Assessing the structure and first hyperpolarizability of Li@B10 H14 in solution: a sequential QM/MM study using the ASEC-FEG method

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
Idney BrandãoRenato B Pontes

Abstract

The structure and electronic properties of the lithium decahydroborate (Li@B10H14) complex in chloroform and water in normal thermodynamic conditions have been investigated using sequential QM/MM calculations by means of the average solvent electrostatic configuration (ASEC) and the Free Energy Gradient (FEG) methods. To obtain the structure of the Li@B10H14 complex in each of the solvents considered, we have performed geometry optimizations in solution using the ASEC-FEG method. The results show, for the first time with a realistic model of the molecular environment, that this alkali-metal-borane cluster is stable in chloroform but unstable in water. We have also explored the role of the electronic polarization of the solute due to solvent in the static first hyperpolarizability. The results show that, despite the reduction due to the effect of electrostatic polarization in chloroform, the Li@B10H14 complex still exhibits a large electronic first hyperpolarizability, with potential for application as a second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) material. In water, in contrast, the contribution of the excess electron for NLO responses is significantly affected by the electrostatic polarization effects. Therefore our results reveal th...Continue Reading

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