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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
phenyl anion C6H5- C6H6 Benzene

Bonding changes

Bond type H-C changed by +1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets

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 cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 2090 1759 1759 1761 1751 1756 1698 1720 1726 1753   1709 1726 1717 1708 1690 1700 1701  
density functional BLYP 2032 1743 1743 1745 1731 1735 1655 1691 1696 1727   1673 1699 1683          
B1B95 2049 1746 1746 1752 1735 1735 1676 1702 1706 1733   1689 1708 1697   1669 1678    
B3LYP 2047 1750 1750 1753 1739 1743 1671 1701 1706 1736   1685 1709 1695 1684 1664 1673 1674  
B3LYPultrafine         1739               1709 1695   1664 1673    
B3PW91 2052 1746 1746 1752 1737 1740 1679 1703 1708 1735   1691 1710 1699          
mPW1PW91 2055 1747 1747 1753 1738 1742 1680 1704 1709 1737   1693 1712 1700   1673 1682    
M06-2X 2053 1739 1739 1744 1724 1727 1664 1688 1693 1720   1676 1696 1682   1658 1665    
PBEPBE 1825 1735 1735 1740 1724 1728 1657 1688 1692 1722   1673 1696 1681   1650 1657    
PBEPBEultrafine         1725               1696 1681   1650 1658    
PBE1PBE 2058 1744 1744 1750 1734 1734 1675 1700 1705 1733   1688 1708 1695   1669 1676    
HSEh1PBE 2057 1745 1745 1750 1734 1738 1449 1700 1705 1733   1687 1708 1695   1668 1676    
TPSSh                   1737                  
wB97X-D     1757   1744   1682   1713     1695 1682 1704     1685    
B97D3   1751     1742   1675   1710   1677 1691   1700     1677    
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 2122 1759 1759 1754 1738 1753 1675 1696 1708 1731     1709 1688   1653 1437    
MP2=FULL 2122 1759 1759 1754 1739 1755 1676 1696 1710 1734     1710 1695   1654 1442    
MP3         1747                            
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   1770       1761 1688   1718                    
Coupled Cluster CCD                                      
CCSD(T)         1742                 1695          
CCSD(T)=FULL         1743               1716 1477          
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

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 1717 1708 1711 1703 1722 1722     1709
density functional B3LYP 1706 1693 1694 1682 1715 1715     1686
PBEPBE                 1673
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1698 1687     1703 1703     1678
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.