CCL: reguiring about semiempirical ZINDO_2 optimization by ORCA



 Sent to CCL by: Jozsef Csontos [jcsontos.lists . gmail.com]
 Hi,
 your method section is confusing  (you mixed two different syntaxes,
 %method with !), I guess, you started a dft optimization with the
 default functional and basis set (! RKS opt TightSCF).
 Try this header section:
 %METHOD
 METHOD INDO
 VERSION ZINDO_2
 RUNTYP OPT
 END
 %SCF
 CONVERGENCE TIGHTSCF
 END
 %OUTPUT
 PRINTLEVEL SMALLPRINT
 END
 Best,
 Jozsef
 Yi-Wen Dong typ2469[#]163.com wrote:
 > Sent to CCL by: "Yi-Wen  Dong" [typ2469-*-163.com]
 > Dear all,
 >
 > I am trying to optimize a Zn(II) complex in semiempirical ZINDO_2
 > using ORCA program. The input file employed is as follows. It is
 time-consuming and hard to converge, which is unusual for semiempirical level. I
 doubt that the input file may not be a good one for semiempirical optimization
 calculation for Zn(II) complexes. Any comments and example files are welcomed
 and appreciated for this. Thank you very much.
 >
 >
 > %method
 >   Method INDO
 > # for Method=INDO
 >   Version ZINDO_2
 > end
 > #
 > # Test redundant internal optimization
 > #
 > ! RKS   Opt TightSCF SmallPrint
 >
 > * xyz 0 1
 > Zn    2.954000   -0.157000   -0.668000
 > O     4.690945   -0.089587    0.432732
 > O     1.498537    1.061171    0.148638
 > N     2.196434   -2.051544   -0.558141
 > N     0.507433   -3.562822   -0.243598
 > C     5.380947    1.037255    0.524285
 > C     4.809895    2.299576    0.217580
 > C     5.575389    3.454637    0.290972
 > C     6.910942    3.400417    0.691363
 > C     7.474211    2.166162    1.021397
 > C     6.735879    0.993472    0.938353
 > C     1.101041    0.907342    1.388368
 > C     1.829318    0.143938    2.350408
 > C     1.359739    0.012389    3.639152
 > C     0.173906    0.649671    4.046736
 > C    -0.549987    1.394238    3.130000
 > C    -0.115916    1.517548    1.804175
 > C     0.905729   -2.388045   -0.887044
 > C     2.655475   -3.042097    0.336454
 > C     3.884068   -3.191040    0.998780
 > C     4.017493   -4.269308    1.862877
 > C     2.978545   -5.193851    2.063818
 > C     1.757462   -5.076204    1.414666
 > C     1.595448   -4.019756    0.523551
 > C    -0.722104   -4.288853   -0.426235
 > C    -0.585728   -5.501562   -1.356240
 > C    -1.804299   -6.396679   -1.267086
 > C    -1.861419   -7.185584    0.019714
 > N     3.521611    0.528725   -2.522141
 > N     5.150204    1.118086   -4.013387
 > N    -0.434956    3.373051    0.134776
 > C     4.715436    0.193636   -3.061602
 > C     3.136915    1.743681   -3.139987
 > C     2.010326    2.559213   -2.959615
 > C     1.921738    3.707865   -3.735450
 > C     2.913314    4.059832   -4.667405
 > C     4.040254    3.275313   -4.872268
 > C     4.157865    2.117298   -4.094512
 > C     0.049483   -1.692096   -1.850073
 > C    -0.913676    2.252467    0.824714
 > C     6.261932    0.944782   -4.907701
 > C     5.982988   -0.036642   -6.052342
 > C     7.219830   -0.272866   -6.887749
 > C     7.025252   -1.406963   -7.863511
 > C     0.818332    4.053304    0.320492
 > C     0.710465    5.321557    1.177320
 > C     1.972027    6.154267    1.078567
 > C     2.103469    6.866266   -0.247044
 > N    -3.581137   -0.508028    2.365975
 > N    -5.129540   -0.899351    4.003495
 > C    -4.755988   -0.117094    2.910229
 > C    -3.139220   -1.608284    3.139637
 > C    -1.991898   -2.408570    3.041310
 > C    -1.841759   -3.427814    3.971813
 > C    -2.791829   -3.666592    4.979507
 > C    -3.935608   -2.890467    5.107625
 > C    -4.107806   -1.853985    4.183191
 > C    -6.203045   -0.612751    4.913830
 > C    -5.894292    0.528627    5.890346
 > C    -7.098114    0.866792    6.738811
 > C    -6.884805    2.133539    7.530083
 > Zn   -3.073751    0.013788    0.412789
 > O    -4.866505   -0.031152   -0.574219
