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Hadi H, Aouled Dlala N, Cherif I, Gassoumi B, Abdelaziz B, Safari R, Caccamo MT, Magazù S, Patanè S, Ghalla H, Ayachi S. Exploring Nano-optical Molecular Switch Systems for Potential Electronic Devices: Understanding Electric and Electronic Properties through DFT-QTAIM Assembly. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:37702-37715. [PMID: 39281953 PMCID: PMC11391465 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c03045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024]
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The design and synthesis of molecular nanoswitches using organic molecules represent a crucial research field within molecular electronics. To understand the switching mechanisms, it is essential to investigate various factors, such as charge/energy transfer, electron transfer, nonlinear optical properties (NLO), current-voltage (I-V) curves, Joule-like (LJL) and Peltier-like (LPL) intramolecular phenomenological coefficients, as well as the energy levels of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) boundary orbitals. In this Article, a novel approach to designing a molecular nanoswitch and understanding its ON/OFF mechanism is presented, utilizing the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), density functional theory (DFT), and Landauer theory (LT). These analyses contribute significantly to a deep understanding of switching effects within molecular electronic systems.
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- Hamid Hadi
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Group, Lorestan University, Khorramabad 6815144316, Iran
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- Quantum and Statistical Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Industrial Chemistry and Engineering of Materials and CASPE-INSTM, University of Messina, V. le F. Stagno d' Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Interfaces (LIMA), Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Avenue of Environment, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
- Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Group, University of Qom, Qom 3716146611, Iran
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- Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Quantum and Statistical Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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K A A, V S A, Balakrishnan A, Suresh R, Hernandez NC, Subramaniam V. Structural and electronic properties of Li-adsorbed single and bilayer porphyrin sheets as an electrode material for energy storage devices - a DFT analysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7808-7820. [PMID: 38375616 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04928k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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In this study, we adopt density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the structural and electronic properties of monolayer and bilayer 2-D porphyrin sheets (PS) of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) upon interaction with Li atoms as an electrode material for Li-ion batteries. Based on their mechanical properties, our systems exhibit remarkable stability. The adsorption of Li at various sites in the monolayer, including over and between the bilayers of PS, is investigated. Our results indicate that Li at site S3 has the highest adsorption energy, and Li is energetically preferred to intercalate within the bilayer rather than monolayers due to its high adsorption energies. Notably, the charge transfer remains consistent for both systems. The density of state distribution, charge density difference plots, spin density and the band structure results show that the PS has high electrical conductivity. Additionally, the reaction potential was carried out, and the negative reaction potential results demonstrate that the system undergoes a reduction reaction. The resultant theoretical capacity and the open circuit voltage highlight that the PS materials of COFs are an important step for use in the next generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
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- Asnafarsin K A
- Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
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- Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan
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- International Research Center of Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry - IRC SQC, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny pr., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada I, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville E-41011, Spain
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Gutiérrez López MÁ, Tan ML, Renno G, Jozeliūnaitė A, Nué-Martinez JJ, Lopez-Andarias J, Sakai N, Matile S. Anion-π catalysis on carbon allotropes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:1881-1894. [PMID: 38116243 PMCID: PMC10729121 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Anion-π catalysis, introduced in 2013, stands for the stabilization of anionic transition states on π-acidic aromatic surfaces. Anion-π catalysis on carbon allotropes is particularly attractive because high polarizability promises access to really strong anion-π interactions. With these expectations, anion-π catalysis on fullerenes has been introduced in 2017, followed by carbon nanotubes in 2019. Consistent with expectations from theory, anion-π catalysis on carbon allotropes generally increases with polarizability. Realized examples reach from enolate addition chemistry to asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions and autocatalytic ether cyclizations. Currently, anion-π catalysis on carbon allotropes gains momentum because the combination with electric-field-assisted catalysis promises transformative impact on organic synthesis.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Qian C, Zhou K. Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Solvation States of Hydrated Ions in Confined Water. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17756-17765. [PMID: 37855150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Ionic transport in nanoscale channels with a critical size comparable to that of ions and solutes exhibits exceptional performance in water desalination, ion separation, electrocatalysts, and supercapacitors. However, the solvation states (SSs), i.e., the hydration structures and probability distribution, of hydrated ions in nanochannels differ from those in the bulk and the perspective of continuum theory. In this work, we conduct ab initio enhanced-sampling atomistic simulations to investigate the ion-specific SSs of monovalent ions (including Li+, Na+, K+, F-, Cl-, and I-) in the graphene channel with a width of 1 nm. Our findings highlight that the SSs of those ions are primarily determined by ion-water hydration, where ion-wall interactions play a minor role. The distribution of ions in layered confined water is a result of ion-specific hydration, which arises from the synergy of entropy and enthalpy. The free energy barriers for transitions between SSs are on the order of 1kBT, allowing for modulation through applying external fields or modifying surface properties. As the ion-wall interaction strengthens, as observed in vermiculite and carbides and nitrides of transition metal channels, the probability of near-wall SSs increases. These results help to improve the performance of nanofluidic devices and provide crucial insights for developing accurate force fields of molecular simulations or advanced theoretical approaches for ion dynamics in confined channels.
