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Banerjee S, Bhargava BL. Effect of electronegative atoms on π - π stacking and hydrogen bonding behavior in simple aromatic molecules - An Ab initio MD study. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 127:108693. [PMID: 38070228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Ab initio molecular dynamics studies have been performed on fluorobenzene, phenol, and aniline, which have the three most electronegative atoms, fluorine, oxygen, and nitrogen, respectively. Radial distribution functions show strong hydrogen bonding in the phenolic -OH group, whereas it is less prominent in the -NH2 group of aniline. Fluorobenzene does not show strong hydrogen bonds as no solvation shell is found between the fluorine atom and different aromatic hydrogens of the molecule. Spatial distribution functions show that the nitrogen atom of aniline interacts with the aromatic plane, the oxygen atom of phenol is concentrated near the -OH group and fluorobenzene's fluorine atom interacts with the para hydrogen. Liquid phase dimer structures of these systems reveal that perpendicular orientation (Y-shaped) is preferred over parallel ones. Almost half of the total dimer population tends to prefer 90∘±30° angle. H-bond analyses show that fluorobenzene has the longest mean H-bond lifetime for the H-bond between the aromatic hydrogens and the fluorine atoms, whereas the aniline has the least. The mean lifetime between aromatic hydrogens and electronegative atoms increases steadily from aniline to fluorobenzene. Phenolic -OH and amino -NH2 groups show considerably longer mean H-bond lifetime than the aromatic hydrogens. Gas-phase binding energies obtained from quantum chemical calculations show that aniline and phenol dimers have higher binding energy values than the fluorobenzene dimer. Only the phenol dimer shows a perpendicular structure as a stable one, while aniline and fluorobenzene prefer the parallel orientation.
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- Subhadip Banerjee
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education & Research, An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, P.O.: Jatni, Khurda, Odisha 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education & Research, An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, P.O.: Jatni, Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
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Li W, Wang Y, Ni Z, Li S. Cluster-in-Molecule Local Correlation Method for Dispersion Interactions in Large Systems and Periodic Systems. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3462-3474. [PMID: 37991873 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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ConspectusThe noncovalent interactions, including dispersion interactions, control the structures and stabilities of complex chemical systems, including host-guest complexes and the adsorption process of molecules on the solid surfaces. The density functional theory (DFT) with empirical dispersion correction is now the working horse in many areas of applications. Post-Hartree-Fock (post-HF) methods have been well recognized to provide more accurate descriptions in a systematic way. However, traditional post-HF methods are mainly limited to small- or medium-sized systems, and their applications to periodic condensed phase systems are still very limited due to their expensive computational costs.To extend post-HF calculations to large molecules, the cluster-in-molecule (CIM) local correlation approach has been established, allowing highly accurate electron correlation calculations that are routinely available for very large systems. In the CIM approach, the electron correlation energy of a large molecule could be obtained from electron correlation calculations on a series of clusters, each of which contains a subset of occupied and virtual localized molecular orbitals. The CIM method could be massively and efficiently parallelized on general computer clusters. The CIM method has been implemented at various electron correlation levels, including second-order Mo̷ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2), coupled cluster singles and doubles (CCSD), CCSD with perturbative triples correction [CCSD(T)], etc. The CIM-MP2 energy gradient algorithm was developed and applied to the geometry optimizations of large systems. The CIM method has also been extended to condensed-phase systems under periodic boundary conditions (PBC-CIM). For periodic systems, the correlation energy per unit cell could be evaluated with correlation energy contributions from a series of clusters that are built with localized Wannier functions.CIM-based electron correlation calculations have been employed to investigate a number of chemical problems in which the dispersion interaction is important. CIM-based post-HF methods including CIM domain-based local pair natural orbital (DLPNO) CCSD(T) are applied to compute the relative or binding energies of biological systems or supramolecular complexes, the reaction barrier in a relatively complex chemical reaction. The CIM-MP2 method is used to obtain the optimized geometry of large systems. CIM-based post-HF calculations have also been used to compute the cohesive energies of molecular crystals and adsorption energies of molecules on the solid surfaces. The CIM and its PBC variant are expected to become a powerful theoretical tool for accurate calculations of the energies and structures for a broad range of large systems and condensed-phase systems with significant dispersion interactions.
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- Wei Li
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Jeong DE, Lee HS, Ku B, Kim CH, Kim SJ, Shin HC. Insights into the recognition mechanism in the UBR box of UBR4 for its specific substrates. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1214. [PMID: 38030679 PMCID: PMC10687169 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The N-end rule pathway is a proteolytic system involving the destabilization of N-terminal amino acids, known as N-degrons, which are recognized by N-recognins. Dysregulation of the N-end rule pathway results in the accumulation of undesired proteins, causing various diseases. The E3 ligases of the UBR subfamily recognize and degrade N-degrons through the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Herein, we investigated UBR4, which has a distinct mechanism for recognizing type-2 N-degrons. Structural analysis revealed that the UBR box of UBR4 differs from other UBR boxes in the N-degron binding sites. It recognizes type-2 N-terminal amino acids containing an aromatic ring and type-1 N-terminal arginine through two phenylalanines on its hydrophobic surface. We also characterized the binding mechanism for the second ligand residue. This is the report on the structural basis underlying the recognition of type-2 N-degrons by the UBR box with implications for understanding the N-end rule pathway.
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- Da Eun Jeong
- Critical Disease Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Division of Biomedical Research, KRIBB, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Division of Biomedical Research, KRIBB, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Critical Disease Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Proteome Structural Biology, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Critical Disease Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
- Graduate School of New Drug Discovery and Development, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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Pinjari A, Saraf D, Sengupta D. Molecular mechanisms underlying nanowire formation in pristine phthalocyanine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:30259-30268. [PMID: 37927067 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03512c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Understanding the molecular processes of nanowire self-assembly is crucial for designing and controlling nanoscale structures that could lead to breakthroughs in functional materials. In this work, we focus on pristine phthalocyanines as a representative example of mesogenic supramolecular assemblies and have analyzed the formation of nanowires using classical molecular dynamics simulations. In the simulations, the molecules spontaneously form multi-columnar structures resembling supramolecular polymers that subsequently grow into more ordered aggregates. These self-assemblies are concentration dependent, leading to the formation of multi-columnar, dynamic aggregates at higher concentrations and nanowires at lower concentrations. The multi-columnar assemblies on a whole are more disordered than the nanowires, but have locally ordered domains of parallel facing molecules that can fluctuate while maintaining their overall shape. The nanowire formation at lower concentrations involves the initial interaction and clustering of randomly oriented phthalocyanine molecules, followed by the merging of small clusters into elongated segments and the eventual formation of a stable nanowire. We observe three main conformers in these self-assemblies, the parallel, T-shaped and edge-to-edge stacking of the phthalocyanine dimers. We calculate the underlying free energy landscape and show that the parallel conformers form the most stable configuration which is followed by the T-shaped and edge-to-edge dimer configurations. The findings provide insights into the mechanisms and pathways of nanowire formation and a step towards the understanding of self-assembly processes in supramolecular mesogens.
