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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
Ammonia anion NH3- NH4 Ammonium radical

Bonding changes

Bond type H-N changed by +1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1  
PM3  
PM6  
composite G2 1462
G3 1375
G3B3 1376
G4 1408
CBS-Q 1374

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 daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF       1629 1627 1636 1482 1559 1564 1637   1517 1601 1534 1495 1346 1334 1326 1280
ROHF       1631 1627 1636 1475 1560 1565     1518 1602 1535 1495 1345 1333 1326  
density functional BLYP   1694 1694 1658 1648 1655 1493 1571 1574 1655   1522 1615 1541   1373 1364    
B1B95       1651 1640 1640 1489 1566 1569 1647   1520 1608 1537   1363 1354    
B3LYP       1653 1643 1651 1494 1569 1572 1650   1521 1612 1539 1499 1371 1363 1358  
B3LYPultrafine         1643 1651 1494 1569       1521 1612 1539   1371 1363    
B3PW91       1653 1643 1650 1494 1569 1572 1650   1523 1611 1540   1370 1361    
mPW1PW91       1652 1643 1650 1492 1568 1571 1649   1523 1611 1540   1369 1359    
M06-2X   1713 1713 1638 1626 1629 1474 1565   1629 1450 1508 1595     1355 1343    
PBEPBE       1657 1647 1654 1490 1570 1572 1653   1522 1613 1540   1370 1361    
PBEPBEultrafine         1647 1654 1490 1570       1522 1613 1540   1370 1361    
PBE1PBE       1651 1642 1642 1490 1567 1570 1648   1522 1610 1539   1366 1357    
HSEh1PBE       1650 1640 1647 1490 1566 1569 1647   1521 1609 1538   1367 1358    
TPSSh       1653 1660   1493 1571       1525 1616 1544   1368 1357    
wB97X-D       1649 1639 1645 1491 1568 1571 1645   1524 1609 1541 1503 1368 1356    
B97D3                     1469                
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   1674 1674 1642 1635 1649 1493 1568 1574 1639   1524 1612 1534 1490 1356 1347    
MP2=FULL   1674 1674 1642 1636 1650 1493 1569 1575 1642   1524 1612 1536   1357 1348 1342  
ROMP2       1643 1637 1651 1493 1568 1574 1642   1524 1612 1534   1356      
MP3         1640   1500         1532 1618 1541          
MP3=FULL   1716 1716 1648 1640 1655 1501 1574 1581 1647   1532 1618 1544   1363 1354    
MP4   1718     1639       1579     1529 1617 1538   1361 1351    
MP4=FULL   1718     1640       1580       1618 1541   1361 1353    
B2PLYP       1647 1639 1649 1492 1567 1571 1646   1521 1610 1536   1364 1356    
B2PLYP=FULL       1647 1640 1649 1492 1567   1646   1521 1611 1537   1364 1356    
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine       1647 1640 1649 1492 1567 1571 1646   1521 1611     1364      
Configuration interaction CID   1680 1680 1648 1641     1573                      
CISD       1648 1641     1573                      
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 daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD       1649 1644 1657 1498 1573 1580 1649   1531 1619 1541   1362 1353    
QCISD(T)         1644     1574       1531 1620 1540   1362 1352    
QCISD(T)=FULL         1644   1498           1620 1543 1497 1362 1354 1348  
Coupled Cluster CCD   1719 1719 1649 1641 1655 1500 1574 1580 1646   1532 1618 1541   1362 1352    
CCSD         1644         1649   1531 1619 1541 1498 1362 1353    
CCSD=FULL         1644         1651   1532 1619 1544 1499 1363 1355    
CCSD(T)         1644 1658   1574       1531 1619 1540 1496 1362 1353 1347  
CCSD(T)=FULL         1644             1531 1620 1543 1497 1362 1355 1348  
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 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     1543 1531         1511
density functional B3LYP 1646   1558 1542 1651 1651     1515
PBEPBE                 1514
wB97X-D 1644   1560 1544 1647 1647      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1626 1629 1547 1536 1631 1631     1508
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.