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From: "sreedhara v. rao" <voleti@wsunix.wsu.edu>
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Subject: size consistency in solvents
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Dear CCL members,

This question is regarding calculation of activation barrier in
solvents for a bimolecular reaction and about a possible existance
of size-consistency. Is it acceptable to calculate the energy
differences of the transition state-in-solvent with respect to 
the sum of the energies of individual reactants-in-solvents?
These bimolecular reactions are radical-molecule type reactions
in gas-phase and the overall charge of the reaction is zero.
Calculations are single-point SCRF PCM/MP2/6-31+G** for all reactants 
and the hydrogen-abstraction transition states

Any reference, comment and/or suggestions are highly appreciated.

Thank you,
Sreedhara

Dr. Sreedhara V Rao  Dept. of Chem., WSU, Pullman, WA-99163.
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