Molecular properties in the Tamm–Dancoff approximation:indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants

Cheng, Chi Y. and Ryley, Matthew S. and Peach, Michael and Tozer, David J. and Helgaker, Trygve and Teale, Andrew M. (2015) Molecular properties in the Tamm–Dancoff approximation:indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants. Molecular Physics, 113 (13-14). pp. 1937-1951. ISSN 0026-8976

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Abstract

The Tamm–Dancoff approximation (TDA) can be applied to the computation of excitation energies using time-dependent Hartree–Fock (TD-HF) and time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT). In addition to simplifying the resulting response equations, the TDA has been shown to significantly improve the calculation of triplet excitation energies in these theories, largely overcoming issues associated with triplet instabilities of the underlying reference wave functions. Here, we examine the application of the TDA to the calculation of another response property involving triplet perturbations, namely the indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constant. Particular attention is paid to the accuracy of the triplet spin–dipole and Fermi-contact components. The application of the TDA in HF calculations leads to vastly improved results. For DFT calculations, the TDA delivers improved stability with respect to geometrical variations but does not deliver higher accuracy close to equilibrium geometries. These observations are rationalised in terms of the ground- and excited-state potential energy surfaces and, in particular, the severity of the triplet instabilities associated with each method. A notable feature of the DFT results within the TDA is their similarity across a wide range of different functionals. The uniformity of the TDA results suggests that some conventional evaluations may exploit error cancellations between approximations in the functional forms and those arising from triplet instabilities. The importance of an accurate treatment of correlation for evaluating spin–spin coupling constants is highlighted by this comparison.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Molecular Physics
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The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Molecular Physics, 113, 13-14, 2015, © Informa Plc Evidence of acceptance is included on publishers version
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCESPIN–SPIN COUPLING CONSTANTSHARTREE–FOCK THEORYDENSITY–FUNCTIONAL THEORYCOUPLED-CLUSTER THEORYMOLECULAR BIOLOGYPHYSICAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRYBIOPHYSICSCONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS ??
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73949
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18 Jun 2015 05:57
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