Structure and molecular correlation functions in liquid neopentane

Abstract

The group scattering description given by Narten (1979) when taken together with the orientational model of Egelstaff and co-workers (1971) can be used to obtain the molecular structure of liquid neopentane with the correct centre structure (in this case hard-sphere). With this justification of the model the actual centre structure factors have been evaluated from measured structure data, yielding correlation functions including the intermolecular potential energy function.