Effects of molecular size in solvation dynamics

Chandra, Amalendu and Bagchi, Biman (1990) Effects of molecular size in solvation dynamics. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry, 94 (5). pp. 1874-1876.

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Abstract

The effects of molecular size on the dynamics of polar solvation are studied by using a microscopic theory which includes the translational relaxation modes of the solvent consistently. It is shown that while in the absence of the translational contribution the solvation rate increases with the size of the solute (in agreement with the conclusions of the nonequilibrium MSA theory),a complete reversal of the solute size dependence occurs when translational modes make a significant contribution to the solvent polarization relaxation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Physical Chemistry
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2011 10:30
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2011 10:30
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/35137

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