Density Functional Theory Investigation of Natural Bond Orbital Population Analysis and Gauge-Including Atomic Orbital NMR Tensors of K@B36N36

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1147-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asadollah Boshra ◽  
Majid Monajjemi ◽  
Mehran Aghaie ◽  
Hossein Aghaie
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Natural Bond Orbital ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Atomic Orbital ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Orbital Population ◽  
Nmr Tensors

A Density Functional Theory Study on the Ring-Opening Polymerization of D-Lactide Catalyzed by a Bifunctional-Thiourea Catalyst

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-Xiu Zhu ◽  
Ruo-Xi Wang ◽  
Dong-Ju Zhang ◽  
Cheng-Bu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Acyl Transfer ◽  
Frontier Molecular Orbital ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Elimination Pathway

The thiourea-catalyzed methanolysis of d-lactide, a model system for the initiation and propagation of the organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, has been studied by performing density functional theory calculations. Both the catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions are explored along two possible pathways: one involves the stepwise addition–elimination pathway and the other is related to the concerted pathway. It is found that the reaction without the presence of the catalyst is difficult because the barrier involved is as high as 176 kJ mol–1. With the aid of a thiourea catalyst, the barrier is reduced to 88 kJ mol–1 with a preference for the stepwise addition–elimination mechanism over the concerted one. The role of the catalyst has been rationalized by analyzing the frontier molecular orbital interactions between the catalyst and substrates and by performing natural population analysis. Finally, another mechanism involving acyl transfer is discussed for the thiourea-catalyzed ROP.

scholarly journals Structural and spectroscopic characterization and DFT studies of 2-amino-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium chloride

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Sebile Işık Büyükekşi ◽  
Namık Özdemir ◽  
Abdurrahman Şengül
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic Absorption ◽  
13C Nmr ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Electronic Absorption Spectra ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Atomic Orbital ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
1H And 13C Nmr

A versatile synthetic building block, 2-amino-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium chloride (L∙HCl) was synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR DEPT analysis, UV/Vis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The molecular geometry, vibrational wavenumbers and gauge including atomic orbital (GIAO), 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts values of the title compound in the ground state were obtained by using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) method with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set and compared with the experimental data. Electronic absorption spectrum of the salt was determined using the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method at the same level. In the NMR and electronic absorption spectra calculations, the effect of solvent on the theoretical parameters was included using the default model with DMSO as solvent. The obtained theoretical parameters agree well with the experimental findings.

scholarly journals Structural Stability and Thermodynamic Properties of (Y2O3)n(n=1-15) Clusters Based on Density Functional Theory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Jiang ◽  
Zhenming Zhang ◽  
Diqiang Luo ◽  
Jinglin You ◽  
Chaobin Lai
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Yttrium Oxide ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Atomic Orbital ◽  
Cluster Structure ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Average Binding Energy ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Different Temperatures

The initial configuration of Yttrium oxide clusters (Y2O3)n(n=1-15) was creatively constructed by combining artificial bee colony algorithm with density functional theory. The structures of large and medium-sized yttrium oxide clusters with molecular number greater than 10 were established for the first time, and many new structures that are different from existing research have been obtained. The average binding energy, second-order difference energy, HOMO-LUMO gap, density of states and other properties of the clusters were analyzed. The thermodynamic properties and behavior of nano yttrium oxide clusters at different temperatures and sizes were discussed. Studies have shown that for small-sized clusters, the atomic stacking structure is cage-like, while for medium-sized and large-sized clusters, the composite trapezoidal structure and ellipsoid-like structure are more stable. The nanoclusters tend to be stable as a whole, and the relative stability of the cluster structure is higher when n = 2,4,7,9. The effect of yttrium oxygen atomic orbital on bonding is analyzed. The heat capacity (Cp), enthalpy change (H) and entropy (S) of (Y2O3)n (n=1-15) clusters increase with the increase of temperature (T), and the vibration free energy (Gv) decreases with the increase of T. The stability of the clusters changes in the temperature range of 300K-500K.

scholarly journals Tipping the balance: theoretical interrogation of divergent extended heterolytic fragmentations

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2231-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Croix J. Laconsay ◽  
Ka Yi Tsui ◽  
Dean J. Tantillo
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
External Electric Field ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Natural Bond Orbital ◽  
Nbo Analysis ◽  
Functional Theory

We interrogate a type of heterolytic fragmentation called a ‘divergent fragmentation’ using density functional theory (DFT), natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD), and external electric field (EEF) calculations.

Density Functional Theory Based Modeling of the Corrosion on Iron Surfaces

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Nunomura ◽  
S. Sunada
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Atomic Orbital ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Iron Surface ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Aqueous Corrosion ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Adsorption Of Water

In order to understand the first steps of the aqueous corrosion of iron, we have performed density functional theory (DFT) based calculations for water molecules and pre-covered oxygen on iron surface. The surface structure is modeled by iron atomic layer and vacuum region, and then oxygen atom and water molecules are displaced on the surface. Self consistent DFT calculations were performed using a numerical atomic orbital basis set and a norm-conserve pseudopotential method. According to our calculations, with increasing surface oxygen coverage, the iron surface is found to be not activated, which leads to a feeble adsorption of water molecules on iron surface. Our results show that the surface covered oxygen exerts an influence on the adsorption of water molecules on iron surface.

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