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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Theoretical Chemistry

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  • Multicomponent quantum chemistry methods, like the nuclear-electronic orbital (NEO) method, enable simultaneous quantum mechanical treatment of nuclei and electrons.
  • Developing accurate and efficient multicomponent wave function methods is challenging due to significant orbital relaxation effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply variational orbital-optimized coupled cluster with doubles (NEO-OOCCD) and scaled-opposite-spin (SOS) second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (NEO-OOMP2) methods.
  • To investigate the importance of orbital relaxation in multicomponent wave function methods.
  • To enable accurate calculations for larger chemical systems.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the variational orbital-optimized coupled cluster with doubles (NEO-OOCCD) method.
  • Development of scaled-opposite-spin (SOS) versions of the orbital-optimized second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (NEO-OOMP2) method.
  • Application to molecular systems treating protons and electrons quantum mechanically.

Main Results:

  • Orbital relaxation effects are crucial in multicomponent wave function methods.
  • The NEO-SOS'-OOMP2 method achieves accuracy comparable to NEO-OOCCD for proton densities, affinities, and geometries.
  • NEO-SOS'-OOMP2 exhibits favorable N^4 scaling, making it computationally practical.

Conclusions:

  • The developed NEO-SOS'-OOMP2 method provides a computationally efficient and accurate approach for multicomponent quantum chemistry.
  • This method facilitates future studies of structures, energies, reaction pathways, and dynamics in larger chemical systems.