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Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18

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Vn (1 + cos(nω + γ))<br />

2<br />

K θ (θ − θ 0 ) 2<br />

from gas-phase ab <strong>in</strong>itio calculations. Enhanced charge values are a means<br />

of account<strong>in</strong>g for the strong polarization of electron distributions by the electric<br />

fields of the other particles <strong>in</strong> a condensed phase environment. The<br />

enhanced charges are obta<strong>in</strong>ed either through explicit parameterization 4,5 or<br />

by us<strong>in</strong>g charges obta<strong>in</strong>ed via quantum chemical methods that are known to<br />

overestimate charge values. 6 Although the enhanced charge values treat polarization<br />

<strong>in</strong> an effective way, they cannot correctly reflect the dependence of<br />

charge distributions on the system’s state, nor can they respond dynamically<br />

to fluctuations <strong>in</strong> the electric field due to molecular motion. The average electric<br />

field, and therefore the charge distribution and dipole moment, will<br />

depend on the physical state and composition of the system. For example, a<br />

molecule <strong>in</strong> a solution with a high ionic strength may feel a field different<br />

from a molecule <strong>in</strong> a pure solvent; even <strong>in</strong> the bulk liquid state, the polarization<br />

of a water molecule will depend on the density, and thus on the system’s<br />

temperature and pressure. In addition, conformational changes may <strong>in</strong>fluence<br />

the charge distribution of a molecule. 7–13 Molecular motions <strong>in</strong> the system will<br />

result <strong>in</strong> conformational changes and fluctuations <strong>in</strong> the electric field, caus<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the electrostatic distribution to change on a subpicosecond time scale. Treat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

these effects requires a polarizable model.<br />

POLARIZABLE POINT DIPOLES<br />

C<br />

O<br />

H H<br />

O<br />

H<br />

N<br />

K B (r − r 0 ) 2<br />

(q iq j /r ij ) + 4 ij<br />

Polarizable Po<strong>in</strong>t Dipoles 91<br />

One method for treat<strong>in</strong>g polarizability is to add po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong>ducible dipoles<br />

on some or all atomic sites. This polarizable po<strong>in</strong>t dipoles (PPD) method has<br />

been applied to a wide variety of atomic and molecular systems, rang<strong>in</strong>g from<br />

noble gases to water to prote<strong>in</strong>s. The dipole moment, l i, <strong>in</strong>duced on a site i is<br />

∋<br />

σ ij<br />

r ij<br />

12 σ 6<br />

ij<br />

−<br />

rij Figure 1 Schematic of the <strong>in</strong>teractions between an am<strong>in</strong>o group and a water show<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the Lennard–Jones and electrostatic nonbonded <strong>in</strong>teractions along with the bond<br />

length, bond angle, and dihedral angle (torsional) <strong>in</strong>teractions.

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