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Mechanistic Investigation Of C—C Bond Activation Of Phosphaalkynes With Pt(0) Complexes, Roberto M. Escobar, Abdurrahman C. Ateşin, Christian Müller, William D. Jones, Tülay Ateşin Mar 2024

Mechanistic Investigation Of C—C Bond Activation Of Phosphaalkynes With Pt(0) Complexes, Roberto M. Escobar, Abdurrahman C. Ateşin, Christian Müller, William D. Jones, Tülay Ateşin

Research Symposium

Carbon–carbon (C–C) bond activation has gained increased attention as a direct method for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Due to the thermodynamic stability and kinetic inaccessibility of the C–C bonds, however, activation of C–C bonds by homogeneous transition-metal catalysts under mild homogeneous conditions is still a challenge. Most of the systems in which the activation occurs either have aromatization or relief of ring strain as the primary driving force. The activation of unstrained C–C bonds of phosphaalkynes does not have this advantage. This study employs Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to elucidate Pt(0)-mediated C–CP bond activation mechanisms in phosphaalkynes. Investigating the …


Computer Simulation Of Raman Spectra And Mode Assignment: Application To Methane, Oluwaseun Omodemi, Ciara Tyler, Martina Kaledin Apr 2022

Computer Simulation Of Raman Spectra And Mode Assignment: Application To Methane, Oluwaseun Omodemi, Ciara Tyler, Martina Kaledin

Symposium of Student Scholars

This work uses driven molecular dynamics (DMD) method, in conjunction with an analytic PES calculated using MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ energies to identify and assign Raman vibrational modes of methane. Recently, a new linearized approach was proposed for the Polarizability Tensor Surfaces (PTS) that yields a unique solution to the least-squares fitting problem and provides a competitive level of accuracy compared to the non-linear PTS model. We used the previously reported B3LYP/6-31+G(d) molecular geometries for CH4 and generated a new PTS at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level of theory. The performance of the linearly parametrized functional form for the CH4 PTS is examined. …


Molecular Vibrations Of Symmetric Molecules: Raman Scattering Driven Molecular Dynamics Method, Martina Kaledin, Dominick Pierre-Jacques, Ciara Tyler, Jason Dyke Aug 2021

Molecular Vibrations Of Symmetric Molecules: Raman Scattering Driven Molecular Dynamics Method, Martina Kaledin, Dominick Pierre-Jacques, Ciara Tyler, Jason Dyke

Symposium of Student Scholars

This project focuses on developing a novel computational technique to study molecular vibrations through infrared (IR) and Raman scattering Driven Molecular Dynamics (DMD) method. While the main criterion for IR absorption is a net change in the dipole moment in a molecule as it vibrates, presently we wish to predict and analyze vibrational spectra to study symmetric vibrational modes that are IR inactive or weakly active while strongly Raman active. A newly developed method was tested on CO2, H2O, CH4, and C20 molecules. Students optimized the molecular structures, obtained vibrational frequencies, and IR …