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Calculated Ionization Energy for CN (Cyano radical)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 13.598 eV
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 G4 13.755

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 cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 14.682 16.298 16.298 16.376 16.137 16.137 16.191 16.201 16.201 16.097   16.218 16.141 16.166 16.177 16.183 16.176 16.178 16.166 16.175
density functional LSDA 13.729 15.106 15.106 15.092 15.109 15.109 15.227 15.247 15.247 15.103     15.143 15.236   15.242     15.236  
BLYP 13.130 14.416 14.416 14.424 14.445 14.445 14.597 14.577 14.577 14.457     14.484 14.595         14.595  
B1B95 13.598 14.961 14.961 14.923 14.916 14.916 15.007 15.006 15.006 14.903     14.944 14.991     15.006   14.991  
B3LYP 13.632 15.008 15.008 15.006 15.017 15.017 15.138 15.137 15.137 15.022   15.162 15.051 15.144 15.161 15.157 15.161 15.165 15.144  
B3LYPultrafine         15.017                       15.161      
B3PW91 13.736 15.126 15.126 15.074 15.079 15.079 15.162 15.166 15.166 15.072     15.105 15.157         15.157  
mPW1PW91 13.800 15.205 15.205 15.155 15.156 15.156 15.243 15.239 15.239 15.148     15.181 15.236         15.215  
M06-2X     15.249   15.208                              
PBEPBE 13.306 14.593 14.593 14.568 14.579 14.579 14.701 14.679 14.679 14.579     14.614 14.689         14.689  
PBE1PBE         15.104                              
HSEh1PBE   15.134     15.094   15.184             15.183            
TPSSh         14.906   14.991     14.897       14.994            
wB97X-D     15.228   15.160   15.238   15.234     15.246 15.338 15.207     15.221      
B97D3   14.646     14.592   14.696   14.682   14.710 14.716   14.688     14.711      
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 9.707 11.941 11.941 11.865 12.541 12.541 12.648 12.696 12.696 12.763   12.711 12.597 12.880 12.963 12.756 12.925 12.977 12.880  
MP2=FULL 9.701 11.936 11.936 11.859 12.556 12.556 12.662 12.707 12.707 12.801     12.600 12.931 13.015 12.760   13.031 12.931  
MP3         14.417                              
MP3=FULL         14.433   14.522                          
MP4   11.284     11.986       12.074         12.322            
B2PLYP         14.173                 14.336            
Configuration interaction CID   13.762 13.762 13.739 14.218     14.385                        
CISD   13.783 13.783 13.814 14.201     14.338                        
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   13.153 13.153 13.204 13.700 13.700 13.787 13.802 13.802 13.921     13.747 14.026         14.026  
QCISD(T)         13.418               13.460 13.745   13.614 13.796      
Coupled Cluster CCD   13.098 13.098 13.061 13.661 13.661 13.751 13.838 13.838 13.919     13.698 14.067   13.849 14.112      
CCSD         13.893                              
CCSD(T)         13.311               13.357 13.632 13.716 13.511 13.682 13.735 13.632  
CCSD(T)=FULL                             13.737     13.756    
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

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 16.454 16.119 16.357 16.158 16.357 16.349     16.183
density functional B3LYP 15.105 15.068 15.037 15.094 15.048 15.022     15.157
PBEPBE                 14.704
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 11.760 12.479 11.750 12.537 11.720 11.703     12.900
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.