[HTML][HTML] Software for the frontiers of quantum chemistry: An overview of developments in the Q-Chem 5 package

E Epifanovsky, ATB Gilbert, X Feng, J Lee… - The Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This article summarizes technical advances contained in the fifth major release of the Q-
Chem quantum chemistry program package, covering developments since 2015. A …

From intermolecular interaction energies and observable shifts to component contributions and back again: A tale of variational energy decomposition analysis

Y Mao, M Loipersberger, PR Horn, A Das… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Quantum chemistry in the form of density functional theory (DFT) calculations is a powerful
numerical experiment for predicting intermolecular interaction energies. However, no …

Oriented Electrostatic Effects on O2 and CO2 Reduction by a Polycationic Iron Porphyrin

DJ Martin, JM Mayer - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Next-generation energy technologies require improved methods for rapid and efficient
chemical-to-electrical energy transformations. One new approach has been to include …

Functional group divergence and the structural basis of acridine photocatalysis revealed by direct decarboxysulfonylation

VT Nguyen, GC Haug, VD Nguyen, NTH Vuong… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The reactivity of the sulfonyl group varies dramatically from nucleophilic sulfinates through
chemically robust sulfones to electrophilic sulfonyl halides—a feature that has been used …

Modular and diverse synthesis of amino acids via asymmetric decarboxylative protonation of aminomalonic acids

WF Zheng, J Chen, X Qi, Z Huang - Nature chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Stereoselective protonation is a challenge in asymmetric catalysis. The small size and high
rate of transfer of protons mean that face-selective delivery to planar intermediates is hard to …

N-heterocyclic carbene-photocatalyzed tricomponent regioselective 1, 2-diacylation of alkenes illuminates the mechanistic details of the electron donor–acceptor …

S Jin, X Sui, GC Haug, VD Nguyen, HT Dang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Progress in the development of photocatalytic reactions requires a detailed understanding of
the mechanisms underpinning the observed reactivity, yet mechanistic details of many …

Stereoselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted Alkenes via Copper Hydride-Catalyzed Alkyne Hydroalkylation

DA Kutateladze, BK Mai, Y Dong, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Alkenes are ubiquitous in organic chemistry, yet many classes of alkenes remain
challenging to access by current synthetic methodology. Herein, we report a copper hydride …

The solvation structure, transport properties and reduction behavior of carbonate-based electrolytes of lithium-ion batteries

T Hou, KD Fong, J Wang, KA Persson - Chemical science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the extensive employment of binary/ternary mixed-carbonate electrolytes (MCEs) for
Li-ion batteries, the role of each ingredient with regards to the solvation structure, transport …

The interaction mechanism of polystyrene microplastics with pharmaceuticals and personal care products

D Cortés-Arriagada, S Miranda-Rojas… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in the hydrosphere, with hazardous implications in
transporting coexisting water pollutants. Our knowledge about the interaction mechanisms …

Origins of catalyst-controlled chemoselectivity in transition-metal-catalyzed divergent epoxide conversion

X Wang, K Yang, YN Wang, SJ Li, D Wei, Y Lan - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal-catalyzed transformation reactions of epoxides can provide practical C2
synthons in synthetic chemistry. These reactions offer a feasible strategy for catalyst …