CCL:G: implicit solvation

 Sent to CCL by: Arne Dieckmann [adieckma|*|googlemail.com]
 Dear Servaas,
 thanks for your reply, that' the procedure I applied. However, looking at some
 examples I found some telling to use the energy given by ""After PCM
 corrections, the SCF energy is" and some the energy given by "Total
 free energy in solution with all non electrostatic terms" (Gaussian03). I
 was wondering if the last one is actually the one to use because the energy of
 transition states I am investigating is actually raised rather than lowered in
 solution (reaction type is a nucleophilic attack). What's your point on this?
 Thanks,
 Arne
 On Apr 29, 2011, at 10:08 AM, servaas servaas.michielssens**student.kuleuven.be
 wrote:
 >
 > Sent to CCL by: servaas [servaas.michielssens[*]student.kuleuven.be]
 > According to the procedure described in Comment on the correct use of
 > continuum solvent models (J. Phys. Chem. A 2010, 114, 13442-13444). One
 > should proceed as follows using gaussian 09:
 > 1. Optimize structure in vacuum and do frequency analysis, from this one
 > can find the free energy correction in the gas phase (dGcorr_gas)
 > 2.Optimize the structure in solvent if you are using another solvent
 > model than SMD I think you should add the keyword cav, dis and rep. The
 > energy you get includes all corrections, also the non electrostatic
 > ones. So this it is actually E_solv + Gnes from the above paper.
 > 3. So to find the free energy in solvent one can simply add everything:
 > dGcorr_gas + E_solv + Gnes.
 >
 >
 > I hope that helps,
 >
 > Servaas
 >
 > On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 19:53 +0200, Arne Dieckmann
 > adieckma[#]googlemail.com wrote:
 >> Sent to CCL by: Arne Dieckmann [adieckma ~ googlemail.com]
 >> Dear Dave,
 >>
 >> I am aware of that. However, as I understand it frequency calculations
 should be done in vacuum as the equations are derived from an ideal gas
 assumption.
 >
 >> Am I wrong here? And what would be the energy I need to use from the
 PCM calculation?
 >>
 >> Cheers,
 >> Arne
 >>
 >> On Apr 28, 2011, at 17:01, "Close, David M.
 CLOSED^mail.etsu.edu" <owner-chemistry/./ccl.net> wrote:
 >>
 >>>
 >>> Sent to CCL by: "Close, David M." [CLOSED++mail.etsu.edu]
 >>> Arne:
 >>> You need to do a frequency calculation and then you will have all
 the thermodynamic parameters including the free energy, the zero-point energy,
 etc.
 >>> Regards, Dave Close
 >>>
 >>> -----Original Message-----
 >>>> From: owner-chemistry+closed==etsu.edu(!)ccl.net [mailto:owner-chemistry+closed==etsu.edu(!)ccl.net] On Behalf Of Arne
 Dieckmann adieckma]_[googlemail.com
 >>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:53 AM
 >>> To: Close, David M.
 >>> Subject: CCL:G: implicit solvation
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> Sent to CCL by: "Arne Dieckmann"
 [adieckma---googlemail.com]
 >>> Dear all,
 >>>
 >>> I am performing Gaussian calculations using implicit solvation
 (CPCM). Afterwards, I would like to apply thermal corrections from gas phase
 calculations to obtain free energy differences of certain molecules. The
 Gaussian output contains several energy values when using implicit solvation,
 e.g. "After PCM corrections, the SCF energy is  -193.093761350" and
 "Total free energy in solution with all non electrostatic terms".
 Which one would I use to add the correction for free energy?
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> Thanks in advance,
 >>> Arnehttp://www.ccl.net/cgi-bin/ccl/send_ccl_messagehttp-:-//www.ccl.net/chemistry/sub_unsub.shtmlhttp-:-//www.ccl.net/spammers.txt>;
 >