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Gamboni G, Belpassi L, Belanzoni P. The Chemical Bond at the Bottom of the Periodic Table: The Case of the Heavy Astatine and the Super-Heavy Tennessine. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202400310. [PMID: 38708605 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400310] [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: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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In this work, we study the chemical bond in molecules containing heavy and super-heavy elements according to the current state-of-the-art bonding models. An Energy Decomposition Analysis in combination with Natural Orbital for Chemical Valence (EDA-NOCV) within the relativistic four-component Dirac-Kohn-Sham (DKS) framework is employed, which allows to successfully include the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effects on the chemical bond description. Simple halogen-bonded adducts ClX⋯L (X=At, Ts; L=NH3, Br-, H2O, CO) of astatine and tennessine have been selected to assess a trend on descending along a group, while modulating the ClX⋯L bond features through the different electronic nature of the ligand L. Interesting effects caused by SOC have been revealed: i) a huge increase of the ClTs dipole moment (which is almost twice as that of ClAt), ii) a lowering of the ClX⋯L bonding energy arising from different contributions to the ClX…L interaction energy strongly depending on the nature of L, iii) a quenching of one of the π back-donation components to the bond. In the ClTs(CO) adduct, the back-donation from ClTs to CO becomes the most important component. The analysis of the electronic structure of the ClX dimers allows for a clear interpretation of the SOC effects in these systems.
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- Giulia Gamboni
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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Cappelletti D, Falcinelli S, Pirani F. The dawn of hydrogen and halogen bonds and their crucial role in collisional processes probing long-range intermolecular interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7971-7987. [PMID: 38411471 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05871a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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This perspective review focuses on the results of an internally consistent study developed in the Perugia laboratory, centered on the fundamental interaction components that, at large intermolecular distances, determine the formation of weak intermolecular hydrogen (HB) and halogen (XB) bonds. This investigation exploits old and novel molecular beam scattering experiments involving several gaseous prototypical systems. In particular, we focus on the kinetic energy dependence of the total (elastic + inelastic) integral cross-sections. Of particular interest is the measure of quantum interference patterns in the energy dependence of cross-sections of targeted systems and their shift compared to that of known reference systems. We interpreted these findings as interaction energy stabilization components, such as charge transfer, σ-hole, and polar flattening, that emerge at intermediate separation distance ranges and selectively manifest for specific geometries of collision complexes. Another significant observable we discuss is the absolute value of the cross-section and its dependence on permanent multipole moments of the collisional partners. Specifically, we show how the spontaneous orientation of rotationally cold and polar molecules, due to the electric field gradient associated with the interaction between permanent multipole moments, can significantly modify the magnitude of the total cross-section, even at high values of the impact parameter. We are confident that the present results can help extend the force field formulation to various interacting systems and carry out molecular dynamics simulations under conditions of application interest.
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- David Cappelletti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06215 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06215 Perugia, Italy
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Angelico S, Haugland TS, Ronca E, Koch H. Coupled cluster cavity Born-Oppenheimer approximation for electronic strong coupling. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:214112. [PMID: 38051099 DOI: 10.1063/5.0172764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Chemical and photochemical reactivity, as well as supramolecular organization and several other molecular properties, can be modified by strong interactions between light and matter. Theoretical studies of these phenomena require the separation of the Schrödinger equation into different degrees of freedom as in the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. In this paper, we analyze the electron-photon Hamiltonian within the cavity Born-Oppenheimer approximation (CBOA), where the electronic problem is solved for fixed nuclear positions and photonic parameters. In particular, we focus on intermolecular interactions in representative dimer complexes. The CBOA potential energy surfaces are compared with those obtained using a polaritonic approach, where the photonic and electronic degrees of freedom are treated at the same level. This allows us to assess the role of electron-photon correlation and the accuracy of CBOA.
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- Sara Angelico
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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de Jesus GCC, Costa CVS, de Macedo LGM, de Oliveira Neto PH, Pirani F, Gargano R. Electronic and dynamical properties of non-covalent diatomic aggregates formed by He with neutral and ionic Li and Be. J Mol Model 2023; 29:190. [PMID: 37249738 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05512-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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CONTEXT AND RESULTS This work aims to study the influence of the absence and presence of permanent charges on the electronic and dynamical properties of the non-covalent bound diatomic systems involving He and Li, Be as neutral and ionic partners. The charge displacement results suggest that in the formation of HeLi[Formula: see text], HeBe[Formula: see text], and HeBe[Formula: see text], the neutral He atom undergoes, in the electric field of the ion, a pronounced electronic polarization, and the natural bond order theoretical approach indicates that in the formation of the molecular orbital He acts as a weak electron donor. The energy decomposition analysis provides the dispersion and induction components as the attractive leading terms controlling the stability of all systems, confirming that the formed bond substantially maintains a non-covalent nature which is also supported by the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) analysis. Finally, it was found that the HeLi and HeBe neutral systems are unstable under any condition, HeLi[Formula: see text] and HeBe[Formula: see text] ionic systems are stable below 317K and 138K, respectively, while the HeBe[Formula: see text] system becomes unstable only after 3045K. COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL TECHNIQUES The potential energy curves and interactions in all systems were studied theoretically based on coupled-cluster singles and doubles method with perturbative inclusion of triples CCSD(T) method with an aug-cc-pV5Z basis set. More precisely, it was determined the potential energy curves describing the stability of the HeLi, HeLi[Formula: see text], HeBe, HeBe[Formula: see text], and HeBe[Formula: see text] systems, the charge displacement within the formed adducts, the decomposition of their total interaction energy, the topological analysis of their bonds, their rovibrational energies, their spectroscopic constants and lifetimes.
