{"title":"Performance of Minnesota Functionals on Vibrational Frequency","authors":"Jiaxu Wang, Cheng Zhang, Yaqi Li, Yini Zhou, Yuanyuan Shu, Songping Liang, Gaihua Zhang, Zhonghua Liu, Ying Wang","doi":"10.1002/qua.27516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27516","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Molecular geometry and harmonic frequency calculations are essential in thermochemical computations, with density functional theory (DFT) being widely employed for vibrational frequency predictions due to its efficiency and accuracy. In this study, we assessed the precision of 28 Minnesota based functionals with three different basis sets using the VIBFREQ1295 dataset. Scaling factors are necessary for predicting fundamental frequencies, global scaling factors were fitted by using F38/10 and VIBFREQ1295 datasets. The superior performing functionals were then fitted based on vibrational frequency ranges to obtain frequency-range-specific scaling factors. We observed consistent outlier across various model chemistries in vibrational frequency predictions, with alternative scaling factors showing minimal impact on reducing outlier occurrences. Besides, large basis sets are not indispensably required for fundamental frequency predictions. M06-L, revM06-L, SOGGA11-X, PW6B95-D3(BJ), CF22D, and M06-2X consistently exhibit excellent performance across the three basis sets. When using frequency-range-specific scaling factors, the root mean squard errors (RMSEs) and median absolute errors (MedAEs) of almost all the selected functionals were reduced. PW6B95-D3(BJ), CF22D, and MN12-SX exhibited the lowest RMSEs. Comparisons were also done for different data classifications; the dataset was classified by the elements of the molecules, vibrational frequency intervals, and vibrational modes.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Chlorinated Solvents as Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries: A DFT and MD Study","authors":"Zhe Li, Jingwei Zhang, Weiwei Xie, Qing Zhao","doi":"10.1002/qua.27515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27515","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Electrolytes with fluorinated solvents have been regarded as a promising strategy to stabilize high-voltage cathodes and the interphase of lithium anode in lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, the rigorous synthesis approach and high cost have led to a demand for developing cost-effective solvents with suitable properties for LMBs. Herein, we explored the possibility of using chlorinate solvents as electrolytes using density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Taking ether (1,2-dimethoxyethane [DME], 1,3-dioxolane [DOL]), carbonate (dimethyl carbonate [DMC], and ethylene carbonate [EC]) as examples, we first compared the energy variation of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) upon Cl and F substitution. In particular, we found that 1,2-bis(chloromethoxy)ethane (DME-2Cl-2) has the lowest HOMO and the highest LUMO level among the chlorinated DME after coordinating with Li<sup>+</sup>, enabling a potentially wide voltage stability. Further MD simulation reveals that lithium ions in DME-2Cl-2 has a weaker solvation coordination with solvents but stronger interaction with anions than DME and 1,2-bis(Fluoromethoxy)ethane (DME-2F-2), which is more beneficial for forming stable anion-derived solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Our findings suggest that chlorinated solvents can be used as promising electrolytes for LMBs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dihydro-1H-Pyrazoles as Donor Blocks in Donor–Acceptor Chromophores for Electro-Optics: A DFT Study of Hyperpolaizability and Electronic Excitations","authors":"Roman Ishchenko, Vladimir Shelkovnikov","doi":"10.1002/qua.27511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27511","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A diverse set of promising donors for donor–acceptor chromophores based on dihydro-1<i>H</i>-pyrazole (pyrazoline) for use in electro-optics was investigated using DFT at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ level of theory. These calculations showed that it is possible to achieve a molecular hyperpolarizability of up to 1700*10<sup>−30</sup> esu (up to three times higher compared to conventional diethylaniline donors) for a simple tricyanofuran-based acceptor by carefully tuning the donor structure. It was shown that the molecular hyperpolarizability is mainly affected by the substituents in the aryl rings in positions 3 and 1 of the pyrazoline cycle, while the substituents of the aryl ring in position 5 and the pyrazoline ring itself can be varied without significant effects on the hyperpolarizability. For one of the compounds, a detailed study of the lowest energy electronic excitation was performed using the TD-DFT, confirming the role of the pyrazoline ring as a secondary donor.