[gmx-users] Re: OPLS-AA force field for Benzyl alcohol and Phenylethanol

David van der Spoel spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se
Fri Mar 18 13:13:18 CET 2011


On 2011-03-18 12.23, Cen-Feng Fu wrote:
> Hi David,
> Thanks for your suggestion. Now I have complete the topology files for
> benzyl alcohol and phenylethanol.
> However, I have a new doubt. In your topology file for benzyl alcohol,
> ; ring_180
>     1     3     5     7     1   180     4.6     2
>     3     5     7     9     1   180     4.6     2
>     5     7     9    11     1   180     4.6     2
>     7     9    11     1     1   180     4.6     2
>     9    11     1     3     1   180     4.6     2
>    11     1     3     5     1   180     4.6     2
> is this section necessary? If I don't put this section in the file, is
> the results still correct?

This is for you to find out based on the original article. There may or 
may not be a reference in the atomtypes.atp. Otherwise check generic 
OPLS articles.
> Thanks!
>
>      > Dear Users,
>      > I am trying to do some simulations for liquid benzyl alcohol and
>      > phenylethanol.  I want to use the OPLS-AA force field. However, I
>     don't
>      > know which parameters should be used for atoms in these two
>     molecules.
>      > In the ffnonbonded.itp file for OPLS-AA, which parameters (opls_xxx)
>      > should I use. Could anyone give some suggestions? Thanks!
>     Check both atomtypes.atp and the above file. Then you will be able to
>     find out.
>
>     I' attaching benzyl alcohol. Please double check before using it.
>      >
>      > --
>      >
>     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>      > Cen-Feng Fu
>      > Department of Chemical Physics
>      > University of Science and Technology of China
>      > Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R.China
>      >
>     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>      >
>
>
>     --
>     David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
>     Dept. of Cell & Molec. Biol., Uppsala University.
>     Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone:  +46184714205.
>     spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se <mailto:spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se>
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>     -------------- next part --------------
>     [ moleculetype ]
>     ; Name            nrexcl
>     benzyl-alcohol                 3
>
>     [ atoms ]
>     ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass
>       typeB    chargeB      massB
>              1  opls_145         1       LIG         C         1
>       -0.115    12.011
>              2  opls_146         1       LIG         H         2
>     0.115     1.008
>              3  opls_145         1       LIG         C         3
>       -0.115    12.011
>              4  opls_146         1       LIG         H         4
>     0.115     1.008
>              5  opls_145         1       LIG         C         5
>       -0.115    12.011
>              6  opls_146         1       LIG         H         6
>     0.115     1.008
>              7  opls_145         1       LIG         C         7
>       -0.115    12.011
>              8  opls_146         1       LIG         H         8
>     0.115     1.008
>              9  opls_145         1       LIG         C         9
>       -0.115    12.011
>             10  opls_146         1       LIG         H        10
>     0.115     1.008
>             11  opls_221         1       LIG         C        11
>       -0.055    12.011
>             12  opls_218         1       LIG         C        12
>     0.2    12.011
>             13  opls_140         1       LIG         H        13
>     0.060     1.008
>             14  opls_140         1       LIG         H        14
>     0.060     1.008
>             15  opls_154         1       LIG         O        15
>       -0.683   15.9994
>             16  opls_155         1       LIG         H        16
>     0.418     1.008
>
>     [ bonds ]
>     ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2
>         c3
>         1     2     1
>         1     3     1
>         1    11     1
>         3     4     1
>         3     5     1
>         5     6     1
>         5     7     1
>         7     8     1
>         7     9     1
>         9    10     1
>         9    11     1
>        11    12     1
>        12    13     1
>        12    14     1
>        12    15     1
>        15    16     1
>
>     [ pairs ]
>     ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2
>         c3
>         1     6     1
>         1     7     1
>         1    10     1
>         1    13     1
>         1    14     1
>         1    15     1
>         2     4     1
>         2     5     1
>         2     9     1
>         2    12     1
>         3     8     1
>         3     9     1
>         3    12     1
>         4     6     1
>         4     7     1
>         4    11     1
>         5    10     1
>         5    11     1
>         6     8     1
>         6     9     1
>         7    12     1
>         8    10     1
>         8    11     1
>         9    13     1
>         9    14     1
>         9    15     1
>        10    12     1
>        11    16     1
>        13    16     1
>        14    16     1
>
>     [ angles ]
>     ;  ai    aj    ak funct            c0            c1            c2
>               c3
>         2     1     3     1
>         2     1    11     1
>         3     1    11     1
>         1     3     4     1
>         1     3     5     1
>         4     3     5     1
>         3     5     6     1
>         3     5     7     1
>         6     5     7     1
>         5     7     8     1
>         5     7     9     1
>         8     7     9     1
>         7     9    10     1
>         7     9    11     1
>        10     9    11     1
>         1    11     9     1
>         1    11    12     1
>         9    11    12     1
>        11    12    13     1
>        11    12    14     1
>        11    12    15     1
>        13    12    14     1
>        13    12    15     1
>        14    12    15     1
>        12    15    16     1
>
>     [ dihedrals ]
>     ;  ai    aj    ak    al funct            c0            c1
>       c2            c3            c4            c5
>         2     1     3     4     3
>         2     1     3     5     3
>        11     1     3     4     3
>        11     1     3     5     3
>         2     1    11     9     3
>         2     1    11    12     3
>         3     1    11     9     3
>         3     1    11    12     3
>         1     3     5     6     3
>         1     3     5     7     3
>         4     3     5     6     3
>         4     3     5     7     3
>         3     5     7     8     3
>         3     5     7     9     3
>         6     5     7     8     3
>         6     5     7     9     3
>         5     7     9    10     3
>         5     7     9    11     3
>         8     7     9    10     3
>         8     7     9    11     3
>         7     9    11     1     3
>         7     9    11    12     3
>        10     9    11     1     3
>        10     9    11    12     3
>         1    11    12    13     3
>         1    11    12    14     3
>         1    11    12    15     3
>         9    11    12    13     3
>         9    11    12    14     3
>         9    11    12    15     3
>        11    12    15    16     3
>        13    12    15    16     3
>        14    12    15    16     3
>
>     ; added, improper
>        1     11     3     2     1   180     4.6     2
>        3      1     5     4     1   180     4.6     2
>        5      3     7     6     1   180     4.6     2
>        7      5     9     8     1   180     4.6     2
>        9      7    11    10     1   180     4.6     2
>       11      9     1    12     1   180     4.6     2
>     ; ring_180
>         1     3     5     7     1   180     4.6     2
>         3     5     7     9     1   180     4.6     2
>         5     7     9    11     1   180     4.6     2
>         7     9    11     1     1   180     4.6     2
>         9    11     1     3     1   180     4.6     2
>        11     1     3     5     1   180     4.6     2
>
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cen-Feng Fu
> Department of Chemical Physics
> University of Science and Technology of China
> Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R.China
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>


-- 
David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Dept. of Cell & Molec. Biol., Uppsala University.
Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone:	+46184714205.
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