title: Generalized energy-based fragmentation approach for computing the ground-state energies and properties of large molecules.
abstract: We present a generalized energy-based fragmentation (GEBF) approach for approximately predicting the ground-state energies and molecular properties of large molecules, especially those charged and polar molecules. In this approach, the total energy (or properties) of a large molecule can be approximately obtained from energy (or properties) calculations on various small subsystems, each of which is constructed to contain a certain fragment and its local surroundings within a given distance. In the quantum chemistry calculation of a given subsystem, those distant atoms (outside this subsystem) are modeled as background point charges at the corresponding nuclear centers. This treatment allows long-range electrostatic interaction and polarization effects between distant fragments to be taken into account approximately, which are very important for polar and charged molecules. We also propose a new fragmentation scheme for constructing subsystems. Our test calculations at the Hartree-Fock and second-order Møller-Plesser perturbation theory levels demonstrate that the approach could yield satisfactory ground-state energies, the dipole moments, and static polarizabilities for polar and charged molecules such as water clusters and proteins.
authors: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China. shuhua@nju.edu.cn
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Li
authors: Shuhua
authors: S
authors: Li
authors: Yuansheng
authors: Y
authors: Jiang