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- Chen Qian
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Gutiérrez López MÁ, Ali R, Tan ML, Sakai N, Wirth T, Matile S. Electric field-assisted anion-π catalysis on carbon nanotubes in electrochemical microfluidic devices. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj5502. [PMID: 37824606 PMCID: PMC10569703 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj5502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The vision to control the charges migrating during reactions with external electric fields is attractive because of the promise of general catalysis, emergent properties, and programmable devices. Here, we explore this idea with anion-π catalysis, that is the stabilization of anionic transition states on aromatic surfaces. Catalyst activation by polarization of the aromatic system is most effective. This polarization is induced by electric fields. The use of electrochemical microfluidic reactors to polarize multiwalled carbon nanotubes as anion-π catalysts emerges as essential. These reactors provide access to high fields at low enough voltage to prevent electron transfer, afford meaningful effective catalyst/substrate ratios, and avoid interference from additional electrolytes. Under these conditions, the rate of pyrene-interfaced epoxide-opening ether cyclizations is linearly voltage-dependent at positive voltages and negligible at negative voltages. While electromicrofluidics have been conceived for redox chemistry, our results indicate that their use for supramolecular organocatalysis has the potential to noncovalently electrify organic synthesis in the broadest sense.
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- M. Ángeles Gutiérrez López
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Main Building, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Main Building, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Hayashi S, Kato T, Sugibayashi Y, Nakanishi W. Dynamic and Static Nature of XH-∗-π and YX-∗-π (X = F, Cl, Br, and I; Y = X and F) in the Distorted π-System of Corannulene Elucidated with QTAIM Dual Functional Analysis. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104219. [PMID: 37241959 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The dynamic and static nature of the XH-∗-π and YX-∗-π (X = F, Cl, Br, and I; Y = X and F) interactions in the distorted π-system of corannulene (π(C20H10)) is elucidated with a QTAIM dual functional analysis (QTAIM-DFA), where asterisks emphasize the presence of bond critical points (BCPs) on the interactions. The static and dynamic nature originates from the data of the fully optimized and perturbed structures, respectively, in QTAIM-DFA. On the convex side, H in F-H-∗-π(C20H10) and each X in Y-X-∗-π(C20H10) join to C of the central five-membered ring in π(C20H10) through a bond path (BP), while each H in X-H-∗-π(C20H10) does so to the midpoint of C=C in the central five-membered ring for X = Cl, Br, or I. On the concave side, each X in F-X-∗-π(C20H10) also joins to C of the central five-membered ring with a BP for X = H, Cl, Br, and I; however, the interactions in other adducts are more complex than those on the convex side. Both H and X in X-H-∗-π(C20H10) (X = Cl and Br) and both Fs in F-F-∗-π(C20H10) connect to the three C atoms in each central five-membered ring (with three BPs). Two, three, and five BPs were detected for the Cl-Cl, I-H, Br-Br, and I-I adducts, where some BPs do not stay on the central five-membered ring in π(C20H10). The interactions are predicted to have a vdW to CT-MC nature. The interactions on the concave side seem weaker than those on the convex side for X-H-∗-π(C20H10), whereas the inverse trend is observed for Y-X-∗-π(C20H10) as a whole. The nature of the interactions in the π(C20H10) adducts of the convex and concave sides is examined in more detail, employing the adducts with X-H and F-X placed on their molecular axis together with the π(C24H12) and π(C6H6) adducts.
