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Calculated Ionization Energy for C2H4O (Ethylene oxide)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 10.56 ± 0.01 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 G2 10.581
G3 10.561
G3B3 10.506
G4 10.477
CBS-Q 10.597

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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 6.511 8.411 8.411 8.653 8.868 8.857 8.942 8.891 8.892 8.840 8.964 8.898 8.867 8.907 8.938 8.907 8.939 8.948 8.902 8.939
density functional BLYP 7.635 9.570 9.570 9.839 9.848 9.843 10.093 9.997 9.998 9.841 10.152 10.098 9.852 10.067   10.108 10.146   10.108 10.146
B1B95 7.965 9.845 9.845 10.100 10.126 10.126 10.275 10.202 10.202 10.108 10.310 10.259 10.118 10.244   10.267 10.296     10.270
B3LYP 7.907 9.840 9.840 10.108 10.151 10.145 10.347 10.268 10.269 10.139 10.399 10.345 10.151 10.326 10.374 10.350 10.389 10.396 10.350 10.388
B3LYPultrafine   9.840     10.151 10.145 10.347 10.267   10.139 10.399 10.345 10.150 10.326   10.350 10.389   10.350 10.388
B3PW91 7.987 9.936 9.936 10.167 10.196 10.189 10.346 10.286 10.286 10.175 10.384 10.336 10.190 10.322   10.339 10.372   10.336 10.371
mPW1PW91 7.956 9.907 9.907 10.137 10.173 10.165 10.322 10.257 10.258 10.149 10.357 10.309 10.172 10.293   10.314 10.345   10.312 10.345
M06-2X 8.131 10.112 10.112 10.345 10.389 10.374 10.520 10.487 10.482 10.384 10.585 10.532 10.372 10.547   10.503 10.591   10.501 10.591
PBEPBE 7.798 9.781 9.781 10.013 9.998 9.989 10.199 10.114 10.111 9.978 10.242 10.196 9.998 10.168   10.206 10.239   10.204 10.238
PBEPBEultrafine   9.781     9.998 9.989 10.199 10.114   9.978 10.242 10.196 9.998 10.169   10.206 10.239   10.204 10.238
PBE1PBE 7.899 9.880 9.880 10.116 10.147 10.147 10.296 10.226 10.225 10.122 10.329 10.283 10.143 10.267   10.289 10.321   10.286 10.320
HSEh1PBE 7.883 9.868 9.868 10.102 10.138 10.129 10.291 10.219 10.219 10.113 10.324 10.280 10.131 10.262   10.281 10.316   10.279 10.315
TPSSh 7.821 9.757 9.757 9.991 10.021 10.014 10.180 10.108 10.108 9.995 10.212 10.168 10.012 10.151 10.195 10.168 10.208 10.217 10.164 10.207
wB97X-D 7.992 9.942 9.942 10.182 10.234 10.233 10.384 10.314 10.318 10.214 10.412 10.353 10.229 10.336 10.377 10.366 10.382   10.364 10.382
B97D3 7.854 9.743 9.743 9.970 9.994 9.988 10.179 10.096 10.096 9.976 10.218 10.172 9.998 10.146 10.195 10.178 10.212   10.176 10.212
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 6.883 9.598 9.598 10.019 10.326 10.395 10.596 10.416 10.511 10.574 10.877 10.572 10.411   10.933 10.710 10.906 10.980 10.712 10.909
MP2=FULL 6.885 9.602 9.602 10.022 10.335 10.404 10.606 10.427 10.523 10.588 10.893 10.582 10.418 10.808 10.950 10.718 10.926 10.997 10.720 10.930
MP3         10.009   10.241       10.481 10.210 10.108 10.405         10.337  
MP3=FULL   9.392 9.392 9.751 10.018 10.096 10.250 10.084 10.189 10.266 10.499 10.218 10.114 10.429   10.344     10.345  
MP4   9.431     10.038       10.269   10.635 10.329 10.145 10.536   10.450 10.661   10.452 10.666
MP4=FULL   9.433     10.047       10.280   10.651   10.151 10.560   10.457 10.685   10.460  
B2PLYP 7.500 9.669 9.669 9.985 10.120 10.137 10.338 10.221 10.252 10.183 10.456 10.327 10.146 10.374   10.374     10.374 10.457
B2PLYP=FULL 7.500 9.670 9.670 9.985 10.122 10.139 10.340 10.224 10.255 10.187 10.460 10.330 10.148 10.381   10.376 10.463   10.376 10.463
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 7.500 9.670 9.670 9.985 10.122 10.139 10.340 10.224 10.255 10.187 10.460 10.330 10.148 10.380   10.376     10.376 10.463
Configuration interaction CID   9.245 9.245 9.582 9.810     9.871     10.186   9.880 10.116         10.056  
CISD   9.188 9.188 9.512 9.761     9.830     10.152   9.835 10.081         10.014  
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 daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   9.280 9.280 9.620 9.880 9.961 10.131 9.964 10.066 10.115 10.365 10.111 9.981 10.285   10.218     10.218  
QCISD(T)         9.901     10.008     10.451 10.166 10.004 10.362   10.280 10.476   10.282  
QCISD(T)=FULL         9.909   10.180       10.467   10.010 10.386   10.287     10.289  
Coupled Cluster CCD   9.415 9.415 9.783 10.021 10.095 10.255 10.097 10.195 10.254 10.493 10.228 10.117 10.414   10.344     10.344  
CCSD         9.902 9.982 10.147 9.985 10.086 10.136 10.383 10.127 10.002 10.305   10.234     10.234  
CCSD=FULL         9.910         10.151   10.136 10.009 10.329   10.242     10.242  
CCSD(T)         9.908 9.992 10.170 10.011   10.164 10.450 10.169 10.011 10.363   10.274 10.475   10.275  
CCSD(T)=FULL         9.916           10.466 10.177 10.018 10.389   10.281 10.497   10.283  
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 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 8.649 8.837 8.671 8.844 8.672 8.674     8.928
density functional BLYP                 10.111
B1B95                 10.278
B3LYP 10.014 10.078 10.078 10.143 10.145 10.141     10.363
B3LYPultrafine                 10.363
B3PW91                 10.351
mPW1PW91                 10.325
M06-2X                 10.554
PBEPBE                 10.207
PBEPBEultrafine                 10.207
PBE1PBE                 10.299
HSEh1PBE                 10.295
TPSSh                 10.185
wB97X-D 10.043 10.129 10.102 10.185 10.183 10.180     10.372
B97D3                 10.186
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 10.042 10.346 10.145 10.405 10.114 10.119     10.835
MP2=FULL                 10.848
MP3                 10.445
MP3=FULL                 10.457
MP4                 10.584
MP4=FULL                 10.597
B2PLYP                 10.416
B2PLYP=FULL                 10.420
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine                 10.420
Configuration interaction CID                 10.150
CISD                 10.115
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD                 10.325
QCISD(T)=FULL                 10.420
Coupled Cluster CCD                 10.454
CCSD                 10.344
CCSD=FULL                 10.358
CCSD(T)                 10.405
CCSD(T)=FULL                 10.420
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.