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- Aadil Pinjari
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India.
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India.
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201 002, India
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Headen TF, Di Mino C, Youngs TG, Clancy AJ. The structure of liquid thiophene from total neutron scattering. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25157-25165. [PMID: 37712384 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03932c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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The structure of pure liquid thiophene is revealed by using a combination of total neutron scattering experiments with isotopic substitution and molecular simulations via the next generation empirical potential refinement software, Dissolve. In the liquid, thiophene presents three principle local structural motifs within the first solvation shell, in plane and out of the plane of the thiophene ring. Firstly, above/below the ring plane thiophenes present a single H towards the π cloud, due to a combination of electrostatic and dispersion interactions. Secondly, around the ring plane, perpendicular thiophene molecules find 5 preferred sites driven by bifurcated C-H⋯S interactions, showing that hydrogen-sulfur bonding prevails over the charge asymmetry created by the heteroatom. Finally, parallel thiophenes sit above and below the ring, excluded from directly above the ring center and above the sulfur.
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- Thomas F Headen
- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK.
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, 21 Banbury Rd, Oxford, OX2 6NN, UK
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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Di Mino C, Seel AG, Clancy AJ, Headen TF, Földes T, Rosta E, Sella A, Skipper NT. Strong structuring arising from weak cooperative O-H···π and C-H···O hydrogen bonding in benzene-methanol solution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5900. [PMID: 37736749 PMCID: PMC10516861 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Weak hydrogen bonds, such as O-H···π and C-H···O, are thought to direct biochemical assembly, molecular recognition, and chemical selectivity but are seldom observed in solution. We have used neutron diffraction combined with H/D isotopic substitution to obtain a detailed spatial and orientational picture of the structure of benzene-methanol mixtures. Our analysis reveals that methanol fully solvates and surrounds each benzene molecule. The expected O-H···π interaction is highly localised and directional, with the methanol hydroxyl bond aligned normal to the aromatic plane and the hydrogen at a distance of 2.30 Å from the ring centroid. Simultaneously, the tendency of methanol to form chain and cyclic motifs in the bulk liquid is manifest in a highly templated solvation structure in the plane of the ring. The methanol molecules surround the benzene so that the O-H bonds are coplanar with the aromatic ring while the oxygens interact with C-H groups through simultaneous bifurcated hydrogen bonds. This demonstrates that weak hydrogen bonding can modulate existing stronger interactions to give rise to highly ordered cooperative structural motifs that persist in the liquid phase.
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- Camilla Di Mino
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Yu X, Cheng Y, Li Y, Polo-Garzon F, Liu J, Mamontov E, Li M, Lennon D, Parker SF, Ramirez-Cuesta AJ, Wu Z. Neutron Scattering Studies of Heterogeneous Catalysis. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37315192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Understanding the structural dynamics/evolution of catalysts and the related surface chemistry is essential for establishing structure-catalysis relationships, where spectroscopic and scattering tools play a crucial role. Among many such tools, neutron scattering, though less-known, has a unique power for investigating catalytic phenomena. Since neutrons interact with the nuclei of matter, the neutron-nucleon interaction provides unique information on light elements (mainly hydrogen), neighboring elements, and isotopes, which are complementary to X-ray and photon-based techniques. Neutron vibrational spectroscopy has been the most utilized neutron scattering approach for heterogeneous catalysis research by providing chemical information on surface/bulk species (mostly H-containing) and reaction chemistry. Neutron diffraction and quasielastic neutron scattering can also supply important information on catalyst structures and dynamics of surface species. Other neutron approaches, such as small angle neutron scattering and neutron imaging, have been much less used but still give distinctive catalytic information. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in neutron scattering investigations of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on surface adsorbates, reaction mechanisms, and catalyst structural changes revealed by neutron spectroscopy, diffraction, quasielastic neutron scattering, and other neutron techniques. Perspectives are also provided on the challenges and future opportunities in neutron scattering studies of heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Xinbin Yu
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, United States
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, United States
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Manufacturing Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Neutron Technologies Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37381, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Solińska A, Marchewka J, Sitarz M, Bajda T. Infrared spectroscopy: the key to elucidating the sorption mechanism of surfactants, dyes and pharmaceuticals on mineral composite material. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 299:122758. [PMID: 37172397 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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There is a global problem with the effective purification of wastewater containing organic compounds, including dyes, pharmaceuticals and surfactants. Therefore, technologies for the removal of pollutants are still being explored. One of the promising methods could be the application of mineral sorbent composite based on lignite and bentonite. However, it is crucial to comprehensively recognize the mechanisms responsible for immobilizing organic compounds using mineral composite sorbents. The purpose of this work was to prepare and investigate the sorption mechanism of lignite-bentonite composite (BL) sorbents for the removal of dyes: Rhodamine B (RB), Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), pharmaceuticals: ibuprofen (IB), sulfamethoxazole (STX) and surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS). The quantitative sorption results have been performed using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. The application of infrared (IR) spectroscopy method was crucial to describe the sorption mechanism. After completing the sorption test, the spectra for the sorbents revealed bands associated with adsorbed RB, RBBR, IB, STX, and SDBS on the BL sorbent. Because lignite is predominated in BL composite, the sorption capacity and mechanism strictly correspond to its sorption properties rather than to bentonite ones. The spectra results indicate that the physical sorption process related to electrostatic forces, hydrogen bonding, and dispersion interactions are predominantly responsible for the immobilization of organic compounds tested on mineral sorbents. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results indicate the ion exchange process involved in the case of RB adsorption on the bentonite sample. Nevertheless, the sorption mechanism was complex because of the extensive sorption properties of mineral composite and the different chemical properties of the tested organic compounds. The results of our spectroscopic studies help interpret the sorption mechanisms of organic compounds on mineral materials.
