Article: Ab initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical simulation of electron transfer process: Fractional electron approach

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TitleAb initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical simulation of electron transfer process: Fractional electron approach
AuthorsZeng, X1
Hu, H1
Hu, X1
Cohen, AJ1
Yang, W1
Issue Date2008
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://jcp.aip.org/jcp/staff.jsp
CitationJournal Of Chemical Physics, 2008, v. 128 n. 12 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2832946
AbstractElectron transfer (ET) reactions are one of the most important processes in chemistry and biology. Because of the quantum nature of the processes and the complicated roles of the solvent, theoretical study of ET processes is challenging. To simulate ET processes at the electronic level, we have developed an efficient density functional theory (DFT) quantum mechanical (QM)/molecular mechanical (MM) approach that uses the fractional number of electrons as the order parameter to calculate the redox free energy of ET reactions in solution. We applied this method to study the ET reactions of the aqueous metal complexes Fe (H2 O) 6 2+/3+ and Ru (H2 O) 6 2+/3+. The calculated oxidation potentials, 5.82 eV for Fe(II/III) and 5.14 eV for Ru(II/III), agree well with the experimental data, 5.50 and 4.96 eV, for iron and ruthenium, respectively. Furthermore, we have constructed the diabatic free energy surfaces from histogram analysis based on the molecular dynamics trajectories. The resulting reorganization energy and the diabatic activation energy also show good agreement with experimental data. Our calculations show that using the fractional number of electrons (FNE) as the order parameter in the thermodynamic integration process leads to efficient sampling and validate the ab initio QM/MM approach in the calculation of redox free energies. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
ISSN0021-9606
2011 Impact Factor: 3.333
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.155
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2832946
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dc.contributor.authorZeng, X
dc.contributor.authorHu, H
dc.contributor.authorHu, X
dc.contributor.authorCohen, AJ
dc.contributor.authorYang, W
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-08T03:17:07Z
dc.date.available2012-10-08T03:17:07Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractElectron transfer (ET) reactions are one of the most important processes in chemistry and biology. Because of the quantum nature of the processes and the complicated roles of the solvent, theoretical study of ET processes is challenging. To simulate ET processes at the electronic level, we have developed an efficient density functional theory (DFT) quantum mechanical (QM)/molecular mechanical (MM) approach that uses the fractional number of electrons as the order parameter to calculate the redox free energy of ET reactions in solution. We applied this method to study the ET reactions of the aqueous metal complexes Fe (H2 O) 6 2+/3+ and Ru (H2 O) 6 2+/3+. The calculated oxidation potentials, 5.82 eV for Fe(II/III) and 5.14 eV for Ru(II/III), agree well with the experimental data, 5.50 and 4.96 eV, for iron and ruthenium, respectively. Furthermore, we have constructed the diabatic free energy surfaces from histogram analysis based on the molecular dynamics trajectories. The resulting reorganization energy and the diabatic activation energy also show good agreement with experimental data. Our calculations show that using the fractional number of electrons (FNE) as the order parameter in the thermodynamic integration process leads to efficient sampling and validate the ab initio QM/MM approach in the calculation of redox free energies. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Chemical Physics, 2008, v. 128 n. 12 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2832946
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2832946
dc.identifier.issn0021-9606
2011 Impact Factor: 3.333
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.155
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.pmid18376946
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-41549112442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/168290
dc.identifier.volume128
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://jcp.aip.org/jcp/staff.jsp
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Chemical Physics
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshComputer Simulation
dc.subject.meshElectrons
dc.subject.meshFerric Compounds - Chemistry
dc.subject.meshFerrous Compounds - Chemistry
dc.subject.meshModels, Chemical
dc.subject.meshOxidation-Reduction
dc.subject.meshQuantum Theory
dc.subject.meshRuthenium - Chemistry
dc.subject.meshWater - Chemistry
dc.titleAb initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical simulation of electron transfer process: Fractional electron approach
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Duke University