IRC_DIRECTION

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IRC_DIRECTION = -1 | 1
Default: IRC_DIRECTION = 1 

Description: Defines the direction of the initial displacement of the initial transition-state structure in IRC calculations.


Defines the direction of the initial displacement of the initial transition-state structure along the unstable direction (corresponding to Hesse matrix eigenmode with negative force constant) used in IRC calculations. Only the values 1 and -1 are allowed, corresponding to the parallel and the antiparallel directions, respectively.

Related tags and articles

IRC calculations, IRC_STOP, IRC_DELTA0, IRC_MINSTEP, IRC_MAXSTEP, IRC_VNORM0