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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP/TZVP

Units are Å3
Change units.
species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.962    
K Potassium atom 34.937 43.400 -8.463
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.916 9.113 -4.197
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.422 7.483 -4.061
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.015 7.483 -3.469
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 14.452 17.886 -3.434
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -1.120 1.710 -2.830
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.645 11.370 -2.725
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.407 8.700 -2.293
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 9.062 11.269 -2.208
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.542 8.680 -2.139
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.918 10.002 -2.085
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.409 6.431 -2.022
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.748 8.749 -2.001
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.708 6.659 -1.951
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.714 4.610 -1.896
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.428 17.293 -1.865
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.217 6.070 -1.853
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.285 8.129 -1.845
P Phosphorus atom 1.804 3.630 -1.826
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.055 4.770 -1.715
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.710 8.401 -1.690
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.031 3.616 -1.585
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 14.071 15.610 -1.539
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.099 5.610 -1.511
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 6.514 8.000 -1.486
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.381 5.824 -1.442
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.997 6.370 -1.373
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.190 7.550 -1.360
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.146 6.499 -1.354
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.174 6.499 -1.325
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.307 3.631 -1.324
C2H4S Thiirane 5.652 6.910 -1.258
AsH3 Arsine 4.210 5.468 -1.258
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.152 7.380 -1.228
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.437 5.650 -1.213
Si2H6 disilane 8.211 9.410 -1.198
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.097 7.280 -1.183
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.341 2.515 -1.173
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.709 6.880 -1.171
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.213 7.380 -1.166
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.263 4.416 -1.153
C9H20 Nonane 16.250 17.370 -1.120
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.570 4.650 -1.080
C10H22 Decane 18.045 19.100 -1.055
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.350 8.400 -1.050
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.361 8.401 -1.039
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.067 5.090 -1.023
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 11.800 12.800 -1.000
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.415 7.410 -0.995
CH3CCH propyne 4.571 5.550 -0.979
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.257 5.186 -0.929
O3 Ozone 2.150 3.079 -0.929
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.785 7.700 -0.915
SiH4 Silane 3.871 4.777 -0.907
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.073 7.969 -0.896
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.427 5.320 -0.892
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.985 8.860 -0.875
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.775 11.650 -0.875
C10H8 naphthalene 16.534 17.400 -0.866
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.531 6.379 -0.849
C2H2 Acetylene 2.642 3.487 -0.845
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.087 9.930 -0.843
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 12.895 13.729 -0.834
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.417 9.250 -0.833
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.640 3.460 -0.820
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.209 5.015 -0.806
C4H4O Furan 6.427 7.230 -0.803
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.173 6.960 -0.787
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.155 7.940 -0.785
CH2CO Ketene 3.627 4.400 -0.772
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.299 4.050 -0.751
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.743 4.490 -0.747
PH3 Phosphine 3.504 4.237 -0.733
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.435 5.160 -0.725
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.330 8.049 -0.719
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.911 4.623 -0.712
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.106 6.811 -0.704
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.181 3.882 -0.702
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.417 5.112 -0.696
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.891 8.570 -0.678
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.568 6.240 -0.672
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.710 6.379 -0.670
C2H4 Ethylene 3.520 4.188 -0.668
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 6.444 7.090 -0.646
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.706 6.350 -0.644
B2H6 Diborane 4.473 5.115 -0.642
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.386 8.020 -0.633
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.280 2.910 -0.630
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.200 7.830 -0.630
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.133 2.761 -0.628
C6H6 Benzene 9.333 9.959 -0.626
NH3 Ammonia 1.484 2.103 -0.619
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.815 4.431 -0.616
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.200 2.810 -0.610
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.013 8.620 -0.606
CHONH2 formamide 3.480 4.080 -0.600
CHONH2 formamide 3.480 4.080 -0.600
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.391 5.990 -0.599
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.203 2.801 -0.598
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.296 6.880 -0.585
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.218 4.800 -0.582
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.633 3.210 -0.576
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.204 2.770 -0.565
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.030 2.593 -0.563
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.081 5.640 -0.559
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.441 2.998 -0.557
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.713 6.270 -0.557
H2O Water 0.945 1.501 -0.556
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.133 6.670 -0.537
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.219 3.754 -0.534
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.790 4.297 -0.507
HCOOH Formic acid 2.816 3.319 -0.503
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.531 7.020 -0.489
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.169 3.650 -0.481
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.819 4.280 -0.461
HCOOH Formic acid 2.869 3.319 -0.451
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.094 2.540 -0.446
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.136 1.562 -0.426
NO Nitric oxide 1.289 1.698 -0.409
CH2CCH2 allene 5.289 5.690 -0.401
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.126 2.507 -0.381
C2H6 Ethane 3.859 4.226 -0.367
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.429 0.787 -0.358
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.808 1.160 -0.352
CH4 Methane 2.102 2.448 -0.346
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.473 0.800 -0.328
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 5.536 5.838 -0.303
C3H8 Propane 5.630 5.921 -0.292
GeH4 Germane 4.495 4.770 -0.275
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.439 1.710 -0.271
CO Carbon monoxide 1.690 1.953 -0.263
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.017 4.278 -0.261
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.324 0.469 -0.146
C24H12 Coronene 43.081 42.499 0.581
C10H8 Azulene 18.269 15.520 2.749
CaO Calcium monoxide 9.002 2.841 6.162