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- Agnieszka Solińska
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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Moorthi K, Maekawa S. Solvation Effects on Polarizability of Aromatic Fluids. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:2237-2249. [PMID: 36877130 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Elucidating solvation effects on polarizability in condensed phases is important for the description of the optical and dielectric behavior of high-refractive-index molecular materials. We study these effects via the polarizability model combining electronic, solvation, and vibrational contributions. The method is applied to well-characterized highly polarizable liquid precursors: benzene, naphthalene, and phenanthrene. We find that the solvation and vibrational terms are of opposite signs and cancel almost exactly for benzene, but for naphthalene and phenanthrene, a 2.5 and 5.0% decrease relative to the equilibrium electronic polarizability of the respective monomer, α1e, is predicted, respectively. The increase in electronic polarizability affects interaction polarizability of all contacts, which is the main reason for the increasing importance of solvation contribution. The calculated refractive indices agree very well with experiment for all three systems.
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- Krzysztof Moorthi
- R&D Center, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 580-32 Nagaura, Sodegaura 299-0265, Japan
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- R&D Center, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., 580-32 Nagaura, Sodegaura 299-0265, Japan
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Janicki TD, Van Vleet MJ, Schmidt JR. Development and Implementation of Atomically Anisotropic First-Principles Force Fields: A Benzene Case Study. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1736-1749. [PMID: 36780209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c07244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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π-interactions are an important motif in chemical and biochemical systems. However, due to their anisotropic electron densities and complex balance of intermolecular interactions, aromatic molecules represent an ongoing challenge for accurate and transferable force field development. Historically, ab initio force fields for aromatics have not exhibited good accuracy with respect to bulk properties or have only been used to study gas-phase dimers. Using benzene as a proof of concept, herein we show how our own ab initio MASTIFF force field incorporates an atomically anisotropic description of intermolecular interactions to yield an accurate and robust model for aromatic interactions irrespective of phase. Compared to existing models, the MASTIFF benzene force field not only is accurate for liquid phase properties but also offers transferability to the gas and solid phases. Additionally, we introduce a computationally efficient OpenMM plugin which enables customizable anisotropic intermolecular functional forms and which can be generically used in any MD simulation where a model for nonspherical atomic features is required. Overall, our results demonstrate the importance of atomic-level anisotropy in enabling next-generation ab initio force field development.
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- Tesia D Janicki
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Ln SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Wang HF, Marubayashi H, Jinnai H. Kinetic Pathway of the Order–Order Transition from Hexagonally Packed Cylinder to Hexagonally Perforated Layer in Polystyrene- block-Poly(2-vinylpyridine) Using Time-Resolved 3D Transmission Electron Microtomography. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- Hsiao-Fang Wang
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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Dedecker K, Drobek M, Rouessac V, Julbe A. A Palladium-Based MOF for the Preferential Sorption of Benzene. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:6831-6838. [PMID: 36708327 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Selective sorption of volatile aromatic compounds is a challenging issue for their total abatement. Despite the well-known affinity of palladium toward rich π systems, studies dedicated to volatile organic compound (VOC) capture with Pd(II)-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are still very scarce. Intending to shed more light on this complex topic, this work compares the adsorption properties of two isostructural MOFs [Cu(2-pymo)2]n and [Pd(2-pymo)2]n and their selectivity for the sorption of linear, cyclic, or aromatic VOCs. The combination of both experimental and computational investigations highlights an increasing aromatic affinity over saturated hydrocarbons when palladium is chosen as a metal center (nBenzene/nn-hexane = 1.8 at 0.5 p/p0) in the MOF instead of copper (nBenzene/nn-hexane = 0.7 at 0.5 p/p0). Furthermore, [Pd(2-pymo)2]n clearly exhibits preferential adsorption of benzene over toluene (nBenzene/nToluene = 1.7 at 0.5 p/p0), due to the steric hindrance effects of the latter. The present results clearly underline the attractiveness of Pd-based MOFs for the design of selective aromatic adsorbents. Moreover, they also highlight the [Pd(2-pymo)2]n MOF as a relevant candidate for the selective capture of benzene, by a synergistic combination of both charge interactions and steric hindrance effects.
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- Kevin Dedecker
- Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM), Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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McGrogan A, Byrne EL, Guiney R, Headen TF, Youngs TGA, Chrobok A, Holbrey JD, Swadźba-Kwaśny M. The structure of protic ionic liquids based on sulfuric acid, doped with excess of sulfuric acid or with water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:9785-9795. [PMID: 36647728 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04292d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Neutron scattering with isotopic substitution was used to study the structure of concentrated sulfuric acid, and two protic ionic liquids (PILs): a Brønsted-acidic PIL, synthesised using pyridine and excess of sulfuric acid, [Hpy][HSO4]·H2SO4, and a hydrated PIL, in which an equimolar mixture of sulfuric acid and pyridine has been doped with water, [Hpy][HSO4]·2H2O. Brønsted acidic PILs are excellent solvents/catalysts for esterifications, driving reaction to completion by phase-separating water and ester products. Water-doped PILs are efficient solvents/antisolvents in biomass fractionation. This study was carried out to provide an insight into the relationship between the performance of PILs in the two respective processes and their liquid structure. It was found that a persistent sulfate/sulfuric acid/water network structure was retained through the transition from sulfuric acid to PILs, even in the presence of 2 moles (∼17 wt%) of water. Hydrogen sulfate PILs have the propensity to incorporate water into hydrogen-bonded anionic chains, with strong and directional hydrogen bonds, which essentially form a new water-in-salt solvent system, with its own distinct structure and physico-chemical properties. It is the properties of this hydrated PIL that can be credited both for the good performance in esterification and beneficial solvent/antisolvent behaviour in biomass fractionation.
