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Structure and Coordination Determination of Peptide-metal Complexes Using 1D and 2D 1H NMR
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Hybrid DFT study on non-covalent interactions and their influence on pKa's of magnesium-carboxylate complexes
Subramaniam Kavitha1, Palanisamy Deepa2, Mylsamy Karthika1
1PG and Research Department of Physics, NGM College, Pollachi, 642001, India.
Abstract:
The electronic structure, stability, acidity, topological properties and charge transfer of octahedral magnesium-carboxylate complexes have been investigated at M05-2X/6-311G** level of theory. The interaction energy studies confirm the stability of the pentahydrated magnesium compounds. The calculated pKa values using SMD solvation model through the deprotonation of metal-ion bound water molecule vary from 15.08 to 19.36, enunciate the role of Mg-O bonds on the acidity of the Mg+2 complexes. The closed shell ionic interactions of Mg-ligand bonds are assessed by the atoms in molecules (AIM) and the electron localization function (ELF) analyses. A reduced density gradient approach is utilized to explore the weak interactions including dihydrogen bonds.
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