Dielectric continuum methods for quantum chemistry

JM Herbert - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the theory and implementation of implicit solvation models based on
continuum electrostatics. Within quantum chemistry this formalism is sometimes …

Hybrid discrete‐continuum solvation methods

JR Pliego Jr, JM Riveros - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid discrete‐continuum approaches for solvation have been widely applied for diverse
problems in chemistry suck as pKa calculation in aqueous and nonaqueous solvents …

The fundamental understanding of lithium polysulfides in ether-based electrolyte for lithium–sulfur batteries

B Zhang, J Wu, J Gu, S Li, T Yan, XP Gao - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The liquid electrolyte in a lithium–sulfur battery is important for the dissolution–deposition
reaction through the solubility of polysulfides. To get insight into the sulfur chemistry …

How to Predict the pKa of Any Compound in Any Solvent

M Busch, E Ahlberg, E Ahlberg, K Laasonen - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Acid–base properties of molecules in nonaqueous solvents are of critical importance for
almost all areas of chemistry. Despite this very high relevance, our knowledge is still mostly …

Determination of the absolute solvation free energy and enthalpy of the proton in solutions

A Malloum, JJ Fifen, J Conradie - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The absolute solvation energies (free energy and enthalpy) of the proton in solution is of
great importance for biological and chemical processes in that solution. The absolute …

Mechanism of the piperidine-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reaction in methanol: the role of iminium and enolate ions

EV Dalessandro, HP Collin… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The free energy profile of the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reaction of
acetylacetone with benzaldehyde has been obtained by theoretical calculations. The …

Predicting pKa in implicit solvents: current status and future directions

J Ho - Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Computational prediction of condensed phase acidity is a topic of much interest in the field
today. We introduce the methods available for predicting gas phase acidity and pKas in …

A DFT Study of the Extractive Desulfurization Mechanism by [BMIM]+[AlCl4] Ionic Liquid

H Li, Y Chang, W Zhu, W Jiang, M Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this work, the interaction nature between [BMIM]+[AlCl4]− ionic liquid (IL) and aromatic
sulfur compounds (thiophene, benzothiophene, and dibenzothiophene) has been studied by …

Supramolecular Assembly of Fused Macrocycle-Cage Molecules for Fast Lithium-Ion Transport

Y Wang, K Wang, Q Ai, SD Funni… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report a new supramolecular porous crystal assembled from fused macrocycle-cage
molecules. The molecule comprises a prismatic cage with three macrocycles radially …

Solv: an alternative continuum model implementation based on fixed atomic charges, scaled particle theory, and the atom–atom potential method

Y Minenkov - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2023 - ACS Publications
An alternative continuum model implementation is reported. The electrostatic contribution to
the solvation Gibbs free energy utilizes the noniterative conductor-like screening model of …