<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">Dear Gerald, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">I try to reproduce your results of the paper : "The Electronic Ground State of [Fe(CO)3(NO)] anion  :  A Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study"</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">Unfortunately i have some difficulties to obtain the same results as given in the supporting information, such as table 3 of SI.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" dir="ltr">I am interested in the B3LYP energy of the singlet state in gas phase.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">Input file :<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" dir="ltr">-----------------------------------<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">memory,2000,m </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">CHARGE=-1.0</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">basis=aug-cc-pvtz</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">geomtyp = xyz</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">angstrom</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">geometry={</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">Fe -0.9559181 1.7542429 0.8643779 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">O 1.6875237 2.2789408 1.7568876 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">N 0.5744343 2.0579234 1.3807610 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">O -1.8012389 -1.0592742 0.9994880 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">C -1.4897965 0.0556769 0.9372597 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">O -1.5148757 2.4717214 -1.9323421 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">C -1.3172732 2.1810605 -0.8275995 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">O -3.0864732 3.1499070 2.3344884 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">C -2.2634060 2.5892981 1.7409693 </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">}</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" dir="ltr" class="">{ks,b3lyp;wf,82,,spin=0;}</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">-----------------------------------</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> ITERATION    DDIFF          GRAD             ENERGY        2-EL.EN.            DIPOLE MOMENTS         DIIS   ORB.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    1      0.000D+00      0.000D+00     -1732.04689006   2728.637148    1.44650    4.16613    2.61839    0    start</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    2      0.000D+00      0.119D-01     -1717.37608441   2442.630283  -10.52884   -1.99111    4.18290    1    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    3      0.253D-01      0.304D-01     -1731.67339828   2727.051675   -0.45209    4.73277    0.06107    2    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    4      0.240D-01      0.128D-01     -1732.48029617   2710.694530    0.72134    4.28500    1.67309    3    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    5      0.361D-02      0.926D-02     -1732.95456105   2679.504948   -3.62518    2.80551    1.36636    4    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    6      0.624D-02      0.502D-02     -1733.13651096   2666.451742    0.07195    3.57939    2.37498    5    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    7      0.564D-02      0.289D-02     -1733.21642065   2663.016341   -1.84661    3.38203    1.06840    6    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    8      0.287D-02      0.175D-02     -1733.23667372   2662.133073   -1.29163    3.22800    2.18427    7    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">    9      0.149D-02      0.113D-02     -1733.24622642   2659.368219   -1.65706    3.16293    1.88575    8    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   10      0.648D-03      0.565D-03     -1733.24850885   2658.172987   -1.53375    3.22353    1.81519    9    orth</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   11      0.369D-03      0.260D-03     -1733.24918622   2656.535440   -1.74688    3.16512    1.83277    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   12      0.232D-03      0.908D-04     -1733.24927720   2656.784548   -1.63295    3.18701    1.84803    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   13      0.103D-03      0.407D-04     -1733.24930933   2656.843096   -1.66658    3.17814    1.84345    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   14      0.501D-04      0.131D-04     -1733.24931771   2656.875855   -1.66756    3.18433    1.84357    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   15      0.301D-04      0.690D-05     -1733.24932736   2656.873476   -1.66969    3.18468    1.84394    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   16      0.398D-04      0.626D-05     -1733.24933696   2656.868933   -1.67046    3.18881    1.84593    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   17      0.417D-04      0.672D-05     -1733.24934850   2656.866429   -1.67134    3.19112    1.84743    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   18      0.509D-04      0.616D-05     -1733.24937578   2656.865934   -1.67534    3.19821    1.85060    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   19      0.128D-03      0.605D-05     -1733.24939808   2656.895967   -1.67714    3.20547    1.85385    9    fixocc</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   20      0.114D-03      0.745D-05     -1733.24944941   2656.877597   -1.68359    3.22622    1.86007    9    orth</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   21      0.314D-03      0.590D-05     -1733.24944133   2656.852900   -1.68419    3.22055    1.86052    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   22      0.596D-04      0.532D-05     -1733.24948003   2656.883755   -1.68657    3.24334    1.86607    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   23      0.332D-03      0.711D-05     -1733.24948560   2656.882621   -1.69149    3.24632    1.86738    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   24      0.657D-04      0.565D-05     -1733.24949151   2656.874997   -1.69111    3.25252    1.86965    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   25      0.832D-04      0.379D-05     -1733.24949807   2656.866966   -1.69508    3.26095    1.87389    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   26      0.146D-03      0.198D-05     -1733.24949938   2656.859752   -1.69702    3.26486    1.87363    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   27      0.602D-04      0.212D-05     -1733.24949913   2656.870448   -1.69514    3.26272    1.87593    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   28      0.269D-04      0.231D-05     -1733.24950032   2656.867948   -1.69713    3.26793    1.87674    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   29      0.766D-04      0.121D-05     -1733.24950033   2656.861263   -1.69668    3.26681    1.87752    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   30      0.141D-04      0.172D-05     -1733.24950063   2656.867593   -1.69757    3.26892    1.87798    9    orth</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   31      0.341D-04      0.119D-05     -1733.24950066   2656.865725   -1.69749    3.26916    1.87815    9    diag</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class="">   32      0.615D-05      0.771D-06     -1733.24950055   2656.849075   -1.69958    3.26847    1.87663    0    orth</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_6770" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Final occupancy:  41</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_6774" class=""></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> !RKS STATE 1.1 Energy              -1733.249500554955</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Nuclear energy                       608.02266987</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> One-electron energy                -3579.22611727</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Two-electron energy                 1328.42453754</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> SCF exchange energy                 -108.23891939     Factor= 0.2000</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Density functional                   -90.47059070     B88=-109.26691302 DIRAC=-100.38358886 LYP=  -3.22273436 VWN5=  -6.09111256</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Virial quotient                       -1.00243064</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> !RKS STATE 1.1 Dipole moment          -1.69958151     3.26846925     1.87662881</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" class=""> Dipole moment /Debye                  -4.31962238     8.30707609     4.76960226</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_6785" class=""><br></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961" dir="ltr">-----------------------------------<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">The B3LYP energy of the singlet state of the molecule in gas phase should be according to the SI of the paper  :  -1733.74310572624  Ha</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_6618" class="">I obtain :   -1733.249500554955 Ha</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">Best wishes</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961">Martin</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453082166017_5961"><br></div></div></body></html>