Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.109, No.1, 445-453, 2005
Solvent effects on the UV (n ->pi*) and NMR (C-13 and O-17) spectra of acetone in aqueous solution. An integrated Car-Parrinello and DFT/PCM approach
The accurate reproduction of ultraviolet and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of acetone in aqueous solution is used as a test of an integrated computational tool rooted in the density functional theory, the polarizable continuum model, and the Car-Parrinello dynamics. The analysis and solution of several conceptual and practical issues results in a robust and effective approach, which also can be used by nonspecialists and provides a general and powerful complement to experimental techniques.