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Consistent basis sets of double- and triple-zeta valence with polarization quality for the fifth period have been derived for periodic quantum-chemical solid-state calculations with the crystalline-orbital program CRYSTAL. They are an extension of the pob-TZVP basis sets, and are based on the full-relativistic effective core potentials (ECPs) of the Stuttgart/Cologne group and on the def2-SVP and def2-TZVP valence basis of the Ahlrichs group. We optimized orbital exponents and contraction coefficients to supply robust and stable self-consistent field (SCF) convergence for a wide range of different compounds. The computed crystal structures are compared to those obtained with standard basis sets available from the CRYSTAL basis set database. For the applied hybrid density functional PW1PW, the average deviations of calculated lattice constants from experimental references are smaller with pob-DZVP and pob-TZVP than with standard basis sets. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Consistent basis sets of double- and triple-zeta valence with polarization quality for the fifth period have been derived for periodic quantum-chemical solid-state calculations. The computed crystal structures are compared to those obtained with standard basis sets available from the CRYSTAL basis set database. The calculated lattice parameters are an improvement over the standard basis sets for DFT and HF methods.

Keiji Morokuma, William Henry Emerson Professor Emeritus of Emory University and Research Leader at the Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, passed away at the age of 83 on November 27, 2017. Morokuma made numerous contributions to theoretical methodologies for the determination of reaction mechanisms and the understanding of intermolecular interactions.