The generation of isotopically-substituted molecular crystal spectra has become a point of interest, which means blog post. To be clear, this is for cases where isotopic substitution does not affect the crystal geometry – the crystal cell does not change significantly upon deuteration (and for those who believe isotopic substitution never leads to significant changes in the solid, I refer you Zhou, Kye, and Harbison’s article on Isotopomeric Polymprphism and their work on 4-methylpyridine pentachlorophenol, which changes dramatically upon deuteration. I beat on this point because blindly assuming of the crystal cell geometry in such cases will produce spectra noticeably different than measured. It’s NOT the calculation’s fault!).

The generation of isotopically-substituted spectra and intensities in Crystal09 is trivial provided that you KEEP THE FREQINFO.DAT FILE. In fact, you need keep ONLY the FREQINFO.DAT to generate these spectra, which greatly reduces file transfer loads and allows for the scripted calculation of new vibrational spectra and thermodynamic data post-frequency calculation.

As my example system, I’m using the dispersion-corrected crystal cell of alpha-HMX (I have it handy, it’s a small system, and having anything about HMX on your website is proven to increase traffic) at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. Original input file (the one where the original normal mode analysis is performed) is below:

Test - alpha-HMX 6-31Gdp set DFT/B3LYP FREQ
CRYSTAL
0 0 0
43
15.14 23.89 5.913 124.3
14
6      1.016493675797E-01 -4.109909899348E-02 -3.351438244488E-03
6     -6.539109813231E-02 -6.180633576707E-02 -1.110575784790E-02
1      9.149797846691E-02 -4.382919469310E-02 -1.860042940246E-01
1      1.558888705857E-01 -6.829708099502E-02  4.595161229829E-02
1     -5.138242817334E-02 -5.844587273099E-02 -1.920922064181E-01
1     -9.781600273101E-02 -1.015710562102E-01  2.063738273292E-02
7      1.992579327285E-02 -5.951921578598E-02  1.040704228546E-01
7      1.232154652110E-01  1.634305404407E-02  5.951841980010E-02
7      2.220759010770E-02 -7.142100857312E-02  3.299259852838E-01
7      2.054067942916E-01  2.817244373261E-02  1.473285310628E-01
8     -4.761487685316E-02 -8.656669456613E-02  4.192568497756E-01
8      9.327421157186E-02 -6.479426971916E-02  4.286363161888E-01
8      2.563441491059E-01 -1.128705054032E-02  1.760581823035E-01
8      2.225071782791E-01  7.736574474011E-02  1.903699942346E-01
FREQCALC
INTENS
END
END
8 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
 5484.671700         0.1831100000E-02
 825.2349500         0.1395010000E-01
 188.0469600         0.6844510000E-01
 52.96450000         0.2327143000    
 16.89757000         0.4701930000    
 5.799635300         0.3585209000  
0 1 3 6.0 1.0
 15.53961600        -0.1107775000         0.7087430000E-01
 3.599933600        -0.1480263000         0.3397528000    
 1.013761800          1.130767000         0.7271586000    
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
 0.2700058000          1.000000000          1.000000000
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
 0.800000000          1.00000000    
7 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
       4173.51100         0.183480000E-02
       627.457900         0.139950000E-01
       142.902100         0.685870000E-01
       40.2343300         0.232241000    
       12.8202100         0.469070000    
       4.39043700         0.360455000    
0 1 3 5.0 1.0
       11.6263580        -0.114961000         0.675800000E-01
       2.71628000        -0.169118000         0.323907000    
      0.772218000          1.14585200         0.740895000    
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
      0.212031300          1.00000000          1.00000000    
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
 0.800000000          1.00000000    
6 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
    .3047524880D+04   .1834737130D-02
    .4573695180D+03   .1403732280D-01
    .1039486850D+03   .6884262220D-01
    .2921015530D+02   .2321844430D+00
    .9286662960D+01   .4679413480D+00
    .3163926960D+01   .3623119850D+00
0 1 3 4.0 1.0
    .7868272350D+01  -.1193324200D+00   .6899906660D-01
    .1881288540D+01  -.1608541520D+00   .3164239610D+00
    .5442492580D+00   .1143456440D+01   .7443082910D+00
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
    .1687144782D+00   .1000000000D+01   .1000000000D+01
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
    .8000000000D+00   .1000000000D+01
1 3
0 0 3 1.0 1.0
    .1873113696D+02   .3349460434D-01
    .2825394365D+01   .2347269535D+00
    .6401216923D+00   .8137573262D+00
0 0 1 0.0 1.0
    .1612777588D+00   .1000000000D+01
0 2 1 0.0 1.0
    .1100000000D+01   .1000000000D+01
99 0
END
DFT
B3LYP
XLGRID
END
EXCHSIZE
10654700
BIPOSIZE
10654700
TOLINTEG
8 8 8 8 16
SCFDIR
MAXCYCLE
100
TOLDEE
11
GRIMME
1.05 20. 25.
4
1 0.14 1.001
6 1.75 1.452 
7 1.23 1.397
8 0.70 1.342
SHRINK
8 8
LEVSHIFT
5 0
FMIXING
50
END
END

