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III.D.6.a. (XVII.D.)

Calculated Electron Affininty for Cl (Chlorine atom)

Experimental Electron Affinity is 3.612724 ± 0.00003 eV
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Electron Affinities in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1  
PM3  
PM6  
composite G1 3.571
G2MP2 3.619
G2 3.602
G3 3.609
G3B3 3.622
G3MP2 3.677
G4 3.583
CBS-Q 3.714

Electron Affinities in eV
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF -1.681 2.096 1.987 2.221 2.123 2.123 2.475 2.476 2.476 2.045   2.401 2.215 1.934 2.156 2.277 2.473 2.381 2.372     2.472 2.380
ROHF   2.100 2.088 2.225 2.225 2.225 2.577 2.579 2.579         2.042 2.308 2.437 2.590 2.538 2.532        
density functional LSDA 0.032 6.872 3.720 3.913 3.931 3.917 4.496 4.475 5.314 3.805     4.109 4.190 5.163   5.075 4.421       4.444 4.422
BLYP -0.860 2.793 2.740 2.976 2.940 2.940 3.603 3.508 3.508 2.908     3.189 2.710 3.171   3.611 3.575       3.614 3.578
B1B95 -0.454   2.950 3.138 3.103 3.103 3.581 3.547 3.547 3.069 3.550   3.270 2.911 3.248   3.591 3.546     3.540 3.591 3.547
B3LYP -0.586 3.030 2.976 3.194 3.156 3.156 3.712 3.661 3.661 3.121   3.682 3.364 2.942 3.344 3.510 3.720 3.679 3.674   3.677 3.720 3.679
B3LYPultrafine   3.030 2.976 3.194 3.156 3.156 3.712 3.661 3.661 3.121 3.682 3.682 3.364 2.942 3.344   3.720 3.679       3.720 3.679
B3PW91 -0.450 3.139 3.075 3.264 3.222 3.222 3.676 3.658 3.658 3.179     3.390 3.033 3.362   3.689 3.636       3.689 3.636
mPW1PW91 -0.475 3.108 3.041 3.230 3.184 3.184 3.634 3.604 3.604 3.139     3.341 2.998 3.310   3.651 3.588 3.581     3.651 3.589
M06-2X -0.431 3.105 3.065 3.240 3.212 3.212 3.666 3.659 3.659 3.180     3.393 2.989 3.374   3.638 3.639       3.638 3.639
PBEPBE -0.628 3.008 2.943 3.160 3.119 3.119 3.692 3.612 3.612 3.079   3.649 3.318 2.910 3.292   3.702 3.655     3.653 3.704 3.657
PBEPBEultrafine   3.008     3.119 3.119 3.692 3.612       3.649 3.318 2.910 3.292   3.702 3.655       3.704 3.657
PBE1PBE -0.531   3.011 3.208 3.162 3.162 3.621 3.587 3.587 3.117     3.317 2.971 3.285   3.631 3.574       3.631 3.574
HSEh1PBE -0.539 3.068 3.002 3.196 3.150 3.150 3.614 3.586 3.586 3.105     3.313 2.960 3.282   3.627 3.569       3.627 3.569
TPSSh -0.563 3.056 2.987 3.188 3.141 3.141 3.603 3.579 3.579 3.095     3.314 2.948 3.283 3.416 3.615 3.567 3.560     3.616 3.569
wB97X-D -0.513 3.157 3.103 3.275 3.238 3.238 3.704 3.679 3.679 3.207     3.400 3.060 3.380 3.529 3.735 3.665 3.657     3.735 3.665
B97D3 -0.471 2.967 2.902 3.100 3.057 3.057 3.619 3.559 3.559 3.020 3.584   3.275 2.864 3.249 3.409 3.640 3.589 3.583     3.641 3.592
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 -1.681 2.479 2.528 2.659 2.712 2.712 3.185 3.133 3.133 3.071   3.594 2.899 2.604 3.218 3.531 3.554 3.632 3.721     3.561 3.637
MP2=FULL -1.681 2.482 2.531 2.660 2.715 2.715 3.187 3.131 3.131 3.078     2.899 2.607 3.220 3.536 3.558 3.635 3.726     3.565 3.640
ROMP2     -0.955 1.536 -0.732 -0.732 -0.405 -0.586 -0.586 -1.927       -1.070 -2.169   -0.797     -2.190      
MP3         2.636   3.090           2.802 2.513 3.110             3.449 3.504
MP3=FULL   2.487 2.443 2.673 2.634 2.634 3.088 3.024 3.024 2.973     2.797 2.512 3.103   3.442 3.494       3.447 3.497
MP4   2.493     2.624       3.038       2.792 2.481 3.109   3.448 3.538       3.458 3.543
MP4=FULL   2.492     2.624       3.034         2.481 3.107   3.450 3.538       3.460 3.544
B2PLYP -0.991 2.796 2.765 2.964 2.946 2.946 3.465 3.413 3.413 3.035     3.136 2.765 3.221   3.591 3.583       3.595 3.586
B2PLYP=FULL -0.991 2.797 2.766 2.965 2.947 2.947 3.466 3.413 3.413 3.037     3.136 2.766 3.222   3.592 3.584       3.596 3.586
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine -0.991 2.797 2.766 2.965 2.947 2.947 3.466 3.413 3.413 3.037     3.136 2.766 3.222   3.592 3.584          
Configuration interaction CID   2.478 2.384 2.663 2.567     2.953                           3.298 3.308
CISD   2.477 2.381 2.662 2.561     2.952                           3.292 3.296
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   2.496 2.417 2.685 2.603 2.603 3.070 3.001 3.001 2.900     2.764 2.468 3.039   3.384 3.415       3.390 3.418
QCISD(T)         2.614     3.027         2.780 2.468 3.083   3.433 3.506       3.442 3.510
QCISD(T)=FULL         2.613   3.104             2.468 3.081 3.419 3.433 3.505 3.604     3.443 3.509
QCISD(TQ)         2.612   3.100             2.468 3.079 3.413 3.429 3.496 3.594        
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         2.612   3.099             2.468 3.076 3.412 3.429 3.494 3.594        
Coupled Cluster CCD   2.497 2.420 2.686 2.610 2.610 3.061 3.003 3.003 2.917     2.770 2.477 3.054 3.362 3.387 3.427 3.522   3.425 3.390 3.430
CCSD         2.603         2.902     2.763 2.468 3.041 3.346 3.381 3.415 3.508     3.386 3.418
CCSD=FULL         2.602         2.903     2.760 2.468 3.038 3.343 3.381 3.413 3.505     3.386 3.415
CCSD(T)         2.614 2.614 3.103 3.026 3.026 2.931   3.467 2.780 2.468 3.084 3.421 3.431 3.506 3.606     3.440 3.510
CCSD(T)=FULL         2.614   2.842           2.776 2.468 3.082 3.420 3.431 3.504 3.605     3.440 3.509
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

Electron Affinities in eV
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 2.283 2.170 2.352 2.241 1.879 1.830     2.143
density functional B1B95       3.177          
B3LYP 3.282 3.236 3.307 3.265 2.791 2.791     3.316
B3LYPultrafine       3.265 2.791        
PBEPBE                 3.265
wB97X-D 3.315 3.276 3.360 3.324 2.917 2.934      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 2.647 2.839 2.789 2.952 2.133 2.171     3.216
ROMP2 1.828   1.699   1.371 0.950      
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.