The prediction of molecular properties such as equilibrium structures or vibrational wavenumbers is a routine task in computational chemistry. If very high accuracy is required, however, the use of computationally demanding ab initio wavefunction methods is mandatory. We present property calculations utilizing Retaining the Excitation Degree – Møller–Plesset (REMP) and Orbital Optimized REMP (OO-REMP) hybrid perturbation theories, showing that with the latter approach, very accurate results are obtained at second order in perturbation theory. Specifically, equilibrium structures and harmonic vibrational wavenumbers and dipole moments of closed and open shell molecules were calculated and compared to the best available experimental results or very accurate calculations. OO-REMP is capable of predicting bond lengths of small closed and open shell molecules with an accuracy of 0.2 and 0.5 pm, respectively, often within the range of experimental uncertainty. Equilibrium harmonic vibrational wavenumbers are predicted with an accuracy better than 20 cm−1. Dipole moments of small closed and open shell molecules are reproduced with a relative error of less than 3%. Across all investigated properties, it turns out that a 20%:80% Møller–Plesset:Retaining the Excitation Degree mixing ratio consistently provides the best results. This is in line with our previous findings, featuring closed and open shell reaction energies.
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14 September 2022
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September 08 2022
Accurate property prediction by second order perturbation theory: The REMP and OO-REMP hybrids
Stefan Behnle
;
Stefan Behnle
a)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
a)Electronic mail: stefan.behnle@uni-tuebingen.de
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Robert Richter;
Robert Richter
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1
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Luca Völkl;
Luca Völkl
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1
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Paul Idzko;
Paul Idzko
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Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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André Förstner;
André Förstner
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Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Uğur Bozkaya
;
Uğur Bozkaya
b)
(Conceptualization, Software, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University
, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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Reinhold F. Fink
Reinhold F. Fink
c)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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a)Electronic mail: stefan.behnle@uni-tuebingen.de
b)
Electronic mail: ugur.bozkaya@hacettepe.edu.tr
c)
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: reinhold.fink@uni-tuebingen.de
J. Chem. Phys. 157, 104111 (2022)
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Received:
June 24 2022
Accepted:
August 05 2022
Citation
Stefan Behnle, Robert Richter, Luca Völkl, Paul Idzko, André Förstner, Uğur Bozkaya, Reinhold F. Fink; Accurate property prediction by second order perturbation theory: The REMP and OO-REMP hybrids. J. Chem. Phys. 14 September 2022; 157 (10): 104111. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0105628
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