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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 6.983    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.369 9.113 -4.744
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 13.947 17.886 -3.939
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.611 7.483 -3.872
C24H12 Coronene 38.885 42.499 -3.615
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 12.273 15.610 -3.336
C10H22 Decane 15.972 19.100 -3.128
C9H20 Nonane 14.363 17.370 -3.007
C10H8 naphthalene 14.445 17.400 -2.955
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.429 11.269 -2.840
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.564 11.370 -2.806
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.898 8.700 -2.802
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.284 10.002 -2.718
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.279 12.800 -2.521
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -0.723 1.710 -2.433
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.321 8.749 -2.427
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.648 6.070 -2.422
As4 Arsenic tetramer 14.876 17.293 -2.417
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.287 8.680 -2.394
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.027 8.401 -2.373
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.762 8.129 -2.367
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.294 6.659 -2.365
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 11.378 13.729 -2.352
C6H12 hex-1-ene 9.364 11.650 -2.286
Si2H6 disilane 7.147 9.410 -2.262
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.546 7.550 -2.004
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.407 8.401 -1.993
C6H6 Benzene 7.988 9.959 -1.971
C4H5N Pyrrole 5.973 7.940 -1.967
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 7.975 9.930 -1.955
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.460 7.380 -1.920
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.504 7.410 -1.906
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.706 4.610 -1.904
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.504 8.400 -1.896
C2H4S Thiirane 5.021 6.910 -1.889
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.612 6.499 -1.888
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.492 7.380 -1.887
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.009 8.860 -1.851
P Phosphorus atom 1.787 3.630 -1.843
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 5.875 7.700 -1.825
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.065 6.880 -1.815
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.561 6.370 -1.809
C4H4O Furan 5.422 7.230 -1.808
C5H10 Cyclopentane 7.364 9.170 -1.806
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.458 9.250 -1.791
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.223 7.969 -1.746
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.077 5.824 -1.746
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.706 6.431 -1.725
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.557 7.280 -1.723
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.055 4.770 -1.715
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.902 5.610 -1.708
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.143 6.811 -1.668
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.424 7.090 -1.666
CH3CCH propyne 3.890 5.550 -1.660
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.171 7.830 -1.659
C4H10O 1-Butanol 6.922 8.570 -1.648
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.746 6.379 -1.633
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 6.401 8.009 -1.608
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.458 8.049 -1.592
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.434 8.020 -1.585
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.387 6.960 -1.573
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.056 8.620 -1.564
AsH3 Arsine 3.939 5.468 -1.529
SiH4 Silane 3.250 4.777 -1.528
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4.983 6.495 -1.512
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.890 6.379 -1.489
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.167 5.650 -1.483
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.149 3.631 -1.482
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 2.949 4.416 -1.467
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.225 4.650 -1.425
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.570 5.990 -1.420
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.198 3.616 -1.418
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 4.960 6.350 -1.390
C2H2 Acetylene 2.119 3.487 -1.368
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.730 5.090 -1.360
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.523 6.880 -1.357
CH2CO Ketene 3.052 4.400 -1.347
CH3SH Methanethiol 3.854 5.186 -1.333
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 4.918 6.240 -1.322
CH3COCH3 Acetone 4.956 6.270 -1.313
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.362 6.670 -1.308
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.335 5.640 -1.305
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.723 7.020 -1.296
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 3.872 5.160 -1.288
C2H4 Ethylene 2.905 4.188 -1.282
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.252 2.515 -1.263
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 3.851 5.112 -1.261
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.071 5.320 -1.249
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.219 3.460 -1.241
CH2CCH2 allene 4.457 5.690 -1.233
PH3 Phosphine 3.006 4.237 -1.231
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.812 5.015 -1.203
O3 Ozone 1.910 3.079 -1.169
CHONH2 formamide 2.932 4.080 -1.147
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.487 4.623 -1.136
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.688 4.800 -1.111
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.351 4.431 -1.080
B2H6 Diborane 4.063 5.115 -1.052
C3H8 Propane 4.887 5.921 -1.034
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.781 3.754 -0.973
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.523 4.490 -0.967
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.925 3.882 -0.957
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.359 4.280 -0.921
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.994 2.910 -0.916
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.294 3.210 -0.915
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.929 5.838 -0.910
HCOOH Formic acid 2.410 3.319 -0.909
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.155 4.050 -0.894
NH3 Ammonia 1.211 2.103 -0.892
C2H6 Ethane 3.355 4.226 -0.871
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.431 4.297 -0.867
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.732 2.593 -0.861
HCOOH Formic acid 2.460 3.319 -0.860
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.924 2.770 -0.845
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.922 2.761 -0.839
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.967 2.801 -0.834
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.171 2.998 -0.827
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.986 2.810 -0.823
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.480 4.278 -0.798
H2O Water 0.761 1.501 -0.740
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.928 3.650 -0.722
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.875 2.540 -0.665
CH4 Methane 1.813 2.448 -0.635
GeH4 Germane 4.135 4.770 -0.635
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.891 2.507 -0.616
NO Nitric oxide 1.131 1.698 -0.567
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.025 1.562 -0.537
CO Carbon monoxide 1.420 1.953 -0.533
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.263 1.710 -0.447
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.419 0.800 -0.382
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.784 1.160 -0.377
C10H8 Azulene 15.974 15.520 0.454
CaO Calcium monoxide 9.200 2.841 6.359