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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
cyanide anion CN- HNC hydrogen isocyanide

Bonding changes

Bond type H-N gained 1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
composite G4 1371

Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
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 1823 1516 1516 1479 1465 1476 1415 1436 1447 1478   1423 1460 1438 1428 1408 1418 1419 1438 1418
density functional LSDA 1786 1506 1506 1466 1454 1464 1377 1414 1425 1466     1450 1410   1374     1410  
BLYP 1797 1525 1525 1487 1476 1487 1391 1438   1488     1471 1431         1431  
B1B95 1793 1518 1518 1483 1467 1482 1406 1439 1455 1488     1467 1432         1432  
B3LYP 1795 1521 1521 1484 1472 1483 1399 1436   1485   1412 1468 1433 1418 1395 1402 1403 1433  
B3LYPultrafine                                 1402      
B3PW91 1793 1517 1517 1483 1471 1482 1408 1438   1484     1468 1437         1437  
mPW1PW91 1793 1514 1516 1480 1469 1479 1406 1436   1484     1465 1436         1436  
M06-2X     1507   1461         1472       1420     1396      
PBEPBE 1794 1518 1518 1482 1472 1482 1395 1436   1484     1468 1432   1392 1399   1432  
PBEPBEultrafine         1472                              
PBE1PBE         1468                              
HSEh1PBE   1528     1469   1417             1447            
TPSSh         1473   1409     1485       1439            
wB97X-D     1519   1471   1406   1449     1418 1406 1437     1410      
B97D3   1530     1484   1411   1461   1414 1426   1447     1415      
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 1801 1501 1501 1452 1447 1470 1388 1414 1438 1461   1404 1453 1418   1375 1384   1418  
MP2=FULL   1501 1501 1452 1448 1471 1389 1415 1439 1463     1454 1424   1376 1391   1424  
MP3         1464                              
MP3=FULL         1464   1414                          
MP4   1527                       1430            
B2PLYP         1463         1475       1427     1395      
Configuration interaction CID     1522 1477 1465     1434                        
CISD     1525 1479 1466     1435                        
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   1528 1528 1480 1466 1489 1411 1434 1458 1478     1472 1438     1407   1438  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1522 1522 1475 1465 1487   1433         1470              
CCSD         1466         1477       1437     1407      
CCSD=FULL         1466         1480       1443     1414      
CCSD(T)         1465                 1435         1435  
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

Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
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 1443 1430 1436 1420 1458 1457     1425
density functional B3LYP 1442 1431 1433 1420 1457 1457     1415
PBEPBE                 1415
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1408 1406 1395 1393 1422 1420     1400
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.