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Calculated Ionization Energy for CO (Carbon monoxide)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 14.014 ± 0.0003 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
semi-empirical PM3  
composite G2 14.009
G3 14.013
G3B3 14.031
G3MP2 14.026
G4 14.057
CBS-Q 14.044

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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 10.714 12.981 12.981 12.935 12.987 12.987 13.071 13.006 13.006 12.930 13.008 13.018 12.991 13.000 12.993 13.030 13.006 12.994 13.000 12.990 12.998 12.993 13.015 13.003
ROHF                                       13.259 13.261 13.256    
density functional LSDA 12.592 14.400 14.400 14.449 14.437 14.437 14.618 14.573 14.573 14.416   14.599 14.458 14.576   14.608 14.594   14.576 14.457 14.573 14.584    
BLYP 11.944 13.654 13.654 13.724 13.708 13.708 13.931 13.841 13.841 13.697 13.903 13.900 13.732 13.865   13.927 13.900   13.865 13.720 13.865 13.886 13.921 13.897
B1B95 12.360 14.060 14.060 14.084 13.946 14.012 14.156 14.086 14.086 13.974 14.029 14.042 14.027 14.010 14.014 14.066 14.028 14.020 14.010 13.955 14.008 14.016    
B3LYP 12.313 14.029 14.029 14.078 14.043 14.043 14.221 14.143 14.143 14.017 14.181 14.184 14.060 14.154 14.165 14.207 14.177 14.172 14.154 14.049 14.153 14.166 14.200 14.175
B3LYPultrafine   14.029     14.043 14.043 14.221 14.143   14.017 14.181 14.184 14.060 14.154   14.207 14.177     14.049 14.153   14.200 14.175
B3PW91 12.304 14.013 14.013 14.013 13.963 13.963 14.094 14.028 14.028 13.922 14.043 14.054 13.972 14.026   14.070 14.042   14.026 13.964 14.025 14.031 14.060 14.040
mPW1PW91 12.286 13.970 13.993 13.990 13.911 13.911 14.048 13.970 13.991 13.889 14.013 14.029 13.919 13.975   14.041 14.016   13.975 13.933 13.995 14.003 14.032 14.014
M06-2X 12.348 14.071 14.071 14.095 14.024 14.024 14.161 14.110 14.110 13.993   14.107 14.041 14.108   14.142 14.117     14.037 14.105 14.082 14.132 14.114
PBEPBE 12.005 13.722 13.722 13.753 13.716 13.716 13.903 13.816 13.816 13.694 13.865 13.871 13.738 13.837 13.852 13.891 13.869 13.863 13.837 13.729 13.837 13.852 13.884 13.867
PBEPBEultrafine   13.722     13.716 13.716 13.903 13.816   13.694 13.865 13.871 13.738 13.837   13.891 13.869     13.729 13.837   13.884 13.867
PBE1PBE 12.212 13.947 13.947 13.953 13.895 13.895 14.034 13.957 13.957 13.855 13.981 13.995 13.907 13.965   14.010 13.985     13.899 13.964 13.970 14.001 13.983
HSEh1PBE 12.200 13.937 13.937 13.941 13.885 13.885 14.024 13.953 13.953 13.846 13.975 13.990 13.896 13.961   14.001 13.980     13.888 13.960 13.966 13.992 13.978
TPSSh 12.160 13.883 13.883 13.874 13.830 13.830 13.965 13.896 13.896 13.783 13.916 13.936 13.835 13.905 13.910 13.936 13.927 13.918   13.830 13.906 13.909 13.927 13.925
wB97X-D 12.361 14.117 14.117 14.092 14.039 14.039 14.163 14.101 14.101 13.985 14.096 14.112 14.163 14.072 14.080 14.135 14.086 14.085   14.043 14.067 14.081 14.124 14.084
B97D3 12.127 13.842 13.842 13.821 13.782 13.782 13.946 13.886 13.886 13.764 13.918 13.927 13.816 13.897 13.909 13.943 13.921 13.918   13.811 13.895 13.908 13.934  
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 11.923 13.755 13.755 13.944 13.974 13.974 14.128 14.032 14.032 14.073 14.234 14.056 13.953 14.221 14.304 14.155 14.281 14.332 14.221 13.959 14.224 14.309 14.156 14.283
