Conceptual density functional theory

P Geerlings, F De Proft, W Langenaeker - Chemical reviews, 2003 - ACS Publications
Chemists prefer to describe reactions in terms of the properties of isolated systems, chosen
to yield information on the behavior of a given reactant under perturbation by another …

Studies of regioselectivity of large molecular systems using DFT based reactivity descriptors

RK Roy, S Saha - Annual Reports Section" C"(Physical Chemistry), 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This report describes the recent works on Conceptual Density Functional Theory (DFT)
based reactivity descriptors used to predict the regioselectivity of large systems …

On non-negativity of Fukui function indices

RK Roy, S Pal, K Hirao - The Journal of chemical physics, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper we have analyzed the factors which cause Fukui function (FF) indices to be
negative, when evaluated in condensed form through crude finite difference approximation …

Condensed Fukui functions derived from stockholder charges: assessment of their performance as local reactivity descriptors

J Oláh, C Van Alsenoy… - The Journal of Physical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Condensed Fukui function values of a number of closed-shell molecules have been
calculated from Stockholder charges which were obtained using ab initio HF and …

Local softness as a regioselectivity indicator in [4+ 2] cycloaddition reactions

S Damoun, G Van de Woude, F Mendez… - The Journal of …, 1997 - ACS Publications
As part of our continuing interest in the connection between chemical reactivity and the
HSAB principle, both globally and locally, we explored via 3-21 G calculations on local and …

Site of protonation in aniline and substituted anilines in the gas phase: a study via the local hard and soft acids and bases concept

RK Roy, F de Proft, P Geerlings - The Journal of Physical …, 1998 - ACS Publications
In this paper we address the long standing problem regarding the site for gas-phase
protonation in aniline and substituted anilines. Our study reveals that DFT-based reactivity …

Development of local hardness-related reactivity indices: Their application in a study of the SE at monosubstituted benzenes within the HSAB context

W Langenaeker, F De Proft… - The Journal of Physical …, 1995 - ACS Publications
O-, NHz, OH, F, CN, NO2, CHO, NH3+, and CHCH2) a better insight into the physical
meaning of these density functional theory related quantities, and the molecular electrostatic …

Density functional theory: a source of chemical concepts and a cost-effective methodology for their calculation

P Geerlings, F De Proft, W Langenaeker - Advances in quantum chemistry, 1998 - Elsevier
CONCLUSIONS We may state that DFT based concepts and techniques are of ever
increasing importance in the study of electronic structure and charge distributions of …

Influence of stacking on hydrogen bonding: quantum chemical study on pyridine− benzene model complexes

P Mignon, S Loverix, F De Proft… - The Journal of Physical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The present work focuses on the influence of aromatic stacking on the ability of an aromatic
nitrogen base to accept a hydrogen bond. Substituent effects were studied at the MP2 level …

Do the local softness and hardness indicate the softest and hardest regions of a molecule?

M Torrent‐Sucarrat, F De Proft… - … A European Journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we will show that the largest values of the local softness and hardness do not
necessarily correspond to the softest and hardest regions of the molecule, respectively …