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Relative enthalpies of isomers - Comparison of 298.15K enthalpies (kJ mol-1)

Isomers of CH2O

index Species CAS number Name Relative experimental enthalpy (kJ mol-1) sketch
a HOCH 19710566 hydroxycarbene   sketch of hydroxycarbene
b H2CO 50000 Formaldehyde 0.0 sketch of Formaldehyde
The calculated enthalpies include the calculated and scaled vibrational zero-point energy.
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3 -1.4 a
PM6
0.0 b
MNDOd
0.0 b
composite G1 313.7 a
0.0 b
G2MP2 310.7 a
0.0 b
G2 297.3 a
0.0 b
G3 298.1 a
0.0 b
G3B3 290.6 a
0.0 b
G3MP2
0.0 b
G4
0.0 b
CBS-Q 300.4 a
0.0 b
molecular mechanics MM3
0.0 b

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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 301.8 a
0.0 b
292.5 a
0.0 b
292.5 a
0.0 b
308.6 a
0.0 b
315.0 a
0.0 b
302.8 a
0.0 b
298.9 a
0.0 b
313.8 a
0.0 b
299.2 a
0.0 b
299.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
302.5 a
0.0 b
296.8 a
0.0 b
297.1 a
0.0 b
297.7 a
0.0 b
293.4 a
0.0 b
296.8 a
0.0 b
297.5 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b
296.8 a
0.0 b
density functional LSDA NC 332.4 a
0.0 b
332.4 a
0.0 b
NC NC 323.1 a
0.0 b
318.2 a
0.0 b
NC 317.9 a
0.0 b
313.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
321.3 a
0.0 b
311.4 a
0.0 b
311.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
306.4 a
0.0 b
310.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
         
BLYP 318.1 a
0.0 b
317.3 a
0.0 b
317.3 a
0.0 b
333.9 a
0.0 b
323.2 a
0.0 b
313.8 a
0.0 b
308.5 a
0.0 b
319.7 a
0.0 b
308.5 a
0.0 b
304.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
311.8 a
0.0 b
301.9 a
0.0 b
304.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b

0.0 b
B1B95 336.2 a
0.0 b
324.5 a
0.0 b
324.5 a
0.0 b
342.1 a
0.0 b
330.6 a
0.0 b
330.6 a
0.0 b
315.4 a
0.0 b
327.9 a
0.0 b
314.6 a
0.0 b
311.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
318.7 a
0.0 b
310.1 a
0.0 b
310.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
305.8 a
0.0 b
309.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b

0.0 b
B3LYP 325.8 a
0.0 b
321.7 a
0.0 b
321.7 a
0.0 b
337.6 a
0.0 b
327.3 a
0.0 b
317.1 a
0.0 b
312.1 a
0.0 b
324.3 a
0.0 b
311.8 a
0.0 b
308.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
315.5 a
0.0 b
306.0 a
0.0 b
308.0 a
0.0 b
308.0 a
0.0 b
301.7 a
0.0 b
306.7 a
0.0 b
307.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
B3LYPultrafine
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
327.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
306.0 a
0.0 b
308.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
301.7 a
0.0 b
306.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
B3PW91 336.0 a
0.0 b
324.1 a
0.0 b
324.2 a
0.0 b
341.3 a
0.0 b
329.9 a
0.0 b
319.3 a
0.0 b
315.4 a
0.0 b
328.2 a
0.0 b
315.1 a
0.0 b
311.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
318.9 a
0.0 b
310.1 a
0.0 b
310.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b

0.0 b
mPW1PW91 336.8 a
0.0 b
324.0 a
0.0 b
324.0 a
0.0 b
341.5 a
0.0 b
330.5 a
0.0 b
319.7 a
0.0 b
315.5 a
0.0 b
328.9 a
0.0 b
315.4 a
0.0 b
312.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
319.1 a
0.0 b
310.8 a
0.0 b
311.1 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
306.9 a
0.0 b
310.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b

0.0 b
M06-2X 333.0 a
0.0 b
319.4 a
0.0 b
319.4 a
0.0 b
336.2 a
0.0 b
323.1 a
0.0 b
312.7 a
0.0 b
307.6 a
0.0 b
322.0 a
0.0 b
308.9 a
0.0 b
305.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
312.1 a
0.0 b
302.8 a
0.0 b
303.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
298.1 a
0.0 b
303.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
PBEPBE 333.7 a
0.0 b
322.7 a
0.0 b
322.7 a
0.0 b
341.0 a
0.0 b
328.6 a
0.0 b
318.6 a
0.0 b
313.8 a
0.0 b
325.7 a
0.0 b
313.5 a
0.0 b
310.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
316.8 a
0.0 b
308.2 a
0.0 b
308.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
303.7 a
0.0 b
306.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
PBEPBEultrafine
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
328.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
308.2 a
0.0 b
308.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
303.7 a
0.0 b
306.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
PBE1PBE 339.4 a
0.0 b
324.8 a
0.0 b
324.8 a
0.0 b
342.4 a
0.0 b
331.3 a
0.0 b
331.3 a
0.0 b
316.0 a
0.0 b
329.3 a
0.0 b
315.7 a
0.0 b
312.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
319.2 a
0.0 b
311.2 a
0.0 b
310.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
307.0 a
0.0 b
309.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
HSEh1PBE 338.3 a
0.0 b
325.3 a
0.0 b
325.3 a
0.0 b
342.3 a
0.0 b
331.4 a
0.0 b
320.5 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
329.2 a
0.0 b
315.7 a
0.0 b
312.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
319.4 a
0.0 b
311.1 a
0.0 b
311.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
306.9 a
0.0 b
310.1 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
TPSSh
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
328.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
314.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
311.9 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b
310.9 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
wB97X-D
0.0 b

