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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2022

Non-covalent interactions from a Quantum Chemical Topology perspective.

Paul L A Popelier

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Article in Journal of molecular modeling, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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Paul L A PopelierDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, Great Britain, UK. pla@manchester.ac.uk.
University of Manchester · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

About half a century after its little-known beginnings, the quantum topological approach called QTAIM has grown into a widespread, but still not mainstream, methodology of interpretational quantum chemistry. Although often confused in textbooks with yet another population analysis, be it perhaps an elegant but somewhat esoteric one, QTAIM has been enriched with about a dozen other research areas sharing its main mathematical language, such as Interacting Quantum Atoms (IQA) or Electron Localisation Function (ELF), to form an overarching approach called Quantum Chemical Topology (QCT). Instead of reviewing the latter's role in understanding non-covalent interactions, we propose a number of ideas emerging from the full consequences of the space-filling nature of topological atoms, and discuss how they (will) impact on interatomic interactions, including non-covalent ones. The architecture of a force field called FFLUX, which is based on these ideas, is outlined. A new method called Relative Energy Gradient (REG) is put forward, which is able, by computation, to detect which fragments of a given molecular assembly govern the energetic behaviour of this whole assembly. This method can offer insight into the typical balance of competing atomic energies both in covalent and non-covalent case studies. A brief discussion on so-called bond critical points is given, highlighting concerns about their meaning, mainly in the arena of non-covalent interactions.

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Atomic electron correlationCovalencyExchange energyFFLUXGaussian process regressionInteracting Quantum Atoms (IQA)Machine learningMultipole momentsPolarisationQTAIMQuantum Chemical Topology (QCT)Relative Energy Gradient (REG)

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PMID36006513
PMCPMC9411098
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