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Data on the intermolecular interactions of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane liquids from molecular dynamics simulations
Chin W Yong1,2, Vivian Walter Barron3, Alex Slowey4
1Scientific Computing Department, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD, UK.
Abstract:
Detailed atomistic interactions of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFA-134a) liquid were presented in a data format, namely, DL_ANALYSER Notation for Atomic Interactions (DANAI), that annotates precisely the nature of interactions that is discoverable and searchable without having to resolve to diagrammatic illustrations. The datasets were obtained from raw atomic trajectory files of HFA-134a pure liquid models produced by using DL_POLY molecular dynamics software package. The trajectory datafiles contain expressions of atomic species in a natural chemical sense, and hence, provide localized key interactions, 'at a glance', of the liquid model on otherwise a typically disordered system consists of complex network of intermolecular interactions. The data provide insights to detailed structural behavior of molecules in liquid phase, and can be used as cheminformatics comparative investigations, linking to other molecular system models that contain similar interaction types and chemical species. This can form the foundation of investigations into the role of HFA-134a plays within different applications. For example, it can be used to compare structural and atomic interaction differences with alternative refrigerants, or as liquid propellants in pharmaceutical devices when solvating formulation ingredients.
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