Upon completion of this run, you need only the FREQINFO.DAT file, the last set of coordinates from the .OUT file (for atom counting purposes) and an input file which is modified from the original only in the specification of the ISOTOPES section and which includes a RESTART.

Question - how does one deal with isotopically-labeling atoms when it breaks the space group symmetry? If I isotopically label Atom 1 in the asymmetric unit, what happens to the other N symmetry-related atoms?

Answer - Crystal09, in its infinite wisdom, does not consider the asymmetric unit in the isotopic substitution scheme. If you’ve 14 atoms in the asymmetric unit (the symmetry-unique atoms you provide in the input file)…

14
6      1.016493675797E-01 -4.109909899348E-02 -3.351438244488E-03
6     -6.539109813231E-02 -6.180633576707E-02 -1.110575784790E-02
...
8      2.563441491059E-01 -1.128705054032E-02  1.760581823035E-01
8      2.225071782791E-01  7.736574474011E-02  1.903699942346E-01

and 56 atoms in the full unit cell…

ATOMS IN THE ASYMMETRIC UNIT   14 - ATOMS IN THE UNIT CELL:   56
     ATOM              X/A                 Y/B                 Z/C    
 *******************************************************************************
   1 T   6 C    -1.460999048177E-01  1.393970283287E-01  6.390170683069E-02
   2 F   6 C     1.393970283287E-01 -1.460999048177E-01 -5.719883034171E-02
   3 F   6 C     3.071988303417E-01  1.860982931693E-01  1.106029716713E-01
   4 F   6 C     1.860982931693E-01  3.071988303417E-01  3.960999048177E-01
...
  53 T   8 O     4.522856069554E-02  3.355114277736E-01  1.095029287847E-01
  54 F   8 O     3.355114277736E-01  4.522856069554E-02 -4.902429172538E-01
  55 F   8 O    -2.597570827462E-01  1.404970712153E-01 -8.551142777356E-02
  56 F   8 O     1.404970712153E-01 -2.597570827462E-01  2.047714393045E-01

your ISOTOPES section relies on the numbering of the atoms in the “56 atom” list.

The input file below will calculate an isotopically-labeled vibrational spectrum for 8 of the hydrogen atoms that ends up breaking the unit cell symmetry (which will be more obvious from the produced mode energies). Again, the atom numbers come from the “ATOMS IN THE ASYMMETRIC UNIT” part of the original optimization by which you performed the original normal mode analysis (hopefully).

