University of Notre Dame using a 1.8 to 3.6 MeV proton beam. In order to test the predictive power of different theoretical calculations in the region, experimental values are compared to the results given by the nuclear reaction code TALYS 1.6. The theoretical uncertainties in the cross section arising from different combinations of nuclear level densities, γ-ray strength functions and optical model potentials were reduced to 10 − 18% by the experimental data. The recommended reaction rates from the standard astrophysical libraries, BRUSLIB and REACLIB, are found to be in good agreement with the experimental results.