Lewis structures and the bonding classification of end-on bridging dinitrogen transition metal complexes

F Hasanayn, PL Holland, AS Goldman… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The activation of dinitrogen by coordination to transition metal ions is a widely used and
promising approach to the utilization of Earth's most abundant nitrogen source for chemical …

Effects of element do** on the structure and properties of diamond-like carbon films: a review

H Sun, L Yang, H Wu, L Zhao - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with excellent anti-friction and wear resistance, can
effectively reduce the energy loss of tribosystems and the wear failure of parts, but the high …

Clarifying notes on the bonding analysis adopted by the energy decomposition analysis

FM Bickelhaupt, CF Guerra, M Mitoraj… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We discuss the fundamental aspects of the EDA-NOCV method and address some critical
comments that have been made recently. The EDA-NOCV method unlike most other …

Origins of Lewis acid acceleration in nickel-catalysed C–H, C–C and C–O bond cleavage

H Gao, L Hu, Y Hu, X Lv, YB Wu, G Lu - Catalysis Science & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The current understanding of Lewis acid effects on transition metal catalysis is generally
based on the enhanced charge transfer from metal to substrate due to the formation of Lewis …

Combined NMR and molecular dynamics conformational filter identifies unambiguously dynamic ensembles of Dengue protease NS2B/NS3pro

T Agback, D Lesovoy, X Han, A Lomzov, R Sun… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The dengue protease NS2B/NS3pro has been reported to adopt either an 'open'or a
'closed'conformation. We have developed a conformational filter that combines NMR with …

The inversion of tetrahedral p-block element compounds: general trends and the relation to the second-order Jahn–Teller effect

LM Sigmund, R Maier, L Greb - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The tetrahedron is the primary structural motif among the p-block elements and determines
the architecture of our bio-and geosphere. However, a broad understanding of the …

Methyl Substitution Destabilizes Alkyl Radicals

E Blokker, WJ van Zeist, X Sun, J Poater… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We have quantum chemically investigated how methyl substituents affect the stability of alkyl
radicals MemH3− mC⋅ and the corresponding MemH3− mC− X bonds (X= H, CH3, OH; m …

Tuning the energy gap of graphene quantum dots functionalized by OH and COOH radicals: First principle study

M Ojeda-Martínez, ANP Martínez, J El Hamdaoui… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed theoretical calculations based on density functional theory for
graphene quantum dots considering three different sizes. We consider graphene quantum …

Delta variant with P681R critical mutation revealed by ultra-large atomic-scale ab initio simulation: Implications for the fundamentals of biomolecular interactions

P Adhikari, B Jawad, P Rao, R Podgornik, WY Ching - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is emerging as a globally dominant strain. Its rapid spread
and high infection rate are attributed to a mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 …

C− X Bond Activation by Palladium: Steric Shielding versus Steric Attraction

T Hansen, X Sun, M Dalla Tiezza… - … A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The C− X bond activation (X= H, C) of a series of substituted C (n°)− H and C (n°)− C (m°)
bonds with C (n°) and C (m°)= H3C−(methyl, 0°), CH3H2C−(primary, 1°),(CH3) …