Potential energy surfaces form a central concept in the application of electronic structure methods to the study of molecular structures, properties, and reactivities. Recent advances in tools for exploring potential energy surfaces are surveyed. Methods for geometry optimization of equilibrium structures, searching for transition states, following reaction paths and ab initio molecular dynamics are discussed. For geometry optimization, topics include methods for large molecules, QM/MM calculations, and simultaneous optimization of the wave function and the geometry. Path optimization methods and dynamics based techniques for transition state searching and reaction path following are outlined. Developments in the calculation of ab initio classical trajectories in the Born-Oppenheimer and Car-Parrinello approaches are described. 相似文献
Thermoanalytical studies on specialty polymers in Japan are reviewed. The basic and applied researches for the developments
of new specialty polymers such as high-performance polymers, liquid crystalline polymers, and biodegradable polymers during
the 1990's are introduced from the standpoint of thermal analysis. Many studies were performed for the improvements of durability
and thermal stability of engineering polymers, biodegradable polymers and so on. A special topic of researches on the thermal
behavior of polymers by high-pressure differential thermal analysis is included in this review.
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The reaction of atomic radical F with propyne has been studied theoretically using ab initio quantum chemistry methods and
transition state theory. The potential energy surface was calculated at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ (single-point) level using
the UMP2/6-311++G(d,p) optimized structures. Two reaction mechanisms including the addition–isomerization–elimination reaction
mechanism and the directed hydrogen abstraction reaction mechanism are considered. For the hydrogen abstraction reactions,
i.e., the most probable evolution pathway in the title reaction, the HF formation occurs via direct abstraction mechanism
dominantly and the H atom picked up by the atomic radical F should come mostly from the methyl group of normal propyne. On
the other hand, for the addition–isomerization–elimination mechanism, the most feasible pathway should be the atomic radical
F attacking on the C≡C triple bond in propyne (CH3C≡CH) to form a weakly-bound adduct A1 with no barrier, followed by F addition to the C≡C triple bond to form the low-lying
intermediate isomer 5. Subsequently, isomer 5 directly dissociates to P3 H2CCCHF + H via transition state TS5/P3. The other reaction pathways on the doublet PES are less competitive due to thermodynamical or kinetic factors. Furthermore,
based on the analysis of the kinetics of all channels through which the addition and abstraction reaction proceed, we expect
that the competitive power of reaction channels may vary with experimental conditions for the title reaction. The present
work will provide useful information for understanding the processes of atomic radical F reaction with other unsaturated hydrocarbons.
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The thermal behaviour of a series of solution-cast blends of polyvinyl chloride/epoxidised liquid natural rubber (ELNR) of different mole percentage of epoxidation has been examined using thermogravimetric analysis. Thermal degradation is found to occur through a two-step route in which the first step corresponds to the dehydrochlorination of PVC to form a polyene and the second step is attributed to the decomposition of the ELNR and the polyene. Introduction of 20 and 50 mol% of epoxy group into the liquid NR is found to enhance the thermal stability of PVC. Probable mechanisms of degradation have been suggested on the basis of the kinetic analysis of the degradation studies. It is found that the mechanism is influenced by the epoxy content of the blend system. Activation energy for the degradation and the entropy change have also been reported. 相似文献
The conformational properties and elastic behaviors of protein-like single chains in the process of tensile elongation were investigated by means of Monte Carlo method. The sequences of protein-like single chains contain two types of residues: hydrophobic (H) and hydrophilic (P). The average conformations and thermodynamics statistical properties of protein-like single chains with various elongation ratio λ were calculated. It was found that the mean-square end-to-end distance r increases with elongation ratio,λ. The tensor eigenvalues ratio of : decreases with elongation ratio λ for short (HP)x protein-like polymers, however, the ratio of : increases with elongation ratioλ,especially for long (H)x sequence. Average energy per bond increases with elongation ratioλ, especially for(H)x protein-like single chains. Helmholtz free energy per bond also increases with elongation ratioλ. Elastic force (f), energy contribution to force (fU) and entropy contribution to force (fs) for different protein-like single chains were also calculated.These investigations may provide some insights into elastic behaviors of proteins. 相似文献
The diphosphate ester (ThDP) of thiamin (vitamin B1) is an important cofactor of enzymes within the carbohydrate metabolism. The initial reaction step shared by all ThDP-dependent enzymes is the deprotonation of the C2–H of the thiazolium ring. The replacement of the 4′-amino group by a hydroxyl one in the pyrimidine ring leads to the oxy-ThDP analogue which is known as an antagonist in thiamin catalysis.
Ab initio and DFT calculations on the MP2/6-31G* and B3LYP/6-31G* level were performed to study the proton relay function in thiamin and oxythiamin systems. Both MP2 and B3LYP calculations show significant differences of the reaction coordinate of the ylide formation in the systems. Tautomers, protonated and deprotonated species of both systems show different trends regarding their stability. The influence of correlation effects on the results is discussed by comparison with the HF-SCF/6-31G* data. Frequency calculations on the B3LYP/6-31G* level were performed to characterize the minima and transition state structures, respectively. 相似文献
The specific conductivities of dodecyldimethylbenzylammonium bromide (C12BBr) have been determined in aqueous butanol and
aqueous benzyl alcohol solutions in the temperature range of 5-40°C. From these data the temperature dependent critical micelle
concentration (cmc) was determined. The molar fraction of alcohol in the micelle was estimated using the theory suggested by Motomura et al. for surfactant binary mixtures. The thermal properties such as standard Gibbs free energy, enthalpy and entropy of solubilization
of alcohols in the micelles were estimated for the phase separation model. The change in heat capacity upon solubilization
of alcohol in the micelle has been estimated form the above properties.
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