Approach toward low energy loss in symmetrical nonfullerene acceptor molecules inspired by insertion of different π-spacers for developing efficient organic solar …

F Rehman, M Waqas, M Imran, MAA Ibrahim, J Iqbal… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this quantum approach, by adding bridge/π-spacer fragments between the donor and
acceptor parts of a newly constructed DF-PCIC (A–D–A type) molecule, it is the aim to …

Energy electronegativity and chemical bonding

SS Batsanov - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Historical development of the concept of electronegativity (EN) and its significance and
prospects for physical and structural chemistry are discussed. The current cutting-edge …

Hydrogen–hydrogen bonding: the non-electrostatic limit of closed-shell interaction between two hydro

CF Matta - Hydrogen bonding—new insights, 2006 - Springer
This chapter reviews some of the recent work about hydrogen–hydrogen bonding (an
essentially non-electrostatic closed-shell interaction) and contrasts it with dihydrogen …

An introduction to the quantum theory of atoms in molecules

CF Matta, RJ Boyd - The quantum theory of atoms in molecules, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The observation that some properties attributed to atoms and functional groups are
transferable from one molecule to another has played a key role in the development of …

An experimentalist's reply to “What is an atom in a molecule?”

CF Matta, RFW Bader - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2006 - ACS Publications
Parr, Ayers and Nalewajski have opined in this Journal that the concept of an atom in a
molecule “is an object knowable by the mind or intellect, not by the senses.” This view is …

An efficient computational approach for the evaluation of substituent constants

B Galabov, S Ilieva, HF Schaefer - The Journal of Organic …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Density functional theory computations at the B3LYP/6-311+ G (2d, 2p) and BPW91/6-311G
(d, p) levels were carried out for a series of 15 monosubstituted benzene derivatives to study …

Electron-density descriptors as predictors in quantitative structure–activity/property relationships and drug design

CF Matta, AA Arabi - Future medicinal chemistry, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The use of electron density-based molecular descriptors in drug research, particularly in
quantitative structure–activity relationships/quantitative structure–property relationships …

Are “GAPT charges” really just charges?

WE Richter, LJ Duarte, RE Bruns - Journal of chemical information …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Generalized atomic polar tensor (GAPT) has turned into a very popular charge model since
it was proposed three decades ago. During this period, several works aiming to compare …

Electrostatics Explains the Reverse Lewis Acidity of BH3 and Boron Trihalides: Infrared Intensities and a Relative Energy Gradient (REG) Analysis of IQA Energies

LJ Duarte, WE Richter, RE Bruns… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The reaction path for the formation of BX3–NH3 (X= H, F, Cl, Br) complexes was divided into
two processes:(i) rehybridization of the acid while adopting a pyramidal geometry, and (ii) …

Some opinions on MD-based vibrational spectroscopy of gas phase molecules and their assembly: An overview of what has been achieved and where to go

MP Gaigeot - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We hereby review molecular dynamics simulations for anharmonic gas phase spectroscopy
and provide some of our opinions of where the field is heading. With these new directions …