An Orbital Localization Criterion Based on the Topological Analysis of the Electron Localization Function

This work proposes a new molecular orbital localization procedure. The approach is based on the decomposition of the overlap matrix in accordance with the partitioning of the three-dimensional physical space into basins with clear chemical meaning arising from the topological analysis of the electro...

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Autores: Oña, Ofelia Beatriz, Alcoba, Diego Ricardo, Tiznado, William, Torre, Alicia, Lain, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/2292
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/2292
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ELECTRON LOCALIZATION FUNCTION
LOCALIZED MOLECULAR ORBITAL
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Sumario:This work proposes a new molecular orbital localization procedure. The approach is based on the decomposition of the overlap matrix in accordance with the partitioning of the three-dimensional physical space into basins with clear chemical meaning arising from the topological analysis of the electron localization function. The procedure is computationally inexpensive, provides a straightforward interpretation of the resulting orbitals in terms of their localization indices and basin occupancies, and preserves the sigma/pi-separability in planar N-electron systems. The localization algorithm is tested on selected molecular systems.