0.0 b
323.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
327.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
312.5 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
312.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
  317.0 a
0.0 b
311.0 a
0.0 b
309.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
308.1 a
0.0 b
       
0.0 b

0.0 b
B97D3
0.0 b
314.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
323.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
308.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
308.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
305.3 a
0.0 b
  311.9 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
304.7 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
303.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 379.2 a
0.0 b
349.1 a
0.0 b
349.1 a
0.0 b
363.7 a
0.0 b
349.0 a
0.0 b
339.4 a
0.0 b
334.3 a
0.0 b
347.8 a
0.0 b
329.2 a
0.0 b
330.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
335.9 a
0.0 b
326.6 a
0.0 b
324.1 a
0.0 b
324.8 a
0.0 b
321.0 a
0.0 b
323.1 a
0.0 b
324.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
MP2=FULL 379.4 a
0.0 b
349.1 a
0.0 b
349.1 a
0.0 b
363.8 a
0.0 b
350.0 a
0.0 b
340.5 a
0.0 b
335.5 a
0.0 b
348.5 a
0.0 b
330.0 a
0.0 b
333.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
336.6 a
0.0 b
327.4 a
0.0 b
328.9 a
0.0 b
327.3 a
0.0 b
321.9 a
0.0 b
326.9 a
0.0 b
326.6 a
0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
MP3
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
  a
0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b
                       
MP3=FULL           a     a                                  
MP4
0.0 b
335.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
335.9 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
317.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
324.5 a
0.0 b
313.8 a
0.0 b
312.5 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
306.6 a
0.0 b
311.4 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
         
MP4=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
337.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
318.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
314.8 a
0.0 b
318.2 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
308.1 a
0.0 b
316.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
         
B2PLYP
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
0.0 b

0.0 b
B2PLYP=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b

0.0 b
       
0.0 b

0.0 b
Configuration interaction CID
0.0 b
327.1 a
0.0 b
327.1 a
0.0 b
339.2 a
0.0 b
327.6 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
326.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
         
CISD
0.0 b
  a 325.0 a
0.0 b
338.1 a
0.0 b
327.6 a
0.0 b
 
0.0 b
326.5 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
         
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD
0.0 b
  a   a   a   a   a   a   a   a   a  
0.0 b
  a   a   a     a   a  
0.0 b
       
QCISD(T)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
327.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
315.7 a
0.0 b
306.4 a
0.0 b
304.3 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
298.9 a
0.0 b
303.0 a
0.0 b

0.0 b
         
QCISD(TQ)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
           
Coupled Cluster CCD
0.0 b
  a   a   a   a   a   a   a   a   a  
0.0 b
  a   a   a     a   a            
CCSD
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
  a            
0.0 b
  a   a   a   a   a   a   a          
CCSD=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
  a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
  a   a   a   a   a   a   a          
CCSD(T)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
327.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
315.8 a
0.0 b
306.4 a
0.0 b
304.4 a
0.0 b
305.4 a
0.0 b
299.1 a
0.0 b
303.1 a
0.0 b
304.8 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CCSD(T)=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
329.1 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
316.8 a
0.0 b
307.4 a
0.0 b
310.2 a
0.0 b
308.8 a
0.0 b
300.2 a
0.0 b
307.9 a
0.0 b
308.1 a
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ

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 295.4 a
0.0 b
305.3 a
0.0 b
294.7 a
0.0 b
306.2 a
0.0 b
297.1 a
0.0 b
297.2 a
0.0 b
    297.7 a
0.0 b
density functional LSDA
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
BLYP
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
B1B95
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
B3LYP 310.6 a
0.0 b
307.3 a
0.0 b
312.6 a
0.0 b
309.3 a
0.0 b
322.6 a
0.0 b
323.0 a
0.0 b
    308.0 a
0.0 b
B3LYPultrafine
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
B3PW91
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
mPW1PW91
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
M06-2X
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
PBEPBE
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
    308.6 a
0.0 b
PBEPBEultrafine
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
PBE1PBE
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
HSEh1PBE
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
TPSSh                
0.0 b
wB97X-D
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
B97D3                
0.0 b
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 337.8 a
0.0 b
332.9 a
0.0 b
342.8 a
0.0 b
335.9 a
0.0 b
345.2 a
0.0 b
345.4 a
0.0 b
    325.2 a
0.0 b
MP2=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
MP3
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
MP4
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
MP4=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
B2PLYP
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
B2PLYP=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
Configuration interaction CID
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CISD
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
QCISD(T)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
QCISD(TQ)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
Coupled Cluster CCD
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CCSD
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CCSD=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CCSD(T)
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     
CCSD(T)=FULL
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
     

Single point energy calculations (select basis sets)
6-311+G(3df,2p) cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2FC// HF/6-31G*          
0.0 b
MP2FC// B3LYP/6-31G*          
0.0 b
MP2FC// MP2FC/6-31G*
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
   
0.0 b
MP4// HF/6-31G*          
0.0 b
MP4// B3LYP/6-31G*          
0.0 b
MP4// MP2/6-31G*
0.0 b
       
0.0 b
Coupled Cluster CCSD// HF/6-31G*
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
CCSD(T)// HF/6-31G*          
0.0 b
CCSD// B3LYP/6-31G*
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b
CCSD(T)// B3LYP/6-31G*          
0.0 b
CCSD(T)//B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)    
0.0 b
   
0.0 b
CCSD// MP2FC/6-31G*
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b
CCSD(T)// MP2FC/6-31G*  
0.0 b

0.0 b

0.0 b
 
0.0 b
NC = not calculated
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.
gaw refers to the group additivity method implemeted in the NIST Chemistry Webbook.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factors to list vibrational scaling factors.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules.