Ab initio molecular orbital calculations on the acidic properties of boralite
Pádraig J. O’Malley, John Patrick Dwyer
Abstract
Pádraig J. O’Malley, John Patrick Dwyer
Abstract
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