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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
Ammonia NH3 NH4+ ammonium cation

Bonding changes

Bond type H-N changed by +1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 805
G3 807
G3B3 809
G3MP2 806
G4 809
CBS-Q 805

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1043 906 906 876 867 876 863 869 872 872   866 876 867 863 857 861 861 867 861
density functional LSDA 1063 920 920 791 860 864 838 852 851 856   839 858 840   826 828   840  
BLYP 1039 923 923 890 867 872 844 861 860 866   847 865 850   833 837   850  
B1B95 1043 920 920 888 869 869 855 867 867 869   857 870 858   845 849      
B3LYP 1042 920 920 887 868 874 850 863 863 868   852 868 854 848 840 844 844 854  
B3LYPultrafine   920     868 874 850 863       852 868 854   840 844      
B3PW91 1046 924 924 892 873 879 859 870 870 873   861 874 862   850 853   862  
mPW1PW91 1046 923 923 890 873 879 859 870 870 873   862 874 863   849 854   864  
M06-2X 1041 909 909 879 860 866 847 855 855 860   846 861 845   838 837      
PBEPBE 1046 925 925 892 869 875 850 865 864 868   853 868 854   839 842   854  
PBEPBEultrafine   925     869 875 850 865       853 868 854   839 842      
PBE1PBE 1049 921 921 889 871 871 857 868 868 871   859 872 860   847 851      
HSEh1PBE 1048   921 888 870 877 856 867 868 870   858 871     846 850      
TPSSh 1039 923 923 894 875 881 861 871 872 875   863 876 864 859 852 855 855    
wB97X-D 1047 927 927 892 875 881 861 872 872 875   865 876 866 861 852 857 858    
B97D3 1041 932 932 902 880 885 862 876 876 879 855 866 878 867 861 852 856 857    
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1078 926 926 887 868 880 858 868 869 865   859 874 854 846 839 841 841 854  
MP2=FULL 1079 926 926 887 869 880 858 868 870 867   860 875 857 848 840 843 842 857  
MP3         872   864         866 879 860            
MP3=FULL   929 929 892 872 884 865 873 875 871   867 879 863   847 851      
MP4   930     871       873     863 878 857   842 844      
MP4=FULL   930     871       874       879 860   843 847      
B2PLYP 1054 920 920 885 867 875 852 864 865 866   854 869 853   839 842      
B2PLYP=FULL 1054 920 920 885 867 875 852 864 865 867   854 870 854   839 842      
Configuration interaction CID   929 929 893 873     873                        
CISD   839 929 893 872     873                        
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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   931 931 894 872 883 864 872 874 869   866 879 860   846 849      
QCISD(T)         872     871       864 878 858   843 845      
QCISD(T)=FULL         872   863           879 861 852 844 848 848    
QCISD(TQ)         872   863           878 858 760 843 846      
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         872   863           879 861 852 844 848      
Coupled Cluster CCD   930 930 893 872 884 865 872 875 870   867 879 861   848 850      
CCSD         872         870   866 879 861 854 846 849 850    
CCSD=FULL         873         872   866 880 864 856 847 852 852    
CCSD(T)         872 883 863 872       864 879 858 851 843 845 846    
CCSD(T)=FULL         872             865 879 861 852 844 848 848    
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 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 871 862 871 863 867 867     864
density functional B3LYP 876 861 872 857 875 875     849
PBEPBE                 849
wB97X-D 887 873 884 869 884 884      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 874 858 870 856 871 871     849
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.