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), P.O. Box 04455, Brasília, DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università di Perugia, via Duranti 93, 06125, Perugia, Italy
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), P.O. Box 04455, Brasília, DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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A Detailed Study of Electronic and Dynamic Properties of Noble Gas–Oxygen Molecule Adducts. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27217409. [DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In this work, the binding features of adducts formed by a noble gas (Ng = He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn) atom and the oxygen molecule (O2) in its ground Σg−3, in the past target of several experimental studies, have been characterized under different theoretical points of view to clarify fundamental aspects of the intermolecular bond. For the most stable configuration of all Ng–O2 systems, binding energy has been calculated at the theory’s CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ level and compared with the experimental findings. Rovibrational energies, spectroscopic constants, and lifetime as a function of temperature were also evaluated by adopting properly formulated potential energy curves. The nature of the interaction involved was deeply investigated using charge displacement analysis, symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT), and natural bond orbital (NBO) methods. In all adducts, it was found that the charge transfer plays a minor role, although O2 is an open shell species exhibiting a positive electron affinity. Obtained results also indicate that the dispersion attraction contribution is the main responsible for the complex stability.
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Nottoli G, Ballotta B, Rampino S. Local Charge-Displacement Analysis: Targeting Local Charge-Flows in Complex Intermolecular Interactions. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:084107. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0095142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Charge-displacement (CD) analysis has recently proven to be a simple and powerful scheme for quantitatively analyzing the profile of the charge redistribution occurring upon intermolecular interactions along a given interaction axis. However, when two molecular fragments bind through complex interactions involving multiple concurrent charge flows, ordinary CD analysis is capable of providing only an averaged picture of the related charge-flow profiles and no detailed information on each of them. In this article, we combine CD analysis with a Hirshfeld partitioning of the molecular charge redistribution for a local analysis on focused portions of the molecule, allowing for a detailed characterization of one charge flow at a time. The resulting scheme - the local charge-displacement (LCD) analysis - is tested on the intriguing case of the dimethyl sulfide (DMS)-sulfur dioxide (SO2) complex, characterized by concurrent charge flows relating to a sulfur-sulfur homo-chalcogen interaction and a pair of hydrogen bonds. The LCD scheme is then applied to the analysis of multiple hydrogen bonding in the acetic acid dimer, of base-pairing interactions in DNA, and of ambifunctional hydrogen bonding in the ammonia-pyridine complex.
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Editorial for the Special Issue on Long-range Intermolecular Interactions in Chemistry and Physics (in honour of Prof. Fernando Pirani). Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sagresti L, Rampino S. Charge-Flow Profiles along Curvilinear Paths: A Flexible Scheme for the Analysis of Charge Displacement upon Intermolecular Interactions. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216409. [PMID: 34770822 PMCID: PMC8586930 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The Charge-Displacement (CD) analysis has proven to be a powerful tool for a quantitative characterization of the electron-density flow occurring upon chemical bonding along a suitably chosen interaction axis. In several classes of interesting intermolecular interactions, however, an interaction axis cannot be straightforwardly defined, and the CD analysis loses consistency and usefulness. In this article, we propose a general, flexible reformulation of the CD analysis capable of providing a quantitative view of the charge displacement along custom curvilinear paths. The new scheme naturally reduces to ordinary CD analysis if the path is chosen to be a straight line. An implementation based on a discrete sampling of the electron densities and a Voronoi space partitioning is described and shown in action on two test cases of a metal-carbonyl and a pyridine-ammonia complex.
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- Luca Sagresti
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)—Sezione di Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)—Sezione di Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
- Correspondence:
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de Oliveira RM, Machado de Macedo LG, da Cunha TF, Pirani F, Gargano R. A Spectroscopic Validation of the Improved Lennard-Jones Model. Molecules 2021; 26:3906. [PMID: 34206733 PMCID: PMC8271504 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The Lennard-Jones (LJ) and Improved Lennard-Jones (ILJ) potential models have been deeply tested on the most accurate CCSD(T)/CBS electronic energies calculated for some weakly bound prototype systems. These results are important to plan the correct application of such models to systems at increasing complexity. CCSD(T)/CBS ground state electronic energies were determined for 21 diatomic systems composed by the combination of the noble gas atoms. These potentials were employed to calculate the rovibrational spectroscopic constants, and the results show that for 20 of the 21 pairs the ILJ predictions agree more effectively with the experimental data than those of the LJ model. The CCSD(T)/CBS energies were also used to determine the β parameter of the ILJ form, related to the softness/hardness of the interacting partners and controlling the shape of the potential well. This information supports the experimental finding that suggests the adoption of β≈9 for most of the systems involving noble gas atoms. The He-Ne and He-Ar molecules have a lifetime of less than 1ps in the 200-500 K temperature range, indicating that they are not considered stable under thermal conditions of gaseous bulks. Furthermore, the controversy concerning the presence of a "virtual" or a "real" vibrational state in the He2 molecule is discussed.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Universitá degli studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy;
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF 70910-900, Brazil
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Molecular beam scattering experiments probing the interaction of Cl2 with simple molecules (D2, O2, D2O, ND3). Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ferreira de Menezes R, Machado de Macedo LG, Lopes Martins JB, Pirani F, Gargano R. Investigation of strength and nature of the weak intermolecular bond in NH2 radical-noble gas atom adducts and evaluation of their basic spectroscopic features. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Haugland TS, Schäfer C, Ronca E, Rubio A, Koch H. Intermolecular interactions in optical cavities: An ab initio QED study. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:094113. [PMID: 33685159 DOI: 10.1063/5.0039256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Intermolecular bonds are weak compared to covalent bonds, but they are strong enough to influence the properties of large molecular systems. In this work, we investigate how strong light-matter coupling inside an optical cavity can modify intermolecular forces and illustrate the varying necessity of correlation in their description. The electromagnetic field inside the cavity can modulate the ground state properties of weakly bound complexes. Tuning the field polarization and cavity frequency, the interactions can be stabilized or destabilized, and electron densities, dipole moments, and polarizabilities can be altered. We demonstrate that electron-photon correlation is fundamental to describe intermolecular interactions in strong light-matter coupling. This work proposes optical cavities as a novel tool to manipulate and control ground state properties, solvent effects, and intermolecular interactions for molecules and materials.
