Title
Structure and dynamics of the Cr(III) ion in aqueous solution: Ab initio QM/MM molecular dynamics simulation
Abstract
Structural and dynamical properties of the Cr(III) ion in aqueous solution have been investigated using a combined ab initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) molecular dynamics simulation. The hydration structure of Cr(III) was determined in terms of radial distribution functions, coordination numbers, and angular distributions. The QM/MM simulation gives coordination numbers of 6 and 15.4 for the first and second hydration shell, respectively. The first hydration shell is kinetically very inert but by no means rigid and variations of the first hydration shell geometry lead to distinct splitting in the vibrational spectra of Cr(H(2)O)(6)(3+). A mean residence time of 22 ps was obtained for water ligands residing in the second hydration shell, which is remarkably shorter than the experimentally estimated value. The hydration energy of - 1108 +/- 7 kcal/mol, obtained from the QM/MM simulation, corresponds well to the experimental hydration enthalpy value. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1002/jcc.20085
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Keywords
Field
DocType
ion hydration,Cr(III),ligand exchange,librational/vibrational spectra
Solvation shell,Physical chemistry,Coordination number,QM/MM,Computational chemistry,Hydration energy,Chemistry,Molecular dynamics,Ab initio,Ion,Enthalpy
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
25.0
13
0192-8651
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
6.71
1
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chinapong Kritayakornupong177.79
Kristof Plankensteiner266.71
B M Rode33318.67