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− | AutoMeKin (formerly known as ''tsscds'') is a computer program that has been designed to discover reaction mechanisms and solve the kinetics in an automated fashion. AutoMeKin finds transition state structures connecting intermediates and product fragments using MD simulations and Graph Theory algorithms. Then, Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations give additional information, i.e.,kinetic results at the selected conditions. The user only needs to provide a starting structure of the system. So far, the electronic structure programs [http://openmopac.net/ MOPAC2016] and Gaussian 09 (G09) are interfaced with AutoMeKin. | + | AutoMeKin (formerly known as ''tsscds'') is a computer program that has been designed to discover reaction mechanisms and solve the kinetics in an automated fashion. AutoMeKin finds transition state structures connecting intermediates and product fragments using MD simulations and Graph Theory algorithms. Then, Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations give additional information, ''i.e.'', kinetic results at the selected conditions. The user only needs to provide a starting structure of the system. So far, the electronic structure programs [http://openmopac.net/ MOPAC2016] and Gaussian 09 (G09) are interfaced with AutoMeKin. |
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Description of the software
AutoMeKin (formerly known as tsscds) is a computer program that has been designed to discover reaction mechanisms and solve the kinetics in an automated fashion. AutoMeKin finds transition state structures connecting intermediates and product fragments using MD simulations and Graph Theory algorithms. Then, Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations give additional information, i.e., kinetic results at the selected conditions. The user only needs to provide a starting structure of the system. So far, the electronic structure programs MOPAC2016 and Gaussian 09 (G09) are interfaced with AutoMeKin.
Details of the method are described in these two publications: 1 2
Users are encouraged to read the tutorial, which is thought to guide you through the various steps necessary to predict reaction mechanisms and kinetics of unimolecular decompositions. To facilitate the presentation, we consider, as an example, the decomposition of formic acid (FA).
The program has been tested on the following Linux distros: CentOS 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Authors
George L. Barnes, Sabine Kopec, Daniel Peláez, Aurelio Rodríguez, Roberto Rodríguez-Fernández, James J. P. Stewart, Pablo Tahoces, Saulo A. Vázquez and Emilio Martínez-Núñez
Address
Departamento de Química Física, Facultade de Química, Avda. das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN
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License
MIT License
Copyright (C) 2018 George L. Barnes, Sabine Kopec, Daniel Peláez, Aurelio Rodríguez, Roberto Rodríguez-Fernández, James J. P. Stewart, Pablo Tahoces, Saulo A. Vázquez and Emilio Martínez-Núñez
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Downloads
Download the tutorial
The most recent version of AutoMeKin can be downloaded here
A stable (but maybe not up-to-date) version can also be cloned from:
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Install the code
To install the code read the Installation instructions
Program execution
To start using any of the scripts of the program, load the amk/2018 module:
module load amk/2018
To run the low-level calculations use:
nohup llcalcs.sh molecule.dat ntasks niter runningtasks >llcalcs.log 2>&1 &
where:
molecule
is the name of your molecule
ntasks
is the number of tasks
niter
is the number of iterations
runningtasks
is the number of simultaneous tasks
To run the high-level calculations use:
nohup hlcalcs.sh molecule.dat runningtasks >hlcalcs.log 2>&1 &
For more details, follow the instructions given in the tutorial
References and citations
These four publications must be cited in any work presenting results obtained with our software:
- E. Martínez-Núñez J. Comput. Chem. 2015, 36, 222
- E. Martínez-Núñez Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015,17, 14912
- A. Rodriguez, R. Rodriguez-Fernandez, S.A. Vazquez, G.L. Barnes, J.J.P. Stewart, E Martínez-Nuñez, J. Comput. Chem. 2018, 39, 1922
- J. J. P. Stewart, MOPAC2016, Stewart Computational Chemistry: Colorado Springs, CO, USA, HTTP://OpenMOPAC.net, 2016.
Publications using AutoMeKin:
- A. Esteban et al. Tetrahedron (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2019.130764
- R. A. Jara-Toro et al. ChemSystemsChem doi: 10.1002/syst.201900024
- R. Panades-Barrueta et al. Frontiers in Chemistry 2019, 7, 576
- S. Kopec et al. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2019, 119, e26008
- V. Macaluso et al. J. Phys. Chem. A 2019, 123, 3685-3696
- S. A. Vázquez et al. Molecules 2018, 23, 3156
- A. Rodríguez et al. J. Comput. Chem. 2018, 39, 1922-1930
- D. Ferro-Costas et al. J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 4790-4800
- Y. Fenard et al. Combust. Flame. 2018, 191, 252-269
- M. J. Wilhelm et al. ApJ. 2017, 849, 15
- J. A. Varela et al. Chem. Sci 2017, 8, 3843-3851
- E. Rossich-Molina et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 22712-22718
- R. Pérez-Soto et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 5019-5026
- S. A. Vázquez and E. Martínez-Núñez, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 6948-6955
Changelog
Consult the Latest changes
Web interface
AutoMeKin can be used through our web interface.
News
AutoMeKin has been interfaced with BXDE to enhance its efficiency. The method has also been recently generalized in a collaboration with Dani Pelaez and co-workers to study van der Waals structures and also to generate sum-of-products PESs for quantum dynamics.
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