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Comparison of polarizabilities for B1B95/cc-pVTZ

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.015    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.209 7.483 -4.274
Li Lithium atom 20.324 24.330 -4.006
C60 Buckminsterfullerene 75.280 79.000 -3.720
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.785 7.483 -3.699
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.638 9.113 -3.475
CH3CHClCH2CH3 Butane, 2-chloro- 9.050 12.499 -3.449
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- 7.210 10.000 -2.789
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- 7.290 10.000 -2.710
C6H5Br bromobenzene 12.198 14.700 -2.502
C16H10 Pyrene 27.448 29.720 -2.272
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 12.118 14.380 -2.262
CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 Butane, 1-chloro- 9.096 11.301 -2.205
CHBr3 bromoform 9.866 11.840 -1.974
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 9.296 11.269 -1.973
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride 8.669 10.634 -1.964
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 7.029 8.881 -1.852
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 9.518 11.370 -1.852
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.931 8.749 -1.818
C5H12O 1-Pentanol 9.826 11.581 -1.754
GeCl4 Germanium Tetrachloride 10.816 12.490 -1.675
C14H10 Anthracene 25.052 26.700 -1.648
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 7.064 8.700 -1.636
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 7.940 9.573 -1.633
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.109 8.680 -1.571
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.772 4.340 -1.568
CCl3CHO trichloroacetaldehyde 8.951 10.500 -1.549
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane 8.754 10.260 -1.506
Na Sodium atom 22.633 24.110 -1.476
C2H3Br vinyl bromide 6.118 7.590 -1.472
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.199 6.659 -1.460
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.638 6.070 -1.432
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 14.193 15.610 -1.417
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 8.617 10.002 -1.386
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- 9.898 11.269 -1.371
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 7.039 8.401 -1.362
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 7.520 8.881 -1.360
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.137 6.495 -1.358
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 8.785 10.120 -1.335
CHFCl2 fluorodichloromethane 5.291 6.611 -1.320
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 16.574 17.886 -1.312
CH3CHBrCH3 i-propyl bromide 8.292 9.600 -1.308
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane 6.960 8.249 -1.289
CCl2O Phosgene 5.509 6.790 -1.280
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.356 4.610 -1.254
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)- 6.794 8.030 -1.236
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.895 8.129 -1.235
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.599 5.824 -1.225
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- 5.192 6.410 -1.218
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.218 6.431 -1.213
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride 3.223 4.414 -1.191
P4 Phosphorus tetramer 12.403 13.589 -1.186
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 11.618 12.800 -1.182
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.220 8.401 -1.180
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.598 4.770 -1.172
C2H4S Thiirane 5.740 6.910 -1.170
BBr3 Boron tribromide 10.182 11.351 -1.169
C6H5OCH3 Anisole 11.950 13.100 -1.150
C10H8 naphthalene 16.254 17.400 -1.146
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.159 17.293 -1.134
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.490 5.610 -1.120
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride 5.470 6.590 -1.120
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- 7.047 8.150 -1.103
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.404 6.499 -1.095
C5H11Cl Pentane, 1-chloro- 10.920 12.000 -1.080
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene 8.680 9.751 -1.071
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- 7.096 8.161 -1.065
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.435 6.499 -1.064
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 6.939 8.000 -1.061
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.568 3.616 -1.047
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.505 7.550 -1.045
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.327 6.370 -1.044
S Sulfur atom 1.857 2.900 -1.043
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 9.238 10.240 -1.001
C5H5N Pyridine 8.498 9.493 -0.996
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.661 5.650 -0.989
O3 Ozone 2.090 3.079 -0.989
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.338 5.320 -0.982
P Phosphorus atom 2.651 3.630 -0.979
C6H5F Fluorobenzene 9.223 10.200 -0.977
C6H5OH phenol 9.948 10.909 -0.961
C6H15N triethylamine 12.421 13.380 -0.958
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- 6.878 7.830 -0.952
