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Durfy CS, Zurakowski JA, Drover MW. A Blueprint for Secondary Coordination Sphere Editing: Approaches Toward Lewis-Acid Assisted Carbon Dioxide Co-Activation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202400039. [PMID: 38358843 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a potent greenhouse gas of environmental concern. Seeking to offer a solution to the "CO2-problem", the chemistry community has turned a focus toward transition metal complexes which can activate, reduce, and convert CO2 into carbon-based products. The design of such systems involves judicious selection of both metal and accompanying donor ligand; in part, these efforts are motivated by biological metalloenzymes that undertake similar transformations. As a design element, metal-ligand cooperativity, which leverages intramolecular interactions between a transition metal and an adjacent secondary ligand site, has been acknowledged as a vitally important component by the CO2 activation community. These systems offer a "push-pull" style of activation where electron density is chaperoned onto CO2 with an accompanying electrophile, such as a Lewis-acid, playing the role of acceptor. This pairing allows for the stabilization of reactive CxHyOz-containing intermediates and can bias CO2 product selectivity. In the laboratory, chemists can test hypotheses and ideas, enabling rationalization of why a given pairing of transition metal/Lewis-acid leads to selective CO2 reduction outcomes. This Concept identifies literature examples and highlights key design properties, allowing interested contributors to design, create, and implement novel systems for productive transformations of a small molecule (CO2) with huge potential impact.
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- Connor S Durfy
- Department of Chemistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
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- Department of Chemistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7
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Barone V, Crisci L, Di Grande S. Accurate Thermochemical and Kinetic Parameters at Affordable Cost by Means of the Pisa Composite Scheme (PCS). J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:7273-7286. [PMID: 37774410 PMCID: PMC10601482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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A new strategy for the computation at an affordable cost of geometrical structures, thermochemical parameters, and rate constants for medium-sized molecules in the gas phase is proposed. The most distinctive features of the new model are the systematic use of cc-pVnZ-F12 basis sets, the addition of MP2 core-valence correlation in geometry optimizations by a double-hybrid functional, the separate extrapolation of MP2 and post-MP2 contributions, and the inclusion of anharmonic contributions in zero-point energies and thermodynamic functions. A thorough benchmark based on a wide range of prototypical systems shows that the new scheme outperforms the most well-known model chemistries without the need for any empirical parameter. Additional tests show that the computed zero-point energies and thermal contributions can be confidently used for obtaining accurate thermochemical and kinetic parameters. Since the whole computational workflow is translated in a black-box procedure, which can be followed with standard electronic structure codes, the way is paved for the accurate yet not prohibitively expensive study of medium- to large-sized molecules also by nonspecialists.
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- Vincenzo Barone
- Scuola
Normale Superiore di Pisa, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56125 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola
Normale Superiore di Pisa, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56125 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola
Normale Superiore di Pisa, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56125 Pisa, Italy
- Scuola
Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, 80138 Napoli, Italy
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Di Grande S, Kállay M, Barone V. Accurate thermochemistry at affordable cost by means of an improved version of the JunChS-F12 model chemistry. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:2149-2157. [PMID: 37432050 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The junChS-F12 composite method has been improved by means of the latest implementation of the CCSD(F12*)(T+) ansatz and validated for the thermochemistry of molecules containing atoms of the first three rows of the periodic table. A thorough benchmark showed that this model, in conjunction with cost-effective revDSD-PBEP86-D3(BJ) reference geometries, offers an optimal compromise between accuracy and computational cost. If improved geometries are sought, the most effective option is to add MP2-F12 core-valence correlation corrections to CCSD(T)-F12b/jun-cc-pVTZ geometries without the need of performing any extrapolation to the complete basis set limit. In the same vein, CCSD(T)-F12b/jun-cc-pVTZ harmonic frequencies are remarkably accurate without any additional contribution. Pilot applications to noncovalent intermolecular interactions, conformational landscapes, and tautomeric equilibria confirm the effectiveness and reliability of the model.
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- S Di Grande
- Classe di Scienze, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- ELKH-BME Quantum Chemistry Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-BME Lendület Quantum Chemistry Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Classe di Scienze, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Nelson PM, Glick ZL, Sherrill CD. Approximating large-basis coupled-cluster theory vibrational frequencies using focal-point approximations. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:094104. [PMID: 37655773 DOI: 10.1063/5.0168608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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The focal-point approximation can be used to estimate a high-accuracy, slow quantum chemistry computation by combining several lower-accuracy, faster computations. We examine the performance of focal-point methods by combining second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with coupled-cluster singles, doubles, and perturbative triples [CCSD(T)] for the calculation of harmonic frequencies and that of fundamental frequencies using second-order vibrational perturbation theory (VPT2). In contrast to standard CCSD(T), the focal-point CCSD(T) method approaches the complete basis set (CBS) limit with only triple-ζ basis sets for the coupled-cluster portion of the computation. The predicted harmonic and fundamental frequencies were compared with the experimental values for a set of 20 molecules containing up to six atoms. The focal-point method combining CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV(T + d)Z with CBS-extrapolated MP2 has mean absolute errors vs experiment of only 7.3 cm-1 for the fundamental frequencies, which are essentially the same as the mean absolute error for CCSD(T) extrapolated to the CBS limit using the aug-cc-pV(Q + d)Z and aug-cc-pV(5 + d)Z basis sets. However, for H2O, the focal-point procedure requires only 3% of the computation time as the extrapolated CCSD(T) result, and the cost savings will grow for larger molecules.
