scholarly journals Spatially-Decomposed Free Energy of Solvation Based on the Endpoint Density-Functional Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 2896-2912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Ishii ◽  
Naoki Yamamoto ◽  
Nobuyuki Matubayasi ◽  
Bin W. Zhang ◽  
Di Cui ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 857-873
Author(s):  
Kornelia Czaja ◽  
Jacek Kujawski ◽  
Radosław Kujawski ◽  
Marek K. Bernard

AbstractUsing the density functional theory (DFT) formalism, we have investigated the properties of some arylsulphonyl indazole derivatives that we studied previously for their biological activity and susceptibility to interactions of azoles. This study includes the following physicochemical properties of these derivatives: electronegativity and polarisability (Mulliken charges, adjusted charge partitioning, and iterative-adjusted charge partitioning approaches); free energy of solvation (solvation model based on density model and M062X functional); highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)–lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) gap together with the corresponding condensed Fukui functions, time-dependent DFT along with the UV spectra simulations using B3LYP, CAM-B3LYP, MPW1PW91, and WB97XD functionals, as well as linear response polarisable continuum model; and estimation of global chemical reactivity descriptors, particularly the chemical hardness factor. The charges on pyrrolic and pyridinic nitrogen (the latter one in the quinolone ring of compound 8, as well as condensed Fukui functions) reveal a significant role of these atoms in potential interactions of azole ligand–protein binding pocket. The lowest negative value of free energy of solvation can be attributed to carbazole 6, whereas pyrazole 7 has the least negative value of this energy. Moreover, the HOMO–LUMO gap and chemical hardness show that carbazole 6 and indole 5 exist as soft molecules, while fused pyrazole 7 has hard character.


2010 ◽  
Vol 146-147 ◽  
pp. 966-971
Author(s):  
Qi Hua Jiang ◽  
Hai Dong Zhang ◽  
Bin Xiang ◽  
Hai Yun He ◽  
Ping Deng

This work studies the aggregation of an synthetic ultraviolet absorbent, named 2-hydroxy-4-perfluoroheptanoate-benzophenone (HPFHBP), in the interface between two solvents which can not completely dissolve each other. The aggregation is studied by computer simulations based on a dynamic density functional method and mean-field interactions, which are implemented in the MesoDyn module and Blend module of Material Studios. The simulation results show that the synthetic ultraviolet absorbent diffuse to the interface phase and the concentration in the interface phase is greater than it in the solvents phase.


2015 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 434-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilii E. Gusakov

Within the framework of the density functional theory, the method was developed to calculate the band gap of semiconductors. We have evaluated the band gap for a number of monoatomic and diatomic semiconductors (Sn, Ge, Si, SiC, GaN, C, BN, AlN). The method gives the band gap of almost experimental accuracy. An important point is the fact that the developed method can be used to calculate both localized states (energy deep levels of defects in crystal), and electronic properties of nanostructures.


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