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- Tor S Haugland
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter and Center Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Carvalho FM, Kiametis AS, de Araújo Oliveira AL, Pirani F, Gargano R. Spectroscopy, lifetime, and charge-displacement of the methanol-noble gas complexes: An integrated experimental-theoretical investigation. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 246:119049. [PMID: 33080517 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An integrated experimental-theoretical investigation was employed to determine rovibrational energies, spectroscopic constants, lifetime as a function of temperature in gas phase complexes of methanol with noble gas (NgHe, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn). Beside that, a parallel effort has been addressed to theoretically characterize the nature of intermolecular interactions determining the dissociation energy and equilibrium distance of the formed adducts. Dynamics and lifetime results reveal that, except for the CH3OH-He aggregate, all other methanol-Ng compounds are sufficiently stable under thermal conditions. Their lifetimes are larger than 1 ps for the temperature of the bulk in the range between 200 and 500 K. In addition, the current lifetime results suggest that the aggregates formed by methanol and Ng are globally more stable than corresponding complexes formed by water with Ng. From the point of view of the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ level calculation, in all compounds, the electron densities of Ng partners are weakly polarized in the presence of CH3OH molecule. The charge-displacement curves and NBO analysis indicate that the charge transfer from Ng to methanol molecule, in general, plays a minor role, being appreciable only in the aggregate involving Ar. Finally, it was verified from the SAPT2 + (CCD)-δMP2/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations and NCI analysis that the dispersion is the essential long-range attractive contribution to the interaction energy for all studied complexes. This feature strongly suggests that these compounds are held bonded substantially by van der Waals forces. Then non-covalent intermolecular bonds are effectively formed in the gas phase, which is disturbed by small stabilizing charge-transfer contributions.
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- Fernando M Carvalho
- Institute of Physics, University of Braslia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Braslia, DF, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Universitá degli studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia, Italy; Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, University of Braslia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Braslia, DF, Brazil.
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de Araujo Oliveira AL, de Macedo LGM, de Oliveira Só YA, Martins JBL, Pirani F, Gargano R. Nature and role of the weak intermolecular bond in enantiomeric conformations of H 2O 2–noble gas adducts: a chiral prototypical model. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06135b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The role and nature of the weak intermolecular bond in the H2O2–noble gas enantiomeric conformations are presented. Charge transfer associated with the formation of a weak intermolecular hydrogen bond tends to stabilize the cis-barrier conformation.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
- Universitá degli Studi di Perugia
- Perugia
- Italy
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Nunzi F, Pannacci G, Tarantelli F, Belpassi L, Cappelletti D, Falcinelli S, Pirani F. Leading Interaction Components in the Structure and Reactivity of Noble Gases Compounds. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25102367. [PMID: 32443725 PMCID: PMC7287633 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25102367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The nature, strength, range and role of the bonds in adducts of noble gas atoms with both neutral and ionic partners have been investigated by exploiting a fine-tuned integrated phenomenological–theoretical approach. The identification of the leading interaction components in the noble gases adducts and their modeling allows the encompassing of the transitions from pure noncovalent to covalent bound aggregates and to rationalize the anomalous behavior (deviations from noncovalent type interaction) pointed out in peculiar cases. Selected adducts affected by a weak chemical bond, as those promoting the formation of the intermolecular halogen bond, are also properly rationalized. The behavior of noble gas atoms excited in their long-life metastable states, showing a strongly enhanced reactivity, has been also enclosed in the present investigation.
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- Francesca Nunzi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.P.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (F.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.P.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.P.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
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- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.P.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06215 Perugia, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.P.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (F.P.)
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Ciancaleoni G, Belpassi L. Disentanglement of orthogonal hydrogen and halogen bonds via natural orbital for chemical valence: A charge displacement analysis. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1185-1193. [PMID: 32011001 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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As known, the electron density of covalently bound halogen atoms is anisotropically distributed, making them potentially able to establish many weak interactions, acting at the same time as halogen bond donors and hydrogen bond acceptors. Indeed, there are many examples in which the halogen and hydrogen bond coexist in the same structure and, if a correct bond analysis is required, their separation is mandatory. Here, the advantages and limitations of coupling the charge displacement analysis with natural orbital for chemical valence method (NOCV-CD) to separately analyze orthogonal weak interactions are shown, for both symmetric and asymmetric adducts. The methodology gives optimal results with intermolecular adducts but, in the presence of an organometallic complex, also intramolecular interactions can be correctly analyzed. Beyond the methodological aspects, it is shown that correctly separate and quantify the interactions can give interesting chemical insights about the systems.
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- Gianluca Ciancaleoni
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "G. Natta"-CNR (CNR-SCITEC), c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Bauzá A, Frontera A. σ/π-Hole noble gas bonding interactions: Insights from theory and experiment. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.213112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rossi E, De Santis M, Sorbelli D, Storchi L, Belpassi L, Belanzoni P. Spin-orbit coupling is the key to unraveling intriguing features of the halogen bond involving astatine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1897-1910. [PMID: 31912075 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06293a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The effect of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the halogen bond involving astatine has been investigated using state-of-the-art two- and four-component relativistic calculations. Adducts between Cl-X (X = Cl, Br, I and At) and ammonia have been selected to establish a trend on going down the periodic table. The SOC influence has been explored not only on the geometric and energetic features that can be used to characterize the halogen bond strength but also on the three main contributions to it that are the charge transfer, the "σ-hole" (i.e. the localized region with a net positive electrostatic potential at the halogen site) and the "polar flattening" (which is related to the effective shape of the halogen site). A surprisingly large increase of the Cl-At dipole moment, due to the inclusion of SOC, has been worked out using four-component CCSD(T) reference calculations, indicating that this bond is significantly more ionic than one may predict. Due to the SOC effect, which induces a peculiar charge accumulation on the At side in the Cl-At dimer, a weakening of the astatine-mediated halogen bond occurs arising from the (i) reduced amount of charge transfer, (ii) decrease of the polar flattening and (iii) lowering of the short-range Coulomb potential. The analysis of the electronic structure of the Cl-At moiety allows for a rationalization of the SOC effects on all the considered features of the halogen bond, including an unprecedented unsymmetrical charge back-donation from Cl-At to ammonia.