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- Anne McGrogan
- The QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- The QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- The QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 4, 44-100, Gilwice, Poland
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- The QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- The QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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Liquid structure of a water-based, hydrophobic and natural deep eutectic solvent: the case of thymol-water. A Molecular Dynamics study. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Fayaz-Torshizi M, Graham EJ, Adjiman CS, Galindo A, Jackson G, Müller EA. SAFT- γ Force Field for the Simulation of Molecular Fluids 9: Coarse-Grained Models for Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Describing Thermodynamic, Interfacial, Structural, and Transport Properties. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gong P, Zhou Y, Li H, Zhang J, Wu Y, Zheng P, Jiang Y. Theoretical Study on the Aggregation and Adsorption Behaviors of Anticancer Drug Molecules on Graphene/Graphene Oxide Surface. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196742. [PMID: 36235277 PMCID: PMC9570551 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Graphene and its derivatives are frequently used in cancer therapy, and there has been widespread interest in improving the therapeutic efficiency of targeted drugs. In this paper, the geometrical structure and electronic effects of anastrozole(Anas), camptothecin(CPT), gefitinib (Gefi), and resveratrol (Res) on graphene and graphene oxide(GO) were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Meanwhile, we explored and compared the adsorption process between graphene/GO and four drug molecules, as well as the adsorption sites between carriers and payloads. In addition, we calculated the interaction forces between four drug molecules and graphene. We believe that this work will contribute to deepening the understanding of the loading behaviors of anticancer drugs onto nanomaterials and their interaction.
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- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (P.Z.); (Y.J.)
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Peng K, Lin J, Yang D, Fu F, Dai Z, Zhou G, Yang Z. Molecular-Level Insights into Interfacial Interaction–Nanostructure Relationships of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids around Carbon Nanotube Electrodes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kuilin Peng
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Zeolite Membrane Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People’s Republic of China
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Soszka N, Hachuła B, Tarnacka M, Grelska J, Jurkiewicz K, Geppert-Rybczyńska M, Wrzalik R, Grzybowska K, Pawlus S, Paluch M, Kamiński K. Aromaticity effect on supramolecular aggregation. Aromatic vs. cyclic monohydroxy alcohols. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 276:121235. [PMID: 35429862 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this paper, the steric hindrance effect related to the presence of either a cyclic or aromatic ring on the self-association process in the series of monohydroxy alcohols (MAs), from cyclohexanemethanol to 4-cyclohexyl-1-butanol and from benzyl alcohol to 4-phenyl-1-butanol, was studied using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS) and the Pendant Drop (PD) methods. Based on FTIR results, it was shown that phenyl alcohol (PhA) and cyclohexyl alcohol (CA) derivatives reveal substantial differences in the association degree, the activation energy of dissociation, and the homogeneity of supramolecular nanoassociates suggesting that the phenyl ring exerts a stronger steric impact on the self-assembling of molecules than cyclohexyl one. Additionally, XRD data revealed that phenyl moiety introduces more heterogeneity in the organization of molecules compared to the cyclic one. The changes in the self-association process of alcohols were also reflected in differences in the molecular dynamics of the H-bonded aggregates, as well as in the Kirkwood factor, defining the long-range correlation between dipoles, which were slightly higher for CAs with respect to those determined for PhAs. Unexpectedly it was also found that the surface layers of PhAs were more organized than those formed by CAs. Thus, these findings provided insight into the impact of aromaticity on the self-assembly process, H-bonding pattern, supramolecular structure, and intermolecular dynamics of the studied alcohols.
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- N Soszka
- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland; Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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Yang SY, Qu YK, Liao LS, Jiang ZQ, Lee ST. Research Progress of Intramolecular π-Stacked Small Molecules for Device Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2104125. [PMID: 34595783 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic semiconductors can be designed and constructed in π-stacked structures instead of the conventional π-conjugated structures. Through-space interaction (TSI) occurs in π-stacked optoelectronic materials. Thus, unlike electronic coupling along the conjugated chain, the functional groups can stack closely to facilitate spatial electron communication. Using π-stacked motifs, chemists and materials scientists can find new ways for constructing materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE), thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), and room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP), as well as enhanced molecular conductance. Organic optoelectronic devices based on π-stacked molecules have exhibited very promising performance, with some of them exceeding π-conjugated analogues. Recently, reports on various organic π-stacked structures have grown rapidly, prompting this review. Representative molecular scaffolds and newly developed π-stacked systems could stimulate more attention on through-space charge transfer the well-known through-bond charge transfer. Finally, the opportunities and challenges for utilizing and improving particular materials are discussed. The previous achievements and upcoming prospects may provide new insights into the theory, materials, and devices in the field of organic semiconductors.
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- Sheng-Yi Yang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Nguyen HTL, Huang DM. Systematic bottom-up molecular coarse-graining via force and torque matching using anisotropic particles. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:184118. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0085006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We derive a systematic and general method for parametrizing coarse-grained molecular models consisting of anisotropic particles from fine-grained (e.g. all-atom) models for condensed-phase molecular dynamics simulations. The method, which we call anisotropic force-matching coarse-graining (AFM-CG), is based on rigorous statistical mechanical principles, enforcing consistency between the coarse-grained and fine-grained phase-space distributions to derive equations for the coarse-grained forces, torques, masses, and moments of inertia in terms of properties of a condensed-phase fine-grained system. We verify the accuracy and efficiency of the method by coarse-graining liquid-state systems of two different anisotropic organic molecules, benzene and perylene, and show that the parametrized coarse-grained models more accurately describe properties of these systems than previous anisotropic coarse-grained models parametrized using other methods that do not account for finite-temperature and many-body effects on the condensed-phase coarse-grained interactions. The AFM-CG method will be useful for developing accurate and efficient dynamical simulation models of condensed-phase systems of molecules consisting of large, rigid, anisotropic fragments, such as liquid crystals, organic semiconductors, and nucleic acids.
