91 17 0.026 19 0.029 17 0.010 19 0.036 19 0.012 19 0.011 19 0.010 19 0.010 19 0.010 19 0.010 12 0.008 16 0.014 19 0.020 19 0.011   18 0.020 16 0.011   2 0.017 5 0.010 1 0.001 8 0.010   1 0.026 5 0.011 7 0.011 11 0.020 11 0.011
M06-2X 16 0.033 16 0.022 19 0.006 16 0.031 19 0.007 16 0.007 16 0.007 16 0.007 16 0.006 18 0.006 19 0.006 16 0.008 16 0.014 18 0.006   16 0.013 18 0.006   2 0.012 6 0.008 1 0.005 8 0.007   1 0.020 6 0.008 7 0.008 11 0.013 11 0.005
PBEPBE 17 0.018 19 0.044 17 0.025 17 0.053 19 0.027 19 0.026 19 0.025 19 0.024 19 0.024 19 0.023 16 0.020 16 0.028 18 0.036 19 0.023 2 0.025 17 0.034 19 0.023 2 0.025 2 0.029 7 0.021 1 0.011 8 0.020   1 0.039 6 0.021 7 0.023 11 0.034 11 0.024
PBEPBEultrafine   15 0.046     19 0.027 15 0.026 15 0.025 15 0.025   12 0.024 12 0.021 16 0.028 16 0.036 16 0.024   16 0.034 16 0.024   2 0.029 5 0.022 1 0.011 8 0.020   1 0.039 5 0.023 7 0.023 11 0.034 11 0.024
PBE1PBE 16 0.024 13 0.013 16 0.012 16 0.040 19 0.014 16 0.014 16 0.013 16 0.013 16 0.013 16 0.012 12 0.010 16 0.016 16 0.023 16 0.013   16 0.023 16 0.013   2 0.019 5 0.012 1 0.003 8 0.012   1 0.029 5 0.014 7 0.013 11 0.023 11 0.013
HSEh1PBE 16 0.024 19 0.032 16 0.012 16 0.041 19 0.014 16 0.014 19 0.013 16 0.013 16 0.013 16 0.012 12 0.010 16 0.016 16 0.024 19 0.012   16 0.023 16 0.013   2 0.019 5 0.012 1 0.003 8 0.011   1 0.029 5 0.013 7 0.013 11 0.023 11 0.013
TPSSh 15 0.025 16 0.029 16 0.008 16 0.035 19 0.009 16 0.010 19 0.008 16 0.010 15 0.010 19 0.008 12 0.007 16 0.012 16 0.019 19 0.009 14 0.008 16 0.018 16 0.010 14 0.008 2 0.015 5 0.009 1 0.001 8 0.009   1 0.024 5 0.010 7 0.011 11 0.018 11 0.010
wB97X-D 15 0.026 15 0.027 19 0.009 15 0.034 19 0.010 15 0.010 19 0.008 15 0.008 19 0.008 15 0.008 12 0.006 19 0.011 19 0.015 19 0.008 14 0.007 15 0.017 19 0.008 14 0.007 2 0.015 3 0.007 1 0.002 6 0.018   1 0.025 4 0.007 6 0.008 11 0.018 11 0.009
B97D3 13 0.018 19 0.040 13 0.021 13 0.049 19 0.021 13 0.021 19 0.019 13 0.021 19 0.018 13 0.018 19 0.014 19 0.021 13 0.030 19 0.017 12 0.015 13 0.028 19 0.017 12 0.015 2 0.023 3 0.013 1 0.005 5 0.013   1 0.033 3 0.018 6 0.015 11 0.029 19 0.017
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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 17 0.033 19 0.026 19 0.007 19 0.036 19 0.008 19 0.008 19 0.009 19 0.006 19 0.008 18 0.007 12 0.006 19 0.006 19 0.011 19 0.006 15 0.007 18 0.012 19 0.006 15 0.007 2 0.010 12 0.007 1 0.006 8 0.007   3 0.013 6 0.008 7 0.008 11 0.013 11 0.006
MP2=FULL 17 0.033 19 0.026 17 0.007 17 0.037 19 0.007 19 0.009 19 0.010 19 0.006 17 0.009 18 0.009 12 0.007 16 0.006 19 0.010 19 0.007 15 0.017 16 0.010 18 0.008 15 0.019 2 0.009 12 0.010 1 0.020 8 0.009   3 0.013 6 0.010 8 0.009 11 0.010 11 0.008
ROMP2 3 0.025 3 0.012 3 0.007 3 0.039 3 0.010 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.007 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.005 3 0.006 3 0.015 3 0.006 1 0.001 3 0.016 1 0.002 1 0.001   1 0.007   2 0.006     2 0.006 3 0.005 2 0.018 2 0.008
