Marco Fusè

Bio: Marco Fusè is an academic researcher from University of Milan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Conformational isomerism. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 39 publications receiving 385 citations. Previous affiliations of Marco Fusè include Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa.

Accuracy Meets Interpretability for Computational Spectroscopy by Means of Hybrid and Double-Hybrid Functionals.

Abstract: Accuracy and interpretability are often seen as the devil and holy grail in computational spectroscopy and their reconciliation is still a primary research goal. In the last decades, density functional theory has revolutionized the situation, paving the route towards reliable yet effective models for medium size molecules, which could be profitably used also by non specialists. In this contribution we will compare the results of several widely used hybrid and double hybrid functionals with the aim of defining the most suitable recipe for all the spectroscopic parameters of interest in rotational and vibrational spectroscopy going beyond the rigid rotor/harmonic oscillator model. We will show that last-generation hybrid and double hybrid functionals in conjunction with partially augmented double- and triple-zeta basis sets can offer, in the framework of second order vibrational perturbation theory, a general, robust and user-friendly tool with unprecedented accuracy for medium-size semi-rigid molecules.

Discovering the elusive global minimum in a ternary chiral cluster: rotational spectra of propylene oxide trimer

Abstract: The chirality controlled conformational landscape of the trimer of propylene oxide (PO), a prototypical chiral molecule, was investigated using rotational spectroscopy and a range of theoretical tools for conformational searches and for evaluating vibrational contributions to effective structures. Two sets of homochiral (PO) 3 transitions were assigned and the associated conformers identified with theoretical support. One set of heterochiral (PO) 3 transitions was assigned, but no structures generated by one of the latest, advanced conformational search codes could account for them. With the aid of a Python program, the carbon atom backbone and then the heterochiral (PO) 3 structure were generated using the 13 C isotopic data measured in natural abundance. Excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental rotational constants and relative dipole moment components of all three conformers was achieved, especially by applying vibrational corrections to the rotational constants.

Vibrational circular dichroism and chiroptical properties of chiral Ir(III) luminescent complexes

Abstract: The octahedral ionic Ir(iii) complex with a dual stereogenic centre of general formula Δ,Λ-(R,S)-[(ppy)2Ir(Me-Campy)]X, where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine and Me-Campy = 2-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-amine, and the complex Λ-(R,S)-[(ppy)2Ir(H-Campy)]X, where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine, H-Campy = 8-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines and X(-) = Cl(-) as a counterion in both cases, have been characterized by vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), which turns out to be efficacious in diastereomeric discrimination. Moreover, the single crystal X-ray structure of the complex Δ-(R)-[(ppy)2Ir(Me-Campy)]Cl is reported here. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations allow us to conclude that the most important doublet feature in the VCD spectra is associated with a clear vibrational exciton structure located on the two dissymmetrically disposed phenylpyridine ligands. The features in the VCD spectra associated with the (R) or (S)-central chirality configuration are identified and commented on. DFT calculations provide also the interpretation of electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Finally, circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) spectra are presented as an additional chiroptical characterization of these luminescent iridium complexes.

Diving into chemical bonding: An immersive analysis of the electron charge rearrangement through virtual reality.

Abstract: An integrated environment for the analysis of chemical bonding based on immersive virtual reality is presented. Using a multiscreen stereoscopic projection system, researchers are cast into the world of atoms and molecules, where they can visualize at a human scale the electron charge rearrangement (computed via state-of-the-art quantum-chemical methods) occurring on bond formation throughout the molecular region. Thanks to specifically designed features, such a virtual laboratory couples the immediacy of an immersive experience with a powerful, recently developed method yielding quantitative, spatially detailed pictures of the several charge flows involved in the formation of a chemical bond. By means of two case studies on organometallic complexes, we show how familiar concepts in coordination chemistry, such as donation and back-donation charge flows, can be effectively identified and quantified to predict experimental observables. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

8-Amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines as ligands in iridium(III) catalysts for the reduction of aryl ketones by asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH)

Abstract: Aqua iridium(III) complexes with 8-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines CAMPY L1 and its derivatives as chiral ligands proved to be very efficient catalysts for the reduction of a wide range of prochiral aryl ketones, revealing a variety of behaviours in terms of reaction rate and stereoselectivity. As standard substrates, differently substituted acetophenones were studied and good enantioselectivity (86% ee) was achieved in the reduction of 1-(o-tolyl)ethan-1-one 6. Particularly interesting was the ATH reaction in the case of β-amino keto esters, precursors of β-lactams and azetidinones. The best results were obtained with [Cp∗Ir(H2O)(L1)]SO4 affording the corresponding diastereomeric alcohols in an (R,S)-configuration with an excellent 99% ee in the reduction of 2-(benzamido methyl)-3-oxo-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate 12.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Ab initio calculation of vibrational absorption and circular dichroism spectra using density functional force fields

Abstract: : The unpolarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the fundamental vibrational transitions of the chiral molecule, 4-methyl-2-oxetanone, are calculated ab initio. Harmonic force fields are obtained using Density Functional Theory (DFT), MP2, and SCF methodologies and a 5S4P2D/3S2P (TZ2P) basis set. DFT calculations use the Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA), BLYP, and Becke3LYP (B3LYP) density functionals. Mid-IR spectra predicted using LSDA, BLYP, and B3LYP force fields are of significantly different quality, the B3LYP force field yielding spectra in clearly superior, and overall excellent, agreement with experiment. The MP2 force field yields spectra in slightly worse agreement with experiment than the B3LYP force field. The SCF force field yields spectra in poor agreement with experiment.The basis set dependence of B3LYP force fields is also explored: the 6-31G* and TZ2P basis sets give very similar results while the 3-21G basis set yields spectra in substantially worse agreements with experiment. jg

The Nature Of The Chemical Bond

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Artificial Metalloenzymes: Reaction Scope and Optimization Strategies.

Abstract: The incorporation of a synthetic, catalytically competent metallocofactor into a protein scaffold to generate an artificial metalloenzyme (ArM) has been explored since the late 1970’s. Progress in the ensuing years was limited by the tools available for both organometallic synthesis and protein engineering. Advances in both of these areas, combined with increased appreciation of the potential benefits of combining attractive features of both homogeneous catalysis and enzymatic catalysis, led to a resurgence of interest in ArMs starting in the early 2000’s. Perhaps the most intriguing of potential ArM properties is their ability to endow homogeneous catalysts with a genetic memory. Indeed, incorporating a homogeneous catalyst into a genetically encoded scaffold offers the opportunity to improve ArM performance by directed evolution. This capability could, in turn, lead to improvements in ArM efficiency similar to those obtained for natural enzymes, providing systems suitable for practical applications and ...