Table 1. Representative Incremental Focal Point Table for the Products of the C2H + HNCO → C2H2 + NCO Reaction Relative to the Reactants (kcal mol–1)a.
| basis set | HF | +δMP2 | +δCCSD | +δ(T) | +δT | +δ(Q) | net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aug-cc-pVDZ | –23.32 | +4.64 | –4.01 | +0.30 | –0.10 | –0.05 | [−22.54] |
| aug-cc-pVTZ | –23.54 | +4.52 | –4.20 | +0.27 | [−0.10] | [−0.05] | [−23.09] |
| aug-cc-pVQZ | –23.34 | +4.76 | –4.11 | +0.26 | [−0.10] | [−0.05] | [−22.58] |
| aug-cc-pV5Z | –23.33 | +4.80 | –4.08 | +0.25 | [−0.10] | [−0.05] | [−22.51] |
| CBS limit | [−23.34] | [+4.83] | [−4.05] | [+0.25] | [−0.10] | [−0.05] | [−22.46] |
Additional focal point tables can be found in the Supporting Information. δ denotes the change in the relative energy with respect to the previous level of theory. The numbers in [ ] are obtained by the extrapolation schemes found in the Theoretical Methods section.