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Affiliation(s)
- Jenna K. Buchanan
- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Abstract
Structures of aqueous [Be(H2O)4]2+, its outer-sphere and inner-sphere complexes with F-, Cl-, and SO42-, and dinuclear complexes with a [Be2(κ-OH)(κ-SO4)]+ core have been studied through Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) simulations with the BLYP functional. According to constrained CPMD/BLYP simulations and pointwise thermodynamic integration, the free energy of deprotonation of [Be(H2O)4]2+ and its binding free energy with F- are 9.6 and -6.2 kcal/mol, respectively, in good accord with available experimental data. The computed activation barriers for replacing a water ligand in [Be(H2O)4]2+ with F- and SO42-, 10.9 and 13.6 kcal/mol, respectively, are also in good qualitative agreement with available experimental data. These ligand-substitution reactions are indicated to follow associative interchange mechanisms with backside (SN2-like) attack of the anion relative to the aquo ligand it is displacing. Outperforming static density functional theory computations of the salient kinetic and thermodynamic quantities involving simple polarizable continuum solvent models, CPMD simulations are validated as a promising tool for studying the structures and speciation of beryllium complexes in aqueous solution.
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- Onyekachi Raymond
- Chemistry, School of Science , University of Waikato , Private Bag 3105 , Hamilton 3240 , New Zealand.,Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) , P.O. Box 50348 , Porirua 5240 , New Zealand.,EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, North Haugh , University of St Andrews , St Andrews , Fife KY16 9ST , U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, North Haugh , University of St Andrews , St Andrews , Fife KY16 9ST , U.K
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- Chemistry, School of Science , University of Waikato , Private Bag 3105 , Hamilton 3240 , New Zealand
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- Chemistry, School of Science , University of Waikato , Private Bag 3105 , Hamilton 3240 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences , Massey University , Private Bag 11222 , Palmerston North 4410 , New Zealand
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Raymond O, Henderson W, Brothers PJ, Plieger PG. Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometric (ESI MS) Screening and Characterisation of Beryllium Complexes with Potentially Encapsulating Aminopolycarboxylate and Related Ligands. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Onyekachi Raymond
- Chemistry, School of Science; University of Waikato; Private Bag 3105 Hamilton New Zealand
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- Chemistry, School of Science; University of Waikato; Private Bag 3105 Hamilton New Zealand
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- Institute of Fundamental Sciences; Massey University; Private Bag 11222 4410 Palmerston North New Zealand
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