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- Elisa Rossi
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università G. D'Annunzio, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy. and Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Ciancaleoni G, Nunzi F, Belpassi L. Charge Displacement Analysis-A Tool to Theoretically Characterize the Charge Transfer Contribution of Halogen Bonds. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25020300. [PMID: 31940866 PMCID: PMC7024339 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25020300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Theoretical bonding analysis is of prime importance for the deep understanding of the various chemical interactions, covalent or not. Among the various methods that have been developed in the last decades, the analysis of the Charge Displacement function (CD) demonstrated to be useful to reveal the charge transfer effects in many contexts, from weak hydrogen bonds, to the characterization of σ hole interactions, as halogen, chalcogen and pnictogen bonding or even in the decomposition of the metal-ligand bond. Quite often, the CD analysis has also been coupled with experimental techniques, in order to give a complete description of the system under study. In this review, we focus on the use of CD analysis on halogen bonded systems, describing the most relevant literature examples about gas phase and condensed phase systems. Chemical insights will be drawn about the nature of halogen bond, its cooperativity and its influence on metal-ligand bond components.
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- Gianluca Ciancaleoni
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-050-221-9351
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” del CNR (SCITEC-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” del CNR (SCITEC-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy;
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D'Amore L, Belpassi L, Klein JEMN, Swart M. Spin-resolved charge displacement analysis as an intuitive tool for the evaluation of cPCET and HAT scenarios. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12146-12149. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04995f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The spin-resolved version of the charge displacement function is introduced as an intuitive tool for differentiating between hydrogen-atom transfer and concerted proton-coupled electron transfer.
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- Lorenzo D'Amore
- IQCC and Dept. Chem
- Universitat de Girona
- Campus Montilivi
- 17003 Girona
- Spain
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche del CNR (SCITEC-CNR) c/o Università degli Studi di Perugia
- Via Elce di Sotto 8
- 06123 Perugia
- Italy
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- Molecular Inorganic Chemistry
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- University of Groningen
- Groningen
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- IQCC and Dept. Chem
- Universitat de Girona
- Campus Montilivi
- 17003 Girona
- Spain
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Nunzi F, Di Erasmo B, Tarantelli F, Cappelletti D, Pirani F. The Halogen-Bond Nature in Noble Gas-Dihalogen Complexes from Scattering Experiments and Ab Initio Calculations. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24234274. [PMID: 31771210 PMCID: PMC6930525 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In order to clarify the nature of the halogen bond (XB), we considered the prototype noble gas–dihalogen molecule (Ng–X2) systems, focusing on the nature, range, and strength of the interaction. We exploited data gained from molecular beam scattering experiments with the measure of interference effects to obtain a suitable formulation of the interaction potential, with the support of high-level ab initio calculations, and charge displacement analysis. The essential interaction components involved in the Ng–X2 adducts were characterized, pointing at their critical balance in the definition of the XB. Particular emphasis is devoted to the energy stability of the orientational Ng–X2 isomers, the barrier for the X2 hindered rotation, and the influence of the X2 electronic state. The present integrated study returns reliable force fields for molecular dynamic simulations in Ng–X2 complexes that can be extended to systems with increasing complexity and whose properties depend on the selective formation of XB.
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- Francesca Nunzi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (B.D.E.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (F.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (B.D.E.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (B.D.E.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (CNR-SCITEC), via Elce di Sotto, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (B.D.E.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; (B.D.E.); (F.T.); (D.C.)
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (F.P.)
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De Santis M, Rampino S, Storchi L, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. The Chemical Bond and s–d Hybridization in Coinage Metal(I) Cyanides. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:11716-11729. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Matteo De Santis
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Cesario D, Nunzi F, Belpassi L, Pirani F, Ronca E, Tarantelli F. Chemical Bond Mechanism for Helium Revealed by Electronic Excitation. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:6572-6577. [PMID: 31274318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b05351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Helium chemistry is notoriously very impervious. It is therefore certainly no surprise that, for example, beryllium and helium atoms, in their ground state, do not bind. Full configuration-interaction calculations show that the same turns out to be true, save for a long-range shallow attraction, for the Be+ + He system. However, quite astonishingly, when one electron is re-added to Be+ in an excited 2pπ or 3s orbital (Be 1P or 1S), a bound adduct with He is formed, at an interatomic separation as short as 1.5 Å. Understanding why this happens reveals an unsuspected chemical mechanism that stabilizes helium compounds at the molecular level.