C6H5CHCH2 Styrene 13.458 14.409 -0.952
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.440 7.380 -0.939
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.159 5.090 -0.931
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.483 8.400 -0.917
C2H8N2 Ethylenediamine 6.288 7.200 -0.912
C6H12 Cyclohexane 10.093 11.000 -0.907
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.744 4.650 -0.906
C6H10O cyclohexanone 10.166 11.061 -0.895
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.987 6.880 -0.893
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole 6.338 7.230 -0.892
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.498 7.380 -0.882
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.061 7.940 -0.879
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.756 3.631 -0.874
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 10.357 11.229 -0.873
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 7.129 8.000 -0.872
C4H4O Furan 6.359 7.230 -0.870
Cl Chlorine atom 1.311 2.180 -0.869
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.415 7.280 -0.866
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.527 6.379 -0.852
C6H12 Cyclohexane 10.152 11.000 -0.848
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 3.671 4.509 -0.839
CH3CH(NH2)CH3 2-Propanamine 6.931 7.769 -0.838
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.421 9.250 -0.829
C9H20 Nonane 16.546 17.370 -0.824
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.154 7.969 -0.816
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.606 4.416 -0.810
AsH3 Arsine 4.664 5.468 -0.804
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- 9.076 9.879 -0.803
CH2CO Ketene 3.597 4.400 -0.803
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.903 7.700 -0.797
C6H5NH2 aniline 10.785 11.581 -0.796
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.614 7.410 -0.796
CH3CH2CH2Br n-propyl bromide 8.279 9.070 -0.791
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.705 4.490 -0.785
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.119 3.882 -0.764
C6H6 Benzene 9.198 9.959 -0.761
CH3CCH propyne 4.790 5.550 -0.760
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.761 2.515 -0.753
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.209 6.960 -0.751
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.900 11.650 -0.751
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.185 9.930 -0.745
C5H10 2-Pentene, (E)- 9.096 9.839 -0.744
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 6.350 7.090 -0.739
C6H5Cl chlorobenzene 11.128 11.861 -0.733
C3F8 perfluoropropane 5.792 6.525 -0.732
CH3COCH2CH3 2-Butanone 7.463 8.190 -0.727
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.185 2.910 -0.725
C4H4O2 2-Oxetanone, 4-methylene- 7.276 8.000 -0.725
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 7.482 8.201 -0.718
C10H22 Decane 18.386 19.100 -0.713
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.749 3.460 -0.711
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.101 2.810 -0.709
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane 3.731 4.440 -0.708
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 7.796 8.500 -0.704
C5H10 Cyclopentane 8.467 9.170 -0.703
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.595 4.297 -0.703
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine 5.168 5.870 -0.702
C2H6O2 1,2-Ethanediol 5.013 5.710 -0.697
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.685 6.379 -0.695
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride 3.236 3.927 -0.691
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.171 8.860 -0.689
C5H10O 2-Pentanone 9.245 9.930 -0.684
CH2CHCH2CH2CH3 1-pentene 8.966 9.650 -0.684
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.369 4.050 -0.681
Ar Argon atom 0.984 1.664 -0.680
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.947 4.623 -0.677
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.340 5.015 -0.675
C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy- 7.029 7.700 -0.671
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.131 4.800 -0.669
CHOCH2CH2CH3 Butanal 7.514 8.180 -0.666
C5H11N Piperidine 9.655 10.320 -0.664
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4.006 4.668 -0.662
C3H7NO dimethylformamide 7.150 7.809 -0.659
C6H5CH3 toluene 11.202 11.861 -0.659
C6H5NO2 Nitrobenzene 11.602 12.259 -0.657
C5H12O Propane, 1-ethoxy- 10.023 10.680 -0.656
CH3COOH Acetic acid 4.493 5.149 -0.656
CF3CH2F 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 3.898 4.549 -0.651
C5H11N Piperidine 9.676 10.320 -0.644
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.358 2.998 -0.640
C3H8O3 1,2,3-Propanetriol 7.220 7.860 -0.640
C2H2 Acetylene 2.847 3.487 -0.640
C2H4 Ethylene 3.552 4.188 -0.636
C4H4S Thiophene 8.374 9.010 -0.635
C3H7ONO Propyl nitrite 7.866 8.500 -0.634
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne 6.847 7.480 -0.633
C6H10 1-Hexyne 10.269 10.900 -0.632
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.424 8.049 -0.626
CHONH2 formamide 3.455 4.080 -0.624
CHONH2 formamide 3.456 4.080 -0.624
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 7.269 7.880 -0.612
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.819 4.431 -0.612