MP3         16 0.011   16 0.007       5 0.005 12 0.007 12 0.013 12 0.007         2 0.011 5 0.006 1 0.004 8 0.008   1 0.020 5 0.007 7 0.008 4 0.016 4 0.008
MP3=FULL   9 0.024 9 0.008 9 0.033 16 0.011 9 0.009 16 0.009 9 0.008 9 0.009 9 0.008 5 0.004 12 0.007 12 0.013 12 0.007   9 0.011 9 0.007   2 0.010 5 0.006 1 0.017 8 0.008   1 0.019 5 0.006 7 0.009 4 0.012 4 0.005
MP4   12 0.033     15 0.015     8 0.012 11 0.007   5 0.007 11 0.008 11 0.016 11 0.009   11 0.018 11 0.009   2 0.012 5 0.008 1 0.002 8 0.008   1 0.022 5 0.008 7 0.009 4 0.018 4 0.010
MP4=FULL   12 0.033     12 0.015       12 0.007   5 0.005   12 0.015 12 0.007   12 0.014 12 0.006   2 0.011 5 0.006 1 0.016 8 0.007   1 0.021 5 0.006 7 0.008 4 0.015 4 0.007
B2PLYP 15 0.028 15 0.028 15 0.007 15 0.036 19 0.009 15 0.007 15 0.007 15 0.008 15 0.007 17 0.006 12 0.005 15 0.009 15 0.016 18 0.006   15 0.015 18 0.006   2 0.013 5 0.009 1 0.005 7 0.008   1 0.022 6 0.008 7 0.008 11 0.016 11 0.007
B2PLYP=FULL 15 0.028 15 0.028 15 0.007 15 0.036 15 0.009 15 0.007 15 0.007 15 0.008 15 0.007 15 0.006 11 0.005 15 0.008 15 0.016 15 0.006   15 0.014 15 0.006   2 0.012 4 0.007 1 0.009 7 0.008   1 0.022 5 0.007 7 0.008 11 0.014 11 0.006
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 15 0.028 15 0.028 15 0.007 15 0.036 20 0.009 15 0.007 15 0.006 15 0.008 15 0.007 15 0.006 12 0.005 15 0.008 20 0.015 20 0.006   15 0.014 20 0.006   2 0.012 3 0.006 1 0.009 5 0.008 1 0.002 1 0.021 4 0.006 7 0.007 11 0.014 11 0.006
Configuration interaction CID   17 0.034 17 0.008 17 0.044 19 0.010     18 0.009     11 0.007   11 0.012 13 0.006         2 0.009 5 0.006 1 0.005 8 0.009   1 0.018 5 0.006 7 0.010 10 0.013 10 0.007
CISD   17 0.035 17 0.008 17 0.045 19 0.010     17 0.009     11 0.007   11 0.013 13 0.006         2 0.010 5 0.007 1 0.005 8 0.009   1 0.018 5 0.007 7 0.010 10 0.014 10 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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 1 0.033 19 0.038 17 0.020 17 0.049 19 0.014 17 0.007 17 0.007 19 0.011 19 0.007 18 0.006 11 0.007 16 0.007 18 0.015 18 0.007   16 0.017 18 0.007   2 0.012 7 0.008 1 0.002 8 0.008   1 0.022 6 0.009 7 0.009 10 0.018 10 0.008
QCISD(T)         17 0.015 4 0.006 4 0.005 17 0.012     11 0.007 16 0.008 16 0.016 16 0.008   16 0.018 16 0.009   1 0.018 5 0.009   8 0.009   1 0.023 5 0.009 7 0.009 10 0.020 10 0.009
QCISD(T)=FULL         15 0.015   15 0.007       11 0.006   15 0.015 15 0.007 13 0.011 15 0.015 15 0.006 12 0.012 1 0.017 4 0.007   6 0.009   1 0.023 5 0.007 7 0.009 10 0.016 10 0.006
QCISD(TQ)         6 0.019   5 0.005       2 0.011   5 0.019 5 0.009 5 0.007 6 0.022 5 0.010 3 0.008                    
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         6 0.019   5 0.005       1 0.004   6 0.019 5 0.007 4 0.007 5 0.018 5 0.006 1 0.010   1 0.009                
Coupled Cluster CCD 1 0.033 17 0.037 17 0.010 17 0.048 19 0.013 17 0.007 17 0.008 18 0.010 17 0.007 17 0.007 11 0.006 16 0.007 18 0.014 17 0.007   16 0.016 16 0.007   2 0.012 5 0.007 1 0.003 8 0.008   3 0.016 5 0.007 7 0.009 10 0.017 10 0.008