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- Satoko Hayashi
- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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Shukla R, Yu D, Mu T, Kozuch S. Yet another perspective on hole interactions, part II: lp-hole vs. lp-hole interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:12641-12649. [PMID: 36847568 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00225j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Most of the experimental and theoretical work in hole interactions (HIs) is mainly focused on exploiting the nature and characteristics of σ and π-holes. In this perspective, we focus our attention on understanding the origin and properties of lone-pair holes. These holes are present on an atom opposite to its lone-pair region. Utilizing some new and old examples, such as X3N/P⋯F- (X = F/Cl/Br/I), F-Cl/Br/I⋯H3P⋯NCH and H3B-NBr3 along with other molecular systems, we explored to what extent these lp-holes participate in lp-hole interactions, if they participate at all.
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- Rahul Shukla
- NCI Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GITAM School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, 530045, A.P., India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 841051, Israel
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Akamatsu M. Inner and Interfacial Environmental Nanoarchitectonics of Supramolecular Assemblies Formed by Amphiphiles: from Emergence to Application. J Oleo Sci 2023; 72:105-116. [PMID: 36740247 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess22364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The inner and interfacial environments of self-assemblies provide fascinating nano-space for selective and efficient chemical reactions and processes. In biological systems, various chemical reactions, molecular recognition, and transport occur precisely and selectively by virtue of effective molecular interactions on biological membranes and proteins. Considering these advantages and the concept of nanoarchitectonics, we demonstrated that the photochromism of a lophine dimer was accelerated by using confined nano-spaces formed by surfactant micelles. The photoresponsive micelles were used for the rapid controlled release of a model drug upon ultraviolet light irradiation. Furthermore, selective ion recognition inside the self-assembled molecular films at the interfaces was investigated. The anion-π interaction between the anion and an electron-deficient aromatic ring was evaluated on a solid substrate modified with a naphthalenediimide (NDI) analog. Force curve measurements afforded a quantitative analysis of anion-π interactions on the NDI film. The strength of anion-π interactions is regulated by the electric fields on the electrode. An optical probe was developed to visualize the distribution of Cs ions in the soil, plant bodies, and aqueous media using an optode system. Advances in the development of molecular functional systems are expected based not only on molecular structures but also on the spaces and environments produced by them.
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- Masaaki Akamatsu
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science.,Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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Chourasia M, Cowen T, Friedman-Ezra A, Rubanovich E, Shurki A. The effect of immediate environment on bond strength of different bond types-A valence bond study. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:244301. [PMID: 36586970 DOI: 10.1063/5.0130020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The ability to design catalysis largely depends on our understanding of the electrostatic effect of the surrounding on the bonds participating in the reaction. Here, we used a simplistic model of point charges (PCs) to determine a set of rules guiding how to construct PC-bond arrangement that can strengthen or weaken different chemical bonds. Using valence bond theory to calculate the in situ bond energies, we show that the effect of the PC mainly depends on the bond's dipole moment irrespective of its type (being covalent or charge shift). That is, polar bonds are getting stronger or weaker depending on the sign and location of the PC, whereas non- or weakly polar bonds become stronger or weaker depending only on the location of the PC and to a smaller extent compared with polar bonds. We also show that for polar bonds, the maximal bond strengthening and weakening effect can be achieved when the PC is placed along the bond axis, as close as possible to the more and less polarizable atom/fragment, respectively. Finally, due to the stabilizing effects of polarizability, we show that, overall, it is easier to cause bond strengthening compared with bond weakening. Particularly, for polar bonds, bond strengthening is larger than bond weakening obtained by an oppositely signed PC. These rules should be useful in the future design of catalysis in, e.g., enzyme active sites.
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- Mukesh Chourasia
- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112002, Israel
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Kang D, Yao Y, Su Z, Xu HL. Probing the Structure–Property Relationships of Na +···Cl –@C 50N 5H 5 under the External Electric Field. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17646-17652. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Di Kang
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun130024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun130024, P. R. China
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Benzene, an Unexpected Binding Unit in Anion–π Recognition: The Critical Role of CH/π Interactions. SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sci4030032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report high-level ab initio calculations (CCSD(T)(full)/CBS//SCS-RI-MP2(full)/aug-cc-pwCVTZ) that demonstrate the importance of cooperativity effects when Anion–π and CH/π interactions are simultaneously established with benzene as the π-system. In fact, most of the complexes exhibit high cooperativity energies that range from 17% to 25.3% of the total interaction energy, which is indicative of the strong influence of the CH/π on the Anion–π interaction and vice versa. Moreover, the symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) partition scheme was used to study the different energy contributions to the interaction energies and to investigate the physical nature of the interplay between both interactions. Furthermore, the Atoms in Molecules (AIM) theory and the Non-Covalent Interaction (NCI) approach were used to analyze the two interactions further. Finally, a few examples from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) are shown. All results stress that the concurrent formation of both interactions may play an important role in biological systems due to the ubiquity of CH bonds, phenyl rings, and anions in biomolecules.
