Geometry optimizations that won't converge


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Quote:Edoapra Aug 21st 4:18 pm
Could you post the input file?
Cheers, Edo
PS By the way, BLYP might not be the best XC functional for a system that is likely to have hydrogen bonds.



Could you please tell me more about picking a good functional for a system with hydrogen bonds?

Here is the input file:

title "benz"
echo
memory total 8000 stack 2000 heap 2000 global 4000 mb
scratch_dir ./scratch
geometry noautosym units angstroms noautoz
C -0.0104264112060349 1.2217277514897262 -0.0067215915170059
C 1.3532236922262595 1.0376207989405550 -0.0100473424117131
C 1.8827338023761457 -0.2427426217894013 -0.0047394994210278
C 1.0450793476024702 -1.3417295269712477 0.0038063008011855
C -0.3226230587407987 -1.1576391608095158 0.0071742984298133
C -0.8588428428176198 0.1217738325711968 0.0019385807161303
C -2.3141267455224108 0.2958852986137319 0.0059091006174388
O -2.8806249352935782 1.3636886481992183 0.0030452114213137
H 2.0212406382283934 1.8993024513319567 -0.0170051706955214
H 2.9650290473933638 -0.3837195354887875 -0.0074984890651671
H 1.4654738778600864 -2.3478515703138321 0.0080308956664231
H -0.9941868126164205 -2.0194959957310901 0.0141343124104505
H -2.9034663695358489 -0.6674590749110183 0.0128044859411187
H -0.4484831321651365 2.2206487109982476 -0.0108410920382612
C -0.0104264112060349 1.2217277514897262 2.4932784084829942
C 1.3532236922262595 1.0376207989405550 2.4899526575882871
C 1.8827338023761457 -0.2427426217894013 2.4952605005789721
C 1.0450793476024702 -1.3417295269712477 2.5038063008011857
C -0.3226230587407987 -1.1576391608095158 2.5071742984298133
C -0.8588428428176198 0.1217738325711968 2.5019385807161303
C -2.3141267455224108 0.2958852986137319 2.5059091006174388
O -2.8806249352935782 1.3636886481992183 2.5030452114213135
H 2.0212406382283934 1.8993024513319567 2.4829948293044786
H 2.9650290473933638 -0.3837195354887875 2.4925015109348330
H 1.4654738778600864 -2.3478515703138321 2.5080308956664230
H -0.9941868126164205 -2.0194959957310901 2.5141343124104507
H -2.9034663695358489 -0.6674590749110183 2.5128044859411189
H -0.4484831321651365 2.2206487109982476 2.4891589079617389
end
basis
* library 6-311G*
end
driver
 maxiter 400
end
dft
#BLYP functional
xc becke88 lyp
direct
iterations 400
end
task dft optimize