Bernd Ensing

Bernd Ensing

Trace IRC

Trace the minimum free energy pathway in a metadynamics bias potential

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Bernd Ensing

The trace_irc code described in Ref. [1] can be downloaded from this GitHub page.

The program can read metadynamics output files from CPMD, CP2K, and PLUMED and trace the lowest free energy pathway. A brief description is found in a README file and a list of the keywords is generate by running trace_irc.x -help. There is no manual unfortunately. In case you wish to addapt the program to read your favorite input, this should not be so hard, as the C code is commented and not difficult to read. Good luck playing with it.

References:

[1] A recipe for the computation of the free energy barrier and lowest free energy path of concerted reactions. Bernd Ensing, Alessandro Laio, Michele Parrinello and Michael L. Klein, J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005), 6676-6687 DOI: 10.1021/jp045571i

[2] Perspective on the reactions between F and CH3CH2F: the free energy landscape of the E2 and SN2 reaction channels. Bernd Ensing and Michael L. Klein, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 102 (2005), 6755-6759 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408094102

[3] Metadynamics as a tool for exploring the free energy landscape of chemical reactions. Bernd Ensing, Marco De Vivo, Zhiwei Liu, Preston Moore, and Michael L. Klein, Acc. Chem. Res. 39 (2006), 73-81 DOI: 10.1021/ar040198i