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Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Theoretical Chemistry

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  • Accurate benchmarking of ππ interactions is essential for understanding molecular behavior.
  • Coupled cluster with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples [CCSD(T)] and fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) are leading computational methods.
  • The parallel-displaced benzene dimer (BZPD) serves as a critical model system for evaluating these methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the performance of single-determinant diffusion Monte Carlo (SDDMC) in describing ππ interactions.
  • To identify the limitations of SDDMC, particularly concerning weak nondynamic correlation effects.
  • To compare SDDMC results with high-level coupled cluster calculations [CCSD(T)] for the BZPD system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) with trial wave functions derived from Density Functional Theory (DFT) or Hartree-Fock.
  • Employed symmetry-adapted perturbation theory and correlation energy decompositions to analyze interaction energies.
  • Compared DMC results against benchmark coupled cluster with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples [CCSD(T)] calculations at the Complete Basis Set (CBS) limit.

Main Results:

  • Single-determinant DMC (SDDMC) systematically underestimates interaction energies for the BZPD, indicating underbinding.
  • The underbinding is attributed to the neglect of weak nondynamic correlation effects in the mean-field trial wave functions used in SDDMC.
  • Reference calculations highlight the critical role of these subtle correlation effects in achieving accurate benchmark interaction energies.

Conclusions:

  • Single-determinant DMC (SDDMC) has limitations in accurately describing ππ interactions due to insufficient treatment of nondynamic correlation.
  • Achieving reliable benchmark quality for larger molecular complexes with DMC requires improved nodal descriptions.
  • Further methodological development is needed to establish DMC as a robust benchmark method for noncovalent interactions.