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An electron localization function and catastrophe theory analysis on the molecular mechanism of gas-phase identity SN2 reactions
Springer Verlag (2008)A set of four reactions, XCH3+X− (X=F, Cl, Br) and ClSiH3+Cl−, is investigated by means of the joint use of the electron localization function (ELF) and catastrophe theory (CT) analysis in order to obtain newinsights ... -
Towards understanding of magnetic interactions within a series of tetrathiafulvalene- conjugated- verdazyl diradical cation system: a density funtional theory study
Royal Society of Chemistry (2008)The intramolecular magnetic exchange coupling constants (J) for a series of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and verdazyl diradical cations connected by a range of p conjugated linkers have been investigated by means of methodology ... -
Tuning the tunnel coupling of quantum dot molecules with longitudinal magnetic fields
American Institute of Physics (2008)We show that the energy splitting between the bonding and antibonding molecular states of holes in vertically stacked quantum dots can be tuned using longitudinal magnetic fields. With increasing field, the energy splitting ... -
Computational design of biological catalysts
Royal Society of Chemistry (2008)The purpose of this tutorial review is to illustrate the way to design new and powerful catalysts. The first possibility to get a biological catalyst for a given chemical process is to use existing enzymes that catalyze ... -
Magnetic interactions in thiazyl-based magnets: The role of the charge and spin densities
International Union of Crystallography (2008)The crystal structure of the organic radical p-O2NC6F4CNSSN was determined at 20 K through a single-crystal neutron-diffraction experiment. It crystallises in the tetragonal space group P41212, unchanged from a previous ... -
QM/MM simulations for methyl transfer in solution and catalysed by COMT: ensemble-averaging of kinetic isotope effects
Royal Society of Chemistry (2008)Sampling of structures from QM/MM molecular dynamics reveals distinct families of reactant-state conformers and yields kinetic isotope effects for reactions in enzyme active sites and in solution, averaged over thermal ... -
Delocalized image surface states in defects free SiO2 hollow nanospheres
American Institute of Physics (2008)Delocalized image surface states in free-standing hollow silica nanospheres populated with one or two electrons or an exciton are theoretically predicted for a wide range of internal radii and shell thicknesses. The ... -
Halogen bonding interactions with the [Mo3S7Cl6]2-cluster anion in the mixed valence salt [EDT-TTFI2]4[Mo3S7Cl6]oCH3CN
Royal Society of Chemistry (2008)Electrocrystallization of iodinated TTF molecules in presence of trinuclear [Mo3S7Cl6]2- cluster anions provides the first example of radical salts with halogen bonding interactions at the organic/inorganic interface -
Dielectric control of spin in semiconductor spherical quantum dots
American Institute of Physics (2008)The ground state electronic configuration of semiconductor spherical quantum dots populated with different numbers of excess electrons, for different radii and dielectric constants of the embedding medium is calculated ... -
Characterization of the Salinisation Processes in Aquifers Using Boron Isotopes; Application to South-Eastern Spain
Springer Netherlands (2008)Use of δ11B provides a solid tool for discriminating hydrogeochemical processes in complex coastal aquifers. Its efficiency increases markedly when it is applied along with other major or minor constituents. Nevertheless, ... -
Understanding reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry from catastrophe theory applied to the electron localization function topology
American Chemical Society (2008)Thomʼs catastrophe theory applied to the evolution of the topology of the electron localization function (ELF) gradient field constitutes a way to rationalize the reorganization of electron pairing and a powerful tool for ... -
Heterometallic Cuboidal Clusters M3M‘Q4 (M = Mo, W; M‘= Sn, Pb, As, Sb; Q = S, Se): From Coordination Compounds to Supramolecular Adducts
American Chemical Society (2008)Reactions of the incomplete cuboidal clusters [M3Q4(acac)3(py)3]+ (M = Mo, W; Q = S, Se) with group 14 and 15 metal complexes with the s2p0 electronic configuration (AsPh3, SbPh3, SbCl3, SbI3, PbI3-, SnCl3-) led to heterometal ... -
Predicting an improvement of secondary catalytic activity of promiscuos isochorismate pyruvate pyase by computational design
American Chemical Society (2008)Improvement of the secondary catalytic activity of promiscuous enzymes can be guided by computational protein engineering. This methodology has been applied to isochorismate pyruvate lyase (IPL) that catalyzes isochorismate ... -
Theoretical Study of Catalytic Efficiency of a Diels–Alderase Catalytic Antibody: An Indirect Effect Produced During the Maturation Process
Wiley (2008-01)The Diels–Alder reaction is one of the most important and versatile transformations available to organic chemists for the construction of complex natural products, therapeutics agents, and synthetic materials. Given the ... -
Polymorphism in a π-Stacked 1,3,2-Dithiazolyl Radical: Pyridyl-1,3,2-Dithiazolyl
American Chemical Society (2008-01)Pyridyl-1,3,2-dithiazolyl PyDTA (1) has been synthesized and its electronic structure has been probed by cyclic voltammetry, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. The ... -
Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of VO2 + with propyne in gas phase
American Chemical Society (2008-02)Possible molecular mechanisms of the gas-phase ion/molecule reaction of VO2+ in its lowest singlet and triplet states (1A1/3A‘ ‘) with propyne have been investigated theoretically by density functional theory (DFT) methods. ... -
Synthesis and Molecular and Electronic Structures of a Series of Mo3CoSe4 Cluster Complexes with Three Different Metal Electron Populations
American Chemical Society (2008-03)The synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of [Mo3(CoCO)Se4(dmpe)3Cl3] (1), [Mo3(CoCl)Se4(dmpe)3Cl3] (2), and [Mo3(CoCl)Se4(dmpe)3Cl3](TCNQ) ([2](TCNQ)) (dmpe = 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphanyl)ethane; TCNQ = ... -
Halogen Bonding Interactions of sym-Triiodotrifluorobenzene with Halide Anions: A Combined Structural and Theoretical Study
American Chemical Society (2008-06)Cocrystallization of 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene (sym-TFTIB) with nBu4NX or Ph4PX (X = Cl−, Br−) afforded the 1:1 complex salts formulated as (sym-TFTIB)(nBu4NCl), (sym-TFTIB)(nBu4NBr), (sym-TFTIB)(Ph4PCl)(H2O)0.5 ... -
A theoretical study of the catalytic mechanism of formate dehydrogenase
American Chemical Society (2008-07)A theoretical study of the hydride transfer between formate anion and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) catalyzed by the enzyme formate dehydrogenase (FDH) has been carried out by a combination of two hybrid quantum ... -
Toward an Understanding of Intermediate- and Short-Range Defects in ZnO Single Crystals. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study
American Chemical Society (2008-07)A joint use of experimental and theoretical techniques allows us to understand the key role of intermediate- and short-range defects in the structural and electronic properties of ZnO single crystals obtained by means of ...