A first-principles based force-field for Li+ and OH− in ethanolic solution
Author(s) -
Theodor Milek,
Bernd Meyer,
Dirk Zahn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of chemical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 357
eISSN - 1089-7690
pISSN - 0021-9606
DOI - 10.1063/1.4824300
Subject(s) - molecular dynamics , dimer , force field (fiction) , ab initio , ion , solvent , water dimer , hydroxide , chemistry , field (mathematics) , lithium (medication) , computational chemistry , ab initio quantum chemistry methods , molecule , chemical physics , materials science , inorganic chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , hydrogen bond , medicine , mathematics , pure mathematics , endocrinology
We report on the development of force-field parameters for accurately modeling lithium and hydroxide ions in ethanol in solution. Based on quantum calculations of small molecular clusters mimicking the solvent structure of individual ions as well as the solvated LiOH dimer, significant improvements of off-the-shelf force-fields are obtained. The quality of our model is demonstrated by comparison to ab initio molecular dynamics of the bulk solution and to experimental data available for ethanol/water mixtures.
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