CCL:G: Problem with Gaussian opt(EF,TS)

Hi, I think you should use # B3LYP/6-31+G* opt=(ef,ts,calcall).

"Shina Kamerlin skamerli:_:usc.edu" <owner-chemistry_+_ccl.net> wrote:

Sent to CCL by: "Shina Kamerlin" [skamerli],[usc.edu]

Hello all,

I am having problems using Gaussian's opt(EF,TS), in that I get the following error message:

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** ERROR IN INITEF. NUMBER OF VARIABLES (111) **
** INCORRECT (SHOULD BE BETWEEN 1 AND 50) **
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I have gotten variations of this before for other structures where then I got NUMBER OF VARIABLES (0) instead of 111. This is a problem I have only had with G03 (which my new research group uses), never with G98, and it occurs mainly with larger structures, in this case 40 atoms. I'm using B3LYP/6-31+G*. I did a More O'Ferrall-Jencks plot in solution, so I am fairly sure that this structure is almost at the transition state. Someone posted this previously and it was suggested that they use ZMAT rather than Cartesian coordinates. I have tried both and get the same error message. I have tried other alternatives, like for instance using just TS or trying GDIIS, but its a difficult structure and I am fairly sure the only way to get this TS is using EF. Has anyone had this problem before, and does anyone know what is going on? I have never had this problem using EF before.

Thanks,

Shina Lynn Kamerlin


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