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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
formate anion HCO2- HCOOH Formic acid

Bonding changes

Bond type H-O gained 1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G4 1397

Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1959 1527 1527 1460 1483 1501 1452 1474 1493 1508   1463 1502 1480 1453 1460 1480 1460
density functional LSDA 1898 1500 1500 1431 1457 1470 1393 1428 1446 1474     1468 1428 1394      
BLYP 1910 1529 1529 1459 1483 1496 1409 1456 1472 1499     1491 1450     1450  
B3LYP 1911 1525 1525 1457 1481 1495 1420 1459 1476 1500   1435 1493 1457 1421 1426 1457  
B3LYPultrafine         1481                     1426    
B3PW91 1907 1519 1519 1455 1481 1495 1430 1461 1478 1500     1494 1463     1463  
mPW1PW91 1908 1519 1519 1456 1481 1496 1431 1462 1480 1501     1495 1465     1462  
M06-2X     1515   1475                          
PBEPBE 1906 1520 1520 1453 1479 1492 1413 1454 1472 1496     1489 1453     1453  
PBE1PBE         1479                          
HSEh1PBE   1465     1424   1373             1407        
TPSSh         1483   1429     1502       1464        
wB97X-D     1522   1483   1432   1481     1446 1435 1466   1440    
B97D3   1529     1490   1430   1485   1436 1447   1468   1436    
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1984 1535 1535 1455 1471 1498 1424 1459 1492 1493   1448 1503 1462 1416   1462  
MP2=FULL 1984 1535 1535 1455 1471 1498 1424 1459 1493 1494     1503 1465        
MP3         1484   1470                      
MP3=FULL         1484   1447                      
MP4   1538     1478       1499         1469        
B2PLYP         1477                 1458        
Configuration interaction CID   1545 1545 1468 1484     1475                    
CISD   1544 1544 1467 1483     1474                    
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1547 1547 1467 1483 1510 1440 1472 1504 1505                
QCISD(T)         1481                          
Coupled Cluster CCD   1551 1551 1470 1485 1511 1445 1475 1507 1507                
CCSD(T)=FULL         1482                          
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 aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ

Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
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 1434 1457 1434 1454 1444 1444     1470
density functional B3LYP 1424 1449 1419 1441 1436 1436     1442
PBEPBE                 1438
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1418 1435 1415 1431 1429 1428     1446
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.