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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.346    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 2.939 7.483 -4.544
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.902 9.113 -4.211
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.461 7.483 -4.022
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.057 11.269 -3.212
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 14.763 17.886 -3.123
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.347 11.370 -3.024
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.888 8.700 -2.812
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 5.883 8.680 -2.798
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.296 10.002 -2.706
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.063 8.749 -2.686
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -0.812 1.710 -2.522
As4 Arsenic tetramer 14.841 17.293 -2.452
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.013 8.401 -2.388
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.783 8.129 -2.346
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.348 6.659 -2.312
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.302 15.610 -2.307
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.166 6.431 -2.265
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.841 6.070 -2.229
C10H8 naphthalene 15.357 17.400 -2.043
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 5.978 8.000 -2.022
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 3.848 5.824 -1.976
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.827 12.800 -1.973
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.407 6.370 -1.963
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.668 4.610 -1.942
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 2.869 4.770 -1.901
C10H22 Decane 17.203 19.100 -1.896
C9H20 Nonane 15.475 17.370 -1.896
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 11.842 13.729 -1.888
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 3.786 5.650 -1.864
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.750 5.610 -1.860
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.719 6.499 -1.780
P Phosphorus atom 1.863 3.630 -1.767
C2H4S Thiirane 5.144 6.910 -1.766
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.757 6.499 -1.742
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.809 7.550 -1.741
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.894 3.616 -1.722
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.559 7.280 -1.722
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.721 7.380 -1.659
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.242 6.880 -1.638
C24H12 Coronene 40.865 42.499 -1.634
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.768 8.401 -1.633
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.767 7.380 -1.612
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.048 4.650 -1.602
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.100 11.650 -1.551
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.871 8.400 -1.529
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.412 7.940 -1.528
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.587 5.090 -1.504
C4H4O Furan 5.769 7.230 -1.461
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.958 7.410 -1.452
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.479 9.930 -1.451
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 3.893 5.320 -1.427
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.213 3.631 -1.418
AsH3 Arsine 4.066 5.468 -1.402
C6H6 Benzene 8.561 9.959 -1.398
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.304 7.700 -1.395
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.051 4.416 -1.365
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.730 7.090 -1.360
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.889 9.250 -1.360
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.026 6.379 -1.353
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.519 8.860 -1.341
O3 Ozone 1.745 3.079 -1.335
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.637 7.969 -1.332
CH3CCH propyne 4.227 5.550 -1.323
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.638 6.960 -1.322
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.332 4.623 -1.292
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.280 2.515 -1.235
Si2H6 disilane 8.176 9.410 -1.234
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.827 8.049 -1.222
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.161 6.379 -1.218
CH2CO Ketene 3.195 4.400 -1.205
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.290 4.490 -1.200
CH3SH Methanethiol 3.992 5.186 -1.194
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.426 8.620 -1.194
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.403 8.570 -1.166
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.645 6.811 -1.165
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.850 5.015 -1.165
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.673 7.830 -1.157
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.323 3.460 -1.137
C2H2 Acetylene 2.368 3.487 -1.119
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.778 6.880 -1.102
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.789 3.882 -1.093
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.708 4.800 -1.091
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.259 6.350 -1.091
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.756 5.838 -1.082
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.940 7.020 -1.080
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.171 6.240 -1.069
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.955 8.020 -1.064
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 2.995 4.050 -1.055
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.944 5.990 -1.045
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.877 2.910 -1.033
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.781 2.810 -1.028
CHONH2 formamide 3.052 4.080 -1.028
CHONH2 formamide 3.055 4.080 -1.024
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.139 5.160 -1.021
C2H4 Ethylene 3.170 4.188 -1.018
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.094 5.112 -1.018
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.261 6.270 -1.009
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.642 5.640 -0.998
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.340 4.297 -0.957
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.725 6.670 -0.945
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.861 2.801 -0.939
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.495 4.431 -0.936
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.084 2.998 -0.914
CH2CCH2 allene 4.796 5.690 -0.894
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.885 2.761 -0.876
HCOOH Formic acid 2.450 3.319 -0.870
SiH4 Silane 3.914 4.777 -0.863
HCOOH Formic acid 2.491 3.319 -0.828
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.832 3.650 -0.818
PH3 Phosphine 3.424 4.237 -0.813
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.412 3.210 -0.798
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.962 3.754 -0.791
NH3 Ammonia 1.314 2.103 -0.788
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.993 2.770 -0.777
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.512 4.280 -0.768
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.826 2.593 -0.767
H2O Water 0.789 1.501 -0.713
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.850 2.507 -0.657
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.906 1.562 -0.656
NO Nitric oxide 1.055 1.698 -0.643
C3H8 Propane 5.290 5.921 -0.632
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.925 2.540 -0.615
C2H6 Ethane 3.627 4.226 -0.599
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.683 4.278 -0.596
B2H6 Diborane 4.535 5.115 -0.580
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.624 1.160 -0.536
CO Carbon monoxide 1.442 1.953 -0.511
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.217 1.710 -0.493
CH4 Methane 1.968 2.448 -0.480
GeH4 Germane 4.317 4.770 -0.453
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.371 0.800 -0.429
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.444 0.787 -0.344
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.349 0.469 -0.121
C10H8 Azulene 16.924 15.520 1.404
CaO Calcium monoxide 10.338 2.841 7.497