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Jabłoński M. The physical nature of the ultrashort spike-ring interaction in iron maiden molecules. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:1206-1220. [PMID: 35593685 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The so-called 'iron maiden' molecules belong to one of the most interesting subgroups of cyclophanes due to the presence of the ultrashort interaction between the CX apical bond and the benzene ring. This article presents an in-depth theoretical study of 16 'iron maiden' molecules, in which X = H, F, Cl or Br and the side chains are of various lengths and types: CSC, CSCC, CCC, and CCCC. It is shown that the H → F → Cl → Br substitution leads to a significant expansion of the 'iron maiden' molecule. Shorter chains lead to more pronounced effects, while insertion of sulfur atoms into the side chains lowers them. Structural changes are associated with an increase in energetic destabilization of X. Moreover, unlike for H, in the case of X = halogen, the out → in isomerization is energetically disadvantageous. The 'iron maiden' molecules are characterized by the presence of only three X⋯CAr bond paths. Particularly noteworthy are unusually large (even up to 32) values of the X⋯CAr bond ellipticity, which results from flat electron density distribution. The X⋯π interaction in each of the investigated 'iron maiden' molecule turned out to be multi-center, stabilizing and almost purely covalent in nature as indicated by the definitely dominant percentage (94.8%-101.6%) of the exchange-correlation energy. The spatial hindrance within the 'iron maiden' molecules appears to be not so much due to the X⋯π repulsion, but due to unfavorable steric interactions between X and the CC side bonds. It is also confirmed that some CH⋯HC interactions in aliphatic chains can be very weakly stabilizing.
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- Mirosław Jabłoński
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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Jabłoński M. Endo- and exohedral complexes of superphane with cations. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:1120-1133. [PMID: 35470905 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Quite recently it has been shown in a previous study that superphane, that is, [2.2.2.2.2.2](1,2,3,4,5,6)cyclophane, is a very convenient molecule in the study of endohedral complexes and especially in the study of the influence of the caged entity (i.e., guest) on the structure of the host molecule. This advantage results from the presence of two parallel benzene rings joined together by six quite flexible ethylene bridges (spacers). This article examines the energetic and structural properties of endo- and exohedral complexes of superphane with the following cations: H+ , Li+ , Na+ , K+ , Be2+ , Mg2+ , Ca2+ , B3+ , Al3+ , Ga3+ . The stability of endohedral complexes has been shown to be strongly dependent on the charge and radius of the caged cation. The inclusion of the cation inside the superphane molecule causes its 'swelling', which is manifested by an increase in the distance between the benzene rings and elongations of the ring and spacer C-C bonds. In the case of exohedral complexes, three forms are investigated: with the cation above the benzene ring, with the cation interacting with the superphane window in the equatorial position, and with the cation interacting with the center of the C-C spacer bond. The first of these forms has been shown to be preferred. The cation⋯acceptor distance depends on the cation radius. Among the cations investigated, H+ and Be2+ are particularly reactive and predisposed to induce significant structural changes in the superphane molecule, forming C-H bond or C-Be-C bridges, respectively.
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- Mirosław Jabłoński
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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Simultaneous Interaction of Graphene Nanoflakes with Cations and Anions: A Cooperativity Study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Van Lommel R, Verschueren RH, De Borggraeve WM, De Vleeschouwer F, Stuyver T. Can the Philicity of Radicals Be Influenced by Oriented External Electric Fields? Org Lett 2021; 24:1-5. [PMID: 34652164 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein, the effects of an electric field on radicals are investigated for a set of model radicals with varying complexity. An electric field impacts the intrinsic philicity of a radical, as quantified by the global electrophilicity index, ω. The extent of change in philicity depends on the directionality and strength of the applied electric field and the dipole moment and polarizability of the radical.
