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Energy differences between frozen core and all electrons correlated.
MP2, MP3, MP4, B2PLYP, CCSD, and CCSD(T)

For BF2 (Boron difluoride radical)

Energies in Hartree
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2=FULL -0.000441 -0.004905 -0.004905 -0.003294 -0.009791 -0.009791 -0.010573 -0.054674 -0.054674 -0.016903 -0.066499 -0.049619 -0.005941 -0.037531 -0.086981 -0.007249 -0.043097 -0.088360
MP3=FULL         -0.009550   -0.010343       -0.068537 -0.051350 -0.005542 -0.037777        
MP4=FULL   -0.004640     -0.009711       -0.056345   -0.068856   -0.005593 -0.037905   -0.006939 -0.043916  
B2PLYP=FULL -0.000140 -0.001444 -0.001444 -0.000976 -0.002897 -0.002897 -0.003123 -0.015477 -0.015477 -0.004932 -0.018903 -0.014055 -0.001740 -0.010826   -0.002135 -0.012409  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD(T)=FULL         -0.009645           -0.068835   -0.005551 -0.037885   -0.006892 -0.043906  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL                     -0.068858         -0.006888    
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL         -0.009547         -0.016658 -0.068371 -0.051382 -0.005492 -0.037604 -0.089456 -0.006830 -0.043627 -0.090906
CCSD(T)=FULL         -0.009643           -0.068834 -0.051583 -0.005549 -0.037893 -0.090094 -0.006891 -0.043917 -0.091547
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