Chemical bonding in Uranium‐based materials: A local vibrational mode case study of CsUOCl and UCl crystals

F Bodo, A Erba, E Kraka… - Journal of Computational …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Local Vibrational Mode Analysis, initially applied to diverse molecular systems,
was extended to periodic systems in 2019. This work introduces an enhanced version of the …

Iron–histidine bonding in bishistidyl hemoproteins–A local vibrational mode study

M Freindorf, JJ Antonio, E Kraka - Journal of Computational …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the intrinsic strength of distal and proximal FeN bonds for both ferric and
ferrous oxidation states of bishistidyl hemoproteins from bacteria, animals, human, and …

Exploring Jahn-Teller distortions: a local vibrational mode perspective

M Quintano, RT Moura Jr, E Kraka - Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2024 - Springer
The characterization of normal mode (CNM) procedure coupled with an adiabatic
connection scheme (ACS) between local and normal vibrational modes, both being a part of …

Metal-ligand and Hydrogen Bonding in the Active Site of Fe (III)-, Mn (III)-and Co (III)-myoglobins

M Freindorf, E Kraka - Dalton Transactions, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigated in this work the strength of metal–ligand bonding in complexes formed
between Fe (III)-, Mn (III)-and Co (III)-myoglobin and methanol, water, nitrite, and azide …

Metal–ring interactions in group 2 ansa-metallocenes: assessed with the local vibrational mode theory

JJ Antonio, E Kraka - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Ansa-metallocenes, a vital class of organometallic compounds, have attracted significant
attention due to their diverse structural motifs and their pivotal roles in catalysis and …

A Closer Look at the FeS Heme Bonds in Azotobacter vinelandii Bacterioferritin: QM/MM and Local Mode Analysis

M Freindorf, E Kraka - Journal of Computational Chemistry, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Using the QM/MM methodology and a local mode analysis, we investigated a character and
a strength of FeS bonds of heme groups in oxidized and reduced forms of Bacterioferritin …

[HTML][HTML] Local vibrational mode theory meets graph theory: Complete and non-redundant local mode sets

M Quintano, RT Moura Jr, E Kraka - Chemical Physics Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract This Frontiers Article introduces a unique perspective on the well-established
concept of completeness in a chemically meaningful set of non-redundant local vibrational …

Extraction of uranyl from spent nuclear fuel wastewater via complexation—a local vibrational mode study

BMTC Peluzo, RT Moura Jr, E Kraka - Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2024 - Springer
Context The efficient extraction of uranyl from spent nuclear fuel wastewater for subsequent
reprocessing and reuse is an essential effort toward minimization of long-lived radioactive …

Extraction of uranyl from spent nuclear fuel wastewater via complexation-a local vibrational mode study

R Moura Jr, E Kraka - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The efficient extraction of uranyl from spent nuclear fuel wastewater for subsequent
reprocessing and reuse in the nuclear cycle is an essential effort towards minimization of …

Iron‐histidine Coordination in Cytochrome b5: A Local Vibrational Mode Study

M Freindorf, K Fleming, E Kraka - ChemPhysChem - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the intrinsic strength of distal and proximal FeN bonds and the stiffness of the
axial NFeN bond angle in a series of cytochrome b5 proteins isolated from various species …