pcm

pcm

Keywords

This option controls the use of the polarizable continuum model (PCM).

solvent
Value 7 real numbers
water, acetic acid, acetone, acetonitrile, acetophenone
aniline, anisole, benzaldehyde, benzene, benzonitrile
benzyl chloride, 1-bromo-2-methylpropane, bromobenzene, bromoethane
bromoform, 1-bromooctane, 1-bromopentane, 2-bromopropane, 1-bromopropane
butanal, butanoic acid, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, butanone
butanonitrile, butyl acetate, butylamine, n-butylbenzene, sec-butylbenzene
tert-butylbenzene, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, sec-butyl chloride
chloroform, 1-chlorohexane, 1-chloropentane, 1-chloropropane
o-chlorotoluene, m-cresol, o-cresol, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone
cyclopentane, cyclopentanol, cyclopentanone, cis-decalin, trans-decalin
decalin (cis/trans mixture), n-decane, 1-decanol, 1,2-dibromoethane, dibromomethane
dibutyl ether, o-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, cis-dichloroethylene, trans-dichloroethylene
dichloromethane, diethyl ether, diethyl sulfide, diethylamine, diiodomethane
diisopropyl ether, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfoxide, n,n-dimethylacetamide, cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane
n,n-dimethylformamide, 2,4-dimethylpentane, 2,4-dimethylpyridine, 2,6-dimethylpyridine, 1,4-dioxane
diphenyl ether, dipropylamine, n-dodecane, 1,2-ethanediol, ethanethiol
ethanol, ethyl acetate, ethyl formate, ethylbenzene, ethylphenyl ether
fluorobenzene, 1-fluorooctane, formamide, formic acid, n-heptane
1-heptanol, 2-heptanone, 4-heptanone, n-hexadecane, n-hexane
hexanoic acid, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanone, 1-hexene, 1-hexyne
iodobenzene, 1-iodobutane, iodoethane, 1-iodohexadecane, iodomethane
1-iodopentane, 1-iodopropane, isopropylbenzene, p-isopropyltoluene, mesitylene
methanol, 2-methoxyethanol, methyl acetate, methyl benzoate, methyl butanoate
methyl formate, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, methyl propanoate, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol
n-methylaniline, methylcyclohexane, n-methylformamide (e/z mixture), 2-methylpentane, 2-methylpyridine
3-methylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, nitrobenzene, nitroethane, nitromethane
1-nitropropane, 2-nitropropane, o-nitrotoluene, n-nonane, 1-nonanol
5-nonanone, n-octane, 1-octanol, 2-octanone, n-pentadecane
pentanal, n-pentane, pentanoic acid, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanone
3-pentanone, 1-pentene, e-2-pentene, pentyl acetate, pentylamine
perfluorobenzene, phenylmethanol, propanal, propanoic acid, 1-propanol
2-propanol, propanonitrile, 2-propen-1-ol, propyl acetate, propylamine
pyridine, tetrachloroethene, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene-s,s-dioxide, tetralin
thiophene, thiophenol, toluene, tributyl phosphate, 1,1,1-trichloroethane
1,1,2-trichloroethane, trichloroethene, triethylamine, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
2,2,4-trimethylpentane, n-undecane, m-xylene, o-xylene, p-xylene
xylene (mixture), 1,1-dichloroethane, 1-iodopentene, 1-pentyne, 2-chlorobutane
benzyl alcohol
Default None

Specifies the solvent name. It can be either a predefined string listed in the table above, or a set of seven real numbers representing: dielectric_constant, refraction_index, Abraham_alpha, Abraham_beta, abomaticity, halogenicity, macro_surface_tension.

radius
Value UFF: Uses UFF atomic radii for tessellation.
Bondi: Uses Bondi atomic radii for tessellation.
Default UFF

Determines the type of atomic radii used for tessellation. UFF is highly recommended, as Bondi radii data is incomplete for some common elements, such as Fe.

tss_method
Value Swig: Uses the Swig algorithm for tessellation.
Switching: Uses the Switching algorithm for tessellation.
Sphere: Uses the Sphere algorithm for tessellation.
Default Swig

Specifies the algorithm used for tessellation.
Swig is recommended for general purposes, while Sphere is useful for studies involving electron transfer.

grid_accuracy
Default None
Value An integer 6, 14, 26, 38, 50, 86, 110 146, 170, 194, 302, 350, 434, 590 770, 974, 1202, 1454, 1730, 2030, 2354 2702, 3074, 3470, 3890, 4334, 4802, 5294 Default 302

Specifies the number of Lebedev points generated for tessellation.
A value of 302 is typically sufficient; for higher accuracy, 590 can be used.