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Permeation behavior of CO2, H2S, and CH4 in imidazolium-based ionic liquids: A molecular dynamics study CO2、H2S和CH4在咪唑基离子液体中的渗透行为：分子动力学研究

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115446

Akbar Kodirov , Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua , Jamoliddin Razzokov

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Is it possible to protect nitric oxide by the B36N36 structure?: An in-silico proposal B36N36结构是否有可能保护一氧化氮？一份电脑化的提案

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115448

Marisol Chantes-Daza , Noé Brίgido Salvador , Gabriel García Laiton , Martίn Salazar Villanueva , Ernesto Chigo Anota

{"title":"Is it possible to protect nitric oxide by the B36N36 structure?: An in-silico proposal","authors":"Marisol Chantes-Daza , Noé Brίgido Salvador , Gabriel García Laiton , Martίn Salazar Villanueva , Ernesto Chigo Anota","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115448","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115448","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This works investigates 30, 16, and 32 geometrical configurations generated from the B<sub>36</sub>N<sub>36</sub> fullerene (pristine/modified) interacting with NO molecules in gas/aqueous phase. This study is carried out the HSEh1PBE/6-311 g(d,p) method. The results revealed preferential adsorption sites for both cases, principally located on their hexagonal faces. A significant improvement in adsorption energy is exhibited due to the B<sub>36</sub>N<sub>36</sub> is saturated in gas phase. Our findings indicate that in aqueous phase, the adsorption of NO in the pristine structure decreases whereas for the modified case, this increases. The descriptors for complex of minimum energy indicate low values for the work function and chemical potential, as well as high dipole moment and good electrical conductivity due to the reduction of their gap energy for both cases. This modified structure with B<img>B bonds is a good candidate as “protect agent” for NO chemical specie, and in this way to achieve its correct biological functions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115448"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890827","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}

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Hydrogen storage on a star-like CBe₅Li₅+ superalkali cluster featuring planar pentacoordinate carbon 在具有平面五坐标碳的星形CBe₅Li₅+超碱簇上储氢

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115447

G. Naaresh Reddy , Anupam Aash , Suman Chirra , Subrata Karmakar , Gourisankar Roymahapatra

{"title":"Hydrogen storage on a star-like CBe₅Li₅+ superalkali cluster featuring planar pentacoordinate carbon","authors":"G. Naaresh Reddy , Anupam Aash , Suman Chirra , Subrata Karmakar , Gourisankar Roymahapatra","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115447","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115447","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The hydrogen storage capacity of the star-like planar pentacoordinate carbon (ppC) superalkali cluster CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup>, whose high stability can be understood through the 18-electron rule, was studied using density functional theory (DFT). The obtained results showed that H₂ adsorbs on the CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> cluster in molecular form, and the cluster remains planar and stable even after adsorption. Importantly, the CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> cluster is predicted to be a promising candidate for hydrogen storage material, achieving a gravimetric density of up to a theoretical limit of 25.8 %. Additionally, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed on CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup>, 5H₂@CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup>, 10H₂@CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup>, 15H₂@CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup>, and 16H₂@CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> clusters at room temperature to study the adsorption and desorption of H₂ molecules over time. The MD simulations revealed that the majority of adsorbed hydrogen molecules shifted out of the cluster within 300 fs; however, some H₂ molecules remained bound to the cluster. In ADMP molecular dynamics simulations, H₂ was considered bound to the CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> cluster when the minimum H–cluster atom distance stayed under 2.5 Å. A distance exceeding 3.0 Å with continuous separation, lacking oscillations, signified desorption from the cluster surface. The energy analysis from MD simulations indicated that the structures are dynamically stable. Even after H₂ adsorption, the planarity of the CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> cluster is retained, confirming its stability. These findings suggest that CBe₅Li₅<sup>+</sup> is a structurally strong and efficient candidate for next-generation hydrogen storage applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115447"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916453","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}

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Investigation on the micro-mechanism of borehole instability in coalbed methane reservoirs by molecular simulation 煤层气储层井眼失稳微观机理的分子模拟研究

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115441

Chuanjiang Zheng , Yurong Li , Xiaobing Yan , Lei Tang , Yuanqiang Zhu , Xiaokang Xian , Wei Shi