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- Philip M Nelson
- Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA
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- Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA
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- Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA
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Vishnevskiy YV, Blomeyer S, Reuter CG. Gas standards in gas electron diffraction: accurate molecular structures of CO2 and CCl4. Struct Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-019-01443-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Schmitz G, Christiansen O. Accuracy of Frequencies Obtained with the Aid of Explicitly Correlated Wave Function Based Methods. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:3602-3613. [PMID: 28686442 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We asses the basis set convergence of harmonic frequencies using different explicitly correlated wave function based methods. All commonly available CCSD(T) variants as well as MP2-F12 and MP4(F12*) are considered, and a hierarchy of the different approaches is established. As for reaction and atomization energies, CCSD(F12*)(T*) is a close approximation to CCSD(F12)(T*) and clearly superior to the other tested approximations. The used scaling for the triples correction enhances the accuracy relative to CCSD(F12*)(T) especially for small basis sets and is very attractive since no additional computational costs are added. However, this scaling slightly breaks size consistency, and therefore we additionally study the accuracy of CCSD(F12*)(T*) and CCSD(F12*)(T) in the context of calculating anharmonic frequencies to check if this causes problems in the generation of the potential energy surface (PES). We find a fast basis set convergence for harmonic and anharmonic frequencies. Already in the cc-pVDZ-F12 basis, the RMSD to the CBS limit is only around 4-5 cm-1.
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- Gunnar Schmitz
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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Futagoishi T, Murata M, Wakamiya A, Murata Y. Trapping N
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Derivatives: Isolation and Structural Characterization of the Host–Guest Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:14791-4. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tsukasa Futagoishi
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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Futagoishi T, Murata M, Wakamiya A, Murata Y. Trapping N
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Derivatives: Isolation and Structural Characterization of the Host–Guest Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Tsukasa Futagoishi
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611‐0011 (Japan)
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Murphy LJ, Robertson KN, Kemp RA, Tuononen HM, Clyburne JAC. Structurally simple complexes of CO2. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:3942-56. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08510h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A wide range of structurally characterized adducts of CO2are discussed in this review, from the strongly bound, charge assisted carbamate complexes through the weaker halide and pseudo-halide complexes to the weakest possible inclusion complexes.
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- Luke J. Murphy
- The Atlantic Centre for Green Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Saint Mary's University
- Halifax
- Canada
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- The Atlantic Centre for Green Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Saint Mary's University
- Halifax
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- USA
- Advanced Materials Laboratory
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- The Atlantic Centre for Green Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Saint Mary's University
- Halifax
- Canada
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Naves ES, Castro MA, Fonseca TL. Vibrational corrections to hyperpolarizabilities of the O3, SO2, N2O and CO2 molecules: A comparison between variational and perturbation methods. Chem Phys Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.05.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rauhut G, Knizia G, Werner HJ. Accurate calculation of vibrational frequencies using explicitly correlated coupled-cluster theory. J Chem Phys 2009; 130:054105. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3070236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A systematic study of molecular vibrational anharmonicity and vibration-rotation interaction by self-consistent-field higher-derivative methods. Linear polyatomic molecules. Chem Phys 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0301-0104(90)87051-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ermakov K, Butayev B, Spiridonov V. Application of schwinger perturbation theory in electron diffraction analysis. J Mol Struct 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-2860(89)85171-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ischenko A, Spiridonov V, Tarasov Y, Stuchebryukhov A. The cumulant method in diffraction analysis of polyatomic molecules. J Mol Struct 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-2860(88)87021-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Molecular potential functions from joint analysis of gas electron diffraction and spectroscopic data. J Mol Struct 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-2860(86)87001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gershikov AG. Curvilinear vibrational coordinates in electron diffraction analysis of potential functions of CO2 and HgI2 molecules. J STRUCT CHEM+ 1985. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00747237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Butayev B, Spiridonov V, Saakjan A, Nasarenko A, Gershikov A. Effects of centrifugal distortion on the distance and amplitude parameters of diatomic molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0166-1280(85)87007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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