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NIST Standard Reference Database 101

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III.F.2.

Completed calculations for CH₃OH (Methyl alcohol)

Methods and basis sets for which an energy has been calculated. "e" indicates just an energy has been calculated. "o" indicates an optimized geometry. "v" indicates vibrational frequencies. "s" followed by a number indicates completed calculations for different states (for example s1ov). "c" followed by a number indicates completed calculations for different conformations (for example c2ov).
See the Calculated Energies page (section III.A.1) for more calculated properties.

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Methods with predefined basis sets

composite	G1	e
	G2MP2	e
	G2	e
	G3	e
	G3B3	e
	G3MP2	e
	G4	e
	CBS-Q	e

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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	Sadlej_pVTZ	daug-cc-pVDZ	daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock	HF	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov
	ROHF											ov				ov			ov			ov	ov
density functional	LSDA		ov			ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov		ov	ov
	BLYP	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov		ov	ov
	B1B95	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov		ov	ov
	B3LYP	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov
	B3LYPultrafine		ov			ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	B3PW91	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov		ov	ov
	mPW1PW91	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov		ov	ov
	M06-2X	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	PBEPBE	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov	ov	ov	ov
	PBEPBEultrafine		ov			ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	PBE1PBE	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	HSEh1PBE	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	TPSSh	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov
	wB97X-D	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov
	B97D3	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov
		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	Sadlej_pVTZ	daug-cc-pVDZ	daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation	MP2	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov
	MP2=FULL	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov	ov
	ROMP2											ov										ov	ov
	MP3					ov		ov				ov	ov	ov	ov							ov	ov
	MP3=FULL		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	o
	MP4		ov			ov			ov	ov		ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	MP4=FULL		ov			ov				ov		ov		ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	B2PLYP	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	B2PLYP=FULL	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	B2PLYP=FULLultrafine					ov												ov
Configuration interaction	CID		ov	ov	ov	ov			ov			ov		ov	ov							ov	o
	CISD		ov	ov	ov	ov	o		ov			ov		ov	ov							ov	ov
		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	Sadlej_pVTZ	daug-cc-pVDZ	daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction	QCISD		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov		ov		ov	o
	QCISD(T)					ov			ov			ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	ov
	QCISD(T)=FULL					ov		ov				ov		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov
Coupled Cluster	CCD		ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov				ov	o
	CCSD					ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	o			ov	o
	CCSD=FULL					ov					ov	ov			ov	ov	ov	ov	o			ov	o
	CCSD(T)					ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov		ov	ov
	CCSD(T)=FULL					ov						ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov	ov
		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	Sadlej_pVTZ	daug-cc-pVDZ	daug-cc-pVTZ

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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	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov
	ROHF									ov
density functional	BLYP									ov
	B1B95	ov	ov							ov
	B3LYP	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov
	B3LYPultrafine									ov
	B3PW91									ov
	mPW1PW91									ov
	M06-2X									ov
	PBEPBE									ov
	PBEPBEultrafine									ov
	PBE1PBE									ov
	HSEh1PBE									ov
	TPSSh									ov
	wB97X-D	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov
	B97D3									ov
Moller Plesset perturbation	MP2	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov	ov			ov
	MP2=FULL									ov
	ROMP2									ov
	MP3									ov
	MP3=FULL									ov
	MP4=FULL									ov
	B2PLYP									ov
	B2PLYP=FULL									ov
Configuration interaction	CID									ov
	CISD									ov
Quadratic configuration interaction	QCISD									ov
	QCISD(T)									ov
	QCISD(T)=FULL									ov
Coupled Cluster	CCD									ov
	CCSD									ov
	CCSD=FULL									ov
	CCSD(T)									o
	CCSD(T)=FULL									ov

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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*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	MP2FC// B3LYP/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	MP2FC// MP2FC/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	MP4// HF/6-31G*	e		e			e
	MP4// B3LYP/6-31G*		e	e			e
	MP4// MP2/6-31G*	e		e			e
Coupled Cluster	CCSD// HF/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	CCSD(T)// HF/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	CCSD// B3LYP/6-31G*	e	e	e	e		e
	CCSD(T)// B3LYP/6-31G*	e	e	e	e		e
	CCSD(T)//B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)			e			e
	CCSD// MP2FC/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e
	CCSD(T)// MP2FC/6-31G*	e	e	e	e	e	e

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Counterpoise corrected calculations (select basis sets)

		3-21G	6-31G*	6-31+G**	aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock	HF_cp_opt	o	o	o	o
density functional	B3LYP_cp_opt	o	o	o
	PBEPBE_cp_opt	o	o	o
Moller Plesset perturbation	MP2_cp_opt	o	o	o

Barriers to internal rotation or inversion

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Methods with predefined basis sets

semi-empirical	AM1	s1c1t1
	PM3	s1c1t1
molecular mechanics	DREIDING	s1c1t1

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Methods with standard basis sets

		3-21G	6-31G*	6-31+G**	cc-pVTZ	aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock	HF	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1
density functional	B3LYP	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1
		3-21G	6-31G*	6-31+G**	cc-pVTZ	aug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation	MP2	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1	s1c1t1
	B2PLYP					s1c1t1
Coupled Cluster	CCSD(T)		s1c1t1
		3-21G	6-31G*	6-31+G**	cc-pVTZ	aug-cc-pVTZ

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.