A review of methods for the calculation of solution free energies and the modelling of systems in solution

RE Skyner, JL McDonagh, CR Groom… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, pharmaceutical companies have seen a decline in the number of
drug candidates successfully passing through clinical trials, though billions are still spent on …

Computational Prediction of 1H and 13C Chemical Shifts: A Useful Tool for Natural Product, Mechanistic, and Synthetic Organic Chemistry

MW Lodewyk, MR Siebert, DJ Tantillo - Chemical Reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Quantum mechanical calculations of magnetic behavior in molecules are present in the
literature dating at least as far back as London's treatment of diamagnetic anisotropy in …

Characterization and heterologous reconstitution of Taxus biosynthetic enzymes leading to baccatin III

B Jiang, L Gao, H Wang, Y Sun, X Zhang, H Ke, S Liu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Paclitaxel is a well known anticancer compound. Its biosynthesis involves the formation of a
highly functionalized diterpenoid core skeleton (baccatin III) and the subsequent assembly …

An investigation on the synthesis, characterization and anti-corrosion properties of choline based ionic liquids as novel and environmentally friendly inhibitors for mild …

M Mobin, R Aslam, R Salim, S Kaya - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of green corrosion inhibitors is a challenging task as it has to comply with
strict environmental regulations. Ionic liquids (ILs) have recently been proposed as …

Spectroscopic, conformational analysis, structural benchmarking, excited state dynamics, and the photovoltaic properties of Enalapril and Lisinopril

UJ Undiandeye, H Louis, TE Gber… - Journal of the Indian …, 2022 - Elsevier
There have been numerous attempts to theoretically design a better photovoltaic property
with much interest on how to improved absorption and emission parameters of most reactive …

Concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitutions

EE Kwan, Y Zeng, HA Besser, EN Jacobsen - Nature chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) is one of the most widely applied reaction classes
in pharmaceutical and chemical research, providing a broadly useful platform for the …

Highly robust quantum mechanics and umbrella sampling studies on inclusion complexes of curcumin and β-cyclodextrin

P Kumar, VK Bhardwaj, R Purohit - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
The poor aqueous solubility of curcumin (CUR) obstructs its wide utilization in
nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical companies. This study is dedicated to …

Pitfalls in computational modeling of chemical reactions and how to avoid them

H Ryu, J Park, HK Kim, JY Park, ST Kim… - Organometallics, 2018 - ACS Publications
Quantum chemical molecular modeling has become a standard tool in organometallic
chemistry. In particular, density functional theory calculations are now indispensable for …

Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis

JB He, L Wu, W Wei, S Meng, ZT Liu, X Wu, HX Pan… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The construction of O-heterocycles is an important step in organic synthesis and
biosynthesis for producing valuable ring compounds. Although enzyme-catalysed five-or six …

Hierarchical self-assembly of discrete organoplatinum (II) metallacycles with polysaccharide via electrostatic interactions and their application for heparin detection

LJ Chen, YY Ren, NW Wu, B Sun, JQ Ma… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In recent past years, investigation of hierarchical self-assembly for constructing artificial
functional materials has attracted considerable attention. Discrete metallacycles based on …