Chemical verification of variational second-order density matrix based potential energy surfaces for the N2 isoelectronic series

A variational optimization of the second-order density matrix under the P-, Q-, and G-conditions was carried out for a set of diatomic 14-electron molecules, including N(2), O(2) (2+), NO(+), CO, and CN(-). The dissociation of these molecules is studied by analyzing several chemical properties (dipole moments, population analysis, and bond indices) up to the dissociation limit (10 and 20 A). Serious chemical flaws are observed for the …