Atomic and molecular electron affinities: photoelectron experiments and theoretical computations.

By Jonathan C. Rienstra-Kiracofe, Gregory S. Tschumper, H. Schaefer, S. Nandi, G. Ellison. Chemical Reviews, 2002

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Astronomical identification of CN^-, the smallest observed molecular anion (2010, positive): “For CN− we have assumed the same rate expression adopted for C6H−, as the neutral counterparts of both molecules have similar electron affinities (3.862 and 3.809 eV respectively; Rienstra-Kiracofe et al. 2002).”
Positron-molecule interactions: Resonant attachment, annihilation, and bound states (2010, background): “There is a class of stable molecular anions with large electron affinities ∼ 1–3 eV (Rienstra-Kiracofe et al., 2002).”
Bond dissociation energies of organic molecules. (2003, neutral): “,CH3CH3) - IE0(CH3CH2) (12) RH f R- + H+ ¢acidH298(R-H) ( 13 )”
Detection of the Carbon Chain Negative Ion C8H– in TMC-1 (2007, positive): “Both C6H and C8H possess unusually high electron affinities (3.8 and 4.0 eV, respectively; Rienstra-Kiracofe et al. 2002) and are large by the standards of astronomical molecules.”
The ReaxFF reactive force-field: development, applications and future directions (2016, methodology): “Performance of eReaxFF for calculating electron affinities in radical species compared to standard ReaxFF, QM, and experimental data.(141,142) The ReaxFF reactive force-field TP Senftle et al”