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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 112, Issue 2, Pages 405-413Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp0761618
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We introduce a new method for optimizing minimal energy conical intersections (MECIs), based on a sequential penalty constrained optimization in conjunction with a smoothing function. The method is applied to optimize MECI geometries using the multistate formulation of second-order multireference perturbation theory (MS-CASPT2). Resulting geometries and energetics for conjugated molecules including ethylene, butadiene, stilbene, and the green fluorescent protein chromophore are compared with state-averaged complete active space self-consistent field (SA-CASSCF) and, where possible, benchmark multireference single- and double-excitation configuration interaction (MRSDCI) optimizations. Finally, we introduce the idea of minimal distance conical intersections, which are points on the intersection seam that lie closest to some specified geometry such as the Franck-Condon point or a local minimum on the excited state.
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