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Free energy of solvation from molecular dynamics simulations for low dielectric solvents

✍ Scribed by Paulo F. B. Gonçalves; Hubert Stassen

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
103 KB
Volume
24
Category
Article
ISSN
0192-8651

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Abstract

Using molecular dynamics simulation, we present new results for the free energy of solvation for solvents with low dielectric constants (CCl~4~, CHCl~3~, benzene). The solvation free energy is computed as the sum of three contributions originated at the cavitation of the solute by the solvent, the solute–solvent repulsion and dispersion interactions, and the electrostatic solvation of the solute. The cavitational contribution has been obtained from the Claverie–Pierotti model applied to excluded volumes obtained from distances for nearest neighbor configurations between the solute's atoms and a spherical solvent description. An electrostatic continuum model has been adapted for the computation of the electrostatic free energy of solvation, whereas the van der Waals contribution has been calculated directly from the intermolecular interactions defined by the force fields applied to the simulations. For each solvent, a large set of solute molecules containing most of the chemically interesting functionalities has been treated. The simulated solvation free energies are in very good agreement with experimental data, although a small systematical overestimation of the free energy of solvation indicates a failure of the spherical approach to the solvent molecules in the case of benzene. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 24: 1758–1765, 2003

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