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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
Chlorine atom anion Cl- HCl Hydrogen chloride

Bonding changes

Bond type H-Cl gained 1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1  
PM3  
PM6  
composite G2 1395
G3 1394
G3B3 1392
G4 1397
CBS-Q 1386

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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1701 1337 1392 1328 1383 1399 1366 1352 1374 1412   1386 1394 1418 1405 1395 1370 1384 1386       1370 1699
density functional LSDA 1714 1062 1405 1352 1391 1404 1350 1341 1361 1416     1385 1426 1395   1356 1365         1356 1366
BLYP 1742 1395 1432 1381 1418 1430 1367 1364 1382 1439     1409 1449 1417   1370 1380         1370 1380
B1B95 1709   1419 1366 1409 1409 1378 1368 1387 1434 1395   1410 1440 1420   1381 1392   1395 1362 1416 1381 1393
B3LYP 1725 1381 1422 1369 1409 1423 1370 1362 1381 1433   1387 1405 1441 1415 1401 1373 1384 1386 1386     1373 1384
B3LYPultrafine   1381 1422 1369 1409 1423 1370 1362 1381 1433 1386 1387 1405 1441 1415   1373 1384         1373 1384
B3PW91 1718 1376 1418 1367 1409 1423 1380 1369 1389 1434     1410 1441 1420   1383 1394         1383 1395
mPW1PW91 1714 1373 1416 1364 1407 1421 1378 1369 1389 1433     1410 1439 1419   1382 1394 1396       1382 1394
M06-2X 1704 1362 3081 1351 1396 1408 1365 1354 1373 1420     1394 1429 1405   1372 1381         1372 1381
PBEPBE 1732 1386 1425 1375 1413 1426 1372 1367 1386 1437   1390 1410 1445 1419   1376 1386   1388 721 777 1376 1386
PBEPBEultrafine   1386     1413 1426 1372 1367       1390 1410 1445 1419   1376 1386         1376 1386
PBE1PBE 1715   1414 1361 1404 1404 1375 1365 1385 1430     1407 1437 1417   1379 1390         1379 1390
HSEh1PBE 1715 1371 1414 1362 1404 1419 1375 1365 1385 1430     1406 1437 1416   1379 1390         1379 1390
TPSSh 1725 1380 1421 1371 1412 1424 1381 1372 1391 2538     1412 1443 1421 1410 1384 1395 1397       1384 1395
wB97X-D 1718 1372 3129 1363 2857 1419 1961 1365 2689 1431     2871 2015 2802 1405 1377 2000 1393       1378 1391
B97D3 1721 3105 1437 1389 2825 1440 1972 1380 2595 1449 1998   2766 1458 2764 1418 1389 2033 1401       1389 1400
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1738 1363 1414 1349 2863 1434 1390 2703 1409 1419   1389 1426 1450 1420 1399 1371 1385 1383       1371 1385
MP2=FULL 1738 1363 1414 1349 1400 1435 1391 1365 1410 1420     1427 1451 1423 1402 1373 1391 1386       1373 1393
MP3         1409   1400           1436 1460 1428               1382 1395
MP3=FULL         1409   1402                               1384 1403
MP4   1373     1412       1422       1439 1464 1431   1383 1394         1383 1394
MP4=FULL   1373     1412       1423         1466 1434   1385 1400         1385 1402
B2PLYP 1726 1371 1417 1359 1405 1424 1376 1362 1390 1427     1411 1442 1416   1371 1383         1371 1383
B2PLYP=FULL 1726 1371 1417 1359 1405 1425 1376 1362 1390 1427     1412 1443 1417   1372 1385         1372 1385
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine 1726 1371 1417 1359 1405 1425 1376 1362 1390 1427     1412 1443 1417   1372 1385         1372 1385
Configuration interaction CID   1371 1423 1357 1410     1376                             1385 1398
CISD     1423 1358 1410     1376                             1385 1399
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1373 1426 1359 1412 1445 1401 1378 1422 1429     1438 1462 1430   1384 1398     1227 1432 1385 1398
QCISD(T)         1413     1378         1440 1466 1432   1384 1395         1384 1396
QCISD(T)=FULL         1414   1402             1467 1435 1410 1386 1401 1395       1386 1403
QCISD(TQ)         1414   1401             1466 1432 1408 1385 1396 1392          
Coupled Cluster CCD   1372 1425 1358 1411 1444 1402 1377 1421 1428     1438 1461 1429   1384 1397 1394 1399     1385 1398
CCSD         1412         1429     1438 1462 1430 1409 1384 1398 1395       1385 1398
CCSD=FULL         1412         1431     1439 1463 1433 1411 1386 1404 1398       1387 1406
CCSD(T)         1413 1447 1401 1378 1423 1431   1400 1440 1466 1432 1408 1384 1395 1392       1384 1396
CCSD(T)=FULL         1414   1427           1441 1467 1435 1410 1386 1401 1395       1386 1403
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) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ 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 1327 1383 1324 1377 1365 1364     2770
density functional B1B95       1400          
B3LYP 1358 1400 1357 1398 1404 1404     2837
B3LYPultrafine       1398 1404        
PBEPBE                 2745
wB97X-D 1356 1402 1354 1398 1394 1394      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1350 1394 1343 1386 1398 1393     2860
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.