How to freeze clusters containing transition metals for geometry optimization in ORCA?

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Alexey N. Masliy

The answer to your question can be easily found in the ORCA documentation, see sections 8.3.6 "Constrained Optimizations" and 8.3.7 "Constrained Optimizations for Molecular Clusters (Fragment Optimization)" (pp. 171-176)

Adam Jhon Batutay Galay

Alexey N. Masliy thank you so much for answering my question