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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Title COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR MOLEUCLAR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION: THEORY AND TECHNIQUE Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3b7795px Author Lester, W.A. Publication Date 1980-03-14 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California CONTENTS Foreword v List of Invited Speakers vii Workshop Participants viii LECTURES 1 Introduction to Computational Quantum Chemistry Ernest R. Davidson 1-1 2/3 Introduction to SCF Theory Ernest R. Davidson 2/3-1 4 Semi-Empirical SCF Theory Michael C. Zerner 4-1 5 An Introduction to Some Semi-Empirical and Approximate Molecular Orbital Methods Miehael C. Zerner 5-1 6/7 Ab Initio Hartree Fock John A. Pople 6/7-1 8 SCF Properties Ernest R. Davidson 8-1 9/10 Generalized Valence Bond William A, Goddard, III 9/10-1 11 Open Shell KF and MCSCF Theory Ernest R. Davidson 11-1 12 Some Semi-Empirical Approaches to Electron Correlation Miahael C. Zerner 12-1 13 Configuration Interaction Method Ernest R. Davidson 13-1 14 Geometry Optimization of Large Systems Michael C. Zerner 14-1 15 MCSCF Calculations: Results Boaen Liu 15-1 lfi/18 Empirical Potentials, Semi-Empirical Potentials, and Molecular Mechanics Norman L. Allinger 16/18-1 iv 17 CI Calculations: Results Bowen Liu 17-1 19 Computational Quantum Chemistry: Future Outlook Ernest R. Davidson 19-1 V FOREWORD The National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC) was established as a Division of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) in October 1977. The functions of the NRCC may be broadly categorized as follows: (1) to make information on existing and developing computa­ tional methodologies available to all segments of the chemistry community, (2) to make state-of-the-art computational facilities (both hardware and software] accessible to the chemistry community, and (3) to foster research and development of new computational methods for application to chemical problems. Workshops are one facet of the NRCC's program for both obtaining and making available information on new developments in computationally oriented subdisciplines of chemistry. The goal of this workshop was to provide an introduction to the use of state-of-the-art computer codes for the semi-empirical and ab initio computation of the electronic structure and geometry of small and large molecules. The workshop consisted of lectures on the theoretical foundations of the codes, followed by laboratory sessions which utilized these codes. The lectures, many of which were presented by the original developers of the computational methods, provided the participants with a knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the various theoretical methods. The laboratories, which were conducted by NRCC and QCPE staff, provided a unique "hands-on" experience for the participants. Through the use of remote interactive terminals and a remote job entry station, they were able to utilize all of the method? presented in the lectures in an examination of chemically inte-.esting systems. vi Forty-five participants from the academic, industrial, and govern­ mental sectors attended this workshop. The material contained in these proceedings consists solely of the partially edited lecture notes provided by the guest speakers. They are reproduced here to convey the essence of the subject matter covered in the lectures to those not in attendance. The NRCC is indebted to QCPE for helping to organize this workshop, to the Indiana University Chemistry Department for making their facilities available, to the Indianapolis office of the Control Data Corporation for providing a remote job entry station, and to the Computer Science and Electronics departments at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory for providing help and technical assistance. We also thank Drs. Michel Dupuis and John J. Wendoloski of the NRCC for their efforts in organizing this volume. The National Resource for Computation in Chemistry is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. CHE-7721305) and the Basic Energy Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy (Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48). The Quantum Chemistry Program Exchange is a self-supporting organization and is part of the Department of Chemistry of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. William A. Lester, Jr., Director NRCC Vll LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS Professor Norman L. Allinger Department of Chemistry University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Professor Ernest R. Davidson Department of Chemistry University of Washington Seattle, Washington Dr. Bowen Liu i3M Research Laboratory San Jose, California Professor William A. Goddard, III Department of Chemistry California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Professor John Pople Department of Chemistry Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Professor Michael C. Zerner Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry University of Guelph Ontario, Canada Vlll WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS Suheil F. Abdulnur Ashok L. Cholli National Foundation for Macromolecular Science Department Cancer Research Case Western Reserve University Chemistry Department Cleveland, OH 44106 American University Washington, D.C. 20016 James R. Damewood (301)686-0039 Department of Chemistry Princeton University Stephen M. 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