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Calculated Ionization Energy for BF3 (Borane, trifluoro-)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 15.7 ± 0.3 eV
Please note! These calculated ionizataion 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.
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G4 15.598

Ionization Energies 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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 9.309 13.713 13.713 13.794 13.675 13.675 13.901 13.732 13.732 13.556 13.837 13.866 13.747 13.826 13.805 13.830 13.820 13.800 13.813
density functional LSDA 10.321 14.573 14.573 15.142 14.750 14.750 15.249 15.101 15.101 14.784   15.218 14.923 15.187   15.237 15.223    
BLYP 9.458 13.594 13.594 14.148 13.785 13.785 14.352 14.135 14.135 13.811 14.346 14.300 13.964 14.244   14.337 14.316    
B1B95 10.534 14.742 14.742 15.262 14.754 14.870 15.288 15.148 15.148 14.844   15.107 15.058 15.054   15.125 15.076    
B3LYP 10.397 14.563 14.563 15.050 14.701 14.701 15.174 14.994 14.994 14.688 15.135 15.128   15.074 15.098 15.140 15.117 15.106  
B3LYPultrafine   14.561     14.701 14.687 15.162 14.980   14.683 15.135 15.128 14.873 15.074   15.140 15.117    
B3PW91 10.497 14.643 14.643 15.102 14.740 14.740 15.143 15.004 15.004 14.709 15.101 15.093 14.912 15.050          
mPW1PW91 10.581 14.683 14.733 15.174 14.765 14.765 15.167 15.019 15.062 14.767   15.150 14.941 15.057   15.178 15.122    
M06-2X 10.878 15.248 15.248 15.420 15.217 15.217 15.564 15.437 15.437 15.192   15.586 15.335 15.599   15.511 15.607    
PBEPBE 9.619 13.775 13.775 14.295 13.914 13.914 14.421 14.224 14.224 13.927   14.368 14.095 14.317   14.413 14.379    
PBEPBEultrafine   13.775     13.914 13.914 14.422 14.225   13.928 14.406 14.367 14.096 14.317   14.414 14.379    
PBE1PBE 10.497 14.667 14.667 15.116 14.750 14.750 15.153 15.001 15.001 14.711   15.108 14.928 15.051   15.122 15.079    
HSEh1PBE 10.477 14.655 14.655 15.102 14.738 14.738   14.992 14.992 14.702   15.105 14.911 15.043   15.110 15.070    
TPSSh         14.340   14.762     14.328       14.672          
wB97X-D     14.796   14.912   15.305   15.156     15.207 15.305 15.160     15.167    
B97D3   13.967     14.036   14.492   14.326   14.471 14.429   14.386     14.433    
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 9.181 14.476 14.476 14.824 15.110 15.110 15.496 15.193 15.193 15.249 15.709 15.429 15.115 15.627 15.768 15.517 15.729 15.808  
MP2=FULL 9.181 14.481 14.481 14.828 15.126 15.127 15.510 15.209 15.209 15.229 15.733 15.442 15.126 15.658 15.806 15.531 15.772 15.848  
MP3         14.929   15.265       15.426 15.164 14.926 15.361          
MP3=FULL         14.944   15.277                        
MP4=FULL   14.340     14.902       14.993   15.528   14.895 15.445   15.315 15.572    
B2PLYP         14.904                            
Configuration interaction CID   14.321 14.321 14.599 14.720     14.765     15.120   14.729 15.071          
CISD   14.302 14.302 14.571 14.699     14.755     15.114   14.713 15.064          
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   14.352 14.352 14.675 14.855 14.855 15.220 14.934 14.934 14.989 15.387 15.126 14.871 15.313   15.224 15.398    
QCISD(T)         14.862     14.953     15.447 15.157 14.869 15.361   15.256 15.464    
Coupled Cluster CCD   14.404 14.404 14.736 14.917 14.917 15.261 14.975 14.975 15.033 15.421 15.168 14.923 15.356   15.262 15.435    
CCSD         14.881 14.881 15.237 14.953 14.953 15.007 15.402 15.145 14.894 15.331 15.455 15.239 15.413    
CCSD=FULL         14.895         14.984 15.422 15.156 14.904 15.358 15.490 15.251 15.452    
CCSD(T)         14.872 14.872 15.245 14.962 14.962 15.028 15.454 15.164 14.881 15.369 15.513 15.262   15.551  
CCSD(T)=FULL         14.886           15.474 15.175 14.891 15.396 15.548 15.276 15.507    
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 daug-cc-pVTZ

Ionization Energies 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 13.761 13.867 13.736 13.862 13.690 13.683     13.827
density functional B3LYP 15.302 14.997 15.288 15.035 15.338 15.321     15.101
PBEPBE                 14.351
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 14.827 15.360 15.885 15.408 14.842 15.853     15.651
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.