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ConsistentForceField

Guides

  • ConsistentForceField

Tech Notes

  • Extending Coverage of the CFF

Symbols

  • CFFAngle
  • CFFAtomCoordinates
  • CFFDihedral
  • CFFDistance
  • CFFEnergyComponents
  • CFFEnergy
  • CFFEnergyReport
  • CFFGradient
  • CFFHessian
  • CFFNormalModes
  • CFFOptimizeGeometry
  • CFFParameterize
  • CFFThermodynamicFunctions
  • CFFThreeFoldTorsion
  • CFFTorsion
  • CFFTwist
  • CFFTwoFoldTorsion
  • NormalModeTable
  • $AllowSymbolicCFFEnergy
  • $CFFAuxiliaryPatternsParameters
  • $CFFPublishedPatternsParameters
  • $ConsistentForceFieldVersion
RobertNachbar`ConsistentForceField`
CFFEnergy
​
CFFEnergy
[mol]
returns the CFF energy of
Molecule
mol.
​
​
CFFEnergy
[]
can be used in
StepMonitor
or
EvaluationMonitor
to return the CFF energy during optimization with
CFFOptimizeGeometry
.
​
Details and Options

Examples  
(6)
Basic Examples  
(1)
▪
Generate the molecule butane in its default conformation:
In[1]:=
mol=Molecule["CCCC"];​​MoleculePlot3D[mol,ImageSizeTiny]
Out[1]=
▪
Compute the CFF energy:
In[2]:=
CFFEnergy
[mol]
Out[2]=
3.85945
kcal
th
/mol
▪
Change the conformation:
In[3]:=
mol2=MoleculeModify[mol,{"SetTorsionAngle",{1,2,3,4}180}];​​MoleculePlot3D[mol2,ImageSizeTiny]
Out[3]=
Compute the CFF energy:
In[4]:=
CFFEnergy
[mol2]
Out[4]=
3.66205
kcal
th
/mol
Options  
(3)

Applications  
(2)

SeeAlso
CFFGradient
 
▪
CFFHessian
 
▪
CFFEnergyComponents
 
▪
CFFEnergyReport
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