CCSD         19 0.014 12 0.006 12 0.006 13 0.012 10 0.007 17 0.006 11 0.007 16 0.007 16 0.015 18 0.007 13 0.006 16 0.017 18 0.007 13 0.005 2 0.012 6 0.009 1 0.002 8 0.008   1 0.022 6 0.009 7 0.009 10 0.018 10 0.008
CCSD=FULL         18 0.014         17 0.007 11 0.005 16 0.007 16 0.014 18 0.006 13 0.012 16 0.013 18 0.006 12 0.014 2 0.011 6 0.009 1 0.015 8 0.008   1 0.021 6 0.009 7 0.009 10 0.014 10 0.006
CCSD(T)         19 0.015 17 0.006 14 0.006 17 0.012 12 0.006 12 0.007 11 0.007 16 0.008 16 0.016 16 0.008 14 0.006 16 0.018 16 0.009 13 0.005 1 0.018 7 0.007   8 0.009   3 0.018 5 0.009 7 0.009 10 0.020 10 0.009
CCSD(T)=FULL         16 0.015           11 0.006 16 0.007 16 0.015 16 0.006 14 0.011 16 0.015 16 0.006 12 0.014 2 0.012 5 0.006 1 0.015 8 0.007   3 0.018 5 0.007 7 0.009 10 0.016 9 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 aug-cc-p(Q+d)Z cc-pCVDZ 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 19 0.034 17 0.015 19 0.025 17 0.014 19 0.016 19 0.017 1 0.008   19 0.010
ROHF                 3 0.006
density functional LSDA             1 0.024   1 0.024
BLYP             1 0.023   12 0.016
B1B95 10 0.040 11 0.025 1 0.033 1 0.024 1 0.010 1 0.015 1 0.007   12 0.006
B3LYP 19 0.048 17 0.025 19 0.043 17 0.026 19 0.020 19 0.027 1 0.010   19 0.007
B3LYPultrafine             1 0.010   12 0.007
B3PW91             1 0.012   12 0.010
mPW1PW91             1 0.010   12 0.009
M06-2X             1 0.001   12 0.005
PBEPBE             1 0.028   19 0.020
PBEPBEultrafine             1 0.028   12 0.021
PBE1PBE             1 0.013   12 0.011
HSEh1PBE             1 0.013   12 0.010
TPSSh             1 0.007   12 0.008
wB97X-D 15 0.047 13 0.026 15 0.041 13 0.027 15 0.020 15 0.023 1 0.005   12 0.007
B97D3             1 0.021   12 0.016
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 19 0.048 17 0.022 19 0.039 17 0.020 19 0.018 19 0.022 1 0.002   19 0.007
MP2=FULL             1 0.005   12 0.008
ROMP2                 3 0.005
MP3             1 0.000   5 0.005
MP3=FULL             1 0.003   5 0.004
MP4             1 0.004   5 0.006
MP4=FULL             1 0.001   5 0.004
B2PLYP             1 0.003   12 0.005
B2PLYP=FULL             1 0.002   12 0.005
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine             1 0.002   12 0.005
Configuration interaction CID             1 0.006   11 0.008
CISD             1 0.005   11 0.008
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD             1 0.002   11 0.006
QCISD(T)             1 0.005   11 0.006
QCISD(T)=FULL             1 0.002   11 0.005
QCISD(TQ)                 1 0.004
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                 1 0.002
Coupled Cluster CCD             1 0.001   11 0.006
CCSD             1 0.002   11 0.006
CCSD=FULL             1 0.001   11 0.006
CCSD(T)             1 0.005   11 0.006
CCSD(T)=FULL             1 0.002   11 0.005
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.