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- Ruben Van Lommel
- Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven Chem&Tech, Box 2404, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.,Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC), Department of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven Chem&Tech, Box 2404, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven Chem&Tech, Box 2404, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC), Department of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC), Department of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Chen L, Dang J, Du J, Wang C, Mo Y. Hydrogen and Halogen Bonding in Homogeneous External Electric Fields: Modulating the Bond Strengths. Chemistry 2021; 27:14042-14050. [PMID: 34319620 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Recent years have witnessed various fascinating phenomena arising from the interactions of noncovalent bonds with homogeneous external electric fields (EEFs). Here we performed a computational study to interpret the sensitivity of intrinsic bond strengths to EEFs in terms of steric effect and orbital interactions. The block-localized wavefunction (BLW) method, which combines the advantages of both ab initio valence bond (VB) theory and molecular orbital (MO) theory, and the subsequent energy decomposition (BLW-ED) approach were adopted. The sensitivity was monitored and analyzed using the induced energy term, which is the variation in each energy component along the EEF strength. Systems with single or multiple hydrogen (H) or halogen (X) bond(s) were also examined. It was found that the X-bond strength change to EEFs mainly stems from the covalency change, while generally the steric effect rules the response of H-bonds to EEFs. Furthermore, X-bonds are more sensitive to EEFs, with the key difference between H- and X-bonds lying in the charge transfer interaction. Since phenylboronic acid has been experimentally used as a smart linker in EEFs, switchable sensitivity was scrutinized with the example of the phenylboronic acid dimer, which exhibits two conformations with either antiparallel or parallel H-bonds, thereby, opposite or consistent responses to EEFs. Among the studied systems, the quadruple X-bonds in molecular capsules exhibit remarkable sensitivity, with its interaction energy increased by -95.2 kJ mol-1 at the EEF strength 0.005 a.u.
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- Li Chen
- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
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Tarannam N, Shukla R, Kozuch S. Yet another perspective on hole interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:19948-19963. [PMID: 34514473 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03533a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hole interactions are known by different names depending on the key atom of the bond (halogen bond, chalcogen bond, hydrogen bond, etc.), and the geometry of the interaction (σ if in line, π if perpendicular to the Lewis acid plane). However, its origin starts with the creation of a Lewis acid by an underlying covalent bond, which forms an electrostatic depletion and a virtual antibonding orbital, which can create non-covalent interactions with Lewis bases. In this (maybe subjective) perspective, we will claim that hole interactions must be defined via the molecular orbital origin of the molecule. Under this premise we can better explore the richness of such bonding patterns. For that, we will study old, recent and new systems, trying to pinpoint some misinterpretations that are often associated with them. We will use as exemplars the triel bonds, a couple of metal complexes, a discussion on convergent σ-holes, and many cases of anti-electrostatic hole interactions.
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- Naziha Tarannam
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 841051, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 841051, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 841051, Israel.
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Pattarapongdilok N, Parasuk V. Adsorptions of lithium ion/atom and packing of Li ions on graphene quantum dots: Application for Li-ion battery. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.112779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ernst BG, Lao KU, Sullivan AG, DiStasio Jr. RA. Attracting Opposites: Promiscuous Ion−π Binding in the Nucleobases. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:4128-4140. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Brian G. Ernst
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Andrada DM, Foroutan-Nejad C. Energy components in energy decomposition analysis (EDA) are path functions; why does it matter? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:22459-22464. [PMID: 32996940 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04016a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Here, we discuss that unlike bond dissociation energy (BDE) that is a state function quantity, the energy components of the energy decomposition analysis (EDA), i.e. electrostatic interaction, Pauli repulsion, and orbital interaction, are path (process) function quantities. Being a path function means that EDA energy components are not uniquely defined, i.e. the relative magnitudes of the orbital interaction, Pauli repulsion, and electrostatic components may vary depending on the selected pathway for EDA. Therefore, at best, EDA can define whether closely related chemical bonds are more or less ionic/covalent compared with each other. However, a precise assessment of the nature of a certain type of chemical bond using EDA is a questionable task. Besides, we briefly discuss that the widely used EDA pathway, which is merely an arbitrary choice among infinite possible paths, comes to conclusions not consistent with our widely accepted knowledge of bond formation even for the simplest molecules.
