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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
Benzvalene C6H6 C6H7+ benzene, protonated

Bonding changes

Bond type C-C changed by -3
Bond type C=C changed by +1
Bond type H-C changed by +1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G2 1008
G3 1014
G3B3 1012
G4 1009
CBS-Q 1008

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 1229 1160 1160 1192 1131 1134 1124 1125 1126 1134 1129 1126 1128 1124 1126
density functional LSDA 1157 1065 1065 1080 1024 1026 1007 1010 1009 1021 1012 1009 1009 1002 1008
BLYP 1232 1150 1150 1172 1126 1128 1106 1112 1111 1125 1111 1109 1112 1100 1108
B1B95 1163 1085 1085 1107 1050 1050 1038 1041 1040 1048 1044 1037 1040 1034 1038
B3LYP 1217 1140 1140 1163 1113 1115 1097 1101 1101 1113 1102 1099 1102 1093 1099
B3LYPultrafine   1140     1113 1115 1097 1101     1102 1099 1102 1093 1099
B3PW91 1193 1108 1108 1133 1080 1082 1068 1070 1069 1079 1073 1068 1071 1065 1069
mPW1PW91 1187 1102 1102 1128 1073 1075 1061 1064 1063 1074 1067 1062 1065 1059 1063
M06-2X 1158 1078 1078 1098 1035 1037 1023 1026 1025 1033 1030 1023 1026 1020 1025
PBEPBE 1196 1101 1101 1125 1074 1076 1057 1061 1061 1072 1062 1058 1060 1052 1057
PBEPBEultrafine   1101     1074 1075 1057 1061     1062 1058 1060 1052 1057
PBE1PBE 1182 1093 1093 1119 1063 1063 1051 1053 1053 1063 1056 1051 1054 1048 1052
HSEh1PBE 1186 1099 1099 1124 1068 1070 1055 1058 1058 1067 1061 1056 1058 1052 1056
TPSSh 1191 1106 1106 1131 1079 1081 1067 1069 1069 1079 1073 1067 1070 1064 1067
wB97X-D 1193 1111 1111 1135 1085 1086 1073 1074 1074 1084 1077 1072 1075 1069 1074
B97D3 1238 1156 1156 1181 1127 1128 1111 1116 1115 1126 1117 1112 1116 1107 1112
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 1240 1116 1116 1134 1046 1058 1039 1025 1031 1033   1038 1026 1026 1020
MP2=FULL 1240 1115 1115 1133 1044 1056 1037 1022 1029 1024   1037 1023 1023 1017
MP3         1068   1066         1064      
MP3=FULL   1115 1115 1136 1066 1078 1064 1049 1056 1052   1063 1055 1053  
MP4   1125     1071       1055     1063      
MP4=FULL   1124     1068       1053     1063   1046  
B2PLYP 1226 1135 1135 1157 1095 1100 1082 1080 1082 1091 1087 1083 1081 1075 1077
B2PLYP=FULL 1226 1134 1134 1157 1094 1099 1081 1079 1081 1088 1086 1083 1080 1074  
Configuration interaction CID   1129 1129 1152 1082     1069              
CISD   1130 1130 1155 1084     1070              
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
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   1119 1119 1141 1071 1082 1067 1054   1064   1066   1056  
QCISD(T)         1072     1052       1066   1053  
QCISD(T)=FULL         813   1064         1065      
Coupled Cluster CCD       1133 1063 1074 1060 1046 1052 795   1058   1049  
CCSD         1069             1064 799 1055  
CCSD=FULL         1067         1053   1064   1052  
CCSD(T)         1071 1082 1066 1052 1058 1062   1065      
CCSD(T)=FULL         1069             1065      
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 1168 1104 1171 1117 1183 1182      
density functional B3LYP 1134 1088 1137 1096 1146 1146      
wB97X-D 1109 1060 1116 1073 1121 1121      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1102 1016     1111 1110      
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.