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Calculated Ionization Energy for B2 (Boron diatomic)

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Please note! These calculated ionizataion energies have the vibrational zero-point energy (zpe) included, but the zpe has NOT been scaled. Click on an entry for more details, including the ionization energy with a scaled zpe.
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 8.962
G3 9.071
G3B3 9.063
G3MP2 13.802
G4 9.023
CBS-Q 8.951

Ionization Energies in eV
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 3.804 6.789 6.789 6.593 5.433 6.786 6.913 6.987 6.987 6.822   6.955 6.989 6.999 7.003 6.970 6.994 7.002 6.996 10.781
ROHF   7.143 7.143 6.970 7.189 7.189 7.312 7.389 7.389     7.360 7.383 7.407 7.412 7.364 7.402 7.412 7.315  
density functional LSDA 7.922 10.068 10.068 9.871 9.950 9.950 10.069 10.174 10.174 9.968   10.152 10.109 10.177   10.095 10.168   10.171  
BLYP 6.810 8.940 8.940 8.764 8.843 8.843 8.990 9.060 9.060 8.857   9.066 9.021 9.079         9.075  
B1B95 5.179 8.738 8.738 8.605 6.928 6.961 7.863 8.888 8.888 8.737   8.844 7.097 8.857   8.826 8.853   8.849  
B3LYP 5.317 8.850 8.850 8.662 7.803 8.759 8.891 8.960 8.960 8.773   8.959 8.931 8.976 8.977 8.923 8.971 8.978 8.971  
B3LYPultrafine   8.850     8.759 8.759 8.891 8.960       8.959 8.931 8.976   8.923 8.971   8.971  
B3PW91 6.741 9.028 9.028 8.841 8.948 8.948 9.046 9.110 9.110 8.960   9.101 9.089 9.128         9.113  
mPW1PW91 5.477 8.944 8.944 8.758 8.872 8.872 8.975 9.030 9.030 8.887   9.030 9.014 9.055   8.997 9.049   9.042  
M06-2X 6.127 8.502 12.804 8.331 8.472 8.472 8.605 8.684 8.684 8.503   8.676 8.665 8.693   8.653 8.691   8.691  
PBEPBE 7.148 9.302 9.302 9.135 9.226 9.226 9.345 9.406 9.406 9.238   9.408 9.382 9.429   9.373 9.424   9.418  
PBEPBEultrafine   9.302     9.226 9.226 9.345 9.406       9.408 9.382 9.429   9.373 9.424   9.418  
PBE1PBE 6.606 8.943 8.943 8.763 8.879 8.879 8.984 9.045 9.045 8.895   9.039 9.029 9.065   9.011 9.058   9.053  
HSEh1PBE 6.601 9.417 8.941 8.761 8.878 8.878 8.904 9.046 9.046 8.893   9.040 9.028 9.448   9.010 9.058   9.054  
TPSSh   8.929 8.929 8.782 8.895 8.895 8.992 9.039       9.044 9.025 9.071   9.006 9.063   9.055  
wB97X-D     12.603   12.635   12.733   12.676     12.656 12.733 12.664     11.174      
B97D3   8.889     8.846   8.958   9.006   9.027 9.032   9.044     9.044      
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5.762 8.380 8.380 8.220 11.079 8.641 8.760 11.297 8.859 8.830   8.843 8.796 9.028 9.091 8.808 9.042 9.099 9.047  
MP2=FULL 5.765 8.380 8.380 8.220 8.665 8.665 8.783 8.878 8.878 8.887   8.861 8.812 9.131 9.155 8.826 9.180 9.166 9.076  
ROMP2                                     8.991  
MP3         8.587   6.465         8.764 8.747 8.946         8.960  
MP3=FULL         6.523   6.657         8.779 8.760 9.053         8.983  
MP4   8.429     8.770       8.949     8.946 8.892 9.141   8.906 9.150   9.158  
MP4=FULL   8.428     8.795       8.969       8.905 9.254   8.921 9.302   9.192  
B2PLYP 6.306 8.663 8.663 8.487 8.684 8.684 8.807 8.886 8.886 8.753   8.882 8.848 8.951   8.845 8.952   8.954  
B2PLYP=FULL 6.307 8.663 8.663 8.487 8.692 8.692 8.814 8.892 8.892 8.770   8.887 8.852 8.981   8.851 8.992   8.963  
Configuration interaction CID   7.899 7.899 7.715 8.120     8.293                     8.436  
CISD   7.986 7.986 7.805 8.199     8.359                     8.502  
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   8.073 8.073 7.895 8.323 8.323 8.415 8.484 8.484 8.477   8.479 8.448 8.642   8.452 8.648   8.653  
QCISD(T)         8.608             8.775 8.724 8.974   8.737 8.984   8.991  
Coupled Cluster CCD   7.952 7.952 7.768 8.202 8.202 8.298 8.380 8.380 8.359   8.365 8.349 8.528   8.354 8.535   8.541  
CCSD         8.266             8.424 8.398 8.591 8.639 8.403 8.597 8.642 8.602  
CCSD=FULL         8.293             8.445 8.412 8.709 8.714 8.419 8.755 8.720 8.633  
CCSD(T)         8.581             8.749 8.700 8.949 9.014 8.714 8.960 9.018 8.966  
CCSD(T)=FULL         8.610             8.772 8.715 9.071 9.094 8.731 9.121 9.101 9.001  
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 aug-cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ

Ionization Energies in eV
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 6.716 6.854 6.655 6.849 6.733 6.722     10.780
density functional B3LYP 8.512 8.581 8.478 8.610 8.797 8.758     8.972
PBEPBE                 9.550
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 8.088 8.467 8.193 8.626 8.312 8.315     11.313
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.