Test - alpha-HMX 6-31Gdp set DFT/B3LYP FREQ - Isotopic Substitution
CRYSTAL
0 0 0
43
15.14 23.89 5.913 124.3
14
6      1.016493675797E-01 -4.109909899348E-02 -3.351438244488E-03
6     -6.539109813231E-02 -6.180633576707E-02 -1.110575784790E-02
1      9.149797846691E-02 -4.382919469310E-02 -1.860042940246E-01
1      1.558888705857E-01 -6.829708099502E-02  4.595161229829E-02
1     -5.138242817334E-02 -5.844587273099E-02 -1.920922064181E-01
1     -9.781600273101E-02 -1.015710562102E-01  2.063738273292E-02
7      1.992579327285E-02 -5.951921578598E-02  1.040704228546E-01
7      1.232154652110E-01  1.634305404407E-02  5.951841980010E-02
7      2.220759010770E-02 -7.142100857312E-02  3.299259852838E-01
7      2.054067942916E-01  2.817244373261E-02  1.473285310628E-01
8     -4.761487685316E-02 -8.656669456613E-02  4.192568497756E-01
8      9.327421157186E-02 -6.479426971916E-02  4.286363161888E-01
8      2.563441491059E-01 -1.128705054032E-02  1.760581823035E-01
8      2.225071782791E-01  7.736574474011E-02  1.903699942346E-01
FREQCALC
RESTART
ISOTOPES
8
9  2
10 2
11 2
13 2
14 2
15 2
16 2
18 2
INTENS
END
END
8 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
 5484.671700         0.1831100000E-02
 825.2349500         0.1395010000E-01
 188.0469600         0.6844510000E-01
 52.96450000         0.2327143000    
 16.89757000         0.4701930000    
 5.799635300         0.3585209000  
0 1 3 6.0 1.0
 15.53961600        -0.1107775000         0.7087430000E-01
 3.599933600        -0.1480263000         0.3397528000    
 1.013761800          1.130767000         0.7271586000    
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
 0.2700058000          1.000000000          1.000000000
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
 0.800000000          1.00000000    
7 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
       4173.51100         0.183480000E-02
       627.457900         0.139950000E-01
       142.902100         0.685870000E-01
       40.2343300         0.232241000    
       12.8202100         0.469070000    
       4.39043700         0.360455000    
0 1 3 5.0 1.0
       11.6263580        -0.114961000         0.675800000E-01
       2.71628000        -0.169118000         0.323907000    
      0.772218000          1.14585200         0.740895000    
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
      0.212031300          1.00000000          1.00000000    
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
 0.800000000          1.00000000    
6 4
0 0 6 2.0 1.0
    .3047524880D+04   .1834737130D-02
    .4573695180D+03   .1403732280D-01
    .1039486850D+03   .6884262220D-01
    .2921015530D+02   .2321844430D+00
    .9286662960D+01   .4679413480D+00
    .3163926960D+01   .3623119850D+00
0 1 3 4.0 1.0
    .7868272350D+01  -.1193324200D+00   .6899906660D-01
    .1881288540D+01  -.1608541520D+00   .3164239610D+00
    .5442492580D+00   .1143456440D+01   .7443082910D+00
0 1 1 0.0 1.0
    .1687144782D+00   .1000000000D+01   .1000000000D+01
0 3 1 0.0 1.0
    .8000000000D+00   .1000000000D+01
1 3
0 0 3 1.0 1.0
    .1873113696D+02   .3349460434D-01
    .2825394365D+01   .2347269535D+00
    .6401216923D+00   .8137573262D+00
0 0 1 0.0 1.0
    .1612777588D+00   .1000000000D+01
0 2 1 0.0 1.0
    .1100000000D+01   .1000000000D+01
99 0
END
DFT
B3LYP
XLGRID
END
EXCHSIZE
10654700
BIPOSIZE
10654700
TOLINTEG
8 8 8 8 16
SCFDIR
MAXCYCLE
100
TOLDEE
11
GRIMME
1.05 20. 25.
4
1 0.14 1.001
6 1.75 1.452 
7 1.23 1.397
8 0.70 1.342
SHRINK
8 8
LEVSHIFT
5 0
FMIXING
50
END
END

The difference is in the FREQCALC section, which calls RESTART (to use the FREQINFO.DAT file), ISOTOPES (obvious), the total number of atoms that are having their isotopes changed (8), then the list, containing the atom number and the new mass (here, 2 for deuterium).