{"title":"Investigation on the micro-mechanism of borehole instability in coalbed methane reservoirs by molecular simulation","authors":"Chuanjiang Zheng , Yurong Li , Xiaobing Yan , Lei Tang , Yuanqiang Zhu , Xiaokang Xian , Wei Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115441","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115441","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To investigate the micro-mechanism of borehole instability in coalbed methane reservoirs, diverse pore-structured reservoir models were constructed based on the structural characterization of demineralized coal. Subsequently, the behavior of coal-adsorbed water, adsorption energy and hydrogen bonding within adsorption system, and the mechanical properties of coal matrix with adsorbed water, were explored utilizing grand canonical ensemble Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulation. The findings demonstrate that the saturated adsorption capacity of reservoirs dominated by super-micropores is 2.04–99.5 times higher than that of ultra-micropores due to the fact that the adsorption sites coincide with the pore structure characteristics. And the adsorption potential energy distribution similar to the pore size distribution of coal matrix, highlighting the influence of pore structure on the interaction between water and coal. Furthermore, the average length of hydrogen bonds within reservoirs dominated by super-micropores is relatively short, indicating stronger intermolecular interactions within the adsorption system than that of ultra-micropores. Additionally, the coal-adsorbed water plays a pivotal role in borehole instability. For normal reservoirs, adsorbed water results in a decrease of 9.08–34.06 % in elastic modulus (<em>E</em>), weakening the mechanical properties of reservoir stratum during the drilling process. However, different internal stress status within coal seam led to distinct mechanisms of borehole instability, internal stress release within abnormal high-pressure reservoirs leads to coal matrix expansion, and changes in the pore structure cause a decrease of 31.24–75.97 % in <em>E</em>, substantial water filled in the loose pore structure of abnormal low-pressure reservoirs resists elastic deformation induced by external forces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115441"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890828","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}

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Computational screening of metal-doped borospherene B40 for 5-fluorouracil drug delivery 5-氟尿嘧啶给药金属掺杂硼球B40的计算筛选

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115443

Bin Liu , Yan Chen , Jia-Ling He , Juan Wu , Jing-Hua Chen , Wei-Ming Sun

{"title":"Computational screening of metal-doped borospherene B40 for 5-fluorouracil drug delivery","authors":"Bin Liu , Yan Chen , Jia-Ling He , Juan Wu , Jing-Hua Chen , Wei-Ming Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115443","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The interaction between B<sub>40</sub>M (M = K ∼ Zn) nanocages and 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) anticancer drug has been systematically investigated using density functional theory (DFT) in this study. The different doping modes and spin multiplicity have been explored to screen out the most stable B<sub>40</sub>M. Among these considered boron-based nanocages, B<sub>40</sub>M (M = K, Ti, V, and Fe) exhibit remarkable adsorption energies (<em>E</em><sub>ad</sub> = −18.91 ∼ −20.41 kcal/mol) toward 5-Fu. It is found that the K<img>O2 bond formed between B<sub>40</sub>K and 5-Fu shows typical ionic characteristics, while the M-O bonds between B<sub>40</sub>M (M = Ti, V, and Fe) and 5-Fu exhibit both of ionic and covalent bonding characteristics. Interestingly, the <em>E</em><sub>ad</sub> value of 5-Fu@B<sub>40</sub>V decreases from −20.34 to −9.61 kcal/mol in a weakly acidic environment. Based on these findings, the B<sub>40</sub>M (M = K, Ti, V, and Fe) nanocages are identified as promising drug carriers for 5-Fu and even other drugs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115443"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144880386","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}

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Using Se and Ga concentration to adjust the structural, magnetic, electronic and mechanical characteristics of Co2MnGe alloy: A Monte Carlo and DFT approach 利用Se和Ga浓度调节Co2MnGe合金的结构、磁性、电子和力学特性：蒙特卡罗和DFT方法

