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    ISSN: 1432-2234
    Keywords: Molecular shape ; Conformational energy maps ; Shape invariance maps ; van der Waals surfaces
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary It is well known that many molecular properties are strongly dependent on internal nuclear arrangements. Two possible, independent approaches can be followed while studying changes in molecular characteristics as functions of the nuclear geometry. These are the analysis of potential energy surfaces and the analysis of molecular shape. In this work, we seek to establish relationships between potential energy maps and shape invariance region maps, where each point of these maps represents a nuclear configuration. The study is performed by analyzing the occurrence and lack of certain symmetries in both types of maps. As illustrative examples, we consider the three structural isomers of the dihydroxybenzene molecule. Potential energy is computed at the STO-3G ab initio level, while the shape is described by the shape group method as applied to fused-sphere van der Waals surfaces. It is shown that the symmetry of the shape invariance maps follows closely, but not exactly, the symmetry of potential energy surfaces. The molecular surface is thus “blind” to some small changes of the potential (a feature to be expected to hold also for molecular surfaces defined in terms of electronic charge density). Our findings suggest that a crude fused-sphere model may suffice to describe some of the structural changes in molecular surfaces, as well as their relationships to the electronic energy.
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    Theoretical chemistry accounts 81 (1991), S. 79-93 
    ISSN: 1432-2234
    Keywords: Molecular shape ; Cross sections of molecular surfaces ; Roughness measures ; Shape descriptors ; Roughness spectrum
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary It is possible to describe some aspects of the 3D shape features of molecules by characterizing a selection of 2D cross sections (planar curves) of a formal molecular surface. In this work we propose a new method to analyze the complexity of the shape of planar curves, in particular, to recognize and measure their roughness. Our approach provides a discrete “roughness spectrum” of the curve, which, in turn, can be characterized by other, simpler shape descriptors. The procedure is applied to cross sections of molecular electronic isodensity contours, which are classified and compared in terms of their roughness measures.
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    Journal of computer aided molecular design 11 (1997), S. 503-515 
    ISSN: 1573-4951
    Keywords: Molecular shape ; Lipophilicity potential ; Electrostatic potential ; Molecular modeling ; Drug design
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract In this contribution we suggest a heuristic molecular lipophilicitypotential (HMLP), which is a structure-based technique requiring noempirical indices of atomic lipophilicity. The input data used in thisapproach are molecular geometries and molecular surfaces. The HMLP is amodified electrostatic potential, combined with the averaged influences fromthe molecular environment. Quantum mechanics is used to calculate theelectron density function ρ(r) and the electrostatic potential V(r), andfrom this information a lipophilicity potential L(r) is generated. The HMLPis a unified lipophilicity and hydrophilicity potential. The interactions ofdipole and multipole moments, hydrogen bonds, and charged atoms in amolecule are included in the hydrophilic interactions in this model. TheHMLP is used to study hydrogen bonds and water–octanol partitioncoefficients in several examples. The calculated results show that the HMLPgives qualitatively and quantitatively correct, as well as chemicallyreasonable, results in cases where comparisons are available. Thesecomparisons indicate that the HMLP has advantages over the empiricallipophilicity potential in many aspects. The HMLP is a three-dimensional andeasily visualizable representation of molecular lipophilicity, suggested asa potential tool in computer-aided three-dimensional drug design.
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