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Can we predict lattice energy from molecular structure?

Carole Ouvrard1, John B O Mitchell

  • 1Unilever Cambridge Centre for Molecular Informatics, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England.

Acta Crystallographica. Section B, Structural Science
|October 31, 2003
PubMed
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A new model accurately predicts organic compound enthalpies of sublimation using atom type counts. This approach simplifies prediction without needing crystal packing details, offering insights into lattice energy.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational chemistry
  • Physical chemistry
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Predicting enthalpies of sublimation is crucial for understanding intermolecular forces and material properties.
  • Existing methods may require complex crystallographic data, limiting their applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple yet accurate model for predicting the enthalpies of sublimation of organic compounds.
  • To assess the feasibility of predicting sublimation enthalpies without crystal packing information.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized atom types, defined by atomic number, hybridization, and bonding environment, as descriptors.
  • Developed predictive models iteratively, starting with hydrocarbons and expanding to diverse organic molecules.
  • Validated the final model on an independent test set of 35 compounds.

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Main Results:

  • Achieved high predictive accuracy with squared correlation coefficients of 0.925 (training set) and 0.937 (test set) for 226 organic compounds.
  • Demonstrated that accurate enthalpy of sublimation prediction is possible without explicit crystal packing data.
  • The model's success suggests lattice energy is relatively insensitive to specific crystal structures.

Conclusions:

  • A straightforward model based on atom type occurrences effectively predicts enthalpies of sublimation.
  • Crystal packing details are not essential for accurate sublimation enthalpy predictions.
  • The findings support the concept of similar lattice energies across various hypothetical crystal structures.