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Imre Bakó¹, Tünde Megyes, Szabolcs Bálint

¹Institute of Structural Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1025, Hungary. baki@chemres.hu

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Physical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Understanding the molecular structure and hydrogen bonding in liquid formamide is crucial for its applications.
Previous studies have utilized various computational and experimental techniques to probe formamide's properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the structural and topological characteristics of liquid formamide using molecular dynamics simulations.
To compare the performance of OPLS and Cordeiro potential models in accurately representing formamide's hydrogen-bonded network.
To gain new insights into the clustering and ring structures within liquid formamide.

Main Methods:

Performing molecular dynamics simulations of liquid formamide with OPLS and Cordeiro potential models.
Comparing simulation results with experimental data from x-ray and neutron diffraction.
Calculating partial radial distribution functions, orientational correlation functions, and energy distribution functions.
Analyzing the topology and ring size distribution of the hydrogen-bonded network.

Main Results:

Both OPLS and Cordeiro models showed good agreement with experimental data, with the Cordeiro model exhibiting a slightly better fit in the hydrogen-bonded region.
A continuous hydrogen-bonded network was identified in liquid formamide.
The ring size distribution analysis revealed a broad distribution with a maximum around 11 rings.
The hydrogen-bonded network topology in formamide differs significantly from that of water.

Conclusions:

Molecular dynamics simulations provide valuable insights into the structure and hydrogen bonding of liquid formamide.
The Cordeiro potential model offers improved accuracy for describing the hydrogen-bonded interactions in formamide.
Liquid formamide possesses a complex, continuous hydrogen-bonded network with a distinct ring topology compared to water.