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Area of Science:

  • Crystallography
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • Crystalline solids are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.
  • Accurate crystal structure prediction (CSP) is vital for these industries.
  • Existing CSP methodologies require refinement for broad applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline general requirements for reliable CSP methodologies.
  • To review a successful multistage CSP approach for organic systems.
  • To identify limitations and future research directions in CSP.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current multistage crystal structure prediction (CSP) methodologies.
  • Focus on reconciling accurate energy evaluation with comprehensive energy landscape searches.
  • Integration of ab initio methods with empirical models derived from experimental data.

Main Results:

  • A multistage CSP methodology has shown success for practical organic systems.
  • Recent developments enable accurate energy calculations and thorough low-energy minima identification.
  • The study highlights the interplay between computational accuracy and search completeness.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced CSP methodologies are essential for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors.
  • Further research is needed to address current limitations in CSP.
  • Combining theoretical and empirical approaches offers promising avenues for improved crystal structure prediction.