D. Ojha
Mar 1, 2006
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Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry
Abstract
A computational analysis of ordering in p-ethoxybenzylidene-p-n-butylaniline (2O.4) has been carried out based on quantum mechanics and intermolecular forces. The evaluation of atomic charges and dipole moments at each atomic center has been carried out using the CNDO/2 method. The configuration energy has been computed using the modified Rayleigh-Schrödinger perturbation method at an interval of 1 Å in translation and 10° in rotations. The various possible geometrical arrangements of molecular pairs during the different modes of interactions have been considered, and the most favorable configuration of pairing has been obtained. A comparative picture of the molecular parameters, such as the total energy, binding energy, and total dipole moment of 2O.4 with other nematogen 4-4′-di-n-propoxy-azoxybenzene (DPAB) and 5-(trans-4-ethylcyclohexyl)-2-(4-cyanophenyl)-pyrimidine (ECCPP), has been given. The results are discussed in the light of experimental and other theoretical observations.