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Completed calculations for CH4- (Methane anion)

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.
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 c1o c2o
PM3 c1o c2o
composite G1 c1e
G2MP2 c1e
G2 c1e
G3 c1e c2e
G3B3 c1e c2e
G4 c1e
CBS-Q c1e c2e

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov
density functional LSDA   c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
BLYP c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
B1B95 c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
B3LYP c1o c1o c1o c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov  
B3LYPultrafine   c1o     c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov       c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov  
B3PW91 c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
mPW1PW91 c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
M06-2X c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
PBEPBE c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
PBEPBEultrafine   c1o     c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov       c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov  
PBE1PBE c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
HSEh1PBE c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
TPSSh c1o c1o c1o c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov  
wB97X-D c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1o c2o  
B97D3                     c1ov              
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
MP2=FULL c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
MP3         c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o         c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o        
MP3=FULL   c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov  
MP4   c1o c2o     c1ov c2o       c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
MP4=FULL   c1o c2o     c1ov c2o       c1ov c2o       c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
B2PLYP c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
B2PLYP=FULL c1o c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine c1o c1o c1o c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c2o  
Configuration interaction CID   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o                    
CISD   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o                    
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
QCISD(T)         c1ov c2o     c1ov c2o       c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
QCISD(T)=FULL         c1ov   c1ov           c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov  
QCISD(TQ)         c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o           c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         c1ov   c1ov           c1ov c1ov c1o c1ov c1ov  
Coupled Cluster CCD   c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov c1ov   c1ov c1ov  
CCSD         c1ov c2o         c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
CCSD=FULL         c1ov c2o         c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
CCSD(T)         c1ov c2o c1ov c2o   c1ov c2o       c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
CCSD(T)=FULL         c1ov c2o             c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o  
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 daug-cc-pVTZ

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 c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o     c1o
density functional B3LYP c1o c1o c1ov c1ov c1o c1o     c1o
PBEPBE                 c1o
wB97X-D c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1o c2o c1o c2o      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 c1o c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o c1ov c2o c1o c2o c1ov c2o     c1o
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.