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Martins-Costa MTC, Ruiz-López MF. The Structure of Carbon Dioxide at the Air-Water Interface and its Chemical Implications. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400825. [PMID: 38838064 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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The efficient reduction of CO2 into valuable products is a challenging task in an international context marked by the climate change crisis and the need to move away from fossil fuels. Recently, the use of water microdroplets has emerged as an interesting reaction media where many redox processes which do not occur in conventional solutions take place spontaneously. Indeed, several experimental studies in microdroplets have already been devoted to study the reduction of CO2 with promising results. The increased reactivity in microdroplets is thought to be linked to unique electrostatic solvation effects at the air-water interface. In the present work, we report a theoretical investigation on this issue for CO2 using first-principles molecular dynamics simulations. We show that CO2 is stabilized at the interface, where it can accumulate, and that compared to bulk water solution, its electron capture ability is larger. Our results suggest that reduction of CO2 might be easier in interface-rich systems such as water microdroplets, which is in line with early experimental data and indicate directions for future laboratory studies. The effect of other relevant factors which could play a role in CO2 reduction potential is discussed.
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- Marilia T C Martins-Costa
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, UMR CNRS 7019, University of Lorraine, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques, UMR CNRS 7019, University of Lorraine, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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General trends in structure, stability and role of interactions in the complexes of acetone and thioacetone with carbon dioxide and water. Chem Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2019.110580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Harb W, Ingrosso F, Ruiz-López MF. Molecular insights into the carbon dioxide–carboxylate anion interactions and implications for carbon capture. Theor Chem Acc 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-019-2472-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Conformational studies of Gram-negative bacterial quorum sensing acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) molecules: The importance of the n → π* interaction. Biophys Chem 2018; 238:16-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ingrosso F, Ruiz-López MF. Modeling Solvation in Supercritical CO 2. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2560-2572. [PMID: 28719104 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In recent decades, a microscopic understanding of solute-solvent intermolecular interactions has been key to advances in technologies based on supercritical carbon dioxide. In many cases, computational work has provided the impetus for new discoveries, shedding new light on important concepts such as the local structure around the solute in the supercritical medium, the influence of the peculiar properties of the latter on the molecular behavior of dissolved substances and, importantly, CO2 -philicity. In this Review, the theoretical work that has been relevant to these developments is surveyed and, by presenting some crucial open questions, the possible routes to achieving further progress based on the interplay between theory and experiments is discussed.
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- Francesca Ingrosso
- SRSMC UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,SRSMC UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- SRSMC UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,SRSMC UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Crowe D, Nicholson A, Fleming A, Carey E, Sánchez-Sanz G, Kelleher F. Conformational studies of Gram-negative bacterial quorum sensing 3-oxo N -acyl homoserine lactone molecules. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:4285-4296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Qian YH, Cao GP, Li XK, Wang N. Synthesis of Chlorinated Poly(vinyl chloride) with Uniform Distribution of Chlorine Assisted by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and a Cosolvent. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ying-Hui Qian
- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Dorris RE, Trendell WC, Peebles RA, Peebles SA. Rotational Spectrum, Structure, and Interaction Energy of the Trifluoroethylene···Carbon Dioxide Complex. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:7865-7872. [PMID: 27684090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b08286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rotational spectra for four isotopologues of the 1:1 weakly bound complex between trifluoroethylene (HFC═CF2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) were recorded using 480 MHz bandwidth chirped-pulse and resonant cavity Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy between 5.0 and 18.5 GHz. Two planar forms are possible: experimental rotational constants, planar moments, and dipole moment components are consistent with the form in which CO2 is positioned at the CHF end of the TFE subunit and is approximately perpendicular to the C═C bond; the other form, with CO2 aligned roughly parallel to the C═C bond, is not observed, consistent with ab initio relative energy predictions. Symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) calculations provided interaction energies for possible structural forms of this complex, and comparisons are made with this and other members of the series of carbon dioxide complexes with fluorinated ethylenes (vinyl fluoride, 1,1-difluoroethylene, cis- and trans-1,2-difluoroethylene, and trifluoroethylene).
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- Rachel E Dorris
- Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University , 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University , 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University , 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University , 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920 United States
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Girard E, Tassaing T, Marty JD, Destarac M. Structure-Property Relationships in CO2-philic (Co)polymers: Phase Behavior, Self-Assembly, and Stabilization of Water/CO2 Emulsions. Chem Rev 2016; 116:4125-69. [PMID: 27014998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This Review provides comprehensive guidelines for the design of CO2-philic copolymers through an exhaustive and precise coverage of factors governing the solubility of different classes of polymers. Starting from computational calculations describing the interactions of CO2 with various functionalities, we describe the phase behavior in sc-CO2 of the main families of polymers reported in literature. The self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers of controlled architecture in supercritical carbon dioxide and their use as stabilizers for water/carbon dioxide emulsions then are covered. The relationships between the structure of such materials and their behavior in solutions and at interfaces are systematically underlined throughout these sections.
