Structure-activity relationships in the production of olefins from alcohols and ethers: a first-principles theoretical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 4547-4555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlo Kostetskyy ◽  
Giannis Mpourmpakis

Olefin formation pathways on Lewis acid (LA) sites of Al2O3, Ga2O3 and In2O3 and gallium- and indium-doped alumina were investigated using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.

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Behnaz Abyaz ◽  
Zabiollah Mahdavifar ◽  
Georg Schreckenbach ◽  
Yang Gao

Evolutionary searches using the USPEX method (Universal Structure Predictor: Evolutionary Xtallography) combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to obtain the global minimum structures of beryllium (Ben, n=3-25)...


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Amina Bouheddadj ◽  
Tarik Ouahrani ◽  
Gbèdodé Wilfried KANNHOUNON ◽  
Boufatah Reda ◽  
Sumeya Bedrane ◽  
...  

First-principles based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the interaction of two-dimensional (2D) HfS2 with SO2, a harmful gas with implications for climate change. In particular,...


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 3825-3832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Fan Teng ◽  
Santhanamoorthi Nachimuthu ◽  
Wei-Hsiu Hung ◽  
Jyh-Chiang Jiang

We employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations to examine the adsorption configurations and possible reaction paths for H2S on a Ge(100) surface.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (42) ◽  
pp. 29249-29257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengqian Yuan ◽  
Haiming Wu ◽  
Meiye Jia ◽  
Peifeng Su ◽  
Zhixun Luo ◽  
...  

Utilizing dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we demonstrate the weak intermolecular interactions of phenylenediamine dimer (pdd) clusters, emphasizing the local lowest energy structures and decomposition of interaction energies by natural bond orbital (NBO) and atoms in molecule (AIM) analyses.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1526-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Jauris ◽  
C. F. Matos ◽  
C. Saucier ◽  
E. C. Lima ◽  
A. J. G. Zarbin ◽  
...  

The interactions of sodium diclofenac drug (s-DCF) with different graphene species were investigated using both first principles calculations based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) and adsorption experiments.


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2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (69) ◽  
pp. 55762-55773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah ◽  
Akhtar Hussain ◽  
WaqarAdil Syed ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Saqlain ◽  
Idrees Ahmad ◽  
...  

First-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to investigate the structural and electronic properties of beryllium (Be) doped and, Be with boron (B) co-doped graphene systems.


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Vol 23 (35) ◽  
pp. 19579-19589
Author(s):  
Sindy J. Rodríguez ◽  
Adriana E. Candia ◽  
Mario C. G. Passeggi ◽  
Eduardo A. Albanesi ◽  
Gustavo D. Ruano

Using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT), we study the aluminum fluoride (AlF3) intercalation in graphite as a new possibility to use this molecule in rechargeable batteries, and understand its role when used as a component of the solvent.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
pp. 1028-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Li ◽  
Miaoren Xia ◽  
Russell J. Boyd

The mechanism of the iridium-catalyzed functionalization of a primary C–H bond at the γ position of an alcohol 5 is investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A new IrIII–IrV mechanism is found to be more feasible than the previously reported IrI–IrIII mechanism. 10 In the IrIII–IrV mechanism, the reaction begins with the initial formation of (Me4phen)IrIII(H)[Si(OR)Et2]2 from the catalyst precursor, [Ir(cod)OMe]2 (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene). The catalytic cycle includes five steps: (1) the insertion of norbornene into the Ir–H bond to produce (Me4phen)IrIII(norbornyl)[Si(OR)Et2]2 (R = –CH(C2H5)C3H7); (2) the Si–H oxidative addition of HSi(OR)Et2 to form (Me4phen)IrVH(norbornyl)[Si(OR)Et2]3; (3) the reductive elimination of norbornane to furnish (Me4phen)IrIII[Si(OR)Et2]3; (4) the intramolecular C–H activation of the primary C–H bond at the γ position; and (5) the Si–C reductive elimination to produce the final product and regenerate the catalyst. The highest barrier in the IrIII–IrV mechanism is 7.3 kcal/mol lower than that of the IrI–IrIII mechanism. In addition, the regioselectivity of the C–H activation predicted by this new IrIII–IrV mechanism is consistent with experimental observation.


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