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- Diego M Andrada
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Jaroš A, Bonab EF, Straka M, Foroutan-Nejad C. Fullerene-Based Switching Molecular Diodes Controlled by Oriented External Electric Fields. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19644-19654. [PMID: 31744293 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Employing multiscale in silico modeling, we propose switching molecular diodes on the basis of endohedral fullerenes (fullerene switching diode, FSD), encapsulated with polar molecules of general type MX (M: metal, X: nonmetal) to be used for data storage and processing. Here, we demonstrate for MX@C70 systems that the relative orientation of enclosed MX with respect to a set of electrodes connected to the system can be controlled by application of oriented external electric field(s). We suggest systems with two- and four-terminal electrodes, in which the source and drain electrodes help the current to pass through the device and help the switching between the conductive states of FSD via applied voltage. The gate electrodes then assist the switching by effectively lowering the energy barrier between local minima via stabilizing the transition state of switching process if the applied voltage between the source and drain is insufficient to switch the MX inside the fullerene. Using nonequilibrium Green's function combined with density functional theory (DFT-NEGF) computations, we further show that conductivity of the studied MX@C70 systems depends on the relative orientation of MX inside the cage with respect to the electrodes. Therefore, the orientation of the MX inside C70 can be both enforced ("written") and retrieved ("read") by applied voltage. The studied systems thus behave like voltage-sensitive switching molecular diodes, which is reminiscent of a molecular memristor.
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- Adam Jaroš
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo nám. 2 , CZ-16610 Prague , Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science , Charles University , Albertov 2038/6 , CZ-12843 Prague 2 , Czech Republic
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- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A4 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czech Republic.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo nám. 2 , CZ-16610 Prague , Czech Republic
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- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A4 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czech Republic.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czech Republic.,National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czech Republic
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Chen L, Liu S, Xu Z, Yang X. Electrically Tunable Electron Transfer and Binding Interaction between Hydrated Ions and Graphene Oxide. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:5735-5741. [PMID: 31508964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Density functional theory simulations were carried out to study the binding interaction between hydrated Na+/Cl- and graphene oxide (GO) under electric fields. External electric fields can modify the binding interactions of the hydrated ions with GO. The field-dependent binding energy is mainly controlled by the orbital interaction driven by the field-dependent electron transfer, in which miscellaneous electron-transfer routes in the interfaces between hydrated ions and GO surface were disclosed. The electric field is able to influence the electron-transfer degree for each route, thereby creating various electron acceptor-donor coupling interactions. Furthermore, we preliminarily explored the effect of the electric field on the interlayer structure of bilayer GO with NaCl and water confined inside. Electric fields can enlarge the interlayer spacing through tuning of the hydrated ion-GO interactions. Our simulations present a new understanding of hydrated ion-GO interactions in the presence of an electric field, which is expected to be valuable in the electrical modulation of GO nanomaterials.
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Bornhof A, Vázquez‐Nakagawa M, Rodríguez‐Pérez L, Ángeles Herranz M, Sakai N, Martín N, Matile S, López‐Andarias J. Anion–π Catalysis on Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:16097-16100. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Anna‐Bea Bornhof
- Department of Organic Chemistry University of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry University of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia c/ Faraday 9, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry University of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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Bornhof A, Vázquez‐Nakagawa M, Rodríguez‐Pérez L, Ángeles Herranz M, Sakai N, Martín N, Matile S, López‐Andarias J. Anion–π Catalysis on Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Anna‐Bea Bornhof
- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia c/ Faraday 9, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Geneva 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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Xu T, Momen R, Azizi A, van Mourik T, Früchtl H, Kirk SR, Jenkins S. The destabilization of hydrogen bonds in an external E-field for improved switch performance. J Comput Chem 2019; 40:1881-1891. [PMID: 30980547 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The effect of an electric field on a recently proposed molecular switch based on a quinone analogue was investigated using next-generation quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) methodology. The reversal of a homogenous external electric field was demonstrated to improve the "OFF" functioning of the switch. This was achieved by destabilization of the H atom participating in the tautomerization process along the hydrogen bond that defines the switch. The "ON" functioning of the switch, from the position of the tautomerization barrier, is also improved by the reversal of the homogenous external electric field: this result was previously inaccessible. The "ON" and "OFF" functioning of the switch was visualized in terms of the response of the most preferred directions of motion of the electronic charge density to the applied external field. All measures from QTAIM and the stress tensor provide consistent results for the factors affecting the "ON" and "OFF" switch performance. Our analysis therefore demonstrates use for future design of molecular electronic devices. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Tianlv Xu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Key Laboratory of Resource National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Key Laboratory of Resource National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Key Laboratory of Resource National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Key Laboratory of Resource National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Key Laboratory of Resource National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China
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Stuyver T, Danovich D, Joy J, Shaik S. External electric field effects on chemical structure and reactivity. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Thijs Stuyver
- Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel
- Algemene Chemie Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium
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- Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel
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Savastano M, García-Gallarín C, Giorgi C, Gratteri P, López de la Torre MD, Bazzicalupi C, Bianchi A, Melguizo M. Solid State and Solution Study on the Formation of Inorganic Anion Complexes with a Series of Tetrazine-Based Ligands. Molecules 2019; 24:E2247. [PMID: 31208109 PMCID: PMC6631435 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Four molecules (L1-L4) constituted by an s-tetrazine ring appended with two identical aliphatic chains of increasing length bearing terminal morpholine groups were studied as anion receptors in water. The basicity properties of these molecules were also investigated. Speciation of the anion complexes formed in solution and determination of their stability constants were performed by means of potentiometric (pH-metric) titrations, while further information was obtained by NMR and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurements. The crystal structures of two neutral ligands (L3, L4) and of their H2L3(ClO4)2∙2H2O, H2L4(ClO4)2∙2H2O, H2L3(PF6)2, and H2L3(PF6)2∙2H2O anion complexes were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The formation of anion-π interactions is the leitmotiv of these complexes, both in solution and in the solid state, although hydrogen bonding and/or formation of salt-bridges can contribute to their stability. Evidence of the ability of these ligands to form anion-π interactions is given by the observation that even the neutral (not-protonated) molecules bind anions in water to form complexes of significant stability, including elusive OH- anions.
