Yifang Wang

Bio: Yifang Wang is an academic researcher from Yantai University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natural bond orbital & Lithium hydride. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 67 citations. Previous affiliations of Yifang Wang include Wenzhou University.

Prediction and characterization of the HMgH⋯LiX (X = H, OH, F, CCH, CN, and NC) complexes: a lithium–hydride lithium bond

Abstract: In the present paper, a new type of lithium bonding complex HMgH⋯LiX (X = H, OH, F, CCH, CN, and NC) has been predicted and characterized. Their geometries (C∞v) with all real harmonic vibrational frequencies were obtained using the second-order Moller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. For each HMgH⋯LiX complex, a lithium bond is formed between the negatively charged H atom of an HMgH molecule and the positively charged Li atom of an LiX molecule. Due to the formation of the complexes, the Mg–H and Li–H bonds are elongated. Interestingly, the Li–X harmonic vibrational stretching frequency is blueshifted in the HMgH⋯LiX (Y = CCH, CN, and NC) complexes and redshifted in the HMgH⋯LiX (X = H, OH, and F) complexes. The binding energy of this type of lithium bond ranges from 12.18 to 15.96 kcal mol−1, depending on the chemical environment of the lithium. The nature of lithium–hydride lithium bond has also been analyzed with natural bond orbital (NBO) and atoms in molecules (AIM).

Prediction and Characterization of the HMgH···LiX (X: H, OH, F, CCH, CN, and NC) Complexes: A Lithium—Hydride Lithium Bond

Abstract: In the present paper, a new type of lithium bonding complex HMgH⋯LiX (X = H, OH, F, CCH, CN, and NC) has been predicted and characterized. Their geometries (C∞v) with all real harmonic vibrational frequencies were obtained using the second-order Moller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. For each HMgH⋯LiX complex, a lithium bond is formed between the negatively charged H atom of an HMgH molecule and the positively charged Li atom of an LiX molecule. Due to the formation of the complexes, the Mg–H and Li–H bonds are elongated. Interestingly, the Li–X harmonic vibrational stretching frequency is blueshifted in the HMgH⋯LiX (Y = CCH, CN, and NC) complexes and redshifted in the HMgH⋯LiX (X = H, OH, and F) complexes. The binding energy of this type of lithium bond ranges from 12.18 to 15.96 kcal mol−1, depending on the chemical environment of the lithium. The nature of lithium–hydride lithium bond has also been analyzed with natural bond orbital (NBO) and atoms in molecules (AIM).

Inhibition of TRPP3 by calmodulin through Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II

Abstract: Transient receptor potential (TRP) polycystin-3 (TRPP3) is a non-selective cation channel activated by Ca2+ and protons and is involved in regulating ciliary Ca2+ concentration, hedgehog signaling and sour tasting. The TRPP3 channel function and regulation are still not well understood. Here we investigated regulation of TRPP3 by calmodulin (CaM) by means of electrophysiology and Xenopus oocytes as an expression model. We found that TRPP3 channel function is enhanced by calmidazolium, a CaM antagonist, and inhibited by CaM through binding of the CaM N-lobe to a TRPP3 C-terminal domain not overlapped with the EF-hand. We further revealed that the TRPP3/CaM interaction promotes phosphorylation of TRPP3 at threonine 591 by Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase II, which mediates the inhibition of TRPP3 by CaM.

Tetrel–Hydride Interaction between XH3F (X = C, Si, Ge, Sn) and HM (M = Li, Na, BeH, MgH)

Abstract: A tetrel–hydride interaction was predicted and characterized in the complexes of XH3F···HM (X = C, Si, Ge, Sn; M = Li, Na, BeH, MgH) at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level, where XH3F and HM are treated as the Lewis acid and base, respectively. This new interaction was analyzed in terms of geometrical parameters, interaction energies, and spectroscopic characteristics of the complexes. The strength of the interaction is essentially related to the nature of X and M groups, with both the larger atomic number of X and the increased reactivity of M giving rise to a stronger tetrel–hydride interaction. The tetrel–hydride interaction exhibits similar substituent effects to that of dihydrogen bonds, where the electron-donating CH3 and Li groups in the metal hydride strengthen the binding interactions. NBO analyses demonstrate that both BDH–M → BD*X–F and BDH–M → BD*X–H orbital interactions play the stabilizing role in the formation of the complex XH3F···HM (X = C, Si, Ge, and Sn; M = Li, Na, BeH, and MgH). The major contr...

