Issue 29, 2024

Towards reliable and efficient modeling of [Cu2O2]2+-based compound electronic structures with the partially fixed reference space protocols

Abstract

This work reports a computationally efficient approach for reliable modeling of complex electronic structures based on [Cu2O2]2+ moieties. Specifically, we explore the recently developed partially fixed reference space (PFRS) protocol to minimize the active space size, taking into account the double d-shell effects. We show that the ground-state electronic structure of the core [Cu2O2]2+ model system is dominated by the d9/d10 occupations. The PFRS-crafted active spaces are further used to generate the reference wave functions for the multi-reference coupled cluster, configuration interaction, and multi-reference perturbation theory calculations. Specifically, we demonstrate that the bare [Cu2O2]2+ core can be modeled qualitatively using active spaces as small as CAS(2,2)PFRS. To obtain quantitative agreement with the reference DMRG(32,62)CI calculations, the CAS(4,4) has to be used in conjunction with the MRCCSD correction on top of it. This reliable and computationally efficient protocol is further used to model the electronic structure and properties of ammonia coordinated [Cu2O2]2+ complexes. Finally, based on the large amount of available experimental data regarding the oxo-peroxo equilibrium of [Cu2O2]2+-based systems, it is possible to formulate educated guesses regarding the effect of each experimental variable over each d-occupancy-specific state. With a large sample size of d-occupancy-specific state dependence with ligands and solvents, it should be possible to propose new ligands with specific d-occupancy and, therefore, oxidative properties based on the d-occupancy energy gaps of relatively low-cost calculations.

Graphical abstract: Towards reliable and efficient modeling of [Cu2O2]2+-based compound electronic structures with the partially fixed reference space protocols

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Mar 2024
Accepted
30 Jun 2024
First published
04 Jul 2024

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 19742-19754

Towards reliable and efficient modeling of [Cu2O2]2+-based compound electronic structures with the partially fixed reference space protocols

M. M. F. de Moraes and P. Tecmer, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 19742 DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01309C

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