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115440

G. Kadim, R. Masrour

{"title":"Using Se and Ga concentration to adjust the structural, magnetic, electronic and mechanical characteristics of Co2MnGe alloy: A Monte Carlo and DFT approach","authors":"G. Kadim, R. Masrour","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115440","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115440","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Co<sub>2</sub>MnGe<sub>1-x</sub>Y<sub>x</sub> (Y= Ga and Se with x = 0, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75) compounds structural, electronic, magnetic, and optical characteristics are examined using Monte Carlo simulation and first-principles calculations using the generalized gradient approximation. These compounds computed structural characteristics indicate that when Se and Ga substitution x increase, the lattice constants marginally increase as well. At their optimal lattice constants, the band structure computations predict that these compounds are half-metallic ferrimagnets for Se substitution and half-metallic ferromagnets for Ga substitution. The atomic and total magnetic moments remain unchanged when the Ge atom is partially replaced by Se and Ga. The calculated magnetic moment values of our compounds accord well with both theoretical and experimental findings. Large spin polarization and half-metallicity are desired for applications in spintronics. At H = 4 T, the specific heat and magnetic entropy changes reach their maximums of 75.30 J mol<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> and 0.72 J kg<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115440"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865049","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}

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Reversible assembly of Cu4X sites to integrate a dynamic reaction pathway for electrochemical nitrate reduction 可逆组装Cu4X位，整合电化学还原硝酸盐的动态反应途径

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115437

Haizeng Song , Yilu Wu , Yang Shao , Yuan Zhu , Huaju Song , Yun Shan

{"title":"Reversible assembly of Cu4X sites to integrate a dynamic reaction pathway for electrochemical nitrate reduction","authors":"Haizeng Song , Yilu Wu , Yang Shao , Yuan Zhu , Huaju Song , Yun Shan","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115437","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115437","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia plays an important role in developing new-type energy conversion technologies, which is however facing the difficulty of complex reaction kinetics and high rate-limiting potentials. Distinct from traditional nanostructures, herein, we suggest a reversible assembly of Cu<sub>4</sub>X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) by anchoring X ions in electrolyte onto the Cu surfaces, in which the X ion migration and redistribution during nitrate reduction reaction can effectively regulate the Gibbs free energies of rate-limiting intermediates, finally leading to a reintegration of the switchable reaction pathway. More interestingly, the anchored I atom with a lower diffusion energy than other halogens can donate some additional charges to the adjacent Cu sites in favor of the electronic delocalization and then enhance its antibonding interactions with the rate-limiting reactions. This work offers a reversible atomic assembly strategy to integrate some dynamic reactive site nets that sheds light on designing new-type catalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115437"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865046","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}

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Strain engineering of SnS2/PtS2 layered heterojunction photocatalysts for landscape environmental remediation: theoretical calculations SnS2/PtS2层状异质结光催化剂在景观环境修复中的应变工程：理论计算

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115442

Yihan Zou , Azmiah Abd-Ghafar , Suhaila Abdul Rashid , Rohana binti Mohd Firdaus , Anqi Jiang

{"title":"Strain engineering of SnS2/PtS2 layered heterojunction photocatalysts for landscape environmental remediation: theoretical calculations","authors":"Yihan Zou , Azmiah Abd-Ghafar , Suhaila Abdul Rashid , Rohana binti Mohd Firdaus , Anqi Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115442","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115442","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heterojunction photocatalysts have emerged as a promising approach for the remediation of environmental pollutants. In this investigation, SnS<sub>2</sub> monolayer and PtS<sub>2</sub> monolayer were employed to construct heterojunctions (SnS<sub>2</sub>/PtS<sub>2</sub>, SnS<sub>2</sub>/PtS<sub>2</sub>/SnS<sub>2</sub>, and PtS<sub>2</sub>/SnS<sub>2</sub>/PtS<sub>2</sub>). First-principles calculations were conducted to comprehensively analyze their structural stability, electronic properties, interlayer charge transfer mechanisms, and optical behavior. The results demonstrate that all examined heterojunctions possess robust structural stability. The indirect band gaps of these heterostructures range between 1.561 eV and 1.688 eV, exhibiting characteristic type-II band alignment. Optical analyses indicate that the SnS<sub>2</sub>/PtS<sub>2</sub>/SnS<sub>2</sub> heterojunction achieves superior light absorption efficiency within the visible spectrum. Furthermore, this heterojunction displays the lowest overpotential, indicative of enhanced photocatalytic water-splitting capabilities. These insights offer valuable guidance for the rational design of heterojunction photocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115442"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144861156","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}

