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Optimal Fourier filtering of a function that is strictly confined within a sphere
We present an alternative method to filter a distribution, that is strictly
confined within a sphere of given radius , so that its Fourier transform
is optimally confined within another sphere of radius .
In electronic structure methods, it can be used to generate optimized
pseudopotentials, pseudocore charge distributions, and pseudo atomic orbital
basis sets.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Modeling adsorption in metal-organic frameworks with open metal sites : propane/propylene separations
We present a new approach for modeling adsorption in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unsaturated metal centers and apply it to the challenging propane/propylene separation in copper(II) benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (CuBTC). We obtain information about the specific interactions between olefins and the open metal sites of the MOP using quantum mechanical density functional theory. A proper consideration of all the relevant contributions to the adsorption energy enables us to extract the component that is due to specific attractive interactions between the pi-orbitals of the alkene and the coordinatively unsaturated metal. This component is fitted using a combination of a Morse potential and a power law function and is then included into classical grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations of adsorption. Using this modified potential model, together with a standard Lennard-Jones model, we are able to predict the adsorption of not only propane (where no specific interactions are present), but also of propylene (where specific interactions are dominant). Binary adsorption isotherms for this mixture are in reasonable agreement with ideal adsorbed solution theory predictions. We compare our approach with previous attempts to predict adsorption in MOFs with open metal sites and suggest possible future routes for improving our model
N-heterocyclic carbenes of the late transition metals: a computational and structural database study
Stability and Hydrolyzation of Metal Organic Frameworks with Paddle-Wheel SBUs upon Hydration
Instability of most prototypical metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in the
presence of moisture is always a limita- tion for industrial scale development.
In this work, we examine the dissociation mechanism of microporous paddle wheel
frameworks M(bdc)(ted)0.5 [M=Cu, Zn, Ni, Co; bdc= 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate;
ted= triethylenediamine] in controlled humidity environments. Combined in-situ
IR spectroscopy, Raman, and Powder x-ray diffraction measurements show that the
stability and modification of isostructual M(bdc)(ted)0.5 compounds upon
exposure to water vapor critically depend on the central metal ion. A
hydrolysis reaction of water molecules with Cu-O-C is observed in the case of
Cu(bdc)(ted)0.5. Displacement reactions of ted linkers by water molecules are
identified with Zn(bdc)(ted)0.5 and Co(bdc)(ted)0.5. In contrast,.
Ni(bdc)(ted)0.5 is less suscept- ible to reaction with water vapors than the
other three compounds. In addition, the condensation of water vapors into the
framework is necessary to initiate the dissociation reaction. These findings,
supported by supported by first principles theoretical van der Waals density
functional (vdW-DF) calculations of overall reaction enthalpies, provide the
necessary information for de- termining operation conditions of this class of
MOFs with paddle wheel secondary building units and guidance for developing
more robust units
Challenging Dogmas: Hydrogen Bond Revisited
Hydrogen
bond directionality in the water dimer is explained on
the basis of symmetry-adapted intermolecular perturbation theory which
directly separates the intermolecular interaction energy into four
physically interpretable components: electrostatics, exchange-repulsion,
dispersion, and induction. Analysis of these four main contributions
to the binding energy allows a deeper understanding of the dominant
factors ruling the mutual arrangement of the two monomers. A preference
for the linear configuration is shown to be due to a subtle interplay
of all four energy components. While the first-order terms, electrostatic
and exchange-repulsion, almost perfectly cancel each other near the
equilibrium geometry of the dimer, the importance of the second- and
higher-order terms, induction and dispersion, becomes evident
Elucidation of the bonding in Mn(η<sup>2</sup>-SiH) complexes by charge density analysis and T<sub>1</sub> NMR measurements: asymmetric oxidative addition and anomeric effects at silicon
The bonding in Mn(η2-SiH) complexes is interpreted in terms of an asymmetric oxidative addition whose extent is controlled by the substitution pattern at the hypercoordinate silicon centre, and especially by the ligand trans to the η2-coordinating SiH moiety
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