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Table VII. Comparison of basis sets and correlation methods for core-correlation contributions to TAE (kcal/mol).

CCSD(T)/

CCSD(T)/

CCSD(T)/

CCSD(T)

CCSD/

largest bases [a]

MT

MTsmall

G3large

MT

H2

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

N2

0.75

0.74

0.82

1.22

0.44

O2

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.59

0.03

F2

-0.09

-0.08

-0.08

0.11

-0.34

HF

0.18

0.17

0.18

0.23

0.14

CH

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.23

0.09

CO

0.94

0.92

0.90

1.23

0.72

NO

0.40

0.41

0.41

0.89

0.14

CS

0.75

0.70

0.66

1.23

0.23

SO

0.46

0.39

0.42

0.91

0.14

HCl

0.20

0.16

0.15

0.36

0.09

ClF

0.08

0.05

0.09

0.42

-0.22

Cl2

0.19

0.16

0.18

0.69

-0.24

HNO

0.40

0.40

0.41

0.91

0.10

CO2

1.64

1.68

1.67

2.52

1.38

H2O

0.37

0.36

0.37

0.46

0.30

H2S

0.34

0.27

0.25

0.56

0.14

HOCl

0.31

0.26

0.29

0.69

-0.04

OCS

1.68

1.60

1.58

2.60

1.18

ClCN

1.76

1.70

1.71

2.46

1.29

SO2

0.67

0.67

0.78

1.81

0.10

CH3

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.10

1.04

NH3

0.62

0.62

0.64

0.82

0.53

PH3

0.30

0.23

0.22

0.58

0.08

C2H2

2.44

2.36

2.34

2.41

2.19

H2CO

1.25

1.25

1.26

1.62

1.06

CH4

1.21

1.21

1.21

1.80

1.20

C2H4

2.36

2.36

2.27

2.45

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a) The MTavqz basis set was used for most second-row, and acv5z for most first-row molecules.

For SO2, CH3, NH3, C2H2, H2CO, CH4 and C2H4, the MT basis set was used.