素的X射线吸收光谱与静电嵌入的溶剂效应和pH依赖性 量子力学/分子力学和混合参考旋转翻转 时间依赖密度功能理论
Marc Alías-Rodríguez1, Simone Bonfrate1, Woojin Park2
1Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Marseille 13013, France.
The journal of physical chemistry. A
|November 29, 2023
概括
我们开发了一种精确的方法来模拟溶剂对X射线吸收光谱 (XAS) 的效应. 这个协议准确地预测了水中的素的光谱,通过NK边缘区分了质子化状态.
科学领域:
- 计算化学的计算化学
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
- 物理化学 物理化学
背景情况:
- 精确模拟溶剂对X射线吸收光谱 (XAS) 的影响对于比较理论计算与溶液中的实验数据至关重要.
- 现有的协议难以高效准确地复制溶解物/溶剂相互作用对XAS的影响.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个高效和准确的理论协议来模拟溶剂对XAS的影响.
- 通过计算气相和水相中的X射线吸收光谱来验证协议.
主要方法:
- 将静电嵌入量子力学/分子力学 (QM/MM) 与静电电位配套操作员相结合.
- 使用混合参考旋转翻转时间依赖密度函数理论 (MRSF-TDDFT) 进行XAS模拟.
主要成果:
- 该协议显示了与实验XAS在气相和水相中对普罗林的良好一致.
- 核心到π*过渡受到水的影响最小,而核心到σ*过渡对溶剂相互作用和结构波动敏感.
- 重建的依赖pH的XAS成功地使用NK边缘区分了proline的三个质子化状态.
结论:
- 开发的QM/MM-MRSF-TDDFT协议提供了一个准确而有效的手段来研究溶剂对XAS的影响.
- N K-edge XAS是一种可行的光谱探针,用于确定溶液中proline的质子化状态.
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