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Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group-Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules
Naef, R.; Acree, W.E., Jr. Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules at 298.15 K. Liquids2022, 2, 327-377.
Naef, R.; Acree, W.E., Jr. Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules at 298.15 K. Liquids 2022, 2, 327-377.
Naef, R.; Acree, W.E., Jr. Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules at 298.15 K. Liquids2022, 2, 327-377.
Naef, R.; Acree, W.E., Jr. Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules at 298.15 K. Liquids 2022, 2, 327-377.
Abstract
In a continuation and extension of an earlier publication, the calculation of the refractivity and polarizability of organic molecules at standard conditions is presented, applying a commonly applicable computer algorithm based on an atom-group additivity method, where the molecules are broken down into their constituting atoms, these again being further characterized by their immediate neighbor atoms. The calculation of their group contributions, carried out by means of a fast Gauss–Seidel fitting calculus, used the experimental data of 5988 molecules from literature. An immediate subsequent ten-fold cross-validation test confirmed the extraordinary accuracy of the prediction of the molar refractivity, indicated by a correlation coefficient R^2 and a cross-validated analog Q^2 of 0.9997, a standard deviation σ of 0.38, a cross-validated analog S of 0.41, and a mean absolute deviation of 0.76%. The high reliability of the predictions has been exemplified with three classes of molecules: ionic liquids, silicon- and boron-containing compounds. The corresponding molecular polarizabilities have been calculated indirectly from the refractivity using the inverse Lorentz-Lorenz relation. In addition, it could be shown that there is a close relationship between the "true" volume and the refractivity of a molecule, revealing an excellent correlation coefficient R^2 of 0.9645 and a mean absolute deviation of 7.53%.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry
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