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Franco Egidi1,2,3,1,4,1,2, Rosario Russo1,2,3,1,4,1,2, Ivan Carnimeo1,2,3,1,4,1,2
1Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy.
Abstract:
In this paper, we extend an integrated QM/MM/polarizable continuum model (PCM) method, which combines a fluctuating charge (FQ) approach to the MM polarization with the PCM, to describe electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra of systems in aqueous solution. The main features of the approach are presented, and then applications to the UV and ECD spectra of neutral (S)-nicotine in aqueous solution are reported. The performance of the QM/FQ/PCM is compared with that of the PCM against newly measured UV ECD spectra, which are in agreement with previous findings. The inclusion of specific solvation effects via the QM/FQ/PCM method leads to an improvement in the calculated spectra compared to the experimental findings, though the pure PCM results are still qualitatively correct and are a useful tool for the characterization of the states.
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