SLIDE 38 QM/MM Hamiltonian coupling The Polarized-Boundary method (RCPB/RCDPB)
Electronegativity equalization method by Mortier et. al.
[W. J. Mortier, S. K. Ghosh, and S. Shankar, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 4315- 4320 (1986) .]
The existence of a unique chemical potential everywhere in the molecule establishes the electronegativity equalization principle that Mortier write as I (Q
1,Q2,...,QNcl ) (I 0 I ) 2(I 0 I )QI
QJ RIJ
JI
cl
N
2 1
with and are the neutral atom electronegativity and hardness, respectively, QI, and QJ are the charges on atoms I and J, and RIJ, is the internuclear
- distance. The parameters and are the corrections to the neutral atom
electronegativity and hardness that arise as a consequence of bonding.
I I
I
I
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