Using full configuration interaction (FCI) and multi-reference configuration interaction methods (MRCI), reliable geometrical and energetic references for B (n = 1-4) clusters were established. The accuracy of the computed results was confirmed by comparison with available experimental data. Benchmark calculations indicated that B97D3, B97D, VSXC, HCTH407, BP86 and CCSD(T) methods provided reasonable results for structural parameters, with mean absolute error (MAEs) within 0.020 Å. Among the tested density functional theory (DFT) methods, the VSXC functional showed the best performance in predicting the relative energies of B B with a MAE of 12.8 kJ mol . Besides, B1B95, B971, TPSS, B3LYP, and BLYP functionals exhibited reasonable performance with MAE values of less than 15.0 kJ mol . T diagnostic values between 0.035 and 0.109 at the CCSD(T) level revealed strong correlations in B B clusters, highlighting the need for caution in using CCSD(T) as an energy reference for small boron clusters. The methods of CCSDT, CCSDT(Q) and CCSDT[Q], which incorporate three-electron and four-electron excitations, effectively improved the accuracy of the energy calculations.
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