Search results for "Complete active space"
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On the Deactivation Mechanisms of Adenine–Thymine Base Pair
2012
In this contribution, the multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory method based on a complete active space reference wave function (CASSCF/CASPT2) is applied to study all possible single and double proton/hydrogen transfers between the nucleobases in the adenine-thymine (AT) base pair, analyzing the role of excited states with different nature [localized (LE) and charge transfer (CT)], and considering concerted as well as step-wise mechanisms. According to the findings, once the lowest excited states, localized in adenine, are populated during UV irradiation of the Watson-Crick base pair, the proton transfer in the N-O bridge does not require high energy in order to populate a …
Rydberg or Valence? The Long-Standing Question in the UV Absorption Spectrum of 1,1′-Bicyclohexylidene
2008
The electronic excited states of the olefin 1,1'-bicylohexylidene (BCH) are investigated using multiconfigurational complete active space self-consistent-field second order perturbation theory in its multi-state version (MS-CASPT2). Our calculations undoubtedly show that the bulk of the intensity of the two unusually intense bands of the UV absorption of BCH measured with maxima at 5.95 eV and 6.82 eV in the vapor phase are due to a single pi pi* valence excitation. Sharp peaks reported in the vicinity of the low-energy feature in the gas phase correspond to the beginning of the pi 3s(R) Rydberg series. By locating the origin of the pi pi* band at 5.63 eV, the intensity and broadening of th…
Theoretical Study of the Electronic Spectrum of Imidazole
1996
The complete active space (CAS) self-consistent field (SCF) method and multireference second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) have been used to study the electronic spectrum of imidazole and the imidazolium ion. The calculations comprise a large number of, both singlet and triplet, valence and Rydberg excited states. A newly developed continuum model has been used to compute solvatochromic shifts. In the gas phase the first and second π → π* excited singlet valence states of imidazole are computed at 6.72 and 7.15 eV, and they shift to 6.32 and 6.53 eV upon solvation. The gas-phase values are somewhat too large (≈0.3 eV) due to an erroneous valence−Rydberg mixing in the CASSCF wave functi…
Multiconfigurational second-order perturbation calculation of the electronic absorption spectrum of trisilane, Si3H8
2002
The low-lying singlet excited states of trisilane have been computed using the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method, second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2), and the extended multistate CASPT2 (MS-CASPT2) approach, and a generally contracted basis set of atomic natural orbitals (ANOs) including Rydberg functions. The ground state structure was obtained from an ab initio optimization at the second-order M⊘ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) level using Dunning's correlation-consistent triple-zeta basis set (cc-pVTZ) and agrees well with experiment. The calculation of the electronic transitions included the lower valence excited states and two Rydberg series conver…
Complete-active-space second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2//CASSCF) study of the dissociative electron attachment in canonical DNA nucleobases ca…
2015
Low-energy (0-3 eV) ballistic electrons originated during the irradiation of biological material can interact with DNA/RNA nucleobases yielding transient-anion species which undergo decompositions. Since the discovery that these reactions can eventually lead to strand breaking of the DNA chains, great efforts have been dedicated to their study. The main fragmentation at the 0-3 eV energy range is the ejection of a hydrogen atom from the specific nitrogen positions. In the present study, the methodological approach introduced in a previous work on uracil [I. González-Ramírez et al., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 8, 2769-2776 (2012)] is employed to study the DNA canonical nucleobases fragmentations…
On the photophysics and photochemistry of the water dimer
2012
The photochemistry of the water dimer irradiated by UV light is studied by means of the complete active space perturbation theory//complete active space self-consistent field (CASPT2//CASSCF) method and accurate computational approaches like as minimum energy paths. Both electronic structure computations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are carried out. The results obtained show small shifts relative to a single water molecule on the vertical excitation energies of the dimer due to the hydrogen bond placed between the water donor (W(D)) and the water acceptor (W(A)). A red-shift and a blue-shift are predicted for the W(D) and W(A), respectively, supporting previous theoretical a…
DNA nucleobase properties and photoreactivity: Modeling environmental effects
2009
Abstract The accurate ab initio quantum chemical (QM) method multiconfigurational second-order perturbation (CASSPT2)/complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) has been used in conjunction with molecular mechanics (MM) procedures to compute molecular properties and photoinduced reactivity of DNA/RNA nucleobases (NABs) in isolation and within a realistic environment, in which the double helix strand, the aqueous media, and the external counterions are included. It is illustrated that the use of an MM model is helpful both to account for short- and long-range effects of the system surrounding the QM molecular core and to provide the proper structural constraints that allow more acc…
Restricted and complete-active-space multiconfiguration linear response calculations of the polarizability of formamide and urea
1991
Abstract Using the polarized basis sets of Sadlej, we have carried out multiconfiguration linear response (MCLR) calculations of static and dynamic polarizabilities of water, carbon dioxide, formamide and urea. It is found that the polarized basis sets give a good description of the polarizabilities. The uncorrelates (self-consistent field) polarizabilities are in general 10% or more lower than the experimental values. The correlation as introduced in the complete-active-space (CAS) and restricted-active-space (RAS) MCLR calculations recovers the major part of this deviation.
Theoretical Study of the Elimination Kinetics of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives in the Gas Phase. Decomposition of 2-Chloropropionic Acid
1997
The reaction mechanism for the decomposition of 2-chloropropionic acid in the gas phase to form hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, and acetaldehyde has been theoretically characterized. Analytical gradients have been used by means of AM1 and PM3 semiempirical procedures and ab initio methods at HF and DFT (BLYP) levels with the 6-31G** basis set. The correlation effects were also included by using the perturbational approach at the MP2 level with the 6-31G** and 6-31++G** basis sets and the variational approach at the CISD/6-31G** level and by means of MCSCF wave functions with a (6,6) complete active space and the 6-31G** basis set. The global potential energy surface has been studied, an…
Theoretical Studies of the Electronic Spectra of Organic Molecules
1995
The complete active space (CAS) SCF method in conjunction with multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) has been used to study the electronic spectra of a large number of molecules. The wave functions and the transition properties are computed at the CASSCF level, while dynamic correlation contributions to the excitation energies are obtained through the perturbation treatment. The methods yield energies, which are accurate to at least 0.2 eV, except in a few cases, where the CASSCF reference function does not characterize the electronic state with sufficient accuracy. The applications comprise: the polyenes from ethene to octatetraene (cis- and trans-forms); a number …