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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.684    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.232 7.483 -3.252
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.269 9.113 -2.844
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.917 7.483 -2.567
CH2ClCH2CH3 Propane, 1-chloro- 8.075 10.000 -1.925
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 0.127 1.710 -1.583
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.951 4.340 -1.389
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 7.803 8.881 -1.078
C5H12 Propane, 2,2-dimethyl- 9.622 10.240 -0.617
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 5.503 6.070 -0.566
CH2CHCHCH2 1,3-Butadiene 8.339 8.881 -0.541
PF3 Phosphorus trifluoride 3.898 4.414 -0.516
C6H12 Cyclohexane 10.493 11.000 -0.507
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.248 8.700 -0.452
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.339 8.749 -0.410
CH3CHBrCH3 i-propyl bromide 9.196 9.600 -0.404
C2H3Br vinyl bromide 7.187 7.590 -0.403
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 8.000 8.400 -0.400
C5H10 Cyclopentane 8.777 9.170 -0.393
CH3CH2Cl Ethyl chloride 6.231 6.590 -0.359
O3 Ozone 2.728 3.079 -0.351
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 8.052 8.401 -0.348
C6H10O cyclohexanone 10.717 11.061 -0.344
C2H3Cl Ethene, chloro- 6.092 6.410 -0.318
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.507 5.824 -0.316
CH3CH(NH2)CH3 2-Propanamine 7.472 7.769 -0.297
C6H15N triethylamine 13.090 13.380 -0.289
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 10.986 11.269 -0.284
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.969 9.250 -0.280
C2H4S Thiirane 6.641 6.910 -0.269
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.384 5.640 -0.256
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.764 8.020 -0.256
Si2H6 disilane 9.156 9.410 -0.254
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.410 6.659 -0.250
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 6.254 6.499 -0.245
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.458 7.700 -0.242
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.619 8.860 -0.241
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.699 9.930 -0.231
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 6.269 6.499 -0.230
CH3COCH2CH3 2-Butanone 7.969 8.190 -0.221
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine 5.659 5.870 -0.210
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride 10.424 10.634 -0.210
C5H12 Pentane 9.673 9.879 -0.207
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.654 8.860 -0.206
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.344 7.550 -0.206
AsH3 Arsine 5.264 5.468 -0.204
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 7.676 7.880 -0.204
B2H6 Diborane 4.916 5.115 -0.199
CH3CH2NH2 Ethylamine 5.684 5.870 -0.185
C4H8O Furan, tetrahydro- 7.696 7.880 -0.185
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.246 4.431 -0.185
CH3CCH propyne 5.377 5.550 -0.173
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.847 8.020 -0.173
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 7.837 8.009 -0.173
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 7.239 7.410 -0.171
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.219 6.379 -0.160
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.451 5.610 -0.159
C5H12O Propane, 1-ethoxy- 10.529 10.680 -0.151
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.622 4.770 -0.148
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.813 6.960 -0.147
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.965 5.112 -0.147
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 5.013 5.160 -0.146
C5H10O 2-Pentanone 9.792 9.930 -0.138
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 14.245 14.380 -0.135
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.215 6.350 -0.134
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 11.236 11.370 -0.134
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.631 2.761 -0.129
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.782 2.910 -0.128
SiH4 Silane 4.651 4.777 -0.127
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.647 2.770 -0.123
C2H8N2 Ethylenediamine 7.080 7.200 -0.120
C6H12 hex-1-ene 11.537 11.650 -0.113
C2H4 Ethylene 4.082 4.188 -0.106
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.911 5.015 -0.104
CH2CO Ketene 4.304 4.400 -0.096
C2H4 Ethylene 4.095 4.188 -0.092
