Variational transition state theory: theoretical framework and recent developments

JL Bao, DG Truhlar - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reviews the fundamentals of variational transition state theory (VTST), its recent
theoretical development, and some modern applications. The theoretical methods reviewed …

Computational electrochemistry: prediction of liquid-phase reduction potentials

AV Marenich, J Ho, ML Coote, CJ Cramer… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This article reviews recent developments and applications in the area of computational
electrochemistry. Our focus is on predicting the reduction potentials of electron transfer and …

Use of solution-phase vibrational frequencies in continuum models for the free energy of solvation

RF Ribeiro, AV Marenich, CJ Cramer… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We find that vibrational contributions to a solute's free energy are in general insensitive to
whether the solute vibrational frequencies are computed in the gas phase or in solution. In …

Theoretical insights into photoinduced charge transfer and catalysis at oxide interfaces

AV Akimov, AJ Neukirch, OV Prezhdo - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
As the world's population increases and substantial industrial growth continues, the energy
demands of society increase rapidly. Although the earth's oil, natural gas, and coal deposits …

Modeling the kinetics of bimolecular reactions

A Fernández-Ramos, JA Miller, SJ Klippenstein… - Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the theoretical and computational modeling of bimolecular
reactions, especially with generally applicable methods for kinetics (ie, overall rates as …

An overview of current issues in the uptake of atmospheric trace gases by aerosols and clouds

CE Kolb, RA Cox, JPD Abbatt… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
A workshop was held in the framework of the ACCENT (Atmospheric Composition Change–
a European Network) Joint Research Programme on" Aerosols" and the Programme on" …

Chemical kinetics and mechanisms of complex systems: A perspective on recent theoretical advances

SJ Klippenstein, VS Pande… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Perspective presents a personal overview of the current status of the theory of chemical
kinetics and mechanisms for complex processes. We attempt to assess the status of the field …

Hydrogen tunneling in enzymes and biomimetic models

JP Layfield, S Hammes-Schiffer - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen transfer reactions play an important role throughout chemistry and biology. In
general, hydrogen transfer reactions encompass proton and hydride transfer, which are …

Mechanisms and free energies of enzymatic reactions

J Gao, S Ma, DT Major, K Nam, J Pu… - Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Most enzymatic reactions have very large and remarkably similar apparent second-order
rate constants, kcat/KM, at mean values of about 107 M-1 s-1 with kcat in the range of 10 …

Effects of nanoparticle charge and shape anisotropy on translocation through cell membranes

S Nangia, R Sureshkumar - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Nanotoxicity is becoming a major concern as the use of nanoparticles in imaging,
therapeutics, diagnostics, catalysis, sensing, and energy harvesting continues to grow …