The proof is in the high-frequency region, where the last 16 modes (H-atom motion) in the non-deuterated form…

 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    MODES         EIGV          FREQUENCIES     IRREP  IR   INTENS    RAMAN
             (HARTREE**2)   (CM**-1)     (THZ)             (KM/MOL)
...
  153- 153    0.2003E-03   3106.1384   93.1197  (A2 )   I (     0.00)   A
  154- 154    0.2003E-03   3106.5054   93.1307  (B1 )   A (     0.02)   A
  155- 155    0.2004E-03   3106.5586   93.1323  (A1 )   A (     0.23)   A
  156- 156    0.2004E-03   3106.8420   93.1408  (B2 )   A (     0.48)   A
  157- 157    0.2017E-03   3117.1664   93.4503  (B2 )   A (     1.13)   A
  158- 158    0.2018E-03   3117.4901   93.4600  (B1 )   A (     2.33)   A
  159- 159    0.2021E-03   3120.2876   93.5439  (A1 )   A (   115.24)   A
  160- 160    0.2022E-03   3120.7805   93.5586  (A2 )   I (     0.00)   A
  161- 161    0.2131E-03   3203.6552   96.0432  (A1 )   A (    44.59)   A
  162- 162    0.2131E-03   3203.6581   96.0433  (B2 )   A (   115.98)   A
  163- 163    0.2132E-03   3204.6505   96.0730  (B1 )   A (    15.30)   A
  164- 164    0.2132E-03   3204.8874   96.0801  (A2 )   I (     0.00)   A
  165- 165    0.2157E-03   3223.4669   96.6371  (A1 )   A (    44.98)   A
  166- 166    0.2157E-03   3223.5803   96.6405  (B2 )   A (    27.02)   A
  167- 167    0.2158E-03   3223.8536   96.6487  (B1 )   A (    35.26)   A
  168- 168    0.2158E-03   3224.3355   96.6631  (A2 )   I (     0.00)   A

change to the following last 16 modes (H/D-atom motion) upon deuteration. Note the mode energies split and the mode symmetries go from (A1,A2,B1,B2) to (A). Also note your IR mode intensities change, giving you the complete picture upon isotopic substitution.

 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    MODES         EIGV          FREQUENCIES     IRREP  IR   INTENS    RAMAN
             (HARTREE**2)   (CM**-1)     (THZ)             (KM/MOL)
...
  153- 153    0.1074E-03   2274.8942   68.1996  (A  )   A (     1.07)   A
  154- 154    0.1075E-03   2275.5949   68.2206  (A  )   A (     3.75)   A
  155- 155    0.1075E-03   2275.7008   68.2238  (A  )   A (     2.93)   A
  156- 156    0.1099E-03   2300.7446   68.9746  (A  )   A (     4.68)   A
  157- 157    0.1148E-03   2351.7846   70.5047  (A  )   A (    11.32)   A
  158- 158    0.1183E-03   2387.0269   71.5613  (A  )   A (    36.17)   A
  159- 159    0.1183E-03   2387.2610   71.5683  (A  )   A (    16.04)   A
  160- 160    0.1184E-03   2387.6687   71.5805  (A  )   A (     3.73)   A
  161- 161    0.2006E-03   3108.6223   93.1942  (A  )   A (     0.93)   A
  162- 162    0.2009E-03   3110.5061   93.2506  (A  )   A (    12.43)   A
  163- 163    0.2009E-03   3110.7567   93.2581  (A  )   A (    13.67)   A
  164- 164    0.2039E-03   3134.0133   93.9554  (A  )   A (    40.48)   A
  165- 165    0.2147E-03   3215.5160   96.3987  (A  )   A (    19.38)   A
  166- 166    0.2157E-03   3223.4291   96.6360  (A  )   A (    35.29)   A
  167- 167    0.2157E-03   3223.5925   96.6409  (A  )   A (    29.50)   A
  168- 168    0.2158E-03   3223.8729   96.6493  (A  )   A (     8.37)   A