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Jupp AR. Evidence for the encounter complex in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10681-10689. [PMID: 35412552 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00655c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) are combinations of bulky Lewis acids and bases that can carry out small-molecule activation and catalysis. Mechanistically, the reaction of the acid, base and substrate involves the collision of three distinct molecules, and so the pre-association of the acid and base to form an encounter complex has been proposed. This article will examine the evidence for the formation of this encounter complex, focusing on the archetypal main-group combinations P(tBu)3/B(C6F5)3 and PMes3/B(C6F5)3 (Mes = mesityl), and includes quantum chemical calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, NMR spectroscopic measurements and neutron scattering. Furthermore, the recent discovery that the associated acid and base can absorb a photon to promote single-electron transfer has enabled the encounter complex to also be studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy, transient absorption spectroscopy, and resonance Raman spectroscopy. These data all support the notion that the encounter complex is only weakly held together and in low concentration in solution. The insights that these studies provide underpin the exciting transformations that can be promoted by FLPs. Finally, some observations and unanswered questions are provided to prompt further study in this field.
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- Andrew R Jupp
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, UK.
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Molecular salts of the isoniazid derivatives. Expanding the scope of sulfonate-pyridinium synthon to design materials. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Huang Y, Ouyang D, Ji Y. The Role of H‐bond in Solubilizing Drugs by Ionic Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory Study. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yiping Huang
- Jiangsu Province Hi‐Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of Macau Macao SAR China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi‐Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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Cohen SR, Plazanet M, Rols S, Voneshen DJ, Fourkas JT, Coasne B. Structure and dynamics of acetonitrile: Molecular simulation and neutron scattering. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Terban MW, Billinge SJL. Structural Analysis of Molecular Materials Using the Pair Distribution Function. Chem Rev 2022; 122:1208-1272. [PMID: 34788012 PMCID: PMC8759070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This is a review of atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis as applied to the study of molecular materials. The PDF method is a powerful approach to study short- and intermediate-range order in materials on the nanoscale. It may be obtained from total scattering measurements using X-rays, neutrons, or electrons, and it provides structural details when defects, disorder, or structural ambiguities obscure their elucidation directly in reciprocal space. While its uses in the study of inorganic crystals, glasses, and nanomaterials have been recently highlighted, significant progress has also been made in its application to molecular materials such as carbons, pharmaceuticals, polymers, liquids, coordination compounds, composites, and more. Here, an overview of applications toward a wide variety of molecular compounds (organic and inorganic) and systems with molecular components is presented. We then present pedagogical descriptions and tips for further implementation. Successful utilization of the method requires an interdisciplinary consolidation of material preparation, high quality scattering experimentation, data processing, model formulation, and attentive scrutiny of the results. It is hoped that this article will provide a useful reference to practitioners for PDF applications in a wide realm of molecular sciences, and help new practitioners to get started with this technique.
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- Maxwell W. Terban
- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Condensed
Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Bulk and interfacial nanostructure and properties in deep eutectic solvents: Current perspectives and future directions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:2430-2454. [PMID: 34785053 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a tailorable class of solvents that are rapidly gaining scientific and industrial interest. This is because they are distinct from conventional molecular solvents, inherently tuneable via careful selection of constituents, and possess many attractive properties for applications, including catalysis, chemical extraction, reaction media, novel lubricants, materials chemistry, and electrochemistry. DESs are a class of solvents composed solely of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors with a melting point lower than the individual components and are often fluidic at room temperature. A unique feature of DESs is that they possess distinct bulk liquid and interfacial nanostructure, which results from intra- and inter-molecular interactions, including coulomb forces, hydrogen bonding, van der Waals interactions, electrostatics, dispersion forces, and apolar-polar segregation. This nanostructure manifests as preferential spatial arrangements of the different species, and exists over several length scales, from molecular- to nano- and meso-scales. The physicochemical properties of DESs are dictated by structure-property relationships; however, there is a significant gap in our understanding of the underlying factors which govern their solvent properties. This is a major limitation of DES-based technologies, as nanostructure can significantly influence physical properties and thus potential applications. This perspective provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of DES nanostructure, both in the bulk liquid and at solid interfaces. We provide definitions which clearly distinguish DESs as a unique solvent class, rather than a subset of ILs. An appraisal of recent work provides hints towards trends in structure-property relationships, while also highlighting inconsistencies within the literature suggesting new research directions for the field. It is hoped that this review will provide insight into DES nanostructure, their potential applications, and development of a robust framework for systematic investigation moving forward.
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Indra S, Subramanian R, Daschakraborty S. Interaction of volatile organic compounds acetone and toluene with room temperature ionic liquid at the bulk and the liquid-vacuum interface. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bulk and Confined Benzene-Cyclohexane Mixtures Studied by an Integrated Total Neutron Scattering and NMR Method. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01437-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AbstractHerein mixtures of cyclohexane and benzene have been investigated in both the bulk liquid phase and when confined in MCM-41 mesopores. The bulk mixtures have been studied using total neutron scattering (TNS), and the confined mixtures have been studied by a new flow-utilising, integrated TNS and NMR system (Flow NeuNMR), all systems have been analysed using empirical potential structure refinement (EPSR). The Flow NeuNMR setup provided precise time-resolved chemical sample composition through NMR, overcoming the difficulties of ensuring compositional consistency for computational simulation of data ordinarily found in TNS experiments of changing chemical composition—such as chemical reactions. Unique to the liquid mixtures, perpendicularly oriented benzene molecules have been found at short distances from the cyclohexane rings in the regions perpendicular to the carbon–carbon bonds. Upon confinement of the hydrocarbon mixtures, a stronger parallel orientational preference of unlike molecular dimers, at short distances, has been found. At longer first coordination shell distances, the like benzene molecular spatial organisation within the mixture has also found to be altered upon confinement.
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Clark JA, Santiso EE. SAFT-γ-Mie Cross-Interaction Parameters from Density Functional Theory-Predicted Multipoles of Molecular Fragments for Carbon Dioxide, Benzene, Alkanes, and Water. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:3867-3882. [PMID: 33826844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Determining unlike-pair interaction parameters, whether for group contribution equation of state or molecular simulations, is a challenge for the prediction of thermodynamic properties. As the number of components and their respective complexity increase, it becomes impractical to fit all the unlike interactions. Lorentz-Berthelot combining rules work well for systems, where the main interactions are dispersion forces, but they do not account for electrostatics. In this work, we derive predictive combining rules within the SAFT-γ-Mie framework. In the resulting model, the unlike-pair interactions account for the effect of ionization energies, partial charges, dipole moments, and quadrupole moments. We then estimate these properties for molecular fragments using density functional theory calculations and demonstrate their use to obtain realistic cross-interaction energies without the need for experimental data. An open-source python package, Multipole Approach to Predictively Scale Cross-Interactions, is included to facilitate use of the methods presented in this work. A good qualitative agreement was obtained for all phase equilibria calculations of binary mixtures containing carbon dioxide with propane, hexane, benzene, and water, as well as mixtures of hexane and benzene. Finally, we discuss future improvements to our methodology, including the use of physical insights when fitting self-interaction parameters.
