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

Calculated Electron Affininty for CH4 (Methane)

Please note! These calculated electron affinity energies have the vibrational zero-point energy (zpe) included, but the zpe has NOT been scaled. Click on an entry for more details, including the ionization energy with a scaled zpe.
Electron Affinities in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 -0.588
G3 0.198
G3B3 -0.350
G4 -0.603
CBS-Q 0.112

Electron Affinities in eV
Methods with standard basis sets
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF     -5.987     -2.446 -4.128 -4.133 -5.988   -3.899 -4.836 -3.728 -3.034 -0.992 -0.828 -1.511
density functional LSDA                               -0.122  
BLYP     -4.823 -4.826 -4.834 -1.885 -3.140 -3.150 -4.792   -2.868 -3.715 -2.825   -0.706 -0.599  
B1B95     -5.165 -5.170 -5.170 -2.005 -3.405 -3.415 -5.141   -3.172 -4.035 -3.076   -0.738 -0.564  
B3LYP     -4.877 -4.885 -4.891 -1.833 -3.143 -3.152 -4.856   -2.890 -3.739 -2.820 -2.249 -0.642 -0.530  
B3LYPultrafine       -4.885 -4.891 -1.833 -3.142       -2.890 -3.739 -2.819   -0.642 -0.529  
B3PW91     -4.878 -4.879 -4.878 -1.879 -3.192 -3.201 -4.848   -2.941 -3.791 -2.873   -0.648 -0.529  
mPW1PW91     -4.954 -4.954 -4.953 -1.911 -3.252 -3.261 -4.925   -3.006 -3.858 -2.933   -0.663 -0.540  
M06-2X -5.791 -5.791 -5.159 -5.176 -5.176 -1.831 -3.289 -3.300 -5.139   -3.134 -3.924 -2.971   -0.806 -0.763  
PBEPBE     -4.762 -4.759 -4.760 -1.812 -3.096 -3.105 -4.723   -2.826 -3.678 -2.783   -0.596 -0.482  
PBEPBEultrafine       -4.759 -4.760 -1.811 -3.095       -2.826 -3.679 -2.783   -0.595 -0.480  
PBE1PBE     -4.976 -4.976 -4.976 -1.908 -3.263 -3.271 -4.947   -3.014 -3.869 -2.939   -0.654 -0.532  
HSEh1PBE     -4.961 -4.964 -4.963 -1.896 -3.230 -3.238 -4.933   -2.983 -3.840 -2.910   -0.649 -0.526  
TPSSh     -4.928 -4.924 -4.913 -2.014 -3.363 -3.368 -4.886   -3.092 -3.935 -3.038 -2.452 -0.710 -0.581  
wB97X-D     -5.141 -5.137 -5.127 -2.133 -3.457 -3.466 -5.109   -3.274 -4.071 -3.184 -2.623 -0.841    
B97D3                   -2.913              
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 -6.803 -6.803 -5.835 -5.835 -5.774 -2.190 -3.670 -3.619 -5.667   -3.423 -4.302 -3.196 -2.567 -0.831 -0.697  
MP2=FULL -6.807 -6.807 -5.837 -5.841 -5.787 -2.192 -3.673 -3.623 -5.686   -3.428 -4.309 -3.210 -2.575 -0.832 -0.698  
MP3       -5.840   -2.187         -3.429 -4.308 -3.204        
MP3=FULL -6.846 -6.846 -5.835 -5.846 -5.794 -2.189 -3.679 -3.632 -5.693   -3.434 -4.315 -3.219   -0.824 -0.693  
MP4       -5.770       -3.581     -3.380 -4.260 -3.151   -0.803 -0.673  
MP4=FULL       -5.777       -3.586       -4.268 -3.167   -0.804 -0.674  
B2PLYP     -5.280 -5.286 -5.273 -2.029 -3.411 -3.399 -5.216   -3.165 -4.023 -3.034   -0.777 -0.655  
B2PLYP=FULL     -5.281 -5.288 -5.278 -2.030 -3.412 -3.401 -5.223   -3.166 -4.026 -3.038   -0.777 -0.655  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine     -5.281 -5.289 -5.278 -2.029 -3.412 -3.400 -5.223   -3.166 -4.026 -3.038   -0.776 -0.654  
Configuration interaction CID -6.812 -6.812 -5.855 -5.871     -3.755                    
CISD -6.647 -6.647 -5.807 -5.827     -3.748                    
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD     -5.705 -5.708 -5.668 -2.184 -3.685 -3.642 -5.567   -3.440 -4.317 -3.221   -0.817 -0.683  
QCISD(T)       -5.663     -3.640       -3.385 -4.261 -3.157   -0.796 -0.665  
QCISD(T)=FULL       -5.671   -2.157           -4.269 -3.173 -2.534 -0.796    
QCISD(TQ)       -5.663   -2.152           -4.257 -3.156 -2.524 -0.795    
QCISD(TQ)=FULL       -5.672   -2.155           -4.265 -3.172   -0.795 -0.666  
Coupled Cluster CCD -6.821 -6.821 -5.826 -5.833 -5.778 -2.201 -3.698 -3.656 -5.678   -3.455 -4.333 -3.239   -0.834 -0.700  
CCSD       -5.722         -5.582   -3.443 -4.320 -3.224 -2.587 -0.818 -0.685  
CCSD=FULL       -5.730         -5.609   -3.448 -4.328 -3.239 -2.596 -0.819 -0.687  
CCSD(T)       -5.668 -5.626   -3.641       -3.386 -4.262 -3.158 -2.525 -0.796 -0.665  
CCSD(T)=FULL       9.499             -3.391 -4.270 -3.174 -2.534 -0.797 -0.667  
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 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     -3.827 -3.837          
density functional B3LYP     -2.862 -2.865          
wB97X-D     -3.245 -3.238          
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2     -3.423 -3.406   -6.384      
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.