Automated construction and optimization combined with machine learning to generate Pt (II) methane C–H activation transition states

S Chen, T Nielson, E Zalit, BB Skjelstad, B Borough… - Topics in …, 2022 - Springer
Quantum–mechanical transition states can aid in the identification of promising catalysts for
methane C–H activation and functionalization. However, only a limited amount of the vast …

Methane to methanol conversion facilitated by anionic transition metal centers: The case of Fe, Ni, Pd, and Pt

S Sader, E Miliordos - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2021 - ACS Publications
Density functional theory and high-level ab initio electronic structure calculations are
performed to study the mechanism of the partial oxidation of methane to methanol facilitated …

Conversion of methane to methanol on C-doped boron nitride: A DFT study

A Akça - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Computational modeling of the methane-to-methanol catalytic conversion reaction on the
carbon-boron nitride nanosheet (C-BNN) was reported with the density functional theory …

Theoretical Exploration of the Mechanisms for Methane-to-Methanol Conversion Using Bare and ZSM-5-Supported Pd4 Clusters

P Dutta, N Biswakarma, D Dowerah… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a comprehensive mechanistic investigation into the partial oxidation of
methane to methanol on bare and ZSM-5-supported Pd4 clusters utilizing N2O as an …

Methane to Methanol Conversion Facilitated by Transition-Metal Methyl and Methoxy Units: The Cases of FeCH3+ and FeOCH3+

SN Khan, E Miliordos - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019 - ACS Publications
The conversion of methane to methanol (MTM) catalyzed by FeOCH3+ and FeCH3+ is
investigated by means of multireference configuration interaction (MRCI), single-reference …

Control of C–H Bond Activation by Mo-Oxo Complexes: pKa or Bond Dissociation Free Energy (BDFE)?

A Nazemi, TR Cundari - Inorganic Chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
A density functional theory (DFT) study (BMK/6-31+ G (d)) was initiated to investigate the
activation of benzylic carbon–hydrogen bonds by a molybdenum-oxo complex with a …

Weak-field ligands enable inert early transition metal oxides to convert methane to methanol: the case of ZrO

BA Jackson, E Miliordos - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Zirconium monoxide, ZrO, was studied by multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI)
and coupled cluster methods using large basis sets in conjunction with effective core …

C–H Activation by multiply bonded complexes with potentially noninnocent ligands: A computational study

OA Olatunji-Ojo, TR Cundari - Inorganic Chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Second-and third-row (typically precious metals) transition metal complexes are known to
possess certain electronic features that define their structure and reactivity and are usually …

Electronic Structure of RhO2+, Its Ammoniated Complexes (NH3)1–5RhO2+, and Mechanistic Exploration of CH4 Activation by Them

SN Khan, E Miliordos - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
High-level electronic structure calculations are initially performed to investigate the
electronic structure of RhO2+. The construction of potential energy curves for the ground and …

Dissociation and Adsorption of CH4 on Cu and Ag co-Doped Ni(111) Surface: A First Principle Study

L Zhao, X Wang, H Luo, Z Zhang, Z Liu - Russian Journal of Physical …, 2023 - Springer
CH4 has attracted considerable interest as a clean energy source. The CH4 molecule has
very stable chemical properties, such as the C–H bond is very strong, and therefore, CH4 …