In press, in CrystEngComm (DOI:10.1039/C2CE26523). This is my first full paper completely internet-powered, in that I’ve not physically met any of the other co-authors (also in the internet-powered context, the recent paper on [18]-annulene was written and submitted without sharing a room with Dr. Bruce Hudson, but we’re in the same building, so it doesn’t quite count). Also, one of the few papers for which I had no image generation duties (a rare treat).

The discussion of the very interesting possibilities of molecular redox materials in lithium-ion batteries aside, this paper presents a very thorough example of the power of computational approaches to greatly improve the understanding of solid-state molecular materials by (specifically) 1: overcoming the hydrogen position identification problems inherent in X-ray diffraction methods, 2: reproducing the changes that come with temperature variations in molecular crystals and explaining the origins of those (possibly subtle) changes by way of dispersion-corrected density functional theory, and 3: demonstrating that the nature of intermolecular interactions (specifically hydrogen bonding) can be rigorously cataloged across varied materials using post-optimization tools (in this case, using Carlo Gatti’s excellent TOPOND program).

Gaëtan Bonnard, Anne-Lise Barrès, Olivier Mentré, Damian G. Allis, Carlo Gatti, Philippe Poizot and Christine Frayret^*

Abstract

Following our first experimental and computational study of the room temperature (RT) form of the tetrahydrated 3,6-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone (LiM₂DHDMQ⋅4H₂O) compound, we have researched the occurrence of hydrogen ordering in a new polymorph at lower temperature. The study of polymorphism for the Li₂DHDMQ⋅4H₂O phase employs both experimental (single crystal X-ray diffraction) and theoretical approaches. While clues for disorder over one bridging water molecule were observed at RT (beta-form),a fully ordered model within a supercell has been evidenced at 100K (alpha-form) and is discussed in conjunction with the features characterizing the first polymorphic form reported previously. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations augmented with an empirical dispersion correction (DFT-D) were applied for the prediction of the structural and chemical bonding properties of the alpha and beta polymorphs of Li₂DHDMQ·4H₂O. The relative stability of the two polymorphic systems is evidenced. An insight into the interplay of hydrogen bonding, electrostatic and van der Waals (vdW) interactions in affecting the properties of the two polymorphs is gained. This study also shows how information from DFT-D calculations can be used to augment the information from the experimental crystal diffraction pattern and can so play an active role in crystal structure determination, especially by increasing the reliability and accuracy of H-positioning. These more accurate hydrogen coordinates allowed for a quantification of H-bonding strength through a topological analysis of the electron density (Atoms-in-molecules theory).

In press (DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.07.051) in the Journal Of Molecular Structure. May go down in history as a hardest-fought paper acceptance. In a similar line of research as the [18]-annulene study, but exploring the infinite limit of geometry and bond length alternation energy barrier for this infinite case. If the numbers are correct, the infinite polyene chains (polyacetylene) do not exhibit bond length alternation because the Peierls’ barrier between the single-double and double-single bond alternate minima is below the vibrational zero-point level. Plenty of ramifications.

Bruce S. Hudson and Damian G. Allis

Abstract. The potential energy of the infinite periodic chain model of polyacetylene (pPA) is symmetric with two equivalent minima separated by the Peierls’ stabilization barrier. In this work it is shown how an energy scale and vibrational energy levels for this highly anharmonic Peierls’ degree of freedom can be estimated. Attention is given to the potential energy increase for large deformations. The Born-Kármán treatment of translational symmetry is applied. Two empirical methods and a direct periodic boundary condition (PBC) density functional theory (DFT) calculations are in semi-quantitative agreement, each leading to the conclusion that pPA has a zero-point level that is above the Peierls’ barrier. The argument does not depend critically on the barrier height or the other parameters of the model or the computation method. It is concluded that pPA will not exhibit bond alternation and that the zero-point average geometry does not preclude possible conductivity.