Hydrogen bonds, and σ-hole and π-hole bonds – mechanisms protecting doublet and octet electron structures

Abstract: The hydrogen bond interaction and σ-hole and π-hole bonds are steered by the same mechanisms. There is electron charge transfer from the Lewis base to the Lewis acid unit, and further, for various interactions the same mechanisms try to protect the former electronic structure of the Lewis acid centre. The increase of the polarization of bonds to this centre seems to be the common effect. In the case of the A-HB hydrogen bond it is the increase of the polarization of the A-H bond connected with the outflow of the electron charge from the H-atom to the A-centre. For other interactions the outflow of electron charge from the Lewis acid centre is also observed. These electron charge shifts try to protect the doublet/octet structure of the acidic centre. The extremely strong interaction is often equivalent to the formation of new covalent bonds or it may lead to chemical reactions. Numerous interactions may be treated as the preliminary stages of chemical reactions: hydrogen bond - proton transfer, dihydrogen bond - molecular hydrogen release, tetrel bond - SN2 reaction, etc.

Pnicogen-hydride interaction between FH2X (X = P and As) and HM (M = ZnH, BeH, MgH, Li, and Na).

Abstract: A pnicogen-hydride interaction has been predicted and characterized in FH(2)P-HM and FH(2)As-HM (M = ZnH, BeH, MgH, Li, and Na) complexes at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level. For the complexes analyzed here, P(As) and HM are treated as a Lewis acid and a Lewis base, respectively. This interaction is moderate or strong since, for the strongest interaction of the FH(2)As-HNa complex, the interaction energy amounts to -24.79 kcal/mol, and the binding distance is equal to about 1.7 A, much less than the sum of the corresponding van der Waals radii. By comparison with some related systems, it is concluded that the pnicogen-hydride interactions are stronger than dihydrogen bonds and lithium-hydride interactions. This interaction has been analyzed with natural bond orbitals, atoms in molecules, electron localization function, and symmetry adapted perturbation theory methods.

Interplay between halogen bond and lithium bond in MCN-LiCN-XCCH (M = H, Li, and Na; X = Cl, Br, and I) complex: the enhancement of halogen bond by a lithium bond.

Abstract: Quantum chemical calculations have been performed to study the complex of MCN-LiCN-XCCH (M = H, Li, and Na; X = Cl, Br, and I). The aim is to study the cooperative effect between halogen bond and lithium bond. The alkali metal has an enhancing effect on the lithium bond, making it increased by 77 and 94% for the Li and Na, respectively. There is the cooperativity between the lithium bond and halogen bond. The former has a larger enhancing effect on the latter, being in a range of 11.7–29.4%. The effect of cooperativity on the halogen bond is dependent on the type of metal and halogen atoms. The enhancing mechanism has been analyzed in views with the orbital interaction, charge transfer, dipole moment, polarizability, atom charges, and electrostatic potentials. The results show that the electrostatic interaction plays an important role in the enhancement of halogen bond. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2011

A theoretical evidence for mutual influence between S···N(C) and hydrogen/lithium/halogen bonds: competition and interplay between π-hole and σ-hole interactions

Abstract: Ab initio calculations were performed to investigate the cooperativity between the S···N(C) bond and the hydrogen/lithium/halogen bond interactions in O2S···NCX···NCH and O2S···CNX···CNH triads (X=H, Li, Cl, and Br). To understand the properties of the systems better, the corresponding dyads are also studied. It is evident that the lithium bond has a bigger influence on the chalcogen bond than vice versa. The results indicate that the enhanced interaction energies of the S···N(C) and X···N(C) interactions in the triad increase in the order NCCl < NCBr < NCH < NCLi and CNCl < CNBr < CNH < CNLi. This is the order of the increasing positive electrostatic potential V S,max on the X atom. The nature of S···N(C) and X···N(C) interactions of the complexes is unveiled by energy decomposition analysis and natural bond orbital (NBO) theory. The cooperativity between both types of interaction is chiefly caused by the electrostatic effects.