CH3CCCH3 2-Butyne 7.391 7.480 -0.090
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.151 6.240 -0.090
CH2C(CH3)CH3 1-Propene, 2-methyl- 7.796 7.880 -0.084
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.511 2.593 -0.082
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.916 2.998 -0.082
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 8.323 8.401 -0.078
CHBr3 bromoform 11.764 11.840 -0.076
CHFCl2 fluorodichloromethane 6.534 6.611 -0.076
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.309 7.380 -0.071
C5H5N Pyridine 9.423 9.493 -0.071
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 5.249 5.320 -0.071
CH3COOH Acetic acid 5.080 5.149 -0.070
C3H8O2 Methane, dimethoxy- 7.631 7.700 -0.069
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.616 8.680 -0.064
H2O Water 1.437 1.501 -0.064
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.553 3.616 -0.062
C4H6O2 2,3-Butanedione 8.142 8.201 -0.059
C3H7NO dimethylformamide 7.751 7.809 -0.058
TiCl4 Titanium tetrachloride 14.943 15.001 -0.058
C2H2 Acetylene 3.429 3.487 -0.058
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.506 1.562 -0.056
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 6.439 6.495 -0.056
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.556 4.610 -0.054
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 3.158 3.210 -0.052
CH3CCl(CH3)CH3 Propane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- 9.828 9.879 -0.052
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.376 2.420 -0.044
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.376 4.416 -0.040
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.762 2.801 -0.039
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 9.535 9.573 -0.038
CCl2O Phosgene 6.754 6.790 -0.036
C4H10O 1-Butanol 8.534 8.570 -0.035
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.435 0.469 -0.035
C4H4O Furan 7.200 7.230 -0.030
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.961 5.990 -0.029
CCl3CHO trichloroacetaldehyde 10.473 10.500 -0.028
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.784 2.810 -0.026
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.539 1.562 -0.023
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.247 6.270 -0.022
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.248 6.270 -0.022
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.779 12.800 -0.021
CH3CHCHCH3 2-Butene, (E)- 7.861 7.880 -0.019
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.522 2.540 -0.018
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.444 3.460 -0.016
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 4.037 4.050 -0.013
C4H10O Ethoxy ethane 8.716 8.730 -0.013
GeCl4 Germanium Tetrachloride 12.479 12.490 -0.011
C4H10O 1-Butanol 8.558 8.570 -0.011
CHOCHCHCH3 2-Butenal 8.490 8.500 -0.010
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.825 7.830 -0.005
C2H6 Ethane 4.222 4.226 -0.004
C3H7OC3H7 di-n-propyl ether 12.216 12.219 -0.003
CF3CH2F 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane 4.546 4.549 -0.003
CH2FCl fluorochloromethane 4.510 4.509 0.001
NO Nitric oxide 1.699 1.698 0.001
C8H18 Octane 15.241 15.239 0.001
CO Carbon monoxide 1.954 1.953 0.001
CH2ClCHCl2 1,1,2-trichloroethane 10.262 10.260 0.002
C7H16 heptane 13.373 13.371 0.002
HD Deuterium hydride 0.798 0.791 0.007
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.891 3.882 0.009
C3H4N2 1H-Pyrazole 7.239 7.230 0.009
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.798 0.787 0.010
C2H6 Ethane 4.238 4.226 0.011
D2 Deuterium diatomic 0.798 0.783 0.014
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.816 0.800 0.016
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.817 4.800 0.017
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.396 6.379 0.017
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.817 4.800 0.017
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)- 8.049 8.030 0.018
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.653 3.631 0.023
NH3 Ammonia 2.128 2.103 0.025
CH3OCHO methyl formate 5.077 5.050 0.027
CH2CHCH2CH2CH3 1-pentene 9.677 9.650 0.027
CH3CF3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trifluoro- 4.427 4.400 0.028
CH4 Methane 2.480 2.448 0.032
CF4 Carbon tetrafluoride 2.856 2.824 0.032
HCOOH Formic acid 3.352 3.319 0.032
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.686 4.650 0.036
CH3COOCH3 methyl acetate 6.847 6.811 0.037
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 6.918 6.880 0.037
