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Energy differences between frozen core and all electrons correlated.
MP2, MP3, MP4, B2PLYP, CCSD, and CCSD(T)

For HS+ (sulfur monohydride cation)

Energies in Hartree
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2=FULL -0.000524 -0.004893 -0.012463 -0.002857 -0.010034 -0.010375 -0.011064 -0.119930 -0.120130 -0.018957 -0.165378 -0.028125 -0.006420 -0.034220 -0.058442 -0.007339 -0.036436 -0.059023 -0.099184
MP3=FULL         -0.009620   -0.010628       -0.163372 -0.027650 -0.005994 -0.033414          
MP4=FULL   -0.004699     -0.009634       -0.119728   -0.164377   -0.006044 -0.033944   -0.006957 -0.036197    
B2PLYP=FULL -0.000167 -0.001503 -0.003795 -0.000877 -0.003050 -0.003148 -0.003355 -0.034566 -0.034625 -0.005729 -0.047907 -0.008327 -0.001966 -0.010264   -0.002243 -0.010898    
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD(T)=FULL         -0.009610           -0.164200   -0.006027 -0.033879   -0.006938 -0.036125    
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         -0.009599   -0.010620       -0.164058   -0.006009 -0.033787 -0.058443 -0.006913 -0.036028 -0.059025  
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL         -0.009428         -0.017530 -0.162784 -0.027494 -0.005860 -0.033166 -0.057508 -0.006744 -0.035391 -0.058081  
CCSD(T)=FULL         -0.009609           -0.164185 -0.027951 -0.006025 -0.033863 -0.058548 -0.006934 -0.036107 -0.059131  
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z