ISSN:
0192-8651
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
;
Biochemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Computer Science
Notes:
Unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) SCF-MO calculations on the doublet reaction surface for the addition of methylidyne (CH) to ethylene (C2H4) using the standard extrapolation techniques of the GAUSSIAN 70 program show erratic behavior. On the other hand, the potential energy surface calculated without extrapolation of the density matrix and by using the final density matrix of a neighboring point as the initial guess for the density matrix for the new point gave a smooth potential curve without any kinks or erratic pattern. Therefore, the density extrapolation technique should be used with particular caution in UHF calculations.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcc.540010210
