Choice of Theoretical Method

Introduction

This session considers the choice of the theoretical method to be used in energy optimization and the prediction of molecular properties. A comparison of the accuracies of various methods is presented. The laboratory considers the calculation of the proton affinity of pyridine using different methods.

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