|   | Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology | 
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| species | name | calculated | experimental | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiH3Cl | chlorosilane | 6.372 | 9.113 | -2.741 | 
| CS2 | Carbon disulfide | 8.159 | 8.749 | -0.590 | 
| BCl3 | Borane, trichloro- | 8.277 | 8.700 | -0.423 | 
| N2O4 | Dinitrogen tetroxide | 6.111 | 6.495 | -0.384 | 
| BrCN | Cyanogen bromide | 5.508 | 5.824 | -0.316 | 
| C2H4S | Thiirane | 6.626 | 6.910 | -0.284 | 
| C3H6 | Cyclopropane | 5.392 | 5.640 | -0.248 | 
| CH2Cl2 | Methylene chloride | 6.457 | 6.659 | -0.202 | 
| C2H4O | Ethylene oxide | 4.243 | 4.431 | -0.187 | 
| CH3SCH3 | Dimethyl sulfide | 7.373 | 7.550 | -0.177 | 
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide | 2.759 | 2.910 | -0.152 | 
| CH2CHCHO | Acrolein | 6.229 | 6.379 | -0.150 | 
| CH2CO | Ketene | 4.251 | 4.400 | -0.148 | 
| AsH3 | Arsine | 5.327 | 5.468 | -0.141 | 
| N2O | Nitrous oxide | 2.858 | 2.998 | -0.139 | 
| CH3Br | methyl bromide | 5.491 | 5.610 | -0.119 | 
| CH3CH2OH | Ethanol | 4.994 | 5.112 | -0.118 | 
| CH3OCH3 | Dimethyl ether | 5.051 | 5.160 | -0.108 | 
| CH3CCH | propyne | 5.442 | 5.550 | -0.108 | 
| H2CO | Formaldehyde | 2.663 | 2.770 | -0.107 | 
| B2H6 | Diborane | 5.011 | 5.115 | -0.105 | 
| CH3CH2CHO | Propanal | 6.252 | 6.350 | -0.098 | 
| CH2F2 | Methane, difluoro- | 2.667 | 2.761 | -0.094 | 
| H2Se | Hydrogen selenide | 4.680 | 4.770 | -0.090 | 
| C2H4 | Ethylene | 4.107 | 4.188 | -0.081 | 
| HCN | Hydrogen cyanide | 2.514 | 2.593 | -0.080 | 
| C4H4O | Furan | 7.161 | 7.230 | -0.069 | 
| SO2 | Sulfur dioxide | 3.814 | 3.882 | -0.069 | 
| Si2H6 | disilane | 9.344 | 9.410 | -0.065 | 
| OCS | Carbonyl sulfide | 5.038 | 5.090 | -0.053 | 
| C2H5CN | ethyl cyanide | 6.190 | 6.240 | -0.050 | 
| H2O | Water | 1.461 | 1.501 | -0.040 | 
| C2H2 | Acetylene | 3.453 | 3.487 | -0.034 | 
| CH3CH2SH | ethanethiol | 7.346 | 7.380 | -0.034 | 
| CH3OH | Methyl alcohol | 3.179 | 3.210 | -0.031 | 
| Cl2 | Chlorine diatomic | 4.585 | 4.610 | -0.025 | 
| NF3 | Nitrogen trifluoride | 2.790 | 2.810 | -0.020 | 
| SiH4 | Silane | 4.761 | 4.777 | -0.016 | 
| CH3CH2SH | ethanethiol | 7.366 | 7.380 | -0.013 | 
| CO | Carbon monoxide | 1.941 | 1.953 | -0.012 | 
| CH2Br2 | dibromomethane | 8.674 | 8.680 | -0.006 | 
| HBr | hydrogen bromide | 3.610 | 3.616 | -0.006 | 
| CHF3 | Methane, trifluoro- | 2.795 | 2.801 | -0.005 | 
| SO3 | Sulfur trioxide | 4.293 | 4.297 | -0.004 | 
| CH3Cl | Methyl chloride | 4.416 | 4.416 | 0.000 | 
| CH3COCH3 | Acetone | 6.274 | 6.270 | 0.004 | 
| CH2CHCH3 | Propene | 6.000 | 5.990 | 0.010 | 
| O2 | Oxygen diatomic | 1.573 | 1.562 | 0.012 | 
| CH3F | Methyl fluoride | 2.554 | 2.540 | 0.014 | 
| CH3SOCH3 | Dimethyl sulfoxide | 7.984 | 7.969 | 0.015 | 
| HCOOH | Formic acid | 3.341 | 3.319 | 0.021 | 
| CH2CHCHO | Acrolein | 6.406 | 6.379 | 0.027 | 
| H2 | Hydrogen diatomic | 0.816 | 0.787 | 0.028 | 
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide | 2.539 | 2.507 | 0.032 | 
| NO | Nitric oxide | 1.731 | 1.698 | 0.033 | 
| GeF4 | Germanium tetrafluoride | 4.084 | 4.050 | 0.034 | 
| N2 | Nitrogen diatomic | 1.751 | 1.710 | 0.041 | 
| NH3 | Ammonia | 2.144 | 2.103 | 0.041 | 
| C2H6 | Ethane | 4.272 | 4.226 | 0.046 | 
| CH4 | Methane | 2.503 | 2.448 | 0.055 | 
| HF | Hydrogen fluoride | 0.860 | 0.800 | 0.060 | 
| H2S | Hydrogen sulfide | 3.703 | 3.631 | 0.073 | 
| CF3Cl | Methane, chlorotrifluoro- | 4.723 | 4.650 | 0.073 | 
| C3H7OH | 1-Propanol | 6.754 | 6.670 | 0.084 | 
| F2 | Fluorine diatomic | 1.251 | 1.160 | 0.090 | 
| HCOOH | Formic acid | 3.416 | 3.319 | 0.097 | 
| C4H8O2 | Ethyl acetate | 8.723 | 8.620 | 0.103 | 
| CH3CN | Acetonitrile | 4.385 | 4.280 | 0.105 | 
| HCl | Hydrogen chloride | 2.621 | 2.515 | 0.107 | 
| As4 | Arsenic tetramer | 17.404 | 17.293 | 0.110 | 
| CH3NH2 | methyl amine | 3.864 | 3.754 | 0.111 | 
| C2H5Br | Ethyl bromide | 7.400 | 7.280 | 0.120 | 
| CF3Br | Bromotrifluoromethane | 5.776 | 5.650 | 0.125 | 
| SF6 | Sulfur Hexafluoride | 4.640 | 4.490 | 0.150 | 
| C3H8 | Propane | 6.081 | 5.921 | 0.159 | 
| C6H6 | Benzene | 10.145 | 9.959 | 0.186 | 
| Br2 | Bromine diatomic | 6.675 | 6.431 | 0.244 | 
| CH3CHO | Acetaldehyde | 4.533 | 4.278 | 0.255 | 
| CF2Cl2 | difluorodichloromethane | 6.636 | 6.370 | 0.266 | 
| CH3SH | Methanethiol | 5.498 | 5.186 | 0.312 | 
| PF5 | Phosphorus pentafluoride | 3.965 | 3.650 | 0.315 | 
| PH3 | Phosphine | 4.579 | 4.237 | 0.343 | 
| CH2CCH2 | allene | 6.040 | 5.690 | 0.350 | 
| CHCl3 | Chloroform | 8.490 | 8.129 | 0.360 | 
| CCl4 | Carbon tetrachloride | 10.458 | 10.002 | 0.456 | 
| GeH4 | Germane | 5.254 | 4.770 | 0.484 | 
| N2 | Nitrogen diatomic | 2.680 | 1.710 | 0.970 |