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The details of protonation of several alkyl-substituted phenanthrenes by superacids have been reported.73 The observed mono- and di-cations are usually in agreement with those predicted by AMI MO calculations. Molecular modelling studies have suggested a multi-step pathway for the sulfonation of toluene widi sulfur trioxide.74 Intermediate 71-complcx. Wheland intermediate and pyrosulfonate species (34) are suggested, the product (p-toluenesulfonic acid) arising from an exothermic reaction between toluene and the acid (35) fonned by a facile prototropic rearrangement of (34). The sulfur trioxide monosulfonation of isopyrene and some derivatives leads usually to sulfonated... 

The issues relevant in the construction of anion hosts cannot be grouped in a hierarchical order as there is an intimate interplay between all of them. Successful design mandates a balanced compromise in weighting the individual influences. Advice can and should be sought from pertinent calculations (molecular modelling/dynamics), from the successes and the very few examples of failure accumulated in the literature and collected in recent reviews [21-24], from inspiration provided by abundant biological examples and crystal structures, and not least from personal experience in the handling... 

Molecular inclusion was demonstrated by the aqueous solubilization and UV and fluorescence analysis of the guest dyes phenol blue (8), pinacyanol chloride (9). chlortetracycline (10).and naphthalene (11).Fluorescence lifetime decay experiments using 1,6-diphenylhexatriene (12) as the probe further supported the host-guest relationship while electron microscopy (EM) coirobo-rated the single molecule, non-aggregated state. Calculated molecular modeling diameters o/48 A in a fully extended conformation were also substantiated via EM. 

The solutions to the Problems in this edition rely more heavify on the mathematical and molecular modelling software that is now genially accessible to physical chemistry stud its, and this is particularly true for many of the new Problems that request the use of such software for their solutions. But almost all of the Exocises and many of the Problems can still be solved with a modem hand-held sci-oitific calculator. Wh i aquantum chemical calculation < - molecular modelling process has been called for. we have usually provided the solution with PC Spartan Pro because of its common availability. 

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Many people have helped with this edition, and we owe a great deal of thanks to each one of them. We thank Sean Hickey University of New Orleans) and Justin Wyatt College of Charleston) for their reviews of the manuscript and problems. We are grateful to Alan Shusterman Reed College) and Warren Hehre (Wavefunction, Inc.) for assistance in prior editions regarding explanations of electrostatic potential maps and other calculated molecular models. We would also like to thank those scientists who allowed us to use or adapt figures from their research as illustrations for a number of the topics in our book. 

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A quite different means for the experimental determination of surface excess quantities is ellipsometry. The technique is discussed in Section IV-3D, and it is sufficient to note here that the method allows the calculation of the thickness of an adsorbed film from the ellipticity produced in light reflected from the film covered surface. If this thickness, t, is known, F may be calculated from the relationship F = t/V, where V is the molecular volume. This last may be estimated either from molecular models or from the bulk liquid density. 

Molecular dynamics consists of the brute-force solution of Newton s equations of motion. It is necessary to encode in the program the potential energy and force law of interaction between molecules the equations of motion are solved numerically, by finite difference techniques. The system evolution corresponds closely to what happens in real life and allows us to calculate dynamical properties, as well as thennodynamic and structural fiinctions. For a range of molecular models, packaged routines are available, either connnercially or tlirough the academic conmuinity. 

In order to represent 3D molecular models it is necessary to supply structure files with 3D information (e.g., pdb, xyz, df, mol, etc.. If structures from a structure editor are used directly, the files do not normally include 3D data. Indusion of such data can be achieved only via 3D structure generators, force-field calculations, etc. 3D structures can then be represented in various display modes, e.g., wire frame, balls and sticks, space-filling (see Section 2.11). Proteins are visualized by various representations of helices, / -strains, or tertiary structures. An additional feature is the ability to color the atoms according to subunits, temperature, or chain types. During all such operations the molecule can be interactively moved, rotated, or zoomed by the user. 

Some of the stand-alone programs mentioned above have an integrated modular 3D visualization application (e.g., ChemWindow —> SymApps, ChemSketch —> ACD/3D Viewer, ChemDraw —> Chem3D). These relatively simple viewers mostly generate the 3D geometries by force-field calculations. The basic visualization and manipulation features are also provided. Therefore, the molecular models can be visualized in various display styles, colors, shades, etc. and are scalable, movable and rotatable on the screen. 

Computer graphics has had a dramatic impact upon molecular modelling. It should always be remembered, however, that there is much more to molecular modelling than computer graphics. It is the interaction between molecular graphics and the imderlying theoretical methods that has enhanced the accessibility of molecular modelling methods and assisted the analysis and interpretation of such calculations. 

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