| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9582385 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The electronic polarization of liquid acetonitrile is investigated using the sequential Monte Carlo/quantum mechanics methodology. Second-order Møller-Plesset and density-functional theory calculations of the dipole moment are performed on statistically uncorrelated structures of liquid acetonitrile generated by the MC simulation. Our best result, obtained at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level, gives an average dipole moment of 4.65 ± 0.19 D, in agreement with an experimental prediction of 4.5 ± 0.1 D. This result corresponds to an increase of 0.71 ± 0.19 D in going from the gas to the liquid state.
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Authors
Roberto Rivelino, B.J. Costa Cabral, Kaline Coutinho, Sylvio Canuto,