The S66 Non-Covalent Interactions Benchmark Reconsidered Using Explicitly Correlated Methods Near the Basis Set Limit

Manoj K. Kesharwani, Amir Karton, Nitai Sylvetsky, Jan M.L. Martin

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Abstract

The S66 benchmark for non-covalent interactions has been re-evaluated using explicitly correlated methods with basis sets near the one-particle basis set limit. It is found that post-MP2 'high-level corrections' are treated adequately well using a combination of CCSD(F12∗) with (aug-)cc-pVTZ-F12 basis sets on the one hand, and (T) extrapolated from conventional CCSD(T)/heavy-aug-cc-pV{D,T}Z on the other hand. Implications for earlier benchmarks on the larger S66×8 problem set in particular, and for accurate calculations on non-covalent interactions in general, are discussed. At a slight cost in accuracy, (T) can be considerably accelerated by using sano-V{D,T}Z+ basis sets, whereas half-counterpoise CCSD(F12∗)(T)/cc-pVDZ-F12 offers the best compromise between accuracy and computational cost.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)238-248
Number of pages11
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume71
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry

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