From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 04:21:00 2006
From: "Jens Spanget-Larsen spanget[#]ruc.dk" <owner-chemistry[A]server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL:G: MP2 HOMO-LUMO gap with G03
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Sent to CCL by: Jens Spanget-Larsen [spanget:-:ruc.dk]

Dear Herbert,

the MP2 procedure uses the orbitals produced by a HF calculation so the 
HOMO-LUMO gap should be excactly the same (provided the same basis set 
is used). The orbitals of a DFT calculation are the so-called Kohn-Sham 
orbitals, and they are conceptually different from HF orbitals. - Yes, a 
better way to predict electronic excitation energies would be to use CIS 
or TD-DFT. In particular, TD-DFT frequently works beautifully. See 
f.inst. J. Fabian et al., J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 594, 41-53 (2002).

Jens >--<

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Herbert Fruchtl herbert.fruchtl*_*st-andrews.ac.uk wrote:

> Sent to CCL by: "Herbert  Fruchtl" [herbert.fruchtl!^!st-andrews.ac.uk]
> Something I should probably know, but...
> 
> I am calculating the HOMO-LUMO gap of small organic molecules with HF, DFT and MP2 using Gaussian 03. For MP2, I use the keywords "Density=MP2 Pop=Regular", and the output says that the MP2 density is used. The numbers for HF and MP2 are extremely close (at least 3 digits). Is this to be expected, or is there something I am missing?
> 
> I assume a better way to get vertical excitation energies would be to calculate the first roots with CIS or TDDFT. Is this correct?
> 
>   Herbert> 
> 
>


From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 07:29:00 2006
From: "Michael Shokhen shokhen^^^mail.biu.ac.il" <owner-chemistry(a)server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: CCL SCRF solvation energy structure-additivity decomposition
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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 07:25:31 -0400


Sent to CCL by: "Michael  Shokhen" [shokhen\a/mail.biu.ac.il]
Dear colleagues,

My question concerns a SCRF continuum solvation model
in frames of Poisson-Bolzmann equation implemented in quantum mechanical
calculations.

The molecular cluster, S (solute), solvated in a polar solvent can contain several charged groups. The total structure of solute, S, can be formally decomposed on substructures, s(i), where every s(i) contains only one charged group. In such a way the total solvation energy, Gsolv, in principle can be represented as a sum of contributions of
solvation energies, Gsolv(i), corresponding to solute substructures:  


Gsolv = SUM[ Gsolv(i)]  + B, 

 
where B accounts all cross interactions to correct the additivity approximation.
I would appreciate, if somebody could address me to theoretical works
considering principal algorithms of such kind structure-additivity decomposition of the reaction field solvation energy.

 All the best,
Michael

All the best,

Michael


From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 09:00:00 2006
From: "Andreas Klamt klamt()cosmologic.de" <owner-chemistry[]server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: CCL SCRF solvation energy structure-additivity decomposition
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Sent to CCL by: Andreas Klamt [klamt- -cosmologic.de]
Dear Michael,

in some way my COSMO-RS method (see e.g. Klamt: COSMO-RS: From Quantum
Chemistry to Fluid Phase Thermodynamics and Drug Design, Elsevier 2005)
is using such kind of additivity. Starting from the solvation energy of
the molecules in a conductor all differences of the solvation energies
in real solvents to the conductor (and between different solvents) are
calculated as surface integrals, and hence each substructure s(i) would
thus contribute additive to the solvation free energy difference. Thus
differences of the solvation free energy between different solvents can
be considered as rather additive, but the solvation energy from the
vacuum to the conductor is much less additive, especially for charged
species. But most likely you are not interested in the charged species
in the gasphase or vacuum, but just in differences between diferent
solvents, right?

