Intrinsic reaction coordinate: Calculation, bifurcation, and automated search

S Maeda, Y Harabuchi, Y Ono… - … Journal of Quantum …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) approach has been used extensively in quantum
chemical analysis and prediction of the mechanism of chemical reactions. The IRC gives a …

Exploring paths of chemical transformations in molecular and periodic systems: An approach utilizing force

S Maeda, Y Harabuchi - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides an overview on an automated reaction path search method called
artificial force induced reaction (AFIR). The AFIR method induces various chemical …

Sulfur-assisted large-scale synthesis of graphene microspheres for superior potassium-ion batteries

Q Zhang, X Cheng, C Wang, AM Rao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Large-scale low-cost preparation methods for high quality graphene are critical for
advancing graphene-based applications in energy storage, and beyond. Here, we present a …

Ligand-controlled divergent dehydrogenative reactions of carboxylic acids via C–H activation

Z Wang, L Hu, N Chekshin, Z Zhuang, S Qian, JX Qiao… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Dehydrogenative transformations of alkyl chains to alkenes through methylene carbon-
hydrogen (C–H) activation remain a substantial challenge. We report two classes of pyridine …

Systematic exploration of the mechanism of chemical reactions: the global reaction route map** (GRRM) strategy using the ADDF and AFIR methods

S Maeda, K Ohno, K Morokuma - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Global reaction route map** (GRRM), a fully-automated search for all important reaction
pathways relevant to a given purpose, on the basis of quantum chemical calculations …

A tautomeric ligand enables directed C‒H hydroxylation with molecular oxygen

Z Li, Z Wang, N Chekshin, S Qian, JX Qiao, PT Cheng… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Hydroxylation of aryl carbon–hydrogen bonds with transition metal catalysts has proven
challenging when oxygen is used as the oxidant. Here, we report a palladium complex …

Thermal decomposition of perfluorinated carboxylic acids: Kinetic model and theoretical requirements for PFAS incineration

M Altarawneh, MH Almatarneh, BZ Dlugogorski - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal decomposition of high-fluorine content PFAS streams for the disposal of old
generations of concentrates of firefighting foams, exhausted ion-exchanged resins and …

Reaction of Hydrogen Sulfide with Disulfide and Sulfenic Acid to Form the Strongly Nucleophilic Persulfide*♦

E Cuevasanta, M Lange, J Bonanata, EL Coitiño… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is increasingly recognized to modulate physiological processes in
mammals through mechanisms that are currently under scrutiny. H 2 S is not able to react …

Edge‐hydroxylated boron nitride for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene

L Shi, D Wang, W Song, D Shao, WP Zhang… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to olefins is a promising alternative route to
industrialized direct dehydrogenation, but encounters the difficulty in selectivity control for …

Geometry optimization

HB Schlegel - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Geometry optimization is an important part of most quantum chemical calculations. This
article surveys methods for optimizing equilibrium geometries, locating transition structures …