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We developed the molecular mechanics—valence bond (MMVB) method following an original suggestion of Jean-Paul Malrieu and coworkers. By coupling a parameterized Heisenberg Hamiltonian to a standard classical force field (MM2), reliable ground and excited state geometries of conjugated hydrocarbons can be rapidly optimized. The MMVB method was central to our development of algorithms for locating conical intersections and calculating their associated decay dynamics. Here, we briefly review the chemical applications of MMVB to date, and present two new studies using the photostability of pyracylene and the excited state decay dynamics of the photochromic dihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene (DHA/VHF) reaction.
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Bearpark, M.J., Boggio-Pasqua, M., Robb, M.A. et al. Excited States of Conjugated Hydrocarbons Using the Molecular Mechanics - Valence Bond (MMVB) Method: Conical Intersections and Dynamics. Theor Chem Acc 116, 670–682 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-006-0113-5
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