Andreas



Michael Shokhen shokhen^^^mail.biu.ac.il schrieb:
> Sent to CCL by: "Michael  Shokhen" [shokhen\a/mail.biu.ac.il]
> Dear colleagues,
>
> My question concerns a SCRF continuum solvation model
> in frames of Poisson-Bolzmann equation implemented in quantum mechanical
> calculations.
>
> The molecular cluster, S (solute), solvated in a polar solvent can contain several charged groups. The total structure of solute, S, can be formally decomposed on substructures, s(i), where every s(i) contains only one charged group. In such a way the total solvation energy, Gsolv, in principle can be represented as a sum of contributions of
> solvation energies, Gsolv(i), corresponding to solute substructures:  
>
>
> Gsolv = SUM[ Gsolv(i)]  + B, 
>
>  
> where B accounts all cross interactions to correct the additivity approximation.
> I would appreciate, if somebody could address me to theoretical works
> considering principal algorithms of such kind structure-additivity decomposition of the reaction field solvation energy.
>
>  All the best,
> Michael
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael>
>
>
>
>
>   


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From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 09:55:00 2006
From: "Steve Gwaltney drg51^-^ra.msstate.edu" <owner-chemistry(-)server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL:G: MP2 HOMO-LUMO gap with G03
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Sent to CCL by: Steve Gwaltney [drg51 .. ra.msstate.edu]
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Herbert Fruchtl herbert.fruchtl*_*st-andrews.ac.uk wrote:

> Sent to CCL by: "Herbert  Fruchtl" [herbert.fruchtl!^!st-andrews.ac.uk]
> Something I should probably know, but...
>
> I am calculating the HOMO-LUMO gap of small organic molecules with HF,
DFT and MP2 using Gaussian 03. For MP2, I use the keywords "Density=MP2
Pop=Regular", and the output says that the MP2 density is used. The
numbers for HF and MP2 are extremely close (at least 3 digits). Is this to
be expected, or is there something I am missing?
>
> I assume a better way to get vertical excitation energies would be to
calculate the first roots with CIS or TDDFT. Is this correct?
>
>   Herbert
>

There appear to be a couple of misconceptions here.  First, the HOMO-LUMO
gap has little to do with excitation energies.  Specifically, the LUMO
calculated using most basis sets is not the "LUMO" most chemists think of.
This is especially true when using very diffuse basis sets, where the LUMO
often becomes an approximation to a free electron.  Second, MP2 will not
change the orbital energies, since the orbital energies are the
eigenvalues of the Fock matrix.

If you want the vertical excitation energies, you need an excited state
method.  For HF the corresponding method is CIS, which can have an error
of up to 2 eV.  Just like with HF, CIS energies are bad, but the
geometries are decent.  The corresponding method to DFT is TDDFT.  This is
normally pretty reliable for excited states well below the first Rydberg
state.  If you want an excited state method that corresponds to MP2, you
should use CIS(D).

Steve

Dr. Steven Gwaltney                  Phone: 662-325-7602
Assistant Professor                    Fax: 662-325-1618
Department of Chemistry,              Mail: Box 9573
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and HPCC Center for Computational Sciences  ississippi State, MS  39762


From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 11:42:00 2006
From: "Eric Scerri scerri _ chem.ucla.edu" <owner-chemistry() server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: Latest issue Foundations of Chemistry
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X-Original-From: "Eric Scerri" <scerri-x-chem.ucla.edu>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:54:14 -0000


Sent to CCL by: "Eric Scerri" [scerri=chem.ucla.edu]

 
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From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Aug  9 15:31:01 2006
From: "Christian Pilger christian.pilger%a%gmx.net" <owner-chemistry%a%server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: CHIME string conversion
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X-Original-From: "Christian  Pilger" <christian.pilger**gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:28:52 -0400


Sent to CCL by: "Christian  Pilger" [christian.pilger^^^gmx.net]
Dear CCLers,

are you aware of software allowing for the conversion of the MDL CHIME string format into something other like SMILES, Tripos-mol2, MDL-mol etc. ? I checked openbabel but it does not seem to be suited for this task.

Regards,

Christian