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Comparison of polarizabilities for M06-2X/cc-pVDZ

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.286    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 2.734 7.483 -4.749
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.967 9.113 -4.146
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.343 7.483 -4.141
C16H10 Pyrene 25.600 29.720 -4.120
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 10.290 14.380 -4.090
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 7.877 11.269 -3.392
GeCl4 Germanium Tetrachloride 9.129 12.490 -3.361
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 14.682 17.886 -3.204
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.246 11.370 -3.124
BBr3 Boron tribromide 8.337 11.351 -3.014
C24H12 Coronene 39.489 42.499 -3.010
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.868 8.700 -2.832
CCl3CHO trichloroacetaldehyde 7.678 10.500 -2.823
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 5.863 8.680 -2.817
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 6.778 9.573 -2.795
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.035 8.749 -2.714
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.288 10.002 -2.714
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 6.367 8.881 -2.513
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 5.981 8.401 -2.419
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.785 8.129 -2.344
C10H8 naphthalene 15.097 17.400 -2.303
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.360 6.659 -2.300
CH3CHBrCH3 i-propyl bromide 7.308 9.600 -2.292
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.013 17.293 -2.280
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.351 15.610 -2.259
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.173 6.431 -2.258
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.857 6.070 -2.212
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.656 12.800 -2.144
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 3.801 5.824 -2.023
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 5.993 8.000 -2.007
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.379 6.370 -1.991
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 11.767 13.729 -1.962
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.675 4.610 -1.935
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 3.734 5.650 -1.917
C6H15N triethylamine 11.499 13.380 -1.881
C10H22 Decane 17.219 19.100 -1.881
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 2.897 4.770 -1.873
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.750 5.610 -1.860
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.480 4.340 -1.860
C9H20 Nonane 15.546 17.370 -1.824
CH3CH2CH2Br n-propyl bromide 7.283 9.070 -1.787
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.718 6.499 -1.781
C2H4S Thiirane 5.140 6.910 -1.770
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.637 8.401 -1.764
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.759 6.499 -1.740
P Phosphorus atom 1.894 3.630 -1.736
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.884 3.616 -1.732
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.562 7.280 -1.718
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.841 7.550 -1.709
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 3.612 5.320 -1.708
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.239 6.880 -1.642
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.009 4.650 -1.641
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.765 7.380 -1.615
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.352 7.940 -1.587
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.806 7.380 -1.573
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.526 5.090 -1.564
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.839 8.400 -1.561
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.128 11.650 -1.522
C4H4O Furan 5.736 7.230 -1.494
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.457 9.930 -1.473
C6H6 Benzene 8.512 9.959 -1.448
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.964 7.410 -1.446
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.648 7.090 -1.442
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.534 7.969 -1.435
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.963 6.379 -1.417
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.843 9.250 -1.406
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.300 7.700 -1.399
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.234 3.631 -1.397
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.566 6.960 -1.394
C3H7OC3H7 di-n-propyl ether 10.839 12.219 -1.380
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.251 4.623 -1.372
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.501 8.860 -1.359
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.065 4.416 -1.351
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.140 4.490 -1.350
CH2CHCH2CH2CH3 1-pentene 8.302 9.650 -1.348
CH3CCH propyne 4.246 5.550 -1.304
O3 Ozone 1.791 3.079 -1.289
AsH3 Arsine 4.190 5.468 -1.278
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.348 8.620 -1.271
C3H7OC3H7 di-n-propyl ether 10.949 12.219 -1.270
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.113 6.379 -1.266
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.749 5.015 -1.266
CH2CO Ketene 3.140 4.400 -1.259
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.805 8.049 -1.245
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 2.809 4.050 -1.241
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.292 2.515 -1.223
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.589 6.811 -1.221
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.632 5.838 -1.207
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.675 6.880 -1.206
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.677 3.882 -1.205
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.404 8.570 -1.165
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride 2.765 3.927 -1.162
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.026 5.186 -1.160
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.301 3.460 -1.159
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.642 4.800 -1.158
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.141 4.297 -1.156
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.677 7.830 -1.153
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.876 7.020 -1.144
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.216 6.350 -1.133
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.690 2.810 -1.120
CHONH2 formamide 2.961 4.080 -1.118
CHONH2 formamide 2.965 4.080 -1.114
C2H2 Acetylene 2.383 3.487 -1.104
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.165 6.240 -1.075
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.858 2.910 -1.052
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.115 5.160 -1.045
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.237 6.270 -1.032
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.992 8.020 -1.028
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.965 5.990 -1.025
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.093 5.112 -1.020
C2H4 Ethylene 3.184 4.188 -1.003
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.646 5.640 -0.994
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.823 2.801 -0.978
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.023 2.998 -0.975
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.477 4.431 -0.954
Si2H6 disilane 8.460 9.410 -0.950
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.712 3.650 -0.937
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.736 6.670 -0.934
HCOOH Formic acid 2.389 3.319 -0.930
CH2CCH2 allene 4.766 5.690 -0.924
HCOOH Formic acid 2.422 3.319 -0.898
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.865 2.761 -0.896
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.393 3.210 -0.816
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.967 2.770 -0.803
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 1.622 2.420 -0.798
NH3 Ammonia 1.305 2.103 -0.798
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.959 3.754 -0.795
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.501 4.280 -0.778
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.816 2.593 -0.777
SiH4 Silane 4.001 4.777 -0.776
PH3 Phosphine 3.477 4.237 -0.760
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.836 1.562 -0.726
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.783 2.507 -0.725
H2O Water 0.783 1.501 -0.718
NO Nitric oxide 1.037 1.698 -0.661
C2H6 Ethane 3.570 4.226 -0.657
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.909 1.562 -0.653
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.654 4.278 -0.624
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.917 2.540 -0.623
C3H8 Propane 5.324 5.921 -0.597
C2H6 Ethane 3.651 4.226 -0.576
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.612 1.160 -0.548
CO Carbon monoxide 1.407 1.953 -0.546
B2H6 Diborane 4.580 5.115 -0.535
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.207 1.710 -0.503
CH4 Methane 1.985 2.448 -0.463
CO Carbon monoxide 1.503 1.953 -0.450
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.371 0.800 -0.429
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.460 0.787 -0.328
GeH4 Germane 4.466 4.770 -0.304
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.367 0.469 -0.102
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 2.228 1.710 0.518
C10H8 Azulene 16.678 15.520 1.158
CaO Calcium monoxide 5.778 2.841 2.937