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== Task ==
In this example a nucleophile substitution of a Cl<sup>-</sup> by another Cl<sup>-</sup> in CH<sub>3</sub>Cl is attempted via a meta dynamics calculation.


== Input ==
== Input ==
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*The starting {{TAG|POSCAR}} file for this example can be found under POSCAR.init. It will be needed for the script that runs the job (run.sh).
*The starting {{TAG|POSCAR}} file for this example can be found under POSCAR.init. It will be needed for the script that runs the job (run.sh).
*A sufficiently large cell is chosen to minimize the interactions between neighbouring cells and hence to simulate an isolated molecular reaction.
*A sufficiently large cell is chosen to minimize the interactions between neighbouring cells and hence to simulate an isolated molecular reaction.
=== {{TAG|KPOINTS}} ===
Automatic
  0
Gamma
  1  1  1
  0. 0. 0.
*For isolated atoms and molecules interactions between periodic images are negligible (in sufficiently large cells) hence no Brillouin zone sampling is necessary.
=== {{TAG|INCAR}} ===
############################# MD setting #####################################
{{TAGBL|IBRION}} = 0                                          # MD simulation
{{TAGBL|NSW}} = 1000                                          # number of steps
{{TAGBL|POTIM}} = 1                                            # integration step
{{TAGBL|TEBEG}} = 300                                          # simulation temperature
{{TAGBL|MDALGO}} = 11                                          # metaDynamics with Andersen thermostat
{{TAGBL|ANDERSEN_PROB}} = 0.10                                # collision probability
{{TAGBL|HILLS_BIN}} = 50                                      # update the time-dependent bias
                                                                # potential every 50 steps
{{TAGBL|HILLS_H}} = 0.005                                      # height of the Gaussian
{{TAGBL|HILLS_W}} = 0.05                                      # width of the Gaussian
############################################################################## 
{{TAGBL|PREC}} = Low
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}} = 1e-6
{{TAGBL|LWAVE}} = .FALSE.
{{TAGBL|LCHARG}} = .FALSE.
{{TAGBL|NELECT}} = 22
{{TAGBL|NELMIN}} = 4
{{TAGBL|LREAL}} = .FALSE.
{{TAGBL|ALGO}} = VeryFast
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} = -1
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} = 0.0258
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Revision as of 11:13, 29 June 2019

Task

In this example a nucleophile substitution of a Cl- by another Cl- in CH3Cl is attempted via a meta dynamics calculation.

Input

POSCAR

   1.00000000000000
     12.0000000000000000    0.0000000000000000    0.0000000000000000
      0.0000000000000000   12.0000000000000000    0.0000000000000000
      0.0000000000000000    0.0000000000000000   12.0000000000000000
C H Cl
   1   3   2
cart
         5.91331371  7.11364924  5.78037960
         5.81982231  8.15982106  5.46969017
         4.92222130  6.65954232  5.88978969
         6.47810398  7.03808479  6.71586385
         4.32824726  8.75151396  7.80743202
         6.84157897  6.18713289  4.46842049
  • The starting POSCAR file for this example can be found under POSCAR.init. It will be needed for the script that runs the job (run.sh).
  • A sufficiently large cell is chosen to minimize the interactions between neighbouring cells and hence to simulate an isolated molecular reaction.

KPOINTS

Automatic
 0
Gamma
 1  1  1
 0. 0. 0.
  • For isolated atoms and molecules interactions between periodic images are negligible (in sufficiently large cells) hence no Brillouin zone sampling is necessary.

INCAR

############################# MD setting #####################################
IBRION = 0                                           # MD simulation
NSW = 1000                                           # number of steps
POTIM = 1                                            # integration step
TEBEG = 300                                          # simulation temperature
MDALGO = 11                                          # metaDynamics with Andersen thermostat
ANDERSEN_PROB = 0.10                                 # collision probability
HILLS_BIN = 50                                       # update the time-dependent bias
                                                               # potential every 50 steps
HILLS_H = 0.005                                      # height of the Gaussian
HILLS_W = 0.05                                       # width of the Gaussian
##############################################################################   

PREC = Low
EDIFF = 1e-6
LWAVE = .FALSE.
LCHARG = .FALSE.
NELECT = 22
NELMIN = 4
LREAL = .FALSE.
ALGO = VeryFast
ISMEAR = -1
SIGMA = 0.0258


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