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- Jennifer A Clark
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, United States
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In spite of the importance of energetic materials to a broad range of military (munitions, missiles) and civilian (mining, space exploration) technologies, the introduction of new chemical entities in the field occurs at a very slow pace. This situation is understandable considering the stringent requirements for cost and safety that must be met for new chemical entities to be fielded. If existing manufacturing infrastructure could be leveraged, then this would offer a fundamental shift in the discovery paradigm. Cocrystallization is an approach poised to realize this goal because it can use existing materials and make new chemical compositions through the assembly of multiple unique components in the solid state. This account describes early proof-of-principle studies with widely used energetics in the field, including 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX), forming cocrystals with nonenergetic coformers that alter key properties such as density, sensitivity, and morphology. The evolution of these studies to produce cocrystals between two energetic components is detailed, including those exploiting new intermolecular interaction motifs that drive assembly such as halogen bonding. Implications of cocrystallization for performance, sensitivity to external stimuli, and manufacturability are explored at each stage. The derivation of many of these cocrystals from energetic materials in common use satisfies the goal of using materials already demonstrated to be cost-effective at scale and with well-understood safety profiles. The account concludes with a discussion of cocrystallizing molecules having excess of oxidizing power with those that are oxygen-deficient to push the limits of explosive performance to unprecedented levels. The purposeful production of an arbitrary combination of two solid components into a cocrystal is far from certain, but the studies described motivate the continued exploration of novel materials and the development of predictive models for identifying crystallization partners. When such cocrystals form, many of their most important properties cannot be predicted, pointing to another challenge for the purposeful development of energetic materials based on cocrystallization.
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- Jonathan C. Bennion
- Department of Chemistry and the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory, FCDD-RLW-WB, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Wang L, Liu YL, Chen SH, He D, Li QJ, Wang MS. The shape selectivity of corannulene dimers based on concave-convex and convex-convex shape complementarity as hosts for C 60 and C 70. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:405-414. [PMID: 33315031 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03253k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the formation of noncovalent complexes, the stacking arrangements of corannulene and fullerene are diverse, most of which are combinations of multiple corannulenes and fullerene. Here, a composition ratio of 2 : 1 was selected for the complex between corannulene and fullerene (C60 and C70) to investigate the effects of different superposition modes, including concave-convex and convex-convex interactions, on the stability and third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the composite materials. It was found that the concave-convex interaction was stronger and it was reported to stabilize the charge-transfer (CT) complex more effectively than the convex-convex interaction. The dispersion range of the concave-convex interaction was larger than that of the convex-convex interaction, which is consistent with the interaction energy results. The packing design with the double convex-convex interactions exhibited the largest linear optical response and third-order NLO response, which showed that the convex-convex interaction was more likely to be excited and cause intermolecular CT as compared to the concave-convex interaction. This work confirmed that the packing arrangement significantly affected the NLO response and will advance the development of NLO crystals.
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- Li Wang
- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
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Ondrušková G, Veselý L, Zezula J, Bachler J, Loerting T, Heger D. Using Excimeric Fluorescence to Study How the Cooling Rate Determines the Behavior of Naphthalenes in Freeze-Concentrated Solutions: Vitrification and Crystallization. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:10556-10566. [PMID: 33156630 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We utilized fluorescence spectroscopy to learn about the molecular arrangement of naphthalene (Np) and 1-methylnaphthalene (MeNp) in frozen aqueous solutions. The freezing induces pronounced compound aggregation in the freeze-concentrated solution (FCS) in between the ice grains. The fluorescence spectroscopy revealed prevalent formation of a vitrified solution and minor crystallization of aromatic compounds. The FCS is shown as a specific environment, differing significantly from not only the pure compounds but also the ice surfaces. The results indicate marked disparity between the behavior of the Np and the MeNp; the cooling rate has a major impact on the former but not on the latter. The spectrum of the Np solution frozen at a faster cooling rate (ca 20 K/min) exhibited a temperature-dependent spectral behavior, whereas the spectrum of the solution frozen at a slower rate (ca 2 K/min) did not alter before melting. We interpret the observation through considering the varied composition of the FCS: Fast freezing leads to a higher water content expressed by the plasticizing effect, allowing molecular rearrangement, while slow cooling produces a more concentrated and drier environment. The experiments were conceived as generalizable for environmentally relevant pollutants and human-made freezing.
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- Gabriela Ondrušková
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Triolo A, Lo Celso F, Plechkova NV, Leonelli F, Gärtner S, Keeble DS, Russina O. Structure of anisole derivatives by total neutron and X-ray scattering: Evidences of weak C H⋯O and C H⋯π interactions in the liquid state. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Taylor PA, Huang H, Kiick KL, Jayaraman A. Placement of Tyrosine Residues as a Design Element for Tuning the Phase Transition of Elastin-peptide-containing Conjugates: Experiments and Simulations. MOLECULAR SYSTEMS DESIGN & ENGINEERING 2020; 5:1239-1254. [PMID: 33796336 PMCID: PMC8009313 DOI: 10.1039/d0me00051e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Elastin-like polypeptides (ELP) have been widely used in the biomaterials community due to their controllable, thermoresponsive properties and biocompatibility. Motivated by our previous work on the effect of tryptophan (W) substitutions on the LCST-like transitions of short ELPs, we studied a series of short ELPs containing tyrosine (Y) and/or phenylalanine (F) guest residues with only 5 or 6 pentapeptide repeat units. A combination of experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations illustrated that the substitution of F with Y guest residues impacted the transition temperature (Tt) of short ELPs when conjugated to collagen-like-peptides (CLP), with a reduction in the transition temperature observed only after substitution of at least two residues. Placement of the Y residues near the N-terminal end of the ELP, away from the tethering point to the CLP, resulted in a lower Tt than that observed for peptides with the Y residues near the tethering point. Atomistic and coarse-grained MD simulations indicated an increase in intra- and inter- peptide hydrogen bonds in systems containing Y guest residues that are suggested to enhance the ability of the peptides to coacervate, with a concomitantly lower Tt. Simulations also revealed that the placement of Y-containing pentads near the N-terminus (i.e., away from CLP tethering point) versus C-terminus of the ELP led to more π-π stacking interactions at low temperatures, in agreement with our experimental observations of a lower Tt. Overall, this study provides mechanistic insights into the driving forces for the LCST-like transitions of ELPs and offers additional means for tuning the Tt of short ELPs for biomedical applications such as on-demand drug delivery and tissue engineering.
