ESP



 Dear Sir:
         I would like to ask about determination of atomic charges from ab
 initio electrostatic potentials:  For example, in CHELP, CHELPG, and Merz
 and Kollman, various points were normally  putted at the van der Waals
 contact region surrounding the molecule ?
         Thank you.
 Masao Masamura
 Preventive Dentistry
 Okayama University Dental School
 Shikata-cho, 2-5-1
 Okayama 700
 Japan
 FAX: 81-86-235-6714
 e-mail: ep7 $#at#$ dent.okayama-u.ac.jp