TABLE V.
Corrections for the best theoretical estimate (BTE) of the equilibrium structure (re) of thiophene and comparison with the reSE structure.
| Basis set | Correlation | Relativistic | DBOC | Sum of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| correction [Eq. (4)] | correction [Eq. (5)] | correction [Eq. (6)] | [Eq. (7)] | corrections [Eq. (8)] | CCSD(T)/cc-pCV5Z | BTE | reSE a | |
| RS1–C2 (Å) | −0.000 756 | 0.001 481 | −0.000 052 | 0.000 009 | 0.000 682 | 1.709 44 | 1.710 13 | 1.710 49 (18) |
| RC2–C3 (Å) | −0.000 093 | 0.000 705 | −0.000 355 | 0.000 012 | 0.000 269 | 1.366 32 | 1.366 59 | 1.365 64 (31) |
| RC2–H (Å) | −0.000 026 | 0.000 090 | −0.000 100 | 0.000 135 | 0.000 099 | 1.076 33 | 1.076 43 | 1.077 14 (17) |
| RC3–H (Å) | −0.000 055 | 0.000 103 | −0.000 111 | 0.000 130 | 0.000 067 | 1.078 60 | 1.078 67 | 1.078 56 (14) |
| 1/2 AC2–S1–C5 (deg) | 0.011 523 | −0.015 291 | −0.011 943 | 0.001 172 | −0.014 540 | 46.051 | 46.036 | 46.024 (7) |
| AS1–C2-C3 (deg) | −0.005 025 | 0.005 053 | 0.015 810 | −0.001 276 | 0.014 561 | 111.596 | 111.610 | 111.608 (16) |
| AS1–C2–H (deg) | 0.000 635 | −0.015 990 | −0.031 264 | 0.001 444 | −0.045 175 | 120.286 | 120.241 | 120.065 (28)b |
| AC2–C3–H (deg) | −0.002 507 | −0.005 022 | 0.003 706 | −0.001 211 | −0.005 033 | 123.416 | 123.411 | 123.414 (23) |
| AC2–S1–C5 (deg) | 0.023 045 | −0.030 583 | −0.023 887 | 0.002 345 | −0.029 079 | 92.101 | 92.072 | 92.047 (15)c |
Uncertainty reported is 2σ.
AS1–C2–H has the greatest discrepancy between theory and experiment.
Parameter calculated from reSE with propagated error.