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- Diego Cesario
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Struktur und Dynamik der Materie , Luruper Chaussee 149 , 22761 Hamburg , Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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Borocci S, Grandinetti F, Sanna N, Antoniotti P, Nunzi F. Noncovalent Complexes of the Noble-Gas Atoms: Analyzing the Transition from Physical to Chemical Interactions. J Comput Chem 2019; 40:2318-2328. [PMID: 31254471 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The bonding character of the noncovalent complexes of the noble-gas (Ng) atoms ranges from nearly purely dispersive contacts to interactions featuring appreciable contributions of induction and charge transfer. In this study, we discuss a new quantitative index that seems peculiarly informative about these diverse bonding situations. This index was termed as the degree of polarization (DoP) of Ng, as it measures, in essence, the Ng polarization promoted by the binding partner. The definition of the DoP(Ng) relies on the analysis of the local electron energy density H(r), and its physical meaning was best appreciated by studying also the charge-displacement function and the molecular electrostatic potential of the investigated benchmark species, that include nearly 60 Ngs complexes of different bonding character. The DoP(Ng) appears of general applicability, and is also positively correlated with other bonding character indices. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Stefano Borocci
- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia, L.go dell'Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy.,Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici del CNR, Via Salaria, Km 29.500, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia, L.go dell'Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy.,Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici del CNR, Via Salaria, Km 29.500, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia, L.go dell'Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie (DCBB), Via Elce di Sotto, 8 06123 Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), Via Elce di Sotto, 8 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Ascenzi D, Scotoni M, Tosi P, Cappelletti D, Pirani F. Stereodynamical Effects by Anisotropic Intermolecular Forces. Front Chem 2019; 7:390. [PMID: 31214573 PMCID: PMC6554618 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Electric and magnetic field gradients, arising from sufficiently strong anisotropic intermolecular forces, tend to induce molecular polarization which can often modify substantially the results of molecular collisions, especially at low rotational temperatures and low collision energies. The knowledge of these phenomena, today still not fully understood, is of general relevance for the control of the stereo-dynamics of elementary chemical-physical processes, involving neutral and ionic species under a variety of conditions. This paper reports on results obtained by combining information from scattering, spectroscopic and reactivity experiments, within a collaboration between the research groups in Perugia and Trento. We addressed particular attention to the reactions of small atomic ions with polar neutrals for their relevance in several environments, including interstellar medium, planetary atmospheres, and laboratory plasmas. In the case of ion-molecule reactions, alignment/orientation is a general phenomenon due to the electric field generated by the charged particle. Such phenomenon originates critical stereo-dynamic effects that can either suppress (when the orientation drives the collision complex into non-reactive or less reactive configurations), or enhance the reactivity (when orientation confines reagents in the most appropriate configuration for reaction). The associated rate coefficients show the propensity to follow an Arrhenius and a non-Arrhenius behavior, respectively.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Cappelletti D, Cinti A, Nicoziani A, Falcinelli S, Pirani F. Molecular Beam Scattering Experiments as a Sensitive Probe of the Interaction in Bromine-Noble Gas Complexes. Front Chem 2019; 7:320. [PMID: 31157202 PMCID: PMC6534045 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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This paper reports for the first time molecular beam experiments for the scattering of He, Ne, and Ar by the Br2 molecule, with the aim of probing in detail the intermolecular interaction. Measurements have been performed under the experimental condition to resolve the glory pattern, a quantum interference effect observable in the collision velocity dependence of the integral cross section. We analyzed the experimental data with a reliable potential model defined as a combination of an anisotropic van der Waals component with the additional contribution due to charge transfer and polar flattening effects related to the formation of an intermolecular halogen bond. The model involves few parameters, whose values are related to fundamental physical properties of the interacting partners, and it allows an internally consistent comparison of the stability of the gas-phase adducts formed by Br2 moiety with different noble gases as well as homologous complexes with the Cl2 molecule. The same model appears to be also easily generalized to describe the interaction of diatomic halogen molecules in the excited B(3Π) electronic state where the halogen bond contribution tends to vanish and more anisotropic van der Waals components dominate the structure of the complexes with noble gases.
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- David Cappelletti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Nunzi F, Cesario D, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F, Roncaratti LF, Falcinelli S, Cappelletti D, Pirani F. Insight into the halogen-bond nature of noble gas-chlorine systems by molecular beam scattering experiments, ab initio calculations and charge displacement analysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:7330-7340. [PMID: 30896694 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00300b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have carried out molecular-beam scattering experiments and high-level ab initio investigations on the potential energy surfaces of a series of noble-gas-Cl2 adducts. This effort has permitted the construction of a simple, reliable and easily generalizable analytical model potential formulation, which is based on a few physically meaningful parameters of the interacting partners and transparently shows the origin, strength, and stereospecificity of the various interaction components. The results demonstrate quantitatively beyond doubt that the interaction between a noble-gas (Ng) atom - even He - and Cl2 in a collinear configuration is characterized by weak halogen bond (XB) formation, accompanied by charge transfer (CT) from the Ng to chlorine. This characteristic, which stabilizes the adduct, rapidly disappears on going towards the T-shaped configuration, dominated by pure van der Waals (vdW) forces. Similarly, a pure vdW interaction takes place - with no CT component in any configuration - if Cl2 is present in the lowest πg* → σu* excited state, because the change in electron density that accompanies the excitation eliminates the Cl2 polar flattening and σ hole, making the XB interaction inaccessible.
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- Francesca Nunzi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy.
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Pirani F, Cappelletti D, Falcinelli S, Cesario D, Nunzi F, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. Selective Emergence of the Halogen Bond in Ground and Excited States of Noble‐Gas–Chlorine Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fernando Pirani
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e BiotecnologieUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via Elce di Sotto 8 06213 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e BiotecnologieUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via Elce di Sotto 8 06213 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed AmbientaleUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via G. Duranti 93 06215 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e BiotecnologieUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via Elce di Sotto 8 06213 Perugia Italy
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale ModelingVrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e BiotecnologieUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via Elce di Sotto 8 06213 Perugia Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR) via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR) via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e BiotecnologieUniversità degli Studi di Perugia via Elce di Sotto 8 06213 Perugia Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR) via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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Pirani F, Cappelletti D, Falcinelli S, Cesario D, Nunzi F, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. Selective Emergence of the Halogen Bond in Ground and Excited States of Noble-Gas-Chlorine Systems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4195-4199. [PMID: 30701641 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Molecular-beam scattering experiments and theoretical calculations prove the nature, strength, and selectivity of the halogen bonds (XB) in the interaction of halogen molecules with the series of noble gas (Ng) atoms. The XB, accompanied by charge transfer from the Ng to the halogen, is shown to take place in, and measurably stabilize, the collinear conformation of the adducts, which thus becomes (in contrast to what happens for other Ng-molecule systems) approximately as bound as the T-shaped form. It is also shown how and why XB is inhibited when the halogen molecule is in the 3 Πu excited state. A general potential formulation fitting the experimental observables, based on few physically essential parameters, is proposed to describe the interaction accurately and is validated by ab initio computations.
