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Comparison of polarizabilities for TPSSh/6-311G**

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.698    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.077 7.483 -4.406
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.930 9.113 -4.183
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.628 7.483 -3.855
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.200 8.749 -2.548
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.198 8.680 -2.482
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.895 11.370 -2.475
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.400 8.700 -2.300
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.728 10.002 -2.274
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.233 6.431 -2.198
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.528 6.659 -2.132
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.103 8.129 -2.027
P Phosphorus atom 1.778 3.630 -1.852
S Sulfur atom 1.117 2.900 -1.783
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.056 5.824 -1.767
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.873 5.610 -1.737
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.638 6.370 -1.733
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.967 3.616 -1.649
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.017 5.650 -1.633
C10H8 naphthalene 15.803 17.400 -1.597
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 11.217 12.800 -1.583
C2H4S Thiirane 5.343 6.910 -1.567
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.219 4.770 -1.552
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4.953 6.495 -1.542
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.040 7.550 -1.510
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.825 17.293 -1.468
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.630 5.090 -1.460
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.214 4.650 -1.437
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.847 7.280 -1.434
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.018 8.401 -1.383
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.516 6.880 -1.364
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.037 7.380 -1.342
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.319 3.631 -1.312
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.116 4.416 -1.300
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.677 7.940 -1.262
C4H4O Furan 6.000 7.230 -1.230
Si2H6 disilane 8.185 9.410 -1.224
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.322 2.515 -1.192
O3 Ozone 1.894 3.079 -1.185
CH3CCH propyne 4.384 5.550 -1.166
C6H6 Benzene 8.808 9.959 -1.151
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.243 6.379 -1.137
AsH3 Arsine 4.355 5.468 -1.113
CH2CO Ketene 3.302 4.400 -1.097
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.846 9.930 -1.083
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.889 7.969 -1.080
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.545 4.623 -1.078
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.630 7.700 -1.069
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.448 4.490 -1.042
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.821 8.860 -1.039
C2H2 Acetylene 2.471 3.487 -1.016
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.174 5.186 -1.013
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.895 3.882 -0.987
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.399 6.379 -0.980
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.069 5.015 -0.945
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.973 2.910 -0.937
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.527 3.460 -0.933
SiH4 Silane 3.862 4.777 -0.916
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.884 4.800 -0.916
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.911 2.810 -0.899
C2H4 Ethylene 3.303 4.188 -0.885
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.008 6.880 -0.872
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.425 4.297 -0.872
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.959 7.830 -0.871
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.750 8.620 -0.870
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.481 6.350 -0.869
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.291 5.160 -0.869
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.150 2.998 -0.848
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.396 6.240 -0.844
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.211 4.050 -0.839
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.153 5.990 -0.836
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.969 2.801 -0.832
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.189 7.020 -0.830
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.282 5.112 -0.830
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.824 5.640 -0.816
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.617 4.431 -0.814
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.967 2.761 -0.794
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.860 3.650 -0.790
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.232 8.020 -0.788
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 5.062 5.838 -0.777
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.514 6.270 -0.756
HCOOH Formic acid 2.580 3.319 -0.739
PH3 Phosphine 3.502 4.237 -0.735
CH2CCH2 allene 4.978 5.690 -0.712
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.060 2.770 -0.709
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.975 6.670 -0.694
HCOOH Formic acid 2.627 3.319 -0.692
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.904 2.593 -0.689
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.525 3.210 -0.684
NH3 Ammonia 1.437 2.103 -0.665
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.119 3.754 -0.635
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.891 2.507 -0.616
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.665 4.280 -0.615
H2O Water 0.891 1.501 -0.610
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.982 1.562 -0.580
NO Nitric oxide 1.120 1.698 -0.578
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.986 2.540 -0.554
B2H6 Diborane 4.608 5.115 -0.508
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.663 1.160 -0.498
C2H6 Ethane 3.765 4.226 -0.461
CO Carbon monoxide 1.519 1.953 -0.434
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.851 4.278 -0.428
C3H8 Propane 5.500 5.921 -0.421
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.291 1.710 -0.419
CH4 Methane 2.037 2.448 -0.411
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.416 0.800 -0.385
GeH4 Germane 4.531 4.770 -0.239
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.561 1.710 -0.149
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.339 0.469 -0.131
CaO Calcium monoxide 6.812 2.841 3.972
K Potassium atom 58.406 43.400 15.006