Now enjoying the benefits of dispersion-corrected solid-state density functional theory (and a proper MPICH2 implementation for infrared intensity calculations, although this now a problem for reasons to be addressed in an upcoming post) in Crystal09, three issues in recent calculations caused me to think hard enough about keyword formats and job runs that I have opted to post briefly about what to do in case google and bing are your preferred methods of manual searching.

1. How To Run Only A Single-Point Energy Calculation In Crystal06/Crystal09

This had never come up before and, by the time I needed to find an input file to see what do to, the first google search provided Civalleri’s Total Energy Calculation page that currently has broken links to .zip files. There is quite a bit about the different geometry optimization approaches in the manual, but a search for “single-point” provides no information about what to do for only single-point energy calculations.

The solution, it should be obvious after, is simply to not include the geometry optimization section in the input file. What would otherwise be the following (with arbitrary geometry optimization-like info between [COORDINATES] and [BASIS SETS]…

[COORDINATES]
OPTGEOM
TOLDEG
0.000005
TOLDEX
0.000020
END
END
[BASIS SETS]

becomes…

[COORDINATES]
[BASIS SETS]

One problem solved by simply not having any optimization parameters (again, makes sense and is now google-able).

2. Proper GRIMME Input Format For Long-Range Dispersion Contributions In Crystal09

This is another example where one’s first efforts in translating the manual into calculations may lead to considerable confusion until the proper format is finally identified (by which time you’ve run many pruned-down input tests).

GRIMME
1.05 20. 25.
1.05 20. 25. s6 (scaling factor) d (steepness) Rcut (cutoff radius)
5
1  0.14 1.001 Hydrogen Conventional Atomic number , C6 , Rvdw
6  1.75 1.452 Carbon Conventional Atomic number , C6 , Rvdw
7  1.23 1.397 Nitrogen Conventional Atomic number , C6 , Rvdw
8  0.70 1.342 Oxygen Conventional Atomic number , C6 , Rvdw
17 5.07 1.639 Chlorine Conventional Atomic number , C6 ,'Rvdw

I’m not even sure where the final ,’Rvdw comes from. Your .out file may terminate with the following error (or something similar)…

rank 7 in job 8  korterquad_51438   caused collective abort of all ranks
  exit status of rank 7: killed by signal 9

And the ERROR.peN file with any content will show the following, clearly pointing to a GRIMME-specific error…

 ERROR **** GRIMME_INPUT **** ELEMENT NOT DEFINED:           1

The problem is the additional content within the manual pages for the GRIMME keyword that require pruning (or, at least, some identifier to show what is and what is not needed). The proper GRIMME section above is properly provided in the INPUT file as…

GRIMME
1.05 20. 25.
5
1  0.14 1.001
6  1.75 1.452
7  1.23 1.397
8  0.70 1.342
17 5.07 1.639

Where (see page 88 of the Crystal09 manual)…

GRIMME <- keyword is called
1.05 20. 25. <- scaling factor, steepness, cutoff distance
5 <- number of elements in the list (not the total number of atoms)
1  0.14 1.001 <- atomic number, dispersion coefficient, van der Waals radius
...

