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8.6 GENERAL PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW OF DFT 281<br />

Table 8.1 Mean absolute errors and maximum errors, where available, in atomization energies for<br />

different methods over several different test sets (kcal mol −1 )<br />

Level <strong>of</strong> theory Test sets a<br />

A B C D E<br />

MO theoretical methods<br />

MNDO 9.3<br />

(116.7)<br />

AM1 7.8<br />

(58.2)<br />

PM3 7.0<br />

(32.2)<br />

MNDO/d 7.3<br />

(33.9)<br />

HF/6-31G(d) 85.9 80.5 150.6 b<br />

(184.3)<br />

HF/6-31G(d,p) 119.2<br />

HF/6-311G(2df,p) 82.0 146.2 b<br />

HF/6-311+G(3df,2p) 74.5 144.4 b 148.3 c 211.5 c<br />

(170.0) (344.1) (582.2)<br />

MP2/6-31G(d) 22.4 16.0 38.1 b<br />

(40.3)<br />

MP2/6-31G(d,p) 23.7 22.0<br />

MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p) 7.3 9.7 b<br />

(25.4)<br />

MP4/6-31G(2df,p) 13.5 b<br />

QCISD/6-31G(d) 28.8 51.7 b<br />

MC-QCISD 1.7 b<br />

CCSD(T)/6-311G(2df,p) 11.5<br />

G2(MP2) 1.8<br />

(8.8)<br />

CBS-4 2.7<br />

(12.9)<br />

G2 1.2 1.2 1.4<br />

(4.9) (10.6)<br />

CBS-q 2.3<br />

(11.4)<br />

CBS-Q 1.0 1.4 b 1.2<br />

(3.3) (8.1)<br />

G3(MP2) 1.2 1.2<br />

(9.3)<br />

G3 1.1 0.9 b 0.9 1.1<br />

(4.0) (4.9) (7.1)<br />

G3S(MP2) 1.2 1.3<br />

G3S 0.9 b 1.0 1.1<br />

MCG3 1.0 b<br />

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