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Electronic Properties of Self-Assembled Indium Phosphide Nanomaterials as High-Efficient Solar Cell","authors":"Run-Ning Zhao, Hua Jin, Fan Lin, Ju-Guang Han","doi":"10.1002/qua.27513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27513","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Geometries and electronic properties associated with relative stabilities and energy gaps of porous (InP)<sub>12n</sub> (<i>n</i> = 1–12) nanoclusters (NCs) (nanowires and nanosheets) are systemically studied by density functional method. The relative stabilities of (InP)<sub>12n</sub> NCs through the calculated fragmentation energies and cluster-binding energies are determined and discussed. Interestingly, the calculated energy gaps of (InP)<sub>12n</sub> nanowires and nanosheets are localized at regions of visible light energy ranges. (InP)<sub>12n</sub> are relatively wide-band semiconductor solar energy nanomaterial. The calculated density of states reveals large-sized porous (InP)<sub>12n</sub> nanosheets and nanowires with narrow pore size distribution and slight thickness and a large surface area manifest ultrahigh specific capacitance of trapping solar light energies and high light-to-electricity conversion efficiencies in solar energy absorption or conversion or photovoltaicsm. Particularly, (InP)<sub>12n</sub> NCs maintain their elemental properties of individual (InP)<sub>12</sub> clusters in the energy gaps of (InP)<sub>12n</sub> (<i>n</i> > 4). NCs are almost independent of variable sizes. Specifically, the size-dependent charge transfers of In atoms in (InP)<sub>12n</sub> NCs exhibit that ionic and covalent bonding exist in (InP)<sub>12n</sub> NCs and can stabilize (InP)<sub>12n</sub> NCs. Comparison with experiment results available is made.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142565478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mudassir Hussain Tahir, Naeem-Ul-Haq Khan, Khalid M. Elhindi
{"title":"Generation of Database of Polymer Acceptors and Machine Learning-Assisted Screening of Efficient Candidates","authors":"Mudassir Hussain Tahir, Naeem-Ul-Haq Khan, Khalid M. Elhindi","doi":"10.1002/qua.27510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27510","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper presents a comprehensive approach for designing polymer acceptors for organic photovoltaic applications through the generation of an extensive database and the application of machine learning (ML) techniques. Over 40 ML models are trained for the prediction of power conversion efficiency (PCE). Histgradient boosting regressor has appeared as best model. Almost 10 k polymers are generated and their PCE values are predicted. The chemical space of polymers has been visualized and analyzed. Cluster analysis revealed significant differences among the selected polymers. Additionally, an assessment of synthetic accessibility for these polymers indicated that the majority can be synthesized with relative ease.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Senthil kumar, N. Karthik, S. Sumathi, N. Siva Jyothi, S. Saranya, S. Jeyavijayan
{"title":"DFT Computation, Spectroscopic, Hirshfeld Surface, Docking and Topological Analysis on 2,2,5-Trimethyl-1,3-Dioxane-5-Carboxylic Acid as Potent Anti-Cancer Agent","authors":"J. Senthil kumar, N. Karthik, S. Sumathi, N. Siva Jyothi, S. Saranya, S. Jeyavijayan","doi":"10.1002/qua.27509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27509","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The 2,2,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acid (TDCA) using both theoretical and experimental methods have been studied. The sample has been subjected to XRD, FTIR, FT-Raman, (C<sup>13</sup> and H<sup>1</sup>) NMR, and UV–vis spectrum analysis. Then, theoretical calculations have been performed at the DFT/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) higher based scale. The theoretical and experimental geometrical parameters and frequencies have been compared well. Theoretical and experimental NMR chemical shifts have been determined. Absorption wavelengths of UV–Vis spectrum were experimentally measured and compared with TD-DFT predictions. Detailed explanations have been given for frontier molecular orbitals, low density gradient, distribution of Mulliken charges, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), RDG, localized orbital location, and electron localized activities. Based on the studied 2D image of the Hirschfield surfaces, H···H (65.6%) and O···H/H···O (33.6%) are found as the controlling interactions. A high binding affinity of −6.5 Kcal/mol has been calculated against 4OAR protein. These theoretical findings of the molecule may be used as an anticancer drug candidate, which helps to explain the structural stability, reactivity and anticancer potential of TDCA. High drug affinity for the TDCA has been detected by in silico ADMET prediction.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142525647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revealing the Response of Structure and Decomposition Behaviors of 1, 1′-Azobis-1, 2, 3-Triazole to Pressure: A Theoretical Study","authors":"Zhi-Ming Guo, Xi Gang, Xian-Zhen Jia","doi":"10.1002/qua.27502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27502","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>1, 1′-azobis-1, 2, 3-triazole (C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>8</sub>, N8) is a novel nitrogen-rich energetic material with excellent detonation performance, which has received widespread interest. Inspired by recent theories and experiments, the dependence of structural, vibrational, and electronic properties on high pressure up to 10 GPa was systematically investigated using periodic DFT calculations. It was found that the optimized structure belonged to the <i>cis</i>-N8 structure through comparing the theoretical IR with experimental IR spectra. The third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state for N8 was obtained up to 10 GPa, where the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative were 10.91 GPa and 7.689, respectively. More importantly, the pressure dependence of Laplacian bond order indicated that the five-membered ring opening was the first step in the decomposition process, and that high pressure could inhibit the decomposition process of N8 due to the reinforcement of non-covalent interactions. The present work could deepen the understanding of the energetic materials N8 under high pressure, and is of great significance to the blasting and detonation applications of N8.