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Carles Bo¹, Feliu Maseras

¹Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av., Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. cbo@iciq.es

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Area of Science:

Computational inorganic chemistry
Quantum chemistry
Molecular modeling

Background:

Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods provide a hybrid approach to computational chemistry.
These methods allow for the study of larger systems than pure quantum mechanics (QM) methods.
QM/MM is valuable for inorganic systems where system size is a limitation for pure QM.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the utility and applications of QM/MM methods in inorganic chemistry.
To showcase recent representative applications of QM/MM in the field.
To demonstrate the quantitative descriptive power of QM/MM for complex inorganic systems.

Main Methods:

Application of QM/MM computational techniques.
Analysis of structural effects, ligand bulk, and catalytic selectivity.
Utilizing QM/MM for mechanical embedding in heterogeneous catalysis.
Employing QM/MM for separating steric and electronic contributions.
Using QM/MM as an auxiliary tool for geometry optimization.

Main Results:

QM/MM methods enable quantitative descriptions of large inorganic systems with high accuracy.
The approach is effective for studying ligand bulk effects and selectivity in homogeneous catalysis.
QM/MM is useful for mechanical embedding in heterogeneous catalysis.
The method aids in distinguishing steric and electronic effects and in geometry optimization.

Conclusions:

QM/MM methods are a versatile and powerful tool for computational inorganic chemistry.
These methods significantly advance the study of complex inorganic systems and catalytic processes.
The presented applications demonstrate the broad applicability and effectiveness of QM/MM.