Cumulative atomic multipole representation of the molecular charge distribution and its basis set dependence

Abstract A simple procedure to decompose the theoretical molecular charge distribution into cumulative atomic multipoles supplementing any population analysis scheme has been described and tested for a number of molecules in extended basis sets. This approach may be applied to describe local charge distributions in neutral as well as charged systems and also leads to a simplified point-charge model conserving the local anisotropy of the atomic charge distribution in molecules. Such an approach may be useful in estimating intermolecular interactions, representing the molecular environment in solvent effect or enzyme catalytic activity studies, evaluation of molecular electrostatic potentials or tracing the quality of basis set functions.

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