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The first-principle study on the stability of trans-HCOH in various solvents
Fadilla R.N.a, Aisyah N.D.a, Dipojono H.K.b, Rusydi F.a
a Theoretical Physics Research Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Airlangga University, Kampus C, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia
b Laboratory of Computational Material Design, Research Group of Engineering Physics, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.We attempt to study about the solvent effects of the stability of trans-HCOH molecules using the density-functional theory. Experimentally, trans-HCOH rearranges to H2CO with half-life of two hours [1] which we theoretically proved that it occurs through quantum tunneling. [2] In this work, we calculate the rearrangement rate of the molecules in various solvents. The solvents are selected based on their dielectric constant values, from lower to higher ones; they are benzene, dichloroethane, benzaldehyde, acetone, methanol, ethanediol, dimethylsulfoxide, formic acid, water, and formamide. We use polarizable continuum to model the solvents (PCM). We begin from determining the reaction path from trans-HCOH to H2CO and its corresponding energy barrier using intrinsic reaction coordinate calculation with PCM. Then, we use Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) approximation to calculate the rearrangement rates. The calculation results showed a general trend in which there were arrangement rate was decreasing inversely proportional to dielectric constant value.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Calculation results,Dichloroethane,Dielectric constant values,First-principle study,Intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations,Polarizable continuums,Quantum tunneling,Solvent effects[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/853/1/012031[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]