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- Matteo Savastano
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of NEUROFARBA-Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, and Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Wang C, Danovich D, Chen H, Shaik S. Oriented External Electric Fields: Tweezers and Catalysts for Reactivity in Halogen-Bond Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:7122-7136. [PMID: 30945542 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This theoretical study establishes ways of controlling and enabling an uncommon chemical reaction, the displacement reaction, B:---(X-Y) → (B-X)+ + :Y-, which is nascent from a B:---(X-Y) halogen bond (XB) by nucleophilic attack of the base, B:, on the halogen, X. In most of the 14 cases examined, these reactions possess high barriers either in the gas phase (where the X-Y bond dissociates to radicals) or in solvents such as CH2Cl2 and CH3CN (which lead to endothermic processes). Thus, generally, the XB species are trapped in deep minima, and their reactions are not allowed without catalysis. However, when an oriented-external electric field (OEEF) is directed along the B---X---Y reaction axis, the field acts as electric tweezers that orient the XB along the field's axis, and intensely catalyze the process, by tens of kcal/mol, thus rendering the reaction allowed. Flipping the OEEF along the reaction axis inhibits the reaction and weakens the interaction of the XB. Furthermore, at a critical OEEF, each XB undergoes spontaneous and barrier-free reaction. As such, OEEF achieves quite tight control of the structure and reactivity of XB species. Valence bond modeling is used to elucidate the means whereby OEEFs exert their control.
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- Chao Wang
- Institute of Chemistry , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190407 , Israel.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190407 , Israel
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190407 , Israel
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Yourdkhani S, Chojecki M, Korona T. Interaction of Non-polarizable Cations with Azaborine Isomers and Their Mono-Substituted Derivatives: Position, Induction, and Non-Classical Effects Matter. Chemphyschem 2018; 19:3092-3106. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Sirous Yourdkhani
- Department of Chemical Physics and Optics; Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; Charles University; Ke Karlovu 3, CZ- 12116 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Faculty of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; ul. Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; ul. Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; ul. Pasteura 1 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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Panneer SVK, Ravva MK, Mishra BK, Subramanian V, Sathyamurthy N. Co-operativity in non-covalent interactions in ternary complexes: a comprehensive electronic structure theory based investigation. J Mol Model 2018; 24:258. [PMID: 30159795 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3796-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The structure and stability of various ternary complexes in which an extended aromatic system such as coronene interacts with ions/atoms/molecules on opposite faces of the π-electron cloud were investigated using ab initio calculations. By characterizing the nature of the intermolecular interactions using an energy decomposition analysis, it was shown that there is an interplay between various types of interactions and that there are co-operativity effects, particularly when different types of interactions coexist in the same system. Graphical abstract Weak OH-π, π-π and van der Waals-π ternary systems are stabilized through dispersion interactions. Cation-π ternary systems are stabilized by through-space electrostatic interactions.
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- Chemical Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, 600020, India.
