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  • Theoretical Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Mechanics

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  • Multiscale embedding strategies are crucial for studying large chemical systems.
  • Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) is a well-established technique.
  • There is a need for more computationally advantageous methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the recently proposed Quantum Mechanics/Extremely Localized Molecular Orbital (QM/ELMO) scheme.
  • To highlight the theoretical basis and main results of QM/ELMO variants.
  • To discuss the application of QM/ELMO in crystallography.

Main Methods:

  • QM/ELMO is a multiscale embedding strategy.
  • A chemically relevant region is treated with quantum mechanics.
  • The environment is described by frozen, transferred Extremely Localized Molecular Orbitals.
  • Coupling QM/ELMO with Hirshfeld atom refinement for crystallography.

Main Results:

  • QM/ELMO successfully performs ground and excited state calculations.
  • Results from QM/ELMO match fully quantum mechanical computations.
  • QM/ELMO significantly reduces computational cost.
  • Accurate determination of hydrogen atom positions using QM/ELMO and Hirshfeld refinement in crystallography.

Conclusions:

  • The QM/ELMO embedding scheme is reliable and yields high-quality results.
  • Future applications of QM/ELMO to diverse chemical problems are expected.
  • Further developments include a polarizable QM/ELMO scheme and applications in quantum crystallography.