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Report SCF (HF/DFT) Convergence Issues

Dear Q-Chem Community, If you have any SCF (HF/DFT) jobs that are time-consuming or are facing convergence difficulties with Q-Chem, please send them to support@q-chem.com with the subject line “SCF Convergence Issue” t…

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