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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
cyanide anion CN- HCN Hydrogen cyanide

Bonding changes

Bond type H-C gained 1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 1427
G3 1431
G3B3 1434
G3MP2 1430
G4 1431
CBS-Q 1428

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 cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1902 1552 1552 1513 1514 1520 1453 1483 1491 1519   1465 1504 1480 1469 1449 1459 1459 1480 1479 1459
density functional LSDA 1896 1571 1571 1532 1523 1528 1434 1479 1486 1524   1448 1513 1469   1431 1437     1469  
BLYP 1901 1594 1594 1554 1548 1553 1450 1505 1512 1548   1470 1536 1493     1455   1493 1493  
B1B95 1890 1572 1572 1536 1532 1532 1454 1495 1507 1539   1475 1521 1488   1450 1459   1488 1493  
B3LYP 1895 1584 1584 1545 1540 1545 1454 1500 1507 1541   1470 1528 1490 1475 1449 1459 1460 1490 1490  
B3LYPultrafine   1584     1540 1545 1454 1500       1470 1528 1490   1449 1459     1490  
B3PW91 1896 1577 1577 1543 1538 1543 1464 1501 1508 1541   1478 1528 1495         1495 1495  
mPW1PW91 1894 1575 1575 1541 1536 1541 1462 1500 1508 1540   1477 1527 1494   1459 1468   1492 1495  
M06-2X 1890 1562 1562 1530 1523 1527 1449 1483 1489 1524   1459 1511 1473   1445 1448     1472  
PBEPBE 1903 1586 1586 1550 1544 1549 1454 1504 1511 1545   1474 1533 1494   1452 1459   1494 1495  
PBEPBEultrafine   1586     1544 1549 1454 1504       1474 1533 1494   1452 1459     1495  
PBE1PBE 1897 1574 1574 1539 1534 1534 1459 1498 1506 1537   1474 1524 1491   1456 1464     1492  
HSEh1PBE 1897 1588 1575 1540 1535 1540 1472 1498 1506 1538   1473 1525 1504   1456 1464     1492  
TPSSh   1579 1579 1547 1542 1547 1467 1506   1546   1482 1533 1499   1465 1472     1499  
wB97X-D     1574   1533   1456   1504     1472 1460 1491     1464        
B97D3   1592     1553   1467   1521   1472 1485   1506     1473        
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-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1961 1593 1593 1548 1535 1553 1464 1497 1516 1537   1483 1532 1493 1475 1449 1458 1458 1493 1492  
MP2=FULL 1961 1593 1593 1548 1535 1555 1465 1498 1518 1540   1484 1533 1500 1478 1450 1467 1462 1500 1492  
MP3         1533   1552         1488 1531 1494           1493  
MP3=FULL         1534   1472         1489 1532 1502           1494  
MP4   1596     1536       1519     1486 1535 1495   1450 1460     1493  
MP4=FULL   1596     1537       1521       1536 1503   1451 1469     1494  
B2PLYP 1916 1585 1585 1544 1537 1547 1456 1498 1509 1539   1473 1528 1491   1448 1458     1490  
B2PLYP=FULL 1916 1585 1585 1544 1537 1547 1456 1499 1510 1540   1474 1529 1493   1449 1460     1490  
Configuration interaction CID   1594 1594 1549 1533     1497                       1494  
CISD   1594 1594 1548 1533     1498                       1495  
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-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1601 1601 1554 1537 1556 1470 1500 1520 1539   1489 1535 1497   1455 1466   1497 1496  
QCISD(T)         1538             1489 1537 1496   1452 1462     1495  
QCISD(T)=FULL         1539   1470           1538 1505 1481 1454 1471 1466   1496  
QCISD(TQ)         1539   1470           1538 1497 1479 1454 1463        
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         1540   1471           1539 1505 1482   1473        
Coupled Cluster CCD   1601 1601 1555 1537 1555 1472 1499 1519 1538   1490 1534 1496   1456 1466     1495  
CCSD         1537         1539   1490 1535 1497 1480 1456 1466 1466   1496  
CCSD=FULL         1538         1542   1491 1536 1505 1483 1457 1475 1470   1496  
CCSD(T)         1538             1489 1537 1496 1478 1452 1462 1462 1496 1495  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1539             1490 1538 1504 1481 1454 1471 1466 1504 1496  
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-pCVTZ 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 1461 1467 1460 1464 1480 1479     1466
density functional B3LYP 1478 1479 1476 1476 1506 1506     1472
PBEPBE                 1475
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1483 1477 1477 1472 1507 1505     1475
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.