Electron localizability indicators ELI–D and ELIA for highly correlated wavefunctions of homonuclear dimers. I. Li2, Be2, B2, and C2 |
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| Authors: | Viktor Bezugly Pawel Wielgus Miroslav Kohout Frank R. Wagner |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Max–Planck–Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, N?thnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany;2. Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50‐370 Wroclaw, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Electron localizability indicators based on the parallel‐spin electron pair density (ELI–D) and the antiparallel‐spin electron pair density (ELIA) are studied for the correlated ground‐state wavefunctions of Li2, Be2, B2, and C2 diatomic molecules. Different basis sets and reference spaces are used for the multireference configuration interaction method following the complete active space calculations to investigate the local effect of electron correlation on the extent of electron localizability in position space determined by the two functionals. The results are complemented by calculations of effective bond order, vibrational frequency, and Laplacian of the electron density at the bond midpoint. It turns out that for Li2, B2, and C2 the reliable topology of ELI–D is obtained only at the correlated level of theory. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010 |
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| Keywords: | electron localizability electron correlation chemical bonds multireference CI electron pair density |
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