Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2005-05-30
Physics
Chemical Physics
Minor revisions: Citation and Equation numbers corrected. 26 pages, 6 figures, to appear in J. Chem. Phys
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1948367
The free energy profile of a reaction can be estimated in a molecular-dynamics approach by imposing a mechanical constraint along a reaction coordinate (RC). Many recent studies have shown that the temperature can greatly influence the path followed by the reactants. Here, we propose a practical way to construct the minimum energy path directly on the free energy surface (FES) at a given temperature. First, we follow the blue-moon ensemble method to derive the expression of the free energy gradient for a given RC. These derivatives are then used to find the actual minimum energy reaction path at finite temperature, in a way similar to the Intrinsic Reaction Path of Fukui on the potential energy surface [K Fukui J. Phys. Chem. 74, 4161 (1970)]. Once the path is know, one can calculate the free energy profile using thermodynamic integration. We also show that the mass-metric correction cancels for many types of constraints, making the procedure easy to use. Finally, the minimum free energy path at 300 K for the addition of the 1,1'-dichlorocarbene to ethylene is compared with a path based on a simple one-dimensional reaction coordinate. A comparison is also given with the reaction path at 0 K.
Fleurat-Lessard Paul
Ziegler Tamar
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