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Chem3D Users Manual - CambridgeSoft

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Molecular Surfaces<br />

Molecular surfaces calculate the data necessary to<br />

render the Total Charge Density, Molecular<br />

Electrostatic Potential, Spin Density, and Molecular<br />

Orbitals surfaces.<br />

Polarizability<br />

The polarizability (and hyperpolarizability) property<br />

provides information about the distribution of<br />

electrons based on presence of an applied electric<br />

field. In general, molecules with more delocalized<br />

electrons have higher values for this property.<br />

Polarizability data is often used in other equations<br />

for evaluation of optical properties of molecules.<br />

For more information see the MOPAC online<br />

manual, page 214.<br />

The polarizability and hyperpolarizability values<br />

reported are the first order (alpha) tensors (xx, yy,<br />

zz, xz, yz, xy), second order (beta) tensors and third<br />

order (gamma) tensors.<br />

NOTE: Polarizabilities cannot be calculated using the<br />

MINDO/3 potential function.<br />

COSMO Solvation in Water<br />

The COSMO method is useful for determining the<br />

stability of various species in a solvent. The default<br />

solvent is water. For more information, see the<br />

MOPAC online manual.<br />

To run the COSMO method, make the following<br />

selections in the MOPAC Interface:<br />

• On the Job & Theory tab, select COSMO in<br />

the Solvent field.<br />

• On the Properties tab, check the COSMO<br />

Area and/or COSMO Volume properties.<br />

You must check each property you want to see<br />

in the results.<br />

NOTE: You can also use the Miertus-Scirocco-Tomasi<br />

solvation model, which is available using the H2O keyword.<br />

This method is recommended only for water as the solvent. A<br />

discussion of this method can be found in the MOPAC<br />

online documentation.<br />

Hyperfine Coupling Constants<br />

Hyperfine Coupling Constants are useful for<br />

simulating Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectra.<br />

Hyperfine interaction of the unpaired electron with<br />

the central proton and other equivalent protons<br />

cause complex splitting patterns in ESR spectra.<br />

ESR spectroscopy measures the absorption of<br />

microwave radiation by an unpaired electron when<br />

it is placed under a strong magnetic field.<br />

Hyperfine Coupling Constants (HFCs) are related<br />

to the line spacing within the hyperfine pattern of<br />

an ESR spectra and the distance between peaks.<br />

Species that contain unpaired electrons are as<br />

follows:<br />

• Free radicals<br />

• Odd electron molecules<br />

• Transition metal complexes<br />

• Rare-earth ions<br />

• Triplet-state molecules<br />

For more information see the MOPAC online<br />

manual, page 34.<br />

188•MOPAC Computations<br />

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