We optimize the lattice and test several distances We divide the system in such a way that there are two equivalent, and hence neutral regions. Here are the distances (Angstrom) as obtained with a QM and an MM method distance qm mm err(mm) B-H 1.182 1.181 -0.001 N-H 1.007 1.041 0.034 B-N 1.431 1.498 0.067 Of course the force field results do not exactly match the QM results, the error displayed in the last column Now we try the hybrid engine, can we improve the bonds in the QM region? We start from the geometry calculated with the (cheap) forcefield In this table we show the errors in bond lengths (in the QM region) of the hybrid method with respect to the QM method embedding capping energy B-H N-H B-N mechanical fixed -6.845015 0.004 -0.007 -0.049 mechanical fractional -6.746367 0.013 -0.006 -0.034 electrostatic fixed -6.748753 0.002 -0.004 -0.040 electrostatic fractional -6.652196 0.010 -0.003 -0.024 Here are some observations * the B-H distance is a bit worse than with a plain forcefield, especially with fractional capping * the N-H distance is much better than with the plain forcefield * the B-N distance is a bit better than with the plain forcefield, now too short. Fractional capping works best. * Electrostatic embedding is doing slightly better than mechanical embedding, the biggest improvement is on the B-N bond