Abstract
We investigate electron attachment to water complexes of 1-methyl-cytosine. In all the systems considered the excess electron is bonded to the dipole field of the complex. The calculations show that in the cases of the amino-oxo tautomer with a water molecule H-bonded to the amino group and with a water molecule H-bonded to the carbonyl group, enlargement of the dipole moment due to alignment of the dipoles of the water and base molecules leads to an almost four-fold increase of the electron affinity in comparison to the isolated 1-methyl-cytosine molecule.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 360-369 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 256 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 5 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry