Table 3. Relative deviations (in %) of VPT2 (aVQZ) rotational constants of cis-formic acid from the experimental values of Winnewisser and co-workers39.
| B2PLYP-D3(BJ) | B3LYP-D3(BJ) | MP2 | M06-2X | ωB97-XD | PBE0-D3(BJ) | PM3 | |
| ΔA0/A0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | –0.3 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | –18.9 |
| ΔB0/B0 | –0.5 | –0.3 | –0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +9.8 |
| ΔC0/C0 | –0.4 | –0.3 | –0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +5.3 |
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–0.3 | –0.1 | –0.4 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | –1.3 |