Dense Neural Network for Calculating Solvation Free Energies from Electronegativity-Equalization Atomic Charges. 2023

Sergei F Vyboishchikov
Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Spain.

I propose a dense Neural Network for evaluation of solvation free energies ΔG°solv for molecules and ions in water and nonaqueous solvents, Easy Solvation Energy with Electronegativity Equalization charges and Dense Neural Network (ESE-EE-DNN). As input features, it uses the Conductor-like Screening Model (COSMO) electrostatic energy, atomic cavity surface areas, total cavity volume, and induced surface charges. For the COSMO calculation, electronegativity-equalization atomic charges are employed. ESE-EE-DNN exhibits fairly high accuracy, similar or even superior to that of mainstream density functional theory-based methods. For neutral solutes in water, polar protic, polar aprotic, and nonpolar solvents, ESE-EE-DNN yields a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 1.25, 1.36, 0.70, and 0.71 kcal/mol, respectively. ESE-EE-DNN is particularly advantageous for ionic solutes, with an RMSE of 2.82 and 1.42 kcal/mol for aqueous and nonaqueous ion solutions, correspondingly. ESE-EE-DNN is very efficient due to a fast evaluation of the electronegativity-equalization charges.

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