MP2=FULL 11.926 13.761 13.761 13.949 13.972 13.972 14.126 14.039 14.039 14.062 14.232 14.059 13.957 14.214 14.304 14.158 14.265 14.332 14.214 13.969 14.234 14.316 14.158 14.268
ROMP2                                       13.534 13.815 13.896    
MP3         13.959   14.087       14.218 14.016 13.950 14.209           13.958 14.211 14.278 14.127 14.258
MP3=FULL   13.545 13.545 13.660 13.955 13.955 14.084 14.021 14.021 14.078 14.214 14.017 13.952 14.201   14.131 14.243     13.964 14.217 14.283 14.128 14.244
MP4   13.789     14.043       14.115   14.309 14.129 14.040 14.297   14.246 14.354     14.047   14.364 14.246 14.355
MP4=FULL   13.791     14.038       14.116   14.302   14.040 14.283   14.245 14.331     14.050   14.365 14.245 14.333
B2PLYP 11.809 13.690 13.690 13.746 13.817 13.817 13.984 13.915 13.915 13.844 14.008 13.948 13.834 13.982   13.990 14.015     13.830 13.983 14.016 13.984 14.014
B2PLYP=FULL 11.809 13.691 13.691 13.747 13.817 13.817 13.984 13.918 13.918 13.844 14.011 13.950 13.836 13.983   13.992 14.016     13.833 13.988 14.021 13.986 14.015
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 11.809 13.691 13.691 13.747   13.817 13.984 13.918 13.918 13.844 14.011 13.950       13.992       13.833 13.988   13.986 14.015
Configuration interaction CID   13.487 13.487 13.604 13.832     13.884     14.036   13.827 14.029           13.831 14.030 14.083 13.974 14.069
CISD   13.226 13.226 13.287 13.660     13.733     13.903   13.665 13.894           13.673 13.897 13.955 13.809 13.933
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   12.995 12.995 13.047 13.544 13.544 13.683 13.658 13.658 13.723 13.876 13.652 13.574 13.857   13.747 13.904   13.857 13.584 13.863 13.935 13.742 13.903
QCISD(T)         13.555     13.665     13.895 13.664 13.585 13.871   13.776 13.925     13.595 13.876 13.952 13.771  
QCISD(T)=FULL         13.554   13.700       13.897   13.586 13.872 13.954 13.777 13.924 13.974   13.599   13.963 13.772 13.923
QCISD(TQ)         13.544   13.687       13.884   13.569 13.859 13.936 13.757 13.912 13.955         13.751 13.912
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         13.543   13.687       13.887   13.571 13.862 13.943 13.759 13.913 13.962         13.753 13.913
Coupled Cluster CCD   13.539 13.539 13.685 13.953 13.953 14.087 14.020 14.020 14.079 14.212 14.018 13.953 14.203   14.135 14.250     13.961 14.205 14.270 14.132 14.251
CCSD         13.601 13.601 13.738 13.705 13.705 13.769 13.918 13.700 13.624 13.901 13.971 13.797 13.946 13.987   13.635 13.906 13.974 13.791 13.946
CCSD=FULL         13.600         13.766 13.921 13.703 13.626 13.901 13.977 13.798 13.944 13.993   13.642 13.919   13.793 13.944
CCSD(T)         13.608 13.608 13.755 13.714 13.714 13.786 13.943 13.715 13.633 13.921 13.997 13.825 13.975 14.017 13.921 13.643 13.926 14.000 13.820  
CCSD(T)=FULL         13.588           13.945 13.717 13.634 13.920 14.001 13.826 13.971 14.021   13.648   14.011 13.822 13.972
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 cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ daug-cc-pVDZ 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 12.989 13.047 12.901 12.997 12.926 12.920     12.998
density functional B3LYP 14.244 14.137 14.155 14.108 14.181 14.156     14.164
PBEPBE                 13.851
wB97X-D 14.313 14.211 14.226 14.174 14.144 14.122      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 14.214 14.163 14.155 14.115 14.122 14.121     14.217
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.