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Supported Solvents and Initiators


Supported Solvents


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Solvent Acronym Smiles
Water SPC
Acetonitrile MeCN CC#N
Chloroform CHL C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Dimethylformamide DMF CN(C)C=O
Dimethyl Sulfoxide DMSO CS(=O)C

Solvent parameters are hard-coded, and are not derived from ACPYPE for each run like the functional monomers. VirualChemistry.org entries are available here and are originally from Caleman et al.. A combination are used, with new atom types supplied for Caleman's molecules.

Solvent Acronym Target Density (kg/mol) Acpype GAS Acpype BCC VirtualChemistry.Org
CHL 1489 1365 (-8%) 1371 (-8%) 1466 (-2%)
DMF 944 955 (1%) 957 (1%) 924 (-2%)
DMSO 1100 1095 (0%) 1096 (0%) 1115 (1%)
MeCN 786 723 (-8%) 726 (-8%) 789 (0%)

Supported Initiators


Initiator Acronym Smiles
Ammonium Persulfate APS [NH4+].O=S(=O)([O-])[O]
4,4'-Azobis(4-cyanopentanoic Acid) ACPA C[C](CCC(O)=O)C#N with N#N
Azobisisobutyronitrile AIBN C=CC(=O)N with N#N
Tetramethylethylenediamine TEMED/TMEDA/TMD N(CCN(C)C)(C)C