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142525648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First-Principles Calculation of SnSe2 Material as Anode Material of Zinc Ion Battery","authors":"Ensong Zhong, Wenbo Liu","doi":"10.1002/qua.27508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27508","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The development of high-performance ion battery anode materials is conducive to the rapid development of urban rail transit. Based on first-principles calculations, this paper studies the potential performance of the recently discovered two-dimensional material SnSe<sub>2</sub> as a negative electrode for zinc ion batteries. By calculating the adsorption energy, the most stable adsorption configuration of Zn was determined. The band gap of intrinsic SnSe<sub>2</sub> decreases after strain, which promotes the transition of carriers. The band gap opens after the strain occurs in the Zn adsorbed SnSe<sub>2</sub> system (Zn-SnSe<sub>2</sub>), which confirms the regulation of strain on the band gap. The lowest diffusion barrier of Zn is 0.083 eV. The theoretical zinc storage capacity is calculated to be 387.550 mAh/g. The calculation results provide theoretical parameters for the application of SnSe<sub>2</sub> in ion batteries.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142525640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shannon Wavelet-Based Approximation Scheme for Information Entropy Integrals in Confined Domain","authors":"Sayan Banik","doi":"10.1002/qua.27496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27496","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this work, the author attempted to develop a Shannon wavelet-based numerical scheme to approximate the information entropies in both configuration and momentum space corresponding to the ground and adjacent excited energy states of one-dimensional Schrödinger equation appearing in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. The development of this scheme is based on the judicious use of sinc scale functions as an approximation basis and a suitable numerical quadrature to approximate entropies in position and momentum spaces. Priori and posteriori errors appearing in the approximations of wave functions and entropy integrals have been discussed. The scheme (coded in Python) has been subsequently exercised for various exactly solvable and quasi-exactly solvable non-relativistic quantum mechanical models in confined domain.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142525445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Simulation and Impact of Solvent-Based Analysis of 2-Methoxy-4-Allylphenol (Eugenol) Targeting Progesterone Receptor for Breast Cancer Therapy","authors":"Karthick Arumugam, Azar Zochedh, Kaliraj Chandran, Asath Bahadur Sultan, Thandavarayan Kathiresan","doi":"10.1002/qua.27506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27506","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women globally. It arises from the abnormal proliferation of cells within breast tissue and can manifest in several subtypes, classified by the expression of hormone receptors. The main objective of this work is to assess the effect of solvent on 2-methoxy-4-allylphenol's (2M4AP) in quantum chemical calculations and ability of 2M4AP to bind with the proteins associated with breast cancer. The non-toxic nature of 2M4AP was initially validated through drug-likeness studies and it complies with Lipinski's criteria. The optimization of 2M4AP structure was carried out in gas and liquid phase in DFT technique with B3LYP/6-311++G (d, p) level. Then the electronic spectrum was calculated in TD-DFT technique and the transition was determined to be <i>n</i> → <i>σ</i>*. The steadiness, charge dispersal and electronic properties were assessed and the band energy value was calculated to be 5.58 eV (gas) and 5.64 eV (liquid), exhibiting a stable confirmation of 2M4AP structure. Topological characteristics exhibited the intermolecular connections of 2M4AP along with electronic features. From the simulated results, the effect of solvent (water) in 2M4AP was very minimal and the structure is stable in both gas and liquid phase. Further, the docking studies, 2M4AP exhibited highest binding score of −7.3 kcal/mol with progesterone receptor, confirming the better ability of 2M4AP to react in hormone-positive breast cancer. The Ramachandran plot confirms the stability of interacted amino acids with the ligand molecule. Thus, 2M4AP can be considered as a potent candidate for treatment of breast cancer after clinical studies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":182,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Quantum Chemistry","volume":"124 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142525456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}