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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
2,4-Hexadiyne C6H6 C6H7+ benzene, protonated

Bonding changes

Bond type H-C changed by +1
Bond type C-C changed by +1
Bond type C#C lost 2
Bond type C=C gained 2
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1  
PM3  
composite G4 979

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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1222 1027 1027 1058 1067 1075 1065 1047 788 1061 782 1066 1051 803 1049
density functional LSDA       1067 1069 1075 1056 1033 1038 1062   1064 1039    
BLYP 1226 1028   1042 1046 1052 1028   1011 1035   1038 1008    
B1B95 1224 1036 1036 1047 1061 1031 1044 1025 1030 1045   1049 1038    
B3LYP 1231 1037 1037 1054 1059 1065 1046 1023 1029 1048 1026 1053 1027   1026
B3LYPultrafine                         780   779
B3PW91 1239 1052 1052 1066 1069 1075 1062 1042 1047 1061   1066 1045 1062  
mPW1PW91 1245 1064   1072 1081 1087 1073 1054 1054 1068   1078 1052    
M06-2X     1022   782                    
PBEPBE 1245     1058 1061 1067 1048 1030 1036 1054   1056 1032    
PBEPBEultrafine         818                    
PBE1PBE         1076                    
HSEh1PBE   1056     1073   1065           1048    
TPSSh         1071   815     816     801    
wB97X-D     1061   1084   1076   1058   1056 1076 1057   1055
B97D3   818     836   825   815   1051   810   1049
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 831       1009     745       772 1002    
MP2=FULL         1022                    
MP3             835                
MP3=FULL         803   806                
B2PLYP         795               771    
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-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   1154 1063 1069 1045 1043      
density functional B3LYP 1120 1130 1065   1045 1045      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   1082     950 949      
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.