DFT and spatial confinement: a benchmark study on the structural and electrical properties of hydrogen bonded complexes.

An extended set of 37 exchange correlation functionals, representing different DFT approximations, has been evaluated on a difficult playground represented by the dipole moment (μ), polarizability (α), first hyperpolarizability (β), and the corresponding interaction-induced electrical properties (Δμ, Δα, Δβ) of spatially confined hydrogen bonded (HB) dimers. A two-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential was used to exert the effect of spatial restriction. The performance of DFT methods in predicting hydrogen bond lengths in the studied molecular complexes upon confinement has also been examined.

Assessment of DFT for endohedral complexes' dipole moment: PNO-LCCSD-F12 as a reference method.

We present a systematic evaluation of the performance of a wide range of exchange-correlation functionals and related dispersion correction schemes for the computation of dipole moments of endohedral complexes, formed through the encapsulation of an AB molecule (AB = LiF, HCl) inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs) of different diameter. The consistency and accuracy of (i) generalized gradient approximation, (ii) meta GGA, (iii) global hybrid, and (iv) range-separated hybrid density functionals are assessed. In total, 37 density functionals are tested.

About the nature of halogen bond interaction under the spatial confinement.

Nowadays, much attention is put toward the description of noncovalent complexes exposed to the high pressure or embedded in confining environments. Such conditions may strongly modify the physical and chemical properties of molecular systems. This study focuses on the theoretical description of the confinement induced changes in geometry and energetic parameters of the halogen bonded FCl⋯CNF complex.

Hydrogen bonding inside and outside carbon nanotubes: HF dimer as a case study.

In this theoretical work we analyze the noncovalent interactions of molecular complexes formed between the hydrogen bonded HF dimer and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) of different diameters. In particular, the interaction energies of: (i) spatially confined hydrogen fluoride molecules and (ii) HF dimer and the exterior or interior of SWCNTs are investigated. The computations are carried out in a supermolecular manner using the M06-2X exchange-correlation functional.

One- and two-photon absorption of a spiropyran-merocyanine system: experimental and theoretical studies.

We report on the nonlinear optical properties measurements and quantum-chemical calculations of a well-known photochromic system consisting of spiropyran and the merocyanine photoproduct. The study of nonlinear absorption and refraction properties of the molecules dissolved in chloroform were performed with the Z-scan technique, using femtosecond pulses in a wide range of wavelengths. Maxima in the two-photon absorption spectrum at 700 and 1050 nm were found for the merocyanine form, and the corresponding two-photon absorption cross section is 80 GM and 20 GM, respectively.

Hydrogen-bonded complexes upon spatial confinement: structural and energetic aspects.

In the present study we consider structural and energetic aspects of spatial confinement of the H-bonded systems. The model dimeric systems: HF···HF, HCN···HCN and HCN···HCCH have been chosen for a case study. Two-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential, mimicking a cylindrical confinement, was applied in order to render the impact of orbital compression on the analyzed molecular complexes.

Electric dipole (hyper)polarizabilities of spatially confined LiH molecule.

In this study we report on the electronic contributions to the linear and nonlinear static electronic electric dipole properties, namely the dipole moment (μ), the polarizability (α), and the first-hyperpolarizability (β), of spatially confined LiH molecule in its ground X (1)Σ(+) state. The finite-field technique is applied to estimate the corresponding energy and dipole moment derivatives with respect to external electric field. Various forms of confining potential, of either spherical or cylindrical symmetry, are included in the Hamiltonian in the form of one-electron operator.