GVB-LSDC provides a reasonable account of correlation effects needed f
or the calculation of bond dissociation energies. 27 homolytic dissoci
ation reactions have been calculated with GVB-LSDC/6-31G(d). GVB-LSDC
bond dissociation energies are better than both HF, HF-LSDC, and GVB r
esults. The average error is 4 kcal/mol.