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Shaik S, Ramanan R, Danovich D, Mandal D. Structure and reactivity/selectivity control by oriented-external electric fields. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:5125-5145. [PMID: 29979456 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00354h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This is a tutorial on use of external-electric-fields (EEFs) as effectors of chemical change. The tutorial instructs readers how to conceptualize and design electric-field effects on bonds, structures, and reactions. Most effects can be comprehended as the field-induced stabilization of ionic structures. Thus, orienting the field along the "bond axis" will facilitate bond breaking. Similarly, orienting the field along the "reaction axis", the direction in which "electron pairs transform" from reactants- to products-like, will catalyse the reaction. Flipping the field's orientation along the reaction-axis will cause inhibition. Orienting the field off-reaction-axis will control stereo-selectivity and remove forbidden-orbital mixing. Two-directional fields may control both reactivity and selectivity. Increasing the field strength for concerted reactions (e.g., Diels-Alder's) will cause mechanistic-switchover to stepwise mechanisms with ionic intermediates. Examples of bond breaking and control of reactivity/selectivity and mechanisms are presented and analysed from the "ionic perspective". The tutorial projects the unity of EEF effects, "giving insight and numbers".
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- Sason Shaik
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Ramanan R, Danovich D, Mandal D, Shaik S. Catalysis of Methyl Transfer Reactions by Oriented External Electric Fields: Are Gold–Thiolate Linkers Innocent? J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:4354-4362. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Rajeev Ramanan
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147 004 Punjab, India
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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Novák M, Marek R, Foroutan-Nejad C. Anti-Electrostatic CH-Ion Bonding in Decorated Graphanes. Chemistry 2017; 23:14931-14936. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Martin Novák
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology; Masaryk University; Kamenice 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology; Masaryk University; Kamenice 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Masaryk University; Kamenice 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology; Masaryk University; Kamenice 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic
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This report focuses on the remote control of anion-π catalysis by electric fields. We have synthesized and immobilized anion-π catalysts to explore the addition reaction of malonic acid half thioesters to enolate acceptors on conductive indium tin oxide surfaces. Exposed to increasing electric fields, anion-π catalysts show an increase in activity and an inversion of selectivity. These changes originate from a more than 100-fold rate enhancement of the disfavored enolate addition reaction that coincides with an increase in selectivity of transition-state recognition by up to -14.8 kJ mol-1. The addition of nitrate with strong π affinity nullified (IC50 = 2.2 mM) the responsiveness of anion-π catalysts to electric fields. These results support that the polarization of the π-acidic naphthalenediimide surface in anion-π catalysts with electric fields increases the recognition of anionic intermediates and transition states on this polarized π surface, that is, the existence and relevance of electric-field-assisted anion-π catalysis.
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- Masaaki Akamatsu
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva , 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva , 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva , 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Francisco E, Menéndez Crespo D, Costales A, Martín Pendás Á. A multipolar approach to the interatomic covalent interaction energy. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:816-829. [PMID: 28211059 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Interatomic exchange-correlation energies correspond to the covalent energetic contributions to an interatomic interaction in real space theories of the chemical bond, but their widespread use is severely limited due to their computationally intensive character. In the same way as the multipolar (mp) expansion is customary used in biomolecular modeling to approximate the classical Coulomb interaction between two charge densities ρA(r) and ρB(r), we examine in this work the mp approach to approximate the interatomic exchange-correlation (xc) energies of the Interacting Quantum Atoms method. We show that the full xc mp series is quickly divergent for directly bonded atoms (1-2 pairs) albeit it works reasonably well most times for 1- n (n > 2) interactions. As with conventional perturbation theory, we show numerically that the xc series is asymptotically convergent and that, a truncated xc mp approximation retaining terms up to l1+l2=2 usually gives relatively accurate results, sometimes even for directly bonded atoms. Our findings are supported by extensive numerical analyses on a variety of systems that range from several standard hydrogen bonded dimers to typically covalent or aromatic molecules. The exact algebraic relationship between the monopole-monopole xc mp term and the inter-atomic bond order, as measured by the delocalization index of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules, is also established. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Evelio Francisco
- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Facultad de Química. Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Facultad de Química. Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Facultad de Química. Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Facultad de Química. Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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Sarmah N, Bhattacharyya PK. Behaviour of cation–pi interaction in presence of external electric field. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21334k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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External electric field effects cation–π interaction.
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- Nabajit Sarmah
- Department of Chemistry
- Arya Vidyapeeth College
- Guwahati-781016
- India
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Novák M, Foroutan-Nejad C, Marek R. Solvent effects on ion–receptor interactions in the presence of an external electric field. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:30754-30760. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05781k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The solvation shells of different ions break at different electric field strengths.
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- Martin Novák
- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
- Masaryk University
- Brno
- Czech Republic
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- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
- Masaryk University
- Brno
- Czech Republic
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- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
- Masaryk University
- Brno
- Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry
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