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- Fernando Pirani
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06213, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06213, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, 06215, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06213, Perugia, Italy.,Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06213, Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06213, Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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de Aquino ABM, Leal LA, Carvalho-Silva VH, Gargano R, Ribeiro Junior LA, da Cunha WF. Krypton-methanol spectroscopic study: Assessment of the complexation dynamics and the role of the van der Waals interaction. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 205:179-185. [PMID: 30015023 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Kr-CH3OH (Krypton-Methanol) system has several technological applications, such as the determination of diffusivity coefficients, their use in the development of detectors and combustion techniques among others. We report an extensive theoretical study concerning the stability of such complex. A mix between molecular dynamics, electronic structure calculations and solution of the nuclear Schrodinger equation lead to investigation of spectroscopic constants, lifetime of the complex and its Quantum Theory Atom in Molecules (QTAIM) properties. The study of the Potential Energy Curves (PEC) suggested three configurations to be stable as their potential well were able to harbor 9 vibrational levels. Properties from the curves also allowed us to obtain the lifetime of the complex, whose values were >1 ps regardless of the conformation. Furthermore, topological investigations of the charge density profile of the complex, in the scope of QTAIM properties, show that van der Waals type interactions takes place between the noble gas and the methanol molecule. These features are in consonance to the experimental fact that this complex is stable.
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- Amanda Bárbara Mendes de Aquino
- Anapolis Group of Theoretical and Structural Chemistry, Goias State University - Exact Science and Technology Campus, Anapolis 75001-970, Brazil
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- Anapolis Group of Theoretical and Structural Chemistry, Goias State University - Exact Science and Technology Campus, Anapolis 75001-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
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De Vlugt IJS, Lecours MJ, Carr PJJ, Anwar A, Marta RA, Fillion E, Steinmetz V, Hopkins WS. Infrared-Driven Charge-Transfer in Transition Metal-Containing B12X122– (X = H, F) Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:7051-7061. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b05750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Isaac J. S. De Vlugt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- CLIO/LCP Bat. 201, Porte 2, Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay 91405, Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Geng C, Li J, Weiske T, Schwarz H. Thermal O–H Bond Activation of Water As Mediated by Heteronuclear [Al2Mg2O5]•+: Evidence for Oxygen-Atom Scrambling. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9275-9281. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Caiyun Geng
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 115, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 115, Berlin 10623, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s Republic of China
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 115, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 115, Berlin 10623, Germany
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Nunzi F, Cesario D, Pirani F, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. Modelling Charge Transfer in Weak Chemical Bonds: Insights from the Chemistry of Helium. Chemphyschem 2018. [PMID: 29537704 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We studied the nature of the interaction of the weakly bound Be-He adduct by means of an integrated theoretical approach based on high-level quantum chemical calculations for the characterization of the potential energy surfaces and charge displaced upon adduct formation, together with the development of a semi-empirical analytical formulation of the interaction potential. Our results show that Be is able to form a stable adduct with He when the Be(1 D) (1s2 2s2 →1s2 2s0 2p2 ) excited state is involved, with a binding energy of as much as 10.2 kcal/mol, an astonishingly large value for He in neutral systems. The analysis of the leading interaction components in the Be*-He adduct proves the relevance of the charge transfer to the overall stability, which contributes to decreasing the intermolecular distance, thus strengthening the induction-energy component.
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- Francesca Nunzi
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.,Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.,Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.,Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR), via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy.,Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123, Perugia, Italy
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Mao Y, Ge Q, Horn PR, Head-Gordon M. On the Computational Characterization of Charge-Transfer Effects in Noncovalently Bound Molecular Complexes. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:2401-2417. [PMID: 29614855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b01256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Charge-transfer (CT) is an important binding force in the formation of intermolecular complexes, and there have been a variety of theoretical models proposed to quantify this effect. These approaches, which typically rely on a definition of a "CT-free" state based on a partition of the system, sometimes yield significantly different results for a given intermolecular complex. Two widely used definitions of the "CT-free" state, the absolutely localized molecular orbitals (ALMO) method (where only on-fragment orbital mixings are permitted) and the constrained density functional theory (CDFT) approach (where fragment electron populations are fixed), are carefully examined in this work. Natural bond orbital (NBO) and the regularized symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) are also briefly considered. Results for the ALMO and CDFT definitions of CT are compared on a broad range of model systems, including hydrogen-bonding systems, borane complexes, metal-carbonyl complexes, and complexes formed by water and metal cations. For most of these systems, CDFT yields a much smaller equilibrium CT energy compared to that given by the ALMO-based definition. This is mainly because the CDFT population constraint does not fully inhibit CT, which means that the CDFT "CT-free" state is in fact CT-contaminated. Examples of this contamination include (i) matching forward and backward donation (e.g., formic acid dimer) and (ii) unidirectional CT without changing fragment populations. The magnitude of the latter effect is quantified in systems such as the water dimer by employing a 3-space density constraint in addition to the orbital constraint. Furthermore, by means of the adiabatic EDA, it is shown that several observable effects of CT, such as the "pyramidalization" of the planar BH3 molecule upon the complexation with Lewis bases, already appear on the "CT-free" CDFT surface. These results reveal the essential distinctions between the ALMO and CDFT definitions of CT and suggest that the former is more consistent with accepted understanding of the role of CT in intermolecular binding.
