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Ab initio molecular orbital calculations on the acidic properties of boralite

Pádraig J. O’Malley, John Patrick Dwyer

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The ability to characterise the acidic and geometric properties of boron substituted zeolites using ab initio molecular orbital calculations is demonstrated; the acidity of the bridged hydroxy group in boralite is predicted to lie between that of terminal and bridged aluminium forms.

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The ability to characterise the acidic and geometric properties of boron substituted zeolites using ab initio molecular orbital calculations is demonstrated; the acidity of the bridged hydroxy group in boralite is predicted to lie between that of terminal and bridged aluminium forms.

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The ability to characterise the acidic and geometric properties of boron substituted zeolites using ab initio molecular orbital calculations is demonstrated; the acidity of the bridged hydroxy group in boralite is predicted to lie between that of terminal and bridged aluminium forms.

Key concepts: Ab initio, Molecular orbital, Chemistry, Boron, Fragment molecular orbital, Computational chemistry, Aluminium, Ab initio quantum chemistry methods

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