Accurate potential energy surfaces for hydrogen abstraction reactions: A benchmark study on the XYG3 doubly hybrid density functional

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (27) ◽  
pp. 2326-2334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Chen ◽  
Neil Qiang Su ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Dong H. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surfaces ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydrogen Abstraction ◽  
Benchmark Study ◽  
Energy Surfaces ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional

Theoretical Investigation of the Decarbonylation of Acetaldehyde by Ni+2 Using Density Functional Theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 446-447 ◽  
pp. 168-171
Author(s):  
Hong Fei Liu ◽  
Xin Min Min ◽  
Hai Xia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surfaces ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Transition Metal Ions ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Representative System ◽  
Energy Surfaces ◽  
Ground Potential

The decarbonylation of acetaldehyde assisted by Ni+2, which was selected as a representative system of transition metal ions assisted decarbonylation of acetaldehyde, has been investigated using density functional theory (B3LYP) in conjunction with the 6-31+G** basis sets in C,H,O atoms and Lanl2dz basis sets in Ni atom The geometries and energies of the reactants, intermediates, products and transition states relevant to the reaction were located on the triplet ground potential energy surfaces of [Ni, O, C2,H4]+2. Our calculations indicate the decarbonylation of acetaldehyde takes place through four steps, that is, encounter complexation, CC activation, aldehyde H-shift and nonreactive dissociation, it is that CC activation by Ni+2that lead to the decarbonylation of acetaldehyde.

Potential Energy Surface Calculations of Alanine Dipeptide using BVWN Density Functional Approach and 6-311G Basis Set

2009 ◽  
Vol 1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Singh ◽  
Subhash Chandra Singh ◽  
Narsingh Bahadur Singh
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surfaces ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Reaction Coordinates ◽  
Conformational Properties ◽  
Energy Surfaces ◽  
Polypeptide Chains ◽  
Alanine Dipeptide

AbstractThis work is devoted to a study of the conformational properties of alanine dipeptide. We have studied potential energy surfaces of alanine dipeptide molecule using density functional theoretical approach with 6-311G basis set. For this purpose potential energies of this molecule are calculated as a function of Ramachandran angles φ and ψ, which are important factors for the characterizations of polypeptide chains. These degrees of freedoms φ and ψ are important for the characterization of protein folding systems. Stable conformations, energy barriers and reaction coordinates of this important dipeptide molecule are calculated. Energy required for the transition of one conformation into other are also discussed.

scholarly journals Constructing Potential Energy Surfaces for Polyatomic Systems: Recent Progress and New Problems

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Espinosa-Garcia ◽  
M. Monge-Palacios ◽  
J. C. Corchado
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surfaces ◽  
Hydrogen Abstraction ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
General Applicability ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Kinetics And Dynamics ◽  
Functional Forms ◽  
Polyatomic Systems ◽  
Energy Surfaces

Different methods of constructing potential energy surfaces in polyatomic systems are reviewed, with the emphasis put on fitting, interpolation, and analytical (defined by functional forms) approaches, based on quantum chemistry electronic structure calculations. The different approaches are reviewed first, followed by a comparison using the benchmark H + CH4 and the H + NH3 gas-phase hydrogen abstraction reactions. Different kinetics and dynamics properties are analyzed for these reactions and compared with the available experimental data, which permits one to estimate the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Finally, we analyze different problems with increasing difficulty in the potential energy construction: spin-orbit coupling, molecular size, and more complicated reactions with several maxima and minima, which test the soundness and general applicability of each method. We conclude that, although the field of small systems, typically atom-diatom, is mature, there still remains much work to be done in the field of polyatomic systems.

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