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- Etienne Girard
- IMRCP, UMR CNRS 5623, Université de Toulouse , 118, route de Narbonne, Toulouse F-31062 Cedex 9, France
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- ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Université de Bordeaux , 351, Cours de la Libération, Talence F-33405 Cedex, France
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- IMRCP, UMR CNRS 5623, Université de Toulouse , 118, route de Narbonne, Toulouse F-31062 Cedex 9, France
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- IMRCP, UMR CNRS 5623, Université de Toulouse , 118, route de Narbonne, Toulouse F-31062 Cedex 9, France
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Kajiya D, Imanishi M, Saitow KI. Solvation of Esters and Ketones in Supercritical CO2. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:785-92. [PMID: 26741296 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b11740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vibrational Raman spectra for the C═O stretching modes of three esters with different functional groups (methyl, a single phenyl, and two phenyl groups) were measured in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). The results were compared with Raman spectra for three ketones involving the same functional groups, measured at the same thermodynamic states in scCO2. The peak frequencies of the Raman spectra of these six solute molecules were analyzed by decomposition into the attractive and repulsive energy components, based on the perturbed hard-sphere theory. For all solute molecules, the attractive energy is greater than the repulsive energy. In particular, a significant difference in the attractive energies of the ester-CO2 and ketone-CO2 systems was observed when the methyl group is attached to the ester or ketone. This difference was significantly reduced in the solute systems with a single phenyl group and was completely absent in those with two phenyl groups. The optimized structures among the solutes and CO2 molecules based on quantum chemical calculations indicate that greater attractive energy is obtained for a system where the oxygen atom of the ester is solvated by CO2 molecules.
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- Daisuke Kajiya
- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD) and ‡Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University , 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD) and ‡Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University , 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD) and ‡Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University , 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Ingrosso F, Altarsha M, Dumarçay F, Kevern G, Barth D, Marsura A, Ruiz-López MF. Driving Forces Controlling Host-Guest Recognition in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solvent. Chemistry 2016; 22:2972-9. [PMID: 26784687 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The formation of supramolecular host-guest complexes is a very useful and widely employed tool in chemistry. However, supramolecular chemistry in non-conventional solvents such as supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2 ), one of the most promising sustainable solvents, is still in its infancy. In this work, we explored a successful route to the development of green processes in supercritical CO2 by combining a theoretical approach with experiments. We were able to synthesize and characterize an inclusion complex between a polar aromatic molecule (benzoic acid) and peracetylated-β-cyclodextrin, which is soluble in the supercritical medium. This finding opens the way to wide, environmental friendly, applications of scCO2 in many areas of chemistry, including supramolecular synthesis, reactivity and catalysis, micro and nano-particle formation, molecular recognition, as well as enhanced extraction processes with increased selectivity.
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- Francesca Ingrosso
- SRSMC, UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, (France) and SRSMC, UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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- SRSMC, UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, (France) and SRSMC, UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- SRSMC, UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, (France) and SRSMC, UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CRM2, UMR 7036, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (France) and CRM2, UMR 7036, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- LRGP, UMR 7274, Université de Lorraine, 54001 Nancy (France) and LRGP, UMR 7274, CNRS, 54001, Nancy, France
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- SRSMC, UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, (France) and SRSMC, UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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- SRSMC, UMR 7565, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, (France) and SRSMC, UMR 7565, CNRS, BP 70239, 54506, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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Azofra LM. Towards an understanding of the CO2-philicity in glycine: Deepening into the CO2:Aminoacid interactions. Chem Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Azofra LM, Scheiner S. Tetrel, chalcogen, and CH⋅⋅O hydrogen bonds in complexes pairing carbonyl-containing molecules with 1, 2, and 3 molecules of CO2. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:034307. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4905899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Luis M. Azofra
- Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva, 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA
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Liu X, Coutelier O, Harrisson S, Tassaing T, Marty JD, Destarac M. Enhanced Solubility of Polyvinyl Esters in scCO 2 by Means of Vinyl Trifluorobutyrate Monomer. ACS Macro Lett 2015; 4:89-93. [PMID: 35596379 DOI: 10.1021/mz500731p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The novel monomer, vinyl trifluorobutyrate (VTFBu), when polymerized in a controlled fashion by RAFT/MADIX polymerization with a xanthate transfer agent, yields poly(vinyl ester)s with improved solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide. The thermodynamic parameters controlling the solubility of VTFBu/vinyl acetate statistical copolymers are discussed based on ab initio calculations, glass transition temperatures of the copolymers, and surface tension measurements. The enhanced solubility of this new class of CO2-philic polymer combined with its good chemical stability render it attractive for the preparation of next-generation macromolecular surfactants for the formation of water-scCO2 emulsions.
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- Xuan Liu
- IMRCP,
UMR 5623 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
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- IMRCP,
UMR 5623 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
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- IMRCP,
UMR 5623 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
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- ISM,
UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- IMRCP,
UMR 5623 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
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- IMRCP,
UMR 5623 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, Cedex 9, France
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