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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP/6-311G*

Units are Å3
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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.421    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.052 7.483 -4.431
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.771 9.113 -4.343
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.607 7.483 -3.877
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 15.040 17.886 -2.846
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -1.012 1.710 -2.722
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.058 8.680 -2.622
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.874 11.370 -2.496
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.553 10.002 -2.449
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.332 8.700 -2.368
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.384 8.749 -2.365
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.924 11.269 -2.345
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.432 6.659 -2.227
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.393 15.610 -2.216
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.879 6.070 -2.191
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.219 8.401 -2.182
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.263 6.431 -2.168
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.966 8.129 -2.163
C10H8 naphthalene 15.426 17.400 -1.974
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.641 4.610 -1.969
P Phosphorus atom 1.689 3.630 -1.941
K Potassium atom 41.503 43.400 -1.897
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.910 12.800 -1.890
C10H22 Decane 17.232 19.100 -1.867
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 6.134 8.000 -1.866
C9H20 Nonane 15.505 17.370 -1.866
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 3.974 5.824 -1.850
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.532 6.370 -1.838
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.798 5.610 -1.812
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 3.912 5.650 -1.738
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.807 6.499 -1.692
HBr hydrogen bromide 1.932 3.616 -1.684
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.833 6.499 -1.666
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.886 7.550 -1.664
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 12.076 13.729 -1.654
C2H4S Thiirane 5.274 6.910 -1.636
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.805 8.401 -1.595
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.690 7.280 -1.590
C24H12 Coronene 40.910 42.499 -1.589
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.182 4.770 -1.588
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.332 6.880 -1.548
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.131 4.650 -1.519
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.864 7.380 -1.515
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.142 11.650 -1.508
Si2H6 disilane 7.914 9.410 -1.496
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.924 8.400 -1.476
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.491 7.940 -1.449
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.976 7.410 -1.434
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.961 7.380 -1.419
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.233 3.631 -1.397
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.693 5.090 -1.397
C4H4O Furan 5.835 7.230 -1.395
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.540 9.930 -1.390
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.047 4.416 -1.369
C6H6 Benzene 8.610 9.959 -1.349
CH3CCH propyne 4.214 5.550 -1.336
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.524 8.860 -1.335
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.369 7.700 -1.331
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.070 6.379 -1.310
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.965 9.250 -1.284
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.711 7.969 -1.259
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.833 7.090 -1.257
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.707 6.960 -1.253
O3 Ozone 1.829 3.079 -1.250
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.272 2.515 -1.243
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.070 17.293 -1.223
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.412 4.623 -1.212
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.617 6.811 -1.193
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.304 4.490 -1.186
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.218 6.379 -1.161
AsH3 Arsine 4.307 5.468 -1.161
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.896 8.049 -1.154
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.428 8.570 -1.142
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.487 8.620 -1.133
CH2CO Ketene 3.269 4.400 -1.130
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.060 5.186 -1.126
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.713 7.830 -1.117
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.350 3.460 -1.110
C2H2 Acetylene 2.379 3.487 -1.107
SiH4 Silane 3.679 4.777 -1.098
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.223 5.320 -1.097
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.953 5.015 -1.062
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.819 6.880 -1.062
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 2.989 4.050 -1.061
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.969 7.020 -1.050
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.305 6.350 -1.045
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.115 5.160 -1.045
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.986 8.020 -1.034
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.219 6.240 -1.021
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.971 5.990 -1.019
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.105 5.112 -1.008
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.796 4.800 -1.003
C2H4 Ethylene 3.189 4.188 -0.999
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.907 3.882 -0.976
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.839 2.810 -0.971
CHONH2 formamide 3.110 4.080 -0.970
CHONH2 formamide 3.110 4.080 -0.970
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.886 5.838 -0.953
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.697 5.640 -0.943
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.967 2.910 -0.943
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.335 6.270 -0.934
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.744 6.670 -0.926
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.732 3.650 -0.917
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.514 4.431 -0.917
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.897 2.801 -0.903
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.885 2.761 -0.875
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.426 4.297 -0.871
CH2CCH2 allene 4.842 5.690 -0.848
PH3 Phosphine 3.393 4.237 -0.843
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.167 2.998 -0.831
HCOOH Formic acid 2.496 3.319 -0.824
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.395 3.210 -0.815
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.962 3.754 -0.791
NH3 Ammonia 1.316 2.103 -0.786
HCOOH Formic acid 2.539 3.319 -0.780
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.996 2.770 -0.774
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.858 2.593 -0.735
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.547 4.280 -0.733
H2O Water 0.785 1.501 -0.716
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.902 2.540 -0.638
C3H8 Propane 5.313 5.921 -0.608
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.903 2.507 -0.604
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.958 1.562 -0.604
C2H6 Ethane 3.631 4.226 -0.595
NO Nitric oxide 1.109 1.698 -0.589
B2H6 Diborane 4.537 5.115 -0.578
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.728 4.278 -0.550
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.657 1.160 -0.504
CH4 Methane 1.948 2.448 -0.500
CO Carbon monoxide 1.510 1.953 -0.443
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.362 0.800 -0.439
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.274 1.710 -0.436
GeH4 Germane 4.428 4.770 -0.342
C10H8 Azulene 17.016 15.520 1.496
CaO Calcium monoxide 11.006 2.841 8.165