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- Phillip A. Taylor
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA
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Kiani S, Jones DR, Alexander S, Barron AR. New insights into the interactions between asphaltene and a low surface energy anionic surfactant under low and high brine salinity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 571:307-317. [PMID: 32208201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The hyperbranched chains on the tail of low surface energy surfactants (LSES) causes lowering of surface free energy and rock wettability alteration, offering significant improvement in oil recovery in asphaltene oil reservoirs. EXPERIMENTS Oil sweep efficiency was determined by fluid displacement in pure brine and LSES-brine solutions in a microfluidic pattern that was representative of a sandstone cross-section. Interfacial tension (IFT), wettability alteration, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to measure the changes of asphaltene interactions with oil-aged substrate after surface treating with brine and surfactant-brine solutions. FINDINGS The hyperbranched LSES yielded a significant increase in the original-oil-in-place (OOIP) recovery (58%) relative to brine flooding (25%), even in the presence of asphaltene. Raman spectra showed the LSES-brine solutions to be capable of causing change to the asphaltene aggregate size after centrifugation treatment.
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- Sajad Kiani
- Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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- Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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- Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK.
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- Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK; Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA; Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam.
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Di Gioacchino M, Bruni F, Imberti S, Ricci MA. Hydration of Carboxyl Groups: A Route toward Molecular Recognition? J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:4358-4364. [PMID: 32352785 PMCID: PMC8007097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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On Earth, water plays
an active role in cellular life, over several
scales of distance and time. At a nanoscale, water drives macromolecular
conformation through hydrophobic forces and at short times acts as
a proton donor/acceptor providing charge carriers for signal transmission.
At longer times and larger distances, water controls osmosis, transport,
and protein mobility. Neutron diffraction experiments augmented by
computer simulation, show that the three-dimensional shape of the
hydration shell of carboxyl and carboxylate groups belonging to different
molecules is characteristic of each molecule. Different hydration
shells identify and distinguish specific sites with the same chemical
structure. This experimental evidence suggests an active role of water
also in controlling, modulating, and mediating chemical reactions
involving carboxyl and carboxylate groups.
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- Michael Di Gioacchino
- Dipartimento di Scienze, Universitá degli Studi Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Universitá degli Studi Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- UKRI-STFC, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Universitá degli Studi Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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Luo L, Zeng F, Xie J, Fan J, Xiao S, Wang Z, Xie H, Liu B. A RBC membrane-camouflaged biomimetic nanoplatform for enhanced chemo-photothermal therapy of cervical cancer. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:4080-4092. [PMID: 32239064 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02937k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Due to the untargeted release of chemical drugs, the efficacy of chemotherapy is often compromised along with serious side effects on patients. Recently, the development of targeted delivery systems using nanomaterials as carriers has provided more alternatives for chemical drug transportation. In this study, we developed a novel targeted nanocomplex of GOQD-ICG-DOX@RBCM-FA NPs (GID@RF NPs). First, PEG modified graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) were used to co-load the photosensitizer of indocyanine green (ICG) and DOX, to form GOQD-ICG-DOX NPs (GID NPs). Then, the red blood cell membrane (RBCM) was applied for GID NP camouflage to avoid immune clearance. Finally, folic acid was used to endow the targeting ability of GID@RF NPs. MTT assay showed that the survival rate of HeLa cells reduced by 71% after treatment with GID@RF NPs and laser irradiation. Meanwhile, membrane camouflage significantly prolonged the blood circulation time and enhanced the immune evading ability of GID NPs. Moreover, the drug accumulation at tumor sites was significantly improved through the strong interaction between FA and FA receptor highly expressed on the tumor cells. In vivo assay demonstrated the strongest tumor growth inhibition ability of the combinational chemo/photothermal therapy. H&E analysis indicated no significant abnormalities in the major organs of mice undergoing GID@RF NPs treatment. The level of blood and biochemical parameters remained stable as compared to the control. In summary, this combinational therapy system provides a safe, rapid and effective alternative for the treatment of cervical cancer in the future.
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- Lin Luo
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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Ogueri KS, Ogueri KS, Allcock HR, Laurencin CT. A Regenerative Polymer Blend Composed of Glycylglycine ethyl ester-substituted Polyphosphazene and Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid). ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2020; 2:1169-1179. [PMID: 32699836 PMCID: PMC7375693 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In the pursuit of continuous improvement in the area of biomaterial design, blends of mixed-substituent polyphosphazenes and poly (lactic acid-glycolic acid) (PLGA) were prepared, and their morphology of phase distributions for the first time was studied. The degradation mechanism and osteocompatibility of the blends were also evaluated for their use as regenerative materials. Poly [(ethyl phenylalanato)25(glycine ethyl glycinato)75phosphazene](PNEPAGEG) and poly [(glycine ethyl glycinato)75(phenylphenoxy)25phosphazene](PNGEGPhPh) were blended with PLGA at various weight ratios to yield different blends, namely PNEPAGEG-PLGA 25:75, PNEPAGEG-PLGA 50:50, PNGEGPhPh-PLGA 25:75, and PNGEGPhPh-PLGA 50:50. The molecular interactions, domain sizes, and phase distributions of the blends were confirmed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) as the PNEPAGEG-PLGA and PNGEGPhPh-PLGA blends showed different domain sizes and phase distributions. Due to the extensive hydrogen bonding within the two polymer components, PNEPAGEG-PLGA exhibited small-sized domains and well-distributed morphology. While for the PNGEGPhPh-PLGA blends, the presence of phenylphenol (PhPh) caused the formation of PLGA large-sized domains as the PLGA formed a continuous phase and PNGEGPhPh constituted a dispersed phase. In addition to AFM results, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results demonstrated the miscibility of the blends. The PNEPAGEG-PLGA and PNGEGPhPh-PLGA blends presented in situ 3D interconnected porous structures upon degradation in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) media at 37°C. However, the blends showed different mechanistic pathways to the formations of the pores. The difference in the erosion patterns could be attributed to the nature of molecular attractions that exist in the blends. Furthermore, the novel blends were able to support cell growth as compared to PLGA, and accommodate cell infiltrations, which ultimately augmented surface area for better cell-material interactions.