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“Probing the effect of acceptor moiety design in triphenylamine-based small molecules for enhancing the photovoltaic properties of perovskite solar cells” 探讨三苯胺基小分子受体片段设计对增强钙钛矿太阳能电池光伏性能的影响

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115436

Muhammad Fiaz Ahmad , Javed Iqbal , Waqar Ali Zahid , Lamia Abu El Maati , Muneerah Alomar , Samira Elaissi

{"title":"“Probing the effect of acceptor moiety design in triphenylamine-based small molecules for enhancing the photovoltaic properties of perovskite solar cells”","authors":"Muhammad Fiaz Ahmad , Javed Iqbal , Waqar Ali Zahid , Lamia Abu El Maati , Muneerah Alomar , Samira Elaissi","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115436","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115436","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photovoltaic devices, particularly perovskite solar cells (PSCs), show great potential for meeting the world's growing energy needs. In this study, we have designed triphenylamine-based five hole-transporting materials (HTMs), namely <strong>PM1</strong>, <strong>PM2</strong>, <strong>PM3</strong>, <strong>PM4</strong>, and <strong>PM5</strong> for PSCs. Our findings show that <strong>PM1-PM5</strong> HTMs have more negative HOMO energies, low binding energies, high charge transfer flow, and superior solubility than the reference <strong>PR</strong>, which improves the performance of PSCs. The results of total amount of charge transfer (1.39 to 1.86 e), hole hopping rate (8.19 × 10<sup>13</sup> to 1.14 × 10<sup>14</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>), hole reorganization energy (0.2887 to 0.3112 eV), and hole transfer integral (0.2181 to 0.2539 eV) showed that <strong>PM1-PM5</strong> HTMs have superior hole transport potential for PSCs. The electronic excitation analyses indicated that <strong>PM1-PM5</strong> HTMs have stronger exciton dissociation, superior hole generation, low coupling, high photocurrent density, and superior charge transfer than the reference HTM. Moreover, the open-circuit voltage of <strong>PM1-PM5</strong> HTMs is higher than the <strong>PR</strong> HTM, demonstrating the intriguing potential to be used as novel HTMs in efficient PSCs. Thus, our remarkable results indicated that our investigations will illustrate the potential of <strong>PM1-PM5</strong> HTMs in manufacturing efficient PSCs for the solar industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115436"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858390","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}

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Multiscale exploration of ionic liquids for the separation of n-butanol/n-butyl acetate azeotrope 离子液体分离正丁醇/乙酸正丁酯共沸物的多尺度探索

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Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115422

Fan Yang, Xudong Zhang, Gang Liu, Yugao Wang, Jun Shen

{"title":"Multiscale exploration of ionic liquids for the separation of n-butanol/n-butyl acetate azeotrope","authors":"Fan Yang, Xudong Zhang, Gang Liu, Yugao Wang, Jun Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115422","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115422","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of green and efficient entrainers is critical for the extractive distillation process of alcohol-ester azeotropes. This study proposes a feasible method for separating the n-butanol (NBA) and n-butyl acetate (NBAC) azeotrope using acetate-based ionic liquids (ILs) as entrainers. Thermodynamic properties, including solvent capacity and selectivity, were first computed using the conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) to identify three potential IL entrainers. A systematic quantum chemistry approach was then employed to explore the structure–activity relationships between azeotropic components and ILs. The results indicated that van der Waals and hydrogen bond (H-bond) interactions are the primary driving forces for separating the azeotropic mixture, with H-bond making a major contribution. Furthermore, phase equilibrium predictions revealed that the addition of ILs significantly impacts the phase behavior of the mixture systems. Among the tested ILs, tetrabutylammonium acetate ([N<sub>4444</sub>][Ac]) demonstrated the best separation performance. Finally, molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to explore intermolecular interactions in the actual solvent environment and further confirmed the presence of H-bonds between the [Ac]<sup>−</sup> and NBA. This study provides valuable insights into the development of entrainers and the industrial application of alcohol-ester azeotrope separation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":284,"journal":{"name":"Computational and Theoretical Chemistry","volume":"1253 ","pages":"Article 115422"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144826622","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}

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