A General User-Friendly Tool for Kinetic Calculations of Multi-Step Reactions within the Virtual Multifrequency Spectrometer Project

We discuss the implementation of a computer program for accurate calculation of the kinetics of chemical reactions integrated in the user-friendly, multi-purpose Virtual Multifrequency Spectrometer tool. The program is based on the ab initio modeling of the involved molecular species, the adoption o...

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Main Authors: Surajit Nandi, Bernardo Ballotta, Sergio Rampino, Vincenzo Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/5/1872
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Summary:We discuss the implementation of a computer program for accurate calculation of the kinetics of chemical reactions integrated in the user-friendly, multi-purpose Virtual Multifrequency Spectrometer tool. The program is based on the ab initio modeling of the involved molecular species, the adoption of transition-state theory for each elementary step of the reaction, and the use of a master-equation approach accounting for the complete reaction scheme. Some features of the software are illustrated through examples including the interconversion reaction of hydroxyacetone and 2-hydroxypropanal and the production of HCN and HNC from vinyl cyanide.
ISSN:2076-3417