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 5.129 5.090 0.039
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.919 6.880 0.039
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.750 1.710 0.040
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.712 6.670 0.042
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.561 2.515 0.047
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.214 1.160 0.054
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 8.027 7.969 0.058
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 4.687 4.623 0.063
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.345 7.280 0.065
SiF4 Silicon tetrafluoride 3.384 3.319 0.065
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.739 6.670 0.069
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.724 5.650 0.073
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.354 4.280 0.074
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.582 2.507 0.074
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.697 8.620 0.077
CH3CHCl2 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- 8.245 8.161 0.085
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.385 4.297 0.088
CH3CHOHCH3 Isopropyl alcohol 6.758 6.670 0.088
CHONH2 formamide 4.168 4.080 0.089
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.843 3.754 0.089
CH3CCl3 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro- 10.216 10.120 0.097
C5H9N Propanenitrile, 2,2-dimethyl- 9.690 9.591 0.099
HCOOH Formic acid 3.427 3.319 0.108
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.598 4.490 0.108
C3H8 Propane 6.035 5.921 0.113
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride 4.051 3.927 0.124
C3H7ONO Propyl nitrite 8.624 8.500 0.124
CHClCHCl Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)- 8.275 8.150 0.125
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 8.130 8.000 0.130
C2H5F fluoroethane 4.296 4.164 0.132
CH3C6H4CH3 paraxylene 14.395 14.260 0.135
C2F6 hexafluoroethane 4.819 4.668 0.151
CH3CH2CH2Br n-propyl bromide 9.233 9.070 0.163
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 7.259 7.090 0.169
FCN Cyanogen fluoride 2.721 2.550 0.171
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.193 7.020 0.173
CHF2Cl difluorochloromethane 4.630 4.440 0.191
C6H4O2 parabenzoquinone 11.428 11.229 0.198
CH3CONH2 Acetamide 5.878 5.670 0.208
SiCl4 Silane, tetrachloro- 11.483 11.269 0.214
CF3CCl3 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2,2-trichloroethane 10.343 10.121 0.222
C3F8 perfluoropropane 6.752 6.525 0.227
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.598 6.370 0.227
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.510 4.278 0.232
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.664 6.431 0.233
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine 5.693 5.447 0.246
CH2CCl2 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- 8.083 7.830 0.253
C6H6 Benzene 10.218 9.959 0.258
P4 Phosphorus tetramer 13.851 13.589 0.263
C3H7ONO Propyl nitrite 8.767 8.500 0.267
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.918 3.650 0.268
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane 8.518 8.249 0.268
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.467 5.186 0.281
PH3 Phosphine 4.541 4.237 0.304
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.442 8.129 0.312
BBr3 Boron tribromide 11.687 11.351 0.336
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.642 17.293 0.349
CH2CCH2 allene 6.039 5.690 0.349
GeH4 Germane 5.121 4.770 0.351
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 8.360 8.000 0.360
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 18.267 17.886 0.381
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.419 10.002 0.417
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.705 6.270 0.435
C4H2 Diacetylene 7.279 6.811 0.468
CHClCCl2 Trichloroethylene 10.222 9.751 0.471
C4H4S Thiophene 9.501 9.010 0.491
C3H2N2 Malononitrile 6.303 5.790 0.514
C3H5Cl 1-Propene, 3-chloro- 7.931 7.400 0.531
N(CH3)3 Trimethylamine 7.633 7.076 0.558
CO Carbon monoxide 2.522 1.953 0.568
C5H8 Spiropentane 8.630 8.049 0.581
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.428 5.838 0.589
C2H5SC2H5 Diethyl sulfide 11.144 10.549 0.595
C6H5CN phenyl cyanide 12.768 11.981 0.788
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 14.712 13.729 0.982
C6F6 hexafluorobenzene 10.688 9.580 1.108
B3N3H6 borazine 9.226 8.000 1.225
MgO magnesium oxide 7.733 1.750 5.983