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An Efficient Approach to Large-Scale Ab Initio Conformational Energy Profiles of Small Molecules

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MOLECULES
卷 27, 期 23, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238567

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conformational energy profile; computational efficiency; semi-empirical method; neural network potential; AMOEBA force field

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  1. National Institutes of Health
  2. Welch Foundation
  3. [R01GM106137]
  4. [R01GM114237]
  5. [F-2120]

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Accurate conformational energetics are crucial for understanding chemical properties and parameterizing force fields. Traditional density functional theory (DFT) methods are time-consuming, especially for larger molecules or a large number of molecules. In this study, alternative methods including the semi-empirical method GFN2-xTB and the neural network potential ANI-2x were compared. It was found that a sequential protocol combining geometry optimization with the semi-empirical method and single-point energy calculation with high-level DFT methods can significantly save computational time while maintaining satisfactory energy profiles.
Accurate conformational energetics of molecules are of great significance to understand maby chemical properties. They are also fundamental for high-quality parameterization of force fields. Traditionally, accurate conformational profiles are obtained with density functional theory (DFT) methods. However, obtaining a reliable energy profile can be time-consuming when the molecular sizes are relatively large or when there are many molecules of interest. Furthermore, incorporation of data-driven deep learning methods into force field development has great requirements for high-quality geometry and energy data. To this end, we compared several possible alternatives to the traditional DFT methods for conformational scans, including the semi-empirical method GFN2-xTB and the neural network potential ANI-2x. It was found that a sequential protocol of geometry optimization with the semi-empirical method and single-point energy calculation with high-level DFT methods can provide satisfactory conformational energy profiles hundreds of times faster in terms of optimization.

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