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Chemical Applications of Symmetry

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2014) | Viewed by 27209

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Prof. Dr. M. Lawrence Ellzey, Jr.

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Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Interests: quantum chemistry; finite groups and their algebras; symmetry adaptation; computational methods; effective Hamiltonian methods; irreducible tensorial sets
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Manuscripts are invited addressing novel applications of symmetry to chemistry including chemical reactions and molecular structures. Uses of symmetry in the determination of vibrational, electronic and magnetic properties of molecules are solicited. Suitable topics are groups and the theory of group representations as well as appropriate algebraic methods. Application of symmetry considerations to solid state systems as well as extensive calculations on large molecules are encouraged.

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Keywords

  • group representations
  • Racah algebra
  • Lie groups/algebras
  • semigroups
  • Wigner-Eckart theorem
  • symmetry-adapted sets
  • partially ordered sets
  • projection techniques

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Lubricating and Waxy Esters. VI. Effect of Symmetry about Ester on Crystallization of