Aromaticity from the viewpoint of molecular geometry: application to planar systems

TM Krygowski, H Szatylowicz, OA Stasyuk… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Following the history of organic chemistry, studies on relations between chemical (and later
physicochemical) properties and the structure of chemical species in question are the heart …

Decoding chemical information from vibrational spectroscopy data: Local vibrational mode theory

E Kraka, W Zou, Y Tao - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modern vibrational spectroscopy is more than just an analytical tool. Information about the
electronic structure of a molecule, the strength of its bonds, and its conformational flexibility …

The local vibrational mode theory and its place in the vibrational spectroscopy arena

E Kraka, M Quintano, HW La Force… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This Feature Article starts highlighting some recent experimental and theoretical advances
in the field of IR and Raman spectroscopy, giving a taste of the breadth and dynamics of this …

Porphyrinoids, a unique platform for exploring excited-state aromaticity

J Kim, J Oh, A Osuka, D Kim - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, Baird (anti) aromaticity has been referred to as a description of excited-state (anti)
aromaticity. With the term of Baird's rule, recent studies have intensively verified that the …

Toward a consistent interpretation of the QTAIM: tortuous link between chemical bonds, interactions, and bond/line paths

C Foroutan‐Nejad, S Shahbazian… - Chemistry–A European …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, bonding analysis of molecules based on the Quantum Theory of Atoms in
Molecules (QTAIM) is popular; however,“misinterpretations” of the QTAIM analysis are also …

The intrinsic strength of the halogen bond: Electrostatic and covalent contributions described by coupled cluster theory

V Oliveira, E Kraka, D Cremer - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
36 halogen-bonded complexes YX⋯ ARm (X: F, Cl, Br; Y: donor group; ARm acceptor
group) have been investigated at the CCSD (T)/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Binding …

B–H··· π interaction: A new type of nonclassical hydrogen bonding

X Zhang, H Dai, H Yan, W Zou… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
For the first time, nonclassical hydrogen (H)-bonding involving a B–H··· π interaction is
described utilizing both quantum chemical predictions and experimental realization. In the …

C2 in a Box: Determining Its Intrinsic Bond Strength for the X1Σg+ Ground State

W Zou, D Cremer - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The intrinsic bond strength of C2 in its 1Σg+ ground state is determined from its stretching
force constant utilizing MR‐CISD+ Q (8, 8), MR‐AQCC (8, 8), and single‐determinant …

The many facets of chalcogen bonding: Described by vibrational spectroscopy

V Oliveira, D Cremer, E Kraka - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A diverse set of 100 chalcogen-bonded complexes comprising neutral, cationic, anionic,
divalent, and double bonded chalcogens has been investigated using ωB97X-D/aug-cc …

Quantitative assessment of tetrel bonding utilizing vibrational spectroscopy

D Sethio, V Oliveira, E Kraka - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
A set of 35 representative neutral and charged tetrel complexes was investigated with the
objective of finding the factors that influence the strength of tetrel bonding involving single …