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- Yuezhi Mao
- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry , University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry , University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States.,Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry , University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry , University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States.,Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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De Santis M, Rampino S, Quiney HM, Belpassi L, Storchi L. Charge-Displacement Analysis via Natural Orbitals for Chemical Valence in the Four-Component Relativistic Framework. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:1286-1296. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b01077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Matteo De Santis
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi ‘G. D’Annunzio’, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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Weinhold F, Glendening ED. Comment on “Natural Bond Orbitals and the Nature of the Hydrogen Bond”. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:724-732. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- F. Weinhold
- Theoretical
Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809, United States
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De Santis M, Nunzi F, Cesario D, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F, Cappelletti D, Pirani F. Cooperative role of halogen and hydrogen bonding in the stabilization of water adducts with apolar molecules. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj00552d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conversely to the H2O–CF4 adduct, an appreciable intermolecular bond stabilization by charge transfer is operative in the H2O–CCl4 system.
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- Matteo De Santis
- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR)
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR)
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
- Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2
- I-06123 Perugia
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (ISTM-CNR)
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Biologia e Biotecnologie
- I-06123 Perugia
- Italy
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Pastore M, Assfeld X, Mosconi E, Monari A, Etienne T. Unveiling the nature of post-linear response Z-vector method for time-dependent density functional theory. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:024108. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4991561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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D’Amore L, Ciancaleoni G, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F, Zuccaccia D, Belanzoni P. Unraveling the Anion/Ligand Interplay in the Reaction Mechanism of Gold(I)-Catalyzed Alkoxylation of Alkynes. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Lorenzo D’Amore
- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe
Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) c/o Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, via Elce
di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) c/o Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, via Elce
di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, via Elce
di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Sezione di Chimica, Università di Udine, via Cotonificio 108, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Istituto
di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM) c/o Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, via Elce
di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, via Elce
di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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Wang C, Danovich D, Shaik S, Mo Y. Halogen Bonds in Novel Polyhalogen Monoanions. Chemistry 2017; 23:8719-8728. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Changwei Wang
- College of Science; China University of Petroleum (East China); Changjiangxi Road 66 266580 Tsingtao P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry and Lise Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry; The Hebrew University; Jerusalem 91904 Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and Lise Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry; The Hebrew University; Jerusalem 91904 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry; Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
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de Oliveira RM, Roncaratti LF, de Macedo LGM, Gargano R. The interaction of CCl 4 with Ng (Ng = He, Ne, Ar), O 2, D 2O and ND 3: rovibrational energies, spectroscopic constants and theoretical calculations. J Mol Model 2017; 23:87. [PMID: 28224331 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-017-3269-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This investigation generated rovibrational energies and spectroscopic constants for systems of CCl4 with Ng (Ng = He, Ne, Ar), O2, D2O and ND3 from scattering experimental data, and the results presented are of interest for microwave spectroscopy studies of small halogenated molecules. The rovibrational spectra were obtained through two different approaches (Dunham and DVR) within the improved Lennard Jones (ILJ) model. Spectra were also generated within ordinary Lennard Jones and deviations suggest that the ILJ model should be preferred due to interactions beyond dispersion forces presented in these systems. Data from the literature and additional high level quantum mechanical calculations presented in this work show that these systems should not be considered as van der Waals complexes due to halogen bonding (HB) interactions, and this is especially true for the CCl4-D2O and CCl4-ND3 complexes. The charge displacement from the latter systems are one order of magnitude higher than the values from literature for CCl4 and He, Ne, Ar and O2 systems, and show significant deviations between DFT and Hartree-Fock values not previously reported in the literature.
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- Rhuiago M de Oliveira
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), PO Box 04455, Brasília, DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), PO Box 04455, Brasília, DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Biotecnologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, PA, 66075-110, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), PO Box 04455, Brasília, DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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Falcinelli S, Candori P, Pirani F, Vecchiocattivi F. The role of charge transfer in the stability and reactivity of chemical systems from experimental findings. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:6933-6944. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00614d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Phenomena are described within a unifying picture, by isolating charge/electron transfer as an interaction component triggering chemical reactivity.
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- S. Falcinelli
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University of Perugia
- 06125 Perugia
- Italy
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University of Perugia
- 06125 Perugia
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- Biology and Biotechnologies
- University of Perugia
- 06123 Perugia
- Italy
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University of Perugia
- 06125 Perugia
- Italy
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Rutigliano M, Pirani F. Selectivity in the inelastic rotational scattering of hydrogen molecules from graphite. Chem Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cappelletti D, Falcinelli S, Pirani F. The intermolecular interaction in D2 − CX4 and O2 − CX4 (X = F, Cl) systems: Molecular beam scattering experiments as a sensitive probe of the selectivity of charge transfer component. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:134305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4964092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- David Cappelletti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia 06123, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università di Perugia, Via G. Duranti 93, Perugia 06125, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia 06123, Italy
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Ciancaleoni G, Arca M, Caramori GF, Frenking G, Schneider FSS, Lippolis V. Bonding Analysis in Homo‐ and Hetero‐Trihalide Species: A Charge Displacement Study. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Gianluca Ciancaleoni
- Departamento de Química Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 88040‐900 Florianópolis SC Brazil
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- Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu 09042 Monserrato (CA) Italy
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- Departamento de Química Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 88040‐900 Florianópolis SC Brazil
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps‐Universität Marburg Hans‐Meerwein‐Strasse 35032 Marburg Germany
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- Departamento de Química Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 88040‐900 Florianópolis SC Brazil
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- Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu 09042 Monserrato (CA) Italy
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Lao KU, Herbert JM. Energy Decomposition Analysis with a Stable Charge-Transfer Term for Interpreting Intermolecular Interactions. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 12:2569-82. [PMID: 27049750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Many schemes for decomposing quantum-chemical calculations of intermolecular interaction energies into physically meaningful components can be found in the literature, but the definition of the charge-transfer (CT) contribution has proven particularly vexing to define in a satisfactory way and typically depends strongly on the choice of basis set. This is problematic, especially in cases of dative bonding and for open-shell complexes involving cation radicals, for which one might expect significant CT. Here, we analyze CT interactions predicted by several popular energy decomposition analyses and ultimately recommend the definition afforded by constrained density functional theory (cDFT), as it is scarcely dependent on basis set and provides results that are in accord with chemical intuition in simple cases, and in quantitative agreement with experimental estimates of the CT energy, where available. For open-shell complexes, the cDFT approach affords CT energies that are in line with trends expected based on ionization potentials and electron affinities whereas some other definitions afford unreasonably large CT energies in large-gap systems, which are sometimes artificially offset by underestimation of van der Waals interactions by density functional theory. Our recommended energy decomposition analysis is a composite approach, in which cDFT is used to define the CT component of the interaction energy and symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) defines the electrostatic, polarization, Pauli repulsion, and van der Waals contributions. SAPT/cDFT provides a stable and physically motivated energy decomposition that, when combined with a new implementation of open-shell SAPT, can be applied to supramolecular complexes involving molecules, ions, and/or radicals.
