Mixed chiral and achiral character in substituted ethane : a next generation QTAIM perspective
Date
16/09/2022Metadata
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We use the newly introduced spanning stress tensor trajectory Uσ-space construction within next generation quantum theory of atoms in molecules (NG-QTAIM) for a chirality investigation of singly and doubly substituted ethane with halogen substituents: F, Cl, Br. Singly substituted ethane was overall achiral comprising cancelling chiral components in Uσ-space. The resultant axial bond critical point (BCP) sliding responded more strongly to the increase in atomic number of the substituted halogen than the chirality. The presence of the very light F atom was found responsible for a very high degree of achiral character of the doubly substituted ethane.
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Li , Z , Xu , T , Früchtl , H , van Mourik , T , Kirk , S R & Jenkins , S 2022 , ' Mixed chiral and achiral character in substituted ethane : a next generation QTAIM perspective ' , Chemical Physics Letters , vol. 803 , 139762 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139762
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Chemical Physics Letters
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Peer reviewed
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0009-2614Type
Journal article
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Funding: The National Natural Science Foundation of China is gratefully acknowledged, project approval number: 21673071. The One Hundred Talents Foundation of Hunan Province is also gratefully acknowledged for the support of S.J. and S.R.K. H.F. and T.v.M. gratefully acknowledge computational support via the EaStCHEM Research Computing Facility.Collections
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