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- Kenneth S. Ogueri
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06296, USA
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Shen P, Huang M, Qian J, Li J, Ding S, Zhou X, Xu B, Zhao Z, Tang BZ. Achieving Efficient Multichannel Conductance in Through‐Space Conjugated Single‐Molecule Parallel Circuits. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pingchuan Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis MaterialsInstitute of Physical ChemistryZhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and MaterialsJilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis MaterialsInstitute of Physical ChemistryZhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and MaterialsJilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of ChemistryThe Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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How imidazolium‐based ionic liquids solubilize the poorly soluble ibuprofen? A theoretical study. AIChE J 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Shen P, Huang M, Qian J, Li J, Ding S, Zhou X, Xu B, Zhao Z, Tang BZ. Achieving Efficient Multichannel Conductance in Through‐Space Conjugated Single‐Molecule Parallel Circuits. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4581-4588. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Pingchuan Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis MaterialsInstitute of Physical ChemistryZhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and MaterialsJilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis MaterialsInstitute of Physical ChemistryZhejiang Normal University Jinhua Zhejiang 321004 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and MaterialsJilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular AggregatesSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of ChemistryThe Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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Agudelo ÁJP, Ferreira GMD, Ferreira GMD, Coelho YL, Hudson EA, Pires ACDS, da Silva LHM. Aggregation of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate: Weak molecular interactions modulated by imidazolium cation of short alkyl chain length. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Nagasaka M, Yuzawa H, Kosugi N. Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Liquids for Understanding Chemical Processes in Solution. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:95-105. [PMID: 31708561 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.19r005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) involving excitation processes of a core electron to unoccupied states is an effective method to study local structures around excited C, N, and O atoms in liquid samples. Since soft X-rays are strongly absorbed by air and liquid itself, we have developed transmission-type liquid flow cells, where the absorbance of liquid samples can be easily reduced and optimized by controlling the liquid thickness. By using the transmission-mode XAS techniques, we have investigated local structures of several liquid samples such as concentration dependence of aqueous pyridine solutions and unexpected temperature-dependent structural changes in liquid benzene from the precise energy shift measurements in XAS spectra with the help of molecular dynamics simulation and inner-shell calculations. These XAS techniques are also applied to in situ/operando observation of chemical processes in solutions such as catalytic and electrochemical reactions.
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- Masanari Nagasaka
- Institute for Molecular Science.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Institute for Molecular Science.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Synthesis of microgels based on carboxymethylcellulose cross-linked with zinc(II) ions and heterocyclic effectors of NO-synthase. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Al-Madhagi LH, Callear SK, Schroeder SLM. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions in concentrated aqueous imidazole solutions: a neutron diffraction and total X-ray scattering study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:5105-5113. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05993h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A study of 5 M aqueous imidazole solutions combining neutron and X-ray diffraction with EPSR simulations shows dominance of hydrogen-bonding between imidazole and water and negligible hydrogen-bonding between imidazole molecules.
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- Laila H. Al-Madhagi
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- Diamond Light Source Ltd
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- Diamond Light Source Ltd
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Imberti S, McLain SE, Rhys NH, Bruni F, Ricci MA. Role of Water in Sucrose, Lactose, and Sucralose Taste: The Sweeter, The Wetter? ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:22392-22398. [PMID: 31909321 PMCID: PMC6941182 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Natural sugars combine energy supply and, except a few cases, a pleasant taste. On the other hand, exaggerated consumption may impact population health. This has busted the research for the synthesis of increasingly cheaper artificial sweeteners, with low energy content and intense taste. Here, we suggest that studies of the hydration properties of three disaccharides, namely, the natural sucrose and lactose and the artificial sucralose, may explain the difference by orders of magnitude among their sweetness. This is done by analyzing via Monte Carlo simulations the neutron diffraction differential cross sections of aqueous solutions of the three sugars and their isotopes. Our results show that the strength of the sugar-water hydrogen bond interaction is one of the factors influencing sweetness, another being the number of water molecules within the first neighboring shell of the sugar whether bonded or not.
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- Silvia Imberti
- UKRI-STFC,
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, OX11 0QX Didcot, United Kingdom
- E-mail: ,
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University
of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9RH Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, King’s College London, WC2R 2LS London, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze, Sezione di Nanoscienze, Università
degli Studi “Roma Tre”, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze, Sezione di Nanoscienze, Università
degli Studi “Roma Tre”, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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Youngs T. Dissolve: next generation software for the interrogation of total scattering data by empirical potential generation. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1651918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Tristan Youngs
- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK
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Moura L, Gilmore M, Callear SK, Youngs TGA, Holbrey JD. Solution structure of propane and propene dissolved in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis{(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}imide from neutron diffraction with H/D substitution and empirical potential structure refinement modelling. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1649495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Leila Moura
- QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Singh VK, Pillai V, Patel SK, Buch L. Improving Cytotoxicity by Changing a Linker from Diphenylether to Diphenylmethane and now to Phenylene in Binuclear Dithiocarbamate Complexes: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Study. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Vinay K Singh
- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceThe M. S. University of Baroda Vadodara- 390 002 India
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceThe M. S. University of Baroda Vadodara- 390 002 India
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceThe M. S. University of Baroda Vadodara- 390 002 India
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- Department of ZoologyFaculty of ScienceThe M. S. University of Baroda Vadodara- 390 002 India
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Headen TF. Temperature dependent structural changes in liquid benzene studied using neutron diffraction. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1631496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas F. Headen
- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon, UK
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