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- Ka Un Lao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University , Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University , Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Cappelletti D, Aquilanti V, Bartocci A, Nunzi F, Tarantelli F, Belpassi L, Pirani F. Interaction of O2 with CH4, CF4, and CCl4 by Molecular Beam Scattering Experiments and Theoretical Calculations. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:5197-207. [PMID: 26938313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Gas phase collisions of O2 by CH4, CF4, and CCl4 have been investigated with the molecular beam technique by measuring both the integral cross section value, Q, and its dependence on the collision velocity, v. The adopted experimental conditions have been appropriate to resolve the oscillating "glory" pattern, a quantum interference effect controlled by the features of the intermolecular interaction, for all the three case studies. The analysis of the Q(v) data, performed by adopting a suitable representation of the intermolecular potential function, provided the basic features of the anisotropic potential energy surfaces at intermediate and large separation distances and information on the relative role of the physically relevant types of contributions to the global interaction. The present work demonstrates that while O2-CH4 and O2-CF4 are basically bound through the balance between size (Pauli) repulsion and dispersion attraction, an appreaciable intermolecular bond stabilization by charge transfer is operative in O2-CCl4. Ab initio calculations of the strength of the interaction, coupled with detailed analysis of electronic charge displacement promoted by the formation of the dimer, fully rationalizes the experimental findings. This investigation indicates that the interactions of O2, when averaged over its relative orientations, are similar to that of a noble gas (Ng), specifically Ar. We also show that the binding energy in the basic configurations of the prototypical Ng-CF4,CCl4 systems [ Cappelletti , D. ; Chem. Eur. J. 2015 , 21 , 6234 - 6240 ] can be reconstructed by using the interactions in Ng-F and Ng-Cl systems, previously characterized by molecular beam scattering experiments of state-selected halogen atom beams. This information is fundamental to approach the modeling of the weak intermolecular halogen bond. On the basis of the electronic polarizability, this also confirms [ Aquilanti , V. ; Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2005 , 44 , 2356 - 2360 ] that O2 can be taken as a proper reference partner for simulating the behavior of some basic noncovalent components of the interactions involving water. Present results are of fundamental relevance to build up the force field controlling the hydrophobic behavior of prototypical apolar CX4 (X = H, F, Cl) molecules.
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- David Cappelletti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.,CNR-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.,CNR-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- CNR-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Bistoni G, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. Advances in Charge Displacement Analysis. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 12:1236-44. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b01166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Giovanni Bistoni
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce
di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Via Elce
di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Bistoni G, Rampino S, Scafuri N, Ciancaleoni G, Zuccaccia D, Belpassi L, Tarantelli F. How π back-donation quantitatively controls the CO stretching response in classical and non-classical metal carbonyl complexes. Chem Sci 2016; 7:1174-1184. [PMID: 29910872 PMCID: PMC5975789 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc02971f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The CO stretching response upon coordination to a metal M to form [(L) n M(CO)] m complexes (L is an auxiliary ligand) is investigated in relation to the σ donation and π back-donation components of the M-CO bond and to the electrostatic effect exerted by the ligand-metal fragment. Our analysis encompasses over 30 carbonyls, in which the relative importance of donation, back-donation and electrostatics are varied either through the ligand in a series of [(L)Au(CO)]0/+ gold(i) complexes, or through the metal in a series of anionic, neutral and cationic homoleptic carbonyls. Charge-displacement analysis is used to obtain well-defined, consistent measures of σ donation and π back-donation charges, as well as to quantify the σ and π components of CO polarization. It is found that all complexes feature a comparable charge flow of σ symmetry (both in the M-CO bonding region and in the CO fragment itself), which is therefore largely uncorrelated to CO response. By contrast, π back-donation is exceptionally variable and is found to correlate tightly with the change in CO bond distance, with the shift in CO stretching frequency, and with the extent and direction (C → O or C ← O) of the CO π polarization. As a result, we conclusively show that π back-donation can be an important bond component also in non-classical carbonyls and we provide the framework in which the spectroscopic data on coordinated CO can be used to extract quantitative information on the π donor properties of metal-ligand moieties.
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- Giovanni Bistoni
- Dipartimento di Chimica , Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy . ; ;
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy . ; ;
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt , Université Moltpellier 2 , ENSCM 5253, cc 1501, Place Eugène Bataillon , 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 , France
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy . ; ;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Fisica e Ambiente , Via del Cotonificio 108 , 33100 Udine , Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy . ; ;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Biologia e Biotecnologie , Università di Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari del CNR , Via Elce di Sotto 8 , 06123 Perugia , Italy . ; ;
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Marchione D, McCoustra MRS. Non-covalent interaction of benzene with methanol and diethyl ether solid surfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:20790-801. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01787h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have investigated the interactions involved at the interface of binary, layered ices (benzene on methanol and on diethyl ether) by means of laboratory experiments and ab initio calculations on model clusters.
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