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Title: Utility of chemical computations in predicting solution free energies of metal ions

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In this paper, we study quasi-chemical theory (QCT) for the free energies of divalent alkaline earth ions (Ba2+, Sr2+, Ca2+, Mg2+) in water, emphasizing that: (a) interactions between metal ions and proximal water molecules are as strong as traditional chemical effects; (b) QCT builds directly from accessible electronic structure calculations but rests on fully elaborated molecular statistical thermodynamics; (c) QCT offers choices of convenience in identifying coordination numbers for analysis. We investigate utilisation of direct QCT with inner-shell conditioning nλ=$$\overline{n}$$, alternative to the traditional nλ=0 conditioning motivated by a generalised van der Waals view. The alternative nλ=$$\overline{n}$$ works well: deleterious non-Gaussian effects of van der Waals repulsive interactions are not serious, and the alternative conditioning improves the convenience of QCT calculations. Additionally, comparison between ab initio and force field molecular dynamics (AIMD and FFMD) with standard models suggests that FFMD likely exaggerates the anharmonicity in the thermal motion of inner-shell ion-water clusters. Together with the general encouraging support for the harmonic approximations implied by the nλ=$$\overline{n}$$ conditioning, that observation helps explain the remarkable success of the cluster-based QCT solution free energies, which do not require assessment of all inner-shell occupancies by simulation.

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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1485840
Report Number(s):
SAND-2018-11510J
Journal ID: ISSN 0892-7022; 669384
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; AC02-05CH11231; AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Molecular Simulation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0892-7022
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Quasi-chemical theory; ion solvation; ion channel blockers

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Chaudhari, Mangesh I., Pratt, Lawrence R., and Rempe, Susan B. Utility of chemical computations in predicting solution free energies of metal ions. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1080/08927022.2017.1342127.
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Chaudhari, Mangesh I., Pratt, Lawrence R., & Rempe, Susan B. Utility of chemical computations in predicting solution free energies of metal ions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927022.2017.1342127
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Chaudhari, Mangesh I., Pratt, Lawrence R., and Rempe, Susan B. Sun . "Utility of chemical computations in predicting solution free energies of metal ions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927022.2017.1342127. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1485840.
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@article{osti_1485840,
title = {Utility of chemical computations in predicting solution free energies of metal ions},
author = {Chaudhari, Mangesh I. and Pratt, Lawrence R. and Rempe, Susan B.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we study quasi-chemical theory (QCT) for the free energies of divalent alkaline earth ions (Ba2+, Sr2+, Ca2+, Mg2+) in water, emphasizing that: (a) interactions between metal ions and proximal water molecules are as strong as traditional chemical effects; (b) QCT builds directly from accessible electronic structure calculations but rests on fully elaborated molecular statistical thermodynamics; (c) QCT offers choices of convenience in identifying coordination numbers for analysis. We investigate utilisation of direct QCT with inner-shell conditioning nλ=$\overline{n}$, alternative to the traditional nλ=0 conditioning motivated by a generalised van der Waals view. The alternative nλ=$\overline{n}$ works well: deleterious non-Gaussian effects of van der Waals repulsive interactions are not serious, and the alternative conditioning improves the convenience of QCT calculations. Additionally, comparison between ab initio and force field molecular dynamics (AIMD and FFMD) with standard models suggests that FFMD likely exaggerates the anharmonicity in the thermal motion of inner-shell ion-water clusters. Together with the general encouraging support for the harmonic approximations implied by the nλ=$\overline{n}$ conditioning, that observation helps explain the remarkable success of the cluster-based QCT solution free energies, which do not require assessment of all inner-shell occupancies by simulation.},
doi = {10.1080/08927022.2017.1342127},
journal = {Molecular Simulation},
number = 2,
volume = 44,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Comparison between different methods and experimental hydration free energies of ions. Note that the cluster-QCT approach (yellow diamonds) provides the best comparison with experiment. Thermodynamic integration (TI, green squares) yields slightly less favorable free energies, but with the same trend. The underlying interactions between the electronic structure basedmore » cluster-QCT and FFMD are clearly different in detail, so the TI results should not be surprising. For TI with the FFMD implementation, van der Waals interactions contribute less than 1 kcal/mol and are not included here. The direct-QCT procedures include van der Waals interactions, with alternative electrostatic methods (GRF in red triangles, and Ewald in blue triangles), and are slightly less close to experimental values. See TABLE 1.« less
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