Bonded hard-sphere theory and computer simulations of polyatomic hard-sphere models of alkanes and their derivatives
| Autor: | Michael D. Amos, Richard P. Sear, George Jackson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Chemistry
Polyatomic ion Intermolecular force Biophysics Tetrahedral molecular geometry Hard spheres Dihedral angle Condensed Matter Physics Molecular physics Homologous series chemistry.chemical_compound Molecular geometry Molecule Physical chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | Molecular Physics. 80:777-788 |
| ISSN: | 1362-3028 0026-8976 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00268979300102631 |
| Popis: | The equation of state of the first two members of a homologous series of model alkane-like molecules which incorporate the identities of the backbone and substituent atoms as hard-sphere sites is examined. These polyatomic molecules are formed from tangentially bonded hard spheres with diameters σ1 and σ2, where spheres of type 1 make up the backbone of the chain, and spheres of type 2 represent the substituent atoms. The spheres are bonded together in a tetrahedral geometry so that all of the bond angles are ω = 109°; for the second and higher homologues dihedral angles χ about the 1–1 bonds also have to be specified. In order to test the predictions of a recent bonded hard-sphere (BHS) theory, isothermal-isobaric Monte Carlo (MC-NPT) simulations are undertaken for methane- and ethane-like molecules with different diameter ratios σ2/σ1 over a range of densities in the fluid state. In the case of the ethane-like molecules trans (χ = 30°) and freely rotating geometries are examined. The simulation data are... |
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