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Comparison of polarizabilities for wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.102 9.113 -3.011
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.971 8.749 -0.778
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.667 8.401 -0.734
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.845 6.495 -0.650
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.126 8.700 -0.574
C2H4S Thiirane 6.377 6.910 -0.532
Si2H6 disilane 8.936 9.410 -0.474
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.086 7.550 -0.464
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.388 5.824 -0.436
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.227 6.659 -0.432
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.268 7.700 -0.431
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.445 8.860 -0.415
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.541 9.930 -0.389
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.265 5.640 -0.375
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.261 5.610 -0.349
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.093 4.431 -0.337
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.832 5.160 -0.328
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.057 7.380 -0.323
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.648 7.969 -0.322
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.361 8.680 -0.319
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.793 5.112 -0.319
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.709 8.020 -0.311
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.079 6.379 -0.300
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.081 7.380 -0.298
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.511 12.800 -0.290
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.596 3.882 -0.286
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.020 4.297 -0.277
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.078 6.350 -0.272
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.192 3.460 -0.268
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.366 3.631 -0.264
H2O Water 1.244 1.501 -0.257
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.513 2.770 -0.257
CH3CCH propyne 5.294 5.550 -0.256
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.360 3.616 -0.255
SiH4 Silane 4.530 4.777 -0.248
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.663 2.910 -0.247
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.520 2.761 -0.241
CH2CO Ketene 4.165 4.400 -0.235
AsH3 Arsine 5.257 5.468 -0.211
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.999 3.210 -0.210
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.790 2.998 -0.208
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.890 5.090 -0.200
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.571 4.770 -0.199
C4H4O Furan 7.041 7.230 -0.189
NH3 Ammonia 1.914 2.103 -0.188
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.621 2.810 -0.188
C2H4 Ethylene 4.002 4.188 -0.185
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.231 4.416 -0.185
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.625 4.800 -0.174
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.072 6.240 -0.168
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.107 6.270 -0.163
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.336 4.490 -0.154
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.898 4.050 -0.152
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.653 2.801 -0.148
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.734 6.880 -0.146
B2H6 Diborane 4.972 5.115 -0.143
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.535 6.670 -0.134
HCOOH Formic acid 3.192 3.319 -0.127
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.496 8.620 -0.124
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.417 2.540 -0.123
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.159 7.280 -0.122
C2H2 Acetylene 3.367 3.487 -0.120
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.260 6.379 -0.119
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.712 7.830 -0.119
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.475 2.593 -0.118
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.872 5.990 -0.118
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.398 2.515 -0.117
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.695 0.800 -0.105
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.550 4.650 -0.100
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.658 3.754 -0.095
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.556 5.650 -0.095
C2H6 Ethane 4.135 4.226 -0.091
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.473 1.562 -0.089
HCOOH Formic acid 3.250 3.319 -0.070
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.872 7.940 -0.068
NO Nitric oxide 1.639 1.698 -0.059
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.113 1.160 -0.047
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.462 2.507 -0.045
CH4 Methane 2.411 2.448 -0.037
CO Carbon monoxide 1.928 1.953 -0.025
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.000 7.020 -0.020
C3H8 Propane 5.916 5.921 -0.005
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.434 6.431 0.003
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.296 4.280 0.016
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.729 1.710 0.019
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.208 5.186 0.021
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.433 6.370 0.063
PH3 Phosphine 4.302 4.237 0.065
C6H6 Benzene 10.049 9.959 0.090
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.743 3.650 0.093
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.373 4.278 0.095
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.238 8.129 0.109
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.421 17.293 0.127
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.192 10.002 0.189
CH2CCH2 allene 5.935 5.690 0.245
GeH4 Germane 5.101 4.770 0.331
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.285 5.838 0.447
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 3.041 1.710 1.331
CaO Calcium monoxide 5.680 2.841 2.840
K Potassium atom 55.740 43.400 12.340