title: Basis set limits of the second order Moller-Plesset correlation energies of water, methane, acetylene, ethylene, and benzene.
abstract: We report second order Moller-Plesset (MP2) and MP2-F12 total energies on He, Ne, Ar, H(2)O, CH(4), C(2)H(2), C(2)H(4), and C(6)H(6), using the correlation consistent basis sets, aug-cc-pVXZ (X=D-7). Basis set extrapolation techniques are applied to the MP2 and MP2-F12/B methods. The performance of the methods is tested in the calculations of the atoms, He, Ne, and Ar. It is indicated that the two-point extrapolation of MP2-F12/B with the basis sets (X=5,6) is the most reliable. Similar accuracy is obtained using two-point extrapolated conventional MP2 with the basis sets (X=6,7). For the molecules investigated the valence MP2 correlation energy is estimated within 1 mE(h).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yamaki
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ten-no