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Title: Simple Model for the Benzene Hexafluorobenzene Interaction

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry

While the experimental intermolecular distance distribution functions of pure benzene and pure hexafluorobenzene are well described by transferable all-atom force fields, the interaction between the two molecules (in a 1:1 mixture) is not well simulated. We demonstrate that the parameters of the transferable force fields are adequate to describe the intermolecular distance distribution if the charges are replaced by a set of charges that are not located at the atoms. Here, the simplest model that well describes the experimental distance distribution, between benzene and hexafluorobenzene, is that of a single ellipsoid for each molecule, representing the van der Waals interactions, and a set of three point charges (on the axis perpendicular to the arene plane) which give the same quadrupole moment as do the all atom charges from the transferable force fields.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1376408
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry, Vol. 121, Issue 25; ISSN 1520-6106
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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