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Calculated Proton Affinity

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Name Species   Species Name
Chlorine diatomic Cl2 Cl2H+ Chlorine, protonated

Bonding changes

Bond type H-Cl gained 1
Proton Affinities (kJ/mol)
Proton Affinities in kJ/mol
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
composite G2 524
G3 523
G3B3 525
G4 528
CBS-Q 518

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
hartree fock HF 530 437 483 444 494 510 512 501 521 531 539 523 518 538 541 525 538 541
density functional LSDA 537   488 454 496 508 505 491 507 530 531 513 516 529   519 530  
BLYP 562 482 517 486 523 535 530 515 531 553 551 537 541 551   539 550  
B1B95 530   501 467 511 511 523 511 527 545   532 530 547   535 547  
B3LYP 546 467 506 472 514 526 523 509 526 546 547 532 533 546 548 534 546 548
B3LYPultrafine   467     514 526 523 509   546 547 532 533 546   534 546  
B3PW91 540 463 504 471 514 527 527 515 532 548 553 536 534 551   539 552  
mPW1PW91 536 460 502 467 512 525 525 513 530 547 551 534 532 549   537 550  
M06-2X 526 445 490 450 498 510 509 498 514 531   518 518 533   523 534  
PBEPBE 553 473 511 478 518 531 528 514 531 551 552 537 538 551   540 551  
PBEPBEultrafine   474     518 531 528 514   551 552 537 538 551   540 551  
PBE1PBE 536   499 464 509 509 522 509 527 544 548 531 529 546   535 547  
HSEh1PBE 537 458 500 465 509 522 522 509 527 544 548 531 530 546   535 547  
TPSSh   467 508 474 517 529 529 517   550   538 536 552   542 553  
wB97X-D     501   512   525   530     534 649 549     551  
B97D3   488     534   543   546   566 551   565     565  
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
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 566 451 493 455 501 531 532 504 543 528 536 542 534 541 539 528 539 537
MP2=FULL 567 451 493 455 501 532 533 505 544 529 538 543 535 544 541 530 545 540
MP3         509   551       544 551 544 549        
MP3=FULL         510   542         552 545 552        
MP4   462     513       556   545 555 548 551   541 547  
MP4=FULL   462     513       558   547   550 554   543 553  
B2PLYP 550 459 500 464 508 526 525 506 530 538 542 534 532 543   530 542  
B2PLYP=FULL 550 459 500 464 508 526 525 507 531 538   534 532 544   531 543  
Configuration interaction CID   455 500 460 508     514     545   541 548        
CISD   459 500 464 509     514     546   542 549        
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
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   464 506 468 514 543 545 519 557 539 548 555 548 552   542 550  
QCISD(T)         515     519     547 557 550 552   543 549  
QCISD(T)=FULL         515   547           552 556 549 545 555 549
Coupled Cluster CCD   457 504 461 512 542 543 517 555 538 546 553 546 551   540 549  
CCSD         514         539 547 555 548 552 548 542 550 547
CCSD=FULL         514         541 549 556 549 555 550 544 556 550
CCSD(T)         515 545 546 519 558 539 547 557 550 552 547 543 549 546
CCSD(T)=FULL         515           549 558 552 556 549 545 555 549
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

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 440 501 451 506 429 446     542
density functional B3LYP 467 518 477 523 460 473     551
PBEPBE                 556
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 457 503 465 505 452 462     545
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.