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Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Host-guest complexation is crucial but solvent effects are often overlooked in simulations.
  • Existing methods struggle to dynamically control and quantify guest loading in flexible supramolecular structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel collective variable (CV) for controlling supramolecular structure occupation in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
  • To enable quantitative analysis of solvent loading and its impact on host-guest systems.
  • To provide a versatile tool for studying flexible and deforming molecular cages.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a collective variable (CV) using tetrahedral tessellation to approximate accessible volume.
  • Employed a symmetric and smooth function for continuous loading control.
  • Utilized harmonic bias and umbrella sampling to control solvent occupation and compute free energy profiles.
  • Validated the method on organic porous liquids and a palladium-based metal-organic cage.

Main Results:

  • Successfully controlled and quantified solvent molecule loading within flexible supramolecular structures.
  • Demonstrated the method's ability to adapt to changing system shapes during simulations.
  • Validated results against experimental data and prior simulation studies.
  • Showcased versatility for flexible and deforming molecular cages.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed CV method offers an efficient and versatile approach for controlling and quantifying guest loading in MD simulations.
  • This technique is relevant for studying host-guest complexation, catalytic processes, and separation applications involving tunable molecular systems.
  • The method provides a robust framework for investigating dynamic solvent-structure interactions in complex systems.