Geometries, frequencies, and energies of the hydrogen abstraction reaction S(P-3) + CH4 were computed using DFT methods, coupled-cluster theory, various basis sets, and an extrapolation scheme to assess the complete basis set limit (CBS) energies. The M05-2X/MG3S approach gives values of the classical barrier height (28.3 kcal mol (1)) and reaction energy (23.9 kcal mol (1)) in good agreement with the CCSD(T)/CBSD-Q results, i.e., 30.2 and 24.7 cal mol (1), respectively. At the range of 1140-1480 K, the VTST thermal rate constants are in agreement with experiment and, in general, the ratio between experimental and the CVT/SCT values varies from 1.9 to 1.3. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.