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    Research highlights 2016 Magnetic coupling constants in three electrons three centers problems from effective hamiltonian theory and validation of broken symmentry-based approaches D. Reta, I. de P.R. Moreira, F. Illas. J. Chem. Theory Comput., 12 (2016) 3228.   Universal steps in quantum dynamics with time-dependent potential-energy surfaces: Beyond the Born-Oppenheimer picture G. Albareda, A. Abedi, […]

    Functionalized surfaces with tailored wettability determine influenza A infectivity

    Functionalized surfaces with tailored wettability determine influenza A infectivity I. Mannelli, R. Reigada, I. Suárez, D. Janner, A. Carrilero, P. Mazumder, F. Sagués, V. Pruneri, M. Lakadamyali. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8 (2016) 15058. The contact of a virus on a functionalized surface leads to a variety of interaction modes and eventually to the […]

    Comparing the catalytic activity of the water gas shift reaction on Cu(321) and Cu(111) surfaces: step sites do not always enhance the overall reactivity

    Comparing the catalytic activity of the water gas shift reaction on Cu(321) and Cu(111) surfaces: step sites do not always enhance the overall reactivity H. Prats, P. Gamallo, F. Illas, R. Sayós. J. Cat., 342 (2016) 75.   A Density Functional Theory based first-principles kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) study of the water gas shift reaction […]

    Reaction dynamics inside superfluid helium nanodroplets: the formation of the Ne2 molecule from Ne + Ne@(4He)N

    Reaction dynamics inside superfluid helium nanodroplets: the formation of the Ne2 molecule from Ne + Ne@(4He)N A. Vilà, M. González. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18 (2016) 31869.   Snapshots showing the time evolution of the helium density along the Ne-Ne axis (z axis) for the Ne + Ne@(4He)500 reaction at the initial average velocity of […]

    Impact of the water dimer on the atmospheric reactivity of carbonyl oxides

    Impact of the water dimer on the atmospheric reactivity of carbonyl oxides J.M. Anglada, A. Solé. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18 (2016) 17698.     The reactions of twelve carbonyl oxides or Criegee intermediates with the water monomer and with the water dimer have been investigated employing high level theoretical methods. The study includes all […]

    Electrostatic catalysis of a Diels-Alder reaction

    Electrostatic catalysis of a Diels-Alder reaction A. C. Aragonès, N. L. Haworth, N. Darwish, S. Ciampi, N. J. Bloomfield, G. G. Wallace, I. Diez-Perez, M. L. Coote. Nature, 531 (2016) 88.     The publication represents the first experimental demonstration of catalysis of a C-C formation reaction with non-redox reagents under the effect of an […]

    Diffusion of H2 and D2 confined in single-walled carbon nanotubes: quantum dynamics and confinement effects

    Diffusion of H2 and D2 confined in single-walled carbon nanotubes: quantum dynamics and confinement effects M. Mondelo-Martell, F. Huarte-Larrañaga J. Phys. Chem. A 120 (2016) 6501   Center figure is an illustration of the diffusion process of H2 and D2 in a SWCNT. Top figure plots de computed diffusion constants as a function of 100/T. […]

    Assessment of the sampling performance of multiple-copy dynamics versus a unique trajectory

    Assessment of the sampling performance of multiple-copy dynamics versus a unique trajectory J. J. Pérez, M. S. Tomas, J. Rubio-Martínez. J. Chem. Inf. Model., 56 (2016) 1950. Mostreig de l’espai configuracional amb múltiples trajectòries   In this work we did an extensive study to ascertain the differential performance of a long molecular dynamics trajectory versus […]

    Dehydrohalogenation and dehydration reactions of i-C3H7Br and i-C3H7OH by sodium Ions studied by guided ion beams techniques and quantum chemical methods

    Dehydrohalogenation and dehydration reactions of i-C3H7Br and i-C3H7OH by sodium Ions studied by guided ion beams techniques and quantum chemical methods E. López, J. M. Lucas, J. De Andrés, M. Albertí, J. M. Bofill, A. Aguilar. J. Phys. Chem. A, 120 (2016) 4758.  Schematic ZPE profile along the reaction path calculated at the ab initio […]

    Dealing with long-range interactions in the determination of polyelectrolyte ionization properties. Extension of the transfer matrix formalism to the full range of ionic strengths

    Dealing with long-range interactions in the determination of polyelectrolyte ionization properties. Extension of the transfer matrix formalism to the full range of ionic strengths   J. L. Garcés, S. Madurga, C. Rey-Castro, F. Mas. J. Polym. Sci. Part B. Polym. Phys., doi: 10.1002/polb.24269.   The transfer matrix technique is a very powerful technique to solve […]