Formation of complex organic molecules on interstellar CO ices? Insights from computational chemistry simulations
The carbon (3 P) atom is a reactive species that, according to laboratory experiments and
theoretical calculations, condensates with interstellar ice components. This fact is of …
theoretical calculations, condensates with interstellar ice components. This fact is of …
Ring-polymer instanton tunneling splittings of tropolone and isotopomers using a δ-machine learned ccsd (t) potential: Theory and experiment shake hands
Tropolone, a 15-atom cyclic molecule, has received much interest both experimentally and
theoretically due to its H-transfer tunneling dynamics. An accurate theoretical description is …
theoretically due to its H-transfer tunneling dynamics. An accurate theoretical description is …
Elucidating the nuclear quantum dynamics of intramolecular double hydrogen transfer in porphycene
We address the double hydrogen transfer (DHT) dynamics of the porphycene molecule, a
complex paradigmatic system in which the making and breaking of H-bonds in a highly …
complex paradigmatic system in which the making and breaking of H-bonds in a highly …
Transfer learning for affordable and high-quality tunneling splittings from instanton calculations
S Käser, JO Richardson… - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The combination of transfer learning (TL) a low-level potential energy surface (PES) to a
higher level of electronic structure theory together with ring-polymer instanton (RPI) theory is …
higher level of electronic structure theory together with ring-polymer instanton (RPI) theory is …
Gaussian process regression for transition state search
A Denzel, J Kastner - Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2018 - ACS Publications
We implemented a gradient-based algorithm for transition state search which uses Gaussian
process regression. Besides a description of the algorithm, we provide a method to find the …
process regression. Besides a description of the algorithm, we provide a method to find the …
Instanton theory for Fermi's golden rule and beyond
Instanton theory provides a semiclassical approximation for computing quantum tunnelling
effects in complex molecular systems. It is typically applied to proton-transfer reactions for …
effects in complex molecular systems. It is typically applied to proton-transfer reactions for …
Proton-Tunneling Dynamics Along Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds: A Full-Dimensional Instanton Study of 6-Hydroxy-2-Formylfulvene
PE Videla, L Foguel, PH Vaccaro… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the dynamics of proton transfer along low-barrier hydrogen bonds remains
an outstanding challenge of great fundamental and practical interest, reflecting the central …
an outstanding challenge of great fundamental and practical interest, reflecting the central …
Heavy‐Atom Quantum Tunnelling in Spin Crossovers of Nitrenes
ER Heller, JO Richardson - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We simulate two recent matrix‐isolation experiments at cryogenic temperatures, in which a
nitrene undergoes spin crossover from its triplet state to a singlet state via quantum …
nitrene undergoes spin crossover from its triplet state to a singlet state via quantum …
[HTML][HTML] Ab initio instanton rate theory made efficient using Gaussian process regression
Ab initio instanton rate theory is a computational method for rigorously including tunnelling
effects into the calculations of chemical reaction rates based on a potential-energy surface …
effects into the calculations of chemical reaction rates based on a potential-energy surface …
Processing of hydroxylamine, NH2OH, an important prebiotic precursor, on interstellar ices
Hydroxylamine, NH2OH, is one of the already detected interstellar molecules with the
highest prebiotic potential. Yet, the abundance of this molecule found by astronomical …
highest prebiotic potential. Yet, the abundance of this molecule found by astronomical …