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. 2015 Jun 16;115(15):948–982. doi: 10.1002/qua.24931

Table 4.

Comparison of computed and experimental harmonic ω and anharmonic fundamental VPT2 wavenumbers ν for the linear molecules HCN, HNC, OCS, HCP (in cm−1)

MP2
B3LYP
B2PLYP
CCSD(T) Expt.
AVTZ AVQZ SNSD AVTZ AVQZ AVTZ AVQZ
HCN[a]
ω1 718 721 747 759 758 745 745 729 727
ω2 Σ 2022 2034 2196 2200 2201 2125 2129 2125 2129
ω3 3467 3466 3449 3444 3440 3460 3456 3435 3442
Inline graphic 715 718 729 745 744 733 733 717 714[e]
Inline graphic 1987 1999 2169 2173 2175 2094 2098 2096 2097[e]
Inline graphic 3334 3339 3317 3312 3312 3327 3328 3309 3312[e]
Inline graphic −3 −3 −18 −14 −13 −12 −12 −12 −13
Inline graphic −35 −35 −27 −26 −26 −31 −30 −29 −32
Inline graphic −133 −127 −132 −132 −128 −133 −128 −126 −130
HNC[b]
ω1 485 488 477 468 467 467 467 471 490
ω2 Σ 2016 2027 2097 2103 2104 2059 2063 2044 2067
ω3 3818 3824 3801 3799 3801 3815 3818 3837 3842
Inline graphic 505 497 355 463 463 469 470 474 477
Inline graphic 1983 1993 2063 2069 2070 2023 2027 2008 2029
Inline graphic 3656 3661 3631 3634 3635 3650 3652 3666 3653
Inline graphic +20 +9 −122 −5 −4 +2 +3 +3 −13
Inline graphic −33 −34 −34 −34 −34 −36 −36 −36 −36
Inline graphic −162 −163 −170 −165 −165 −165 −165 −171 −189
OCS[c]
ω1 506 524 518 527 527 523 523 524 524
ω2 Σ 888 893 865 874 876 872 875 872 876
ω3 2124 2092 2116 2108 2110 2079 2083 2095 2093
Inline graphic 502 520 514 523 524 519 520 520 521
Inline graphic 869 876 849 858 860 855 859 855 863
Inline graphic 2097 2064 2084 2078 2080 2048 2052 2064 2060
Inline graphic −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −4 −3 −4 −3
Inline graphic −19 −17 −16 −16 −16 −16 −16 −17 −13
Inline graphic −27 −28 −32 −31 −30 −31 −31 −31 −33
HCP[d]
ω1 677 689 697 712 720 699 707 689 688
ω2 Σ 1245 1255 1322 1338 1342 1291 1297 1299 1298
ω3 3355 3360 3345 3349 3348 3359 3359 3345 3346
Inline graphic 678 680 682 700 704 689 693 675 675
Inline graphic 1226 1236 1304 1319 1323 1272 1278 1281 1278
Inline graphic 3231 3233 3216 3219 3219 3231 3231 3213 3217
Inline graphic +1 −9 −15 −13 −16 −9 −14 −14 −13
Inline graphic −19 −19 −18 −19 −18 −19 −19 −18 −20
Inline graphic −124 −128 −129 −130 −129 −128 −129 −132 −129

Δ represents the anharmonic correction.

Reference values were taken from:

[a]

CCSD(T)/AVTZ and experimental values from Ref.155.

[b]

CCSD(T)/ANO1 and experimental values from Ref.156.

[c]

CCSD(T)/CVQZ and experimental values from Ref.157.

[d]

CCSD(T)/CV5Z and experimental values from Ref.158.

[e]

experimental values from Ref.68.