When all is properly run, the bottom of your output file will look something like the following:

 CYC  43 ETOT(AU) -5.784662098123E+03 DETOT  1.18E-11 tst  8.17E-15 PX  6.73E-08

 == SCF ENDED - CONVERGENCE ON ENERGY      E(AU) -5.7846620981229E+03 CYCLES  43

 ENERGY EXPRESSION=HARTREE+FOCK EXCH*0.20000+(BECKE  EXCH)*0.80000+LYP    CORR

 TOTAL ENERGY(DFT)(AU)( 43) -5.7846620981229E+03 DE 1.2E-11 tester 8.2E-15
 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT EDFT        TELAPSE     4705.82 TCPU     4651.41

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 GRIMME DISPERSION ENERGY CORRECTION

 SCALE FACTOR (S6):     1.0500

 GRIMME DISPERSION ENERGY (AU) -1.9723347118951E-01
 TOTAL ENERGY + DISP (AU) -5.7848593315941E+03

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The Crystal09 manual refers you to Table 1 of the Stefan Grimme paper, “Semiempirical GGA-type density functional constructed with a long-range dispersion correction” (Journal of Computational Chemistry, Volume 27, Issue 15, Pages 1787 – 1799), which I’ve put together into the proper format below. Be sure to (1) delete the elements in parentheses ( -> get rid of the (H) <- ), (2) remove those atoms you do not need, (3) be sure to change the “number of elements” number for your structure, and (4) get and reference the Grimme paper so you have the proper C6 parameters and van der Waals radii accounted for (you’ll be the right nitwit if I mis-copied something and you ran with it (although I trust my input), and you should have the reference regardless).

( H)   1   0.14 1.001
(Li)   3   1.61 0.825
(Na)  11   5.71 1.144
( K)  19  10.80 1.485
(Rb)  37  24.67 1.628

(Be)   4   1.61 1.408
(Mg)  12   5.71 1.364
(Ca)  20  10.80 1.474
(Sr)  38  24.67 1.606

( B)   5   3.13 1.485
(Al)  13  10.79 1.639
(Ga)  31  16.99 1.650
(In)  49  37.32 1.672

( C)   6   1.75 1.452
(Si)  14   9.23 1.716
(Ge)  32  17.10 1.727
(Sn)  50  38.71 1.804

( N)   7   1.23 1.397
( P)  15   7.84 1.705
(As)  33  16.37 1.760
(Sb)  51  38.44 1.881

( O)   8   0.70 1.342
( S)  16   5.57 1.683
(Se)  34  12.64 1.771
(Te)  52  31.74 1.892

( F)   9   0.75 1.287
(Cl)  17   5.07 1.639
(Br)  35  12.47 1.749
( I)  53  31.50 1.892

(He)   2   0.08 1.012
(Ne)  10   0.63 1.243
(Ar)  18   4.61 1.595
(Kr)  36  12.01 1.727
(Xe)  54  29.99 1.881
Y-Cd      24.67 1.639
Sc-Zn     10.80 1.562

Note that the d-block is identical for each row (so no atom numbers provided).

3. Removing The MPICH2 Content From The Output File In Pcrystal(/09)

This final issue does not occur in Pcrystal(/06) but does in Pcrystal(/09), with the reason being (I assume) the new use of MPICH2 in Pcrystal(/09) instead of MPICH in Pcrystal(/06).  The problem comes from running the following set of commands at the terminal window in MPICH2:

mpiexec -machinefile machine -np N /path/to/Pcrystal &>FILENAME.out &

Embedded within the FILENAME.out file will be all flavors of MPI-specific output, perhaps such as the following (in this case errors, but it happens in proper output as well):

application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 4
application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 7
rank 7 in job 9  korterquad_51438   caused collective abort of all ranks
 exit status of rank 7: return code 1 
rank 4 in job 9  korterquad_51438   caused collective abort of all ranks
 exit status of rank 4: killed by signal 9 

or…

mpiexec_machine (handle_stdin_input 1089): stdin problem; if pgm is run in background...
mpiexec_machine (handle_stdin_input 1090):     e.g.: mpiexec -n 4 a.out < /dev/null &

The solution is to break up the mpiexec output from the Pcrystal output, performed by directing the mpiexec-specific content to, in this case, /dev/null (because it is not necessary except for diagnostic purposes).

mpiexec -machinefile machine -np N /path/to/Pcrystal < /dev/null &>FILENAME.out &

Which removes all traces of mpi-specific output from FILENAME.out.