 > O    -1.655230   -1.356749   -0.234549
 > N    -2.202013    1.941951    0.464744
 > C    -5.612927   -1.127092   -0.538990
 > C    -5.081833   -2.389822   -0.169979
 > C    -5.902664   -3.507714   -0.109483
 > C    -7.256914   -3.417179   -0.435013
 > C    -7.784020   -2.185402   -0.826191
 > C    -6.985983   -1.042334   -0.876154
 > C    -1.205238   -1.150034   -1.448450
 > C    -1.965331   -0.435377   -2.427318
 > C    -1.486148   -0.267259   -3.708079
 > C    -0.251523   -0.816533   -4.094064
 > C     0.507562   -1.511890   -3.165420
 > C    -2.591313    2.918844   -0.480332
 > C    -3.786553    3.081326   -1.197545
 > C    -3.856082    4.131557   -2.104293
 > C    -2.783631    5.017983   -2.300332
 > C    -1.589074    4.889038   -1.605212
 > C    -1.482468    3.825989   -0.690780
 > H     3.741640    2.348372   -0.059396
 > H     5.120709    4.423748    0.036044
 > H     7.513317    4.315208    0.748527
 > H     8.525947    2.119316    1.341944
 > H     7.204647    0.027111    1.173888
 > H     2.789126   -0.313062    2.043982
 > H     1.921174   -0.596664    4.364639
 > H    -0.180818    0.554826    5.080490
 > H    -1.482536    1.888007    3.444493
 > H     4.707446   -2.473216    0.838109
 > H     4.964269   -4.407479    2.407255
 > H     3.141180   -6.033239    2.757166
 > H     0.944738   -5.797928    1.572179
 > H    -1.072433   -4.635409    0.587333
 > H    -1.494852   -3.582074   -0.848347
 > H    -0.467692   -5.146913   -2.412817
 > H     0.330609   -6.089292   -1.084043
 > H    -1.786302   -7.114190   -2.129409
 > H    -2.729901   -5.769556   -1.364982
 > H    -2.776041   -7.825204    0.031501
 > H    -0.960599   -7.839206    0.109465
 > H    -1.894582   -6.497903    0.898304
 > H     5.271211   -0.729261   -2.803935
 > H     1.228969    2.296172   -2.225422
 > H     1.046991    4.366910   -3.616579
 > H     2.792069    4.985290   -5.251643
 > H     4.810130    3.555628   -5.603227
 > H     7.142497    0.569587   -4.311356
 > H     6.526276    1.949195   -5.344140
 > H     5.621610   -1.009487   -5.623764
 > H     5.159911    0.372049   -6.696152
 > H     8.086464   -0.502834   -6.212171
 > H     7.470862    0.666142   -7.448754
 > H     7.955134   -1.553435   -8.463042
 > H     6.179235   -1.178121   -8.555087
 > H     6.795532   -2.351750   -7.314580
 > H     1.216900    4.325465   -0.698871
 > H     1.543572    3.337571    0.807594
 > H     0.543455    5.033033    2.247332
 > H    -0.168162    5.933726    0.842115
 > H     1.962283    6.919352    1.899078
 > H     2.864336    5.492087    1.239392
 > H     3.046708    7.462819   -0.264428
 > H     1.237042    7.553301   -0.401785
 > H     2.131395    6.129468   -1.085065
 > H    -5.340424    0.754211    2.556108
 > H    -1.241818   -2.231764    2.251430
 > H    -0.949788   -4.071653    3.920347
 > H    -2.623134   -4.492952    5.687363
 > H    -4.673932   -3.080680    5.897618
 > H    -7.116579   -0.340142    4.311409
 > H    -6.427647   -1.546359    5.502984
 > H    -5.571714    1.433530    5.309174
 > H    -5.035916    0.229088    6.547938
 > H    -7.998016    0.983714    6.077875
 > H    -7.305148    0.016000    7.440807
 > H    -7.790390    2.352940    8.144309
 > H    -6.004678    2.019681    8.207456
 > H    -6.698512    2.991105    6.839702
 > H    -4.001982   -2.470967    0.049161
 > H    -5.478066   -4.476261    0.193936
 > H    -7.902143   -4.302792   -0.385608
 > H    -8.850638   -2.111338   -1.087003
 > H    -7.421782   -0.072665   -1.157135
 > H    -2.953460   -0.027516   -2.135011
 > H    -2.077233    0.303735   -4.440975
 > H     0.112251   -0.693416   -5.122036
 > H     1.469630   -1.954176   -3.468091
 > H    -4.638903    2.395978   -1.047082
 > H    -4.777085    4.275765   -2.689778
 > H    -2.896569    5.835791   -3.028353
 > H    -0.750560    5.581157   -1.761578
 > *
 >
 >
 > Best regards,
 > Yi-Wen Dong>
 >
 >
 >