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Interactions between molecules in the neighborhood of a long linear molecule
Author(s) -
Krizan John E.,
Lloyd Brian F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560070514
Subject(s) - molecule , linear molecular geometry , dipole , chemical physics , chemical polarity , chemistry , order (exchange) , molecular physics , physics , computational chemistry , quantum mechanics , finance , economics
The third‐order interaction between two nonpolar molecules due to the instantaneous induced dipole effect of an infinitely long linear molecule is assessed following arguments similar to earlier research on three‐body effects. It is found that an attractive force favors small polar angles in approach to the linear molecule; such behavior could be of interest to processes such as those involved in replication of DNA.