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.032 5.640 -0.608
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.750 6.350 -0.600
C10H16 adamantane 15.334 15.930 -0.596
C5H12 Pentane 9.293 9.879 -0.586
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.526 5.112 -0.586
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 13.147 13.729 -0.583
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.610 5.186 -0.577
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.586 5.160 -0.574
C4H8O2 1,4-Dioxane 7.860 8.430 -0.570
Si2H6 disilane 8.841 9.410 -0.568
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.266 7.830 -0.564
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.677 6.240 -0.563
C4H10O 2-Butanol, (.+/-.)- 8.011 8.570 -0.558
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.246 2.801 -0.555
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.327 6.880 -0.553
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.437 5.990 -0.553
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.209 2.761 -0.552
CF4 Carbon tetrafluoride 2.274 2.824 -0.551
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 6.267 6.811 -0.544
CH3OCHO methyl formate 4.510 5.050 -0.540
C6H14 Hexane 11.092 11.630 -0.537
C3H7OC3H7 di-n-propyl ether 11.683 12.219 -0.536
C3H7ONO Propyl nitrite 7.968 8.500 -0.532
C4H10O 1-Butanol 8.039 8.570 -0.531
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.092 8.620 -0.528
HCOOH Formic acid 2.804 3.319 -0.515
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.049 1.562 -0.513
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- 3.887 4.400 -0.512
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.758 6.270 -0.512
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 5.159 5.670 -0.510
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.260 2.770 -0.510
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.517 8.020 -0.503
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 7.508 8.009 -0.501
B Boron atom 2.530 3.030 -0.500
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride 2.825 3.319 -0.495
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.528 7.020 -0.491
NH3 Ammonia 1.613 2.103 -0.490
C4H10O Ethoxy ethane 8.241 8.730 -0.489
C4H5N (E)-2-Butenenitrile 7.714 8.201 -0.486
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (E)- 7.400 7.880 -0.481
C7H16 heptane 12.899 13.371 -0.472
HCOOH Formic acid 2.853 3.319 -0.467
H2O Water 1.037 1.501 -0.464
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.130 2.593 -0.463
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.749 3.210 -0.461
C5H9N Propanenitrile, 2,2-dimethyl- 9.149 9.591 -0.442
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.121 1.562 -0.441
C8H18 Octane 14.800 15.239 -0.440
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.216 3.650 -0.434
NO Nitric oxide 1.274 1.698 -0.424
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 1.999 2.420 -0.421
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.253 6.670 -0.417
C3H7OC3H7 di-n-propyl ether 11.808 12.219 -0.412
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.347 3.754 -0.407
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.112 2.507 -0.395
CH2CCH2 allene 5.308 5.690 -0.382
CH3CHOHCH3 Isopropyl alcohol 6.291 6.670 -0.379
SiH4 Silane 4.401 4.777 -0.376
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.437 6.811 -0.374
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.302 6.670 -0.368
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.797 1.160 -0.364
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.927 4.280 -0.353
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.201 2.540 -0.339
B2H6 Diborane 4.781 5.115 -0.334
PH3 Phosphine 3.909 4.237 -0.327
C3H5Cl 1-Propene, 3-chloro- 7.077 7.400 -0.324
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 5.517 5.838 -0.321
C24H12 Coronene 42.200 42.499 -0.300
CO Carbon monoxide 1.668 1.953 -0.285
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.427 1.710 -0.283
FCN Cyanogen fluoride 2.275 2.550 -0.275
C2H6 Ethane 3.952 4.226 -0.274
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.531 0.800 -0.269
C6H5CN phenyl cyanide 11.720 11.981 -0.260
C2H5SC2H5 Diethyl sulfide 10.294 10.549 -0.255
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine 5.195 5.447 -0.252
C2H6 Ethane 3.991 4.226 -0.235
C2H5F fluoroethane 3.945 4.164 -0.219
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.066 4.278 -0.212
CH4 Methane 2.241 2.448 -0.207
HD Deuterium hydride 0.595 0.791 -0.196
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.595 0.787 -0.192
D2 Deuterium diatomic 0.595 0.783 -0.188
C3H8 Propane 5.752 5.921 -0.170
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 5.682 5.790 -0.108
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.405 0.469 -0.064
CO Carbon monoxide 1.892 1.953 -0.061
N(CH3)3 Trimethylamine 7.069 7.076 -0.007
C6F6 hexafluorobenzene 9.586 9.580 0.006
GeH4 Germane 4.804 4.770 0.034
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.816 1.710 0.106
C5H8 Spiropentane 8.163 8.049 0.114
C5H12 Butane, 2-methyl- 9.225 8.770 0.455
Be Beryllium atom 6.127 5.600 0.527
B3N3H6 borazine 8.683 8.000 0.682
C10H8 Azulene 17.773 15.520 2.253
CaO Calcium monoxide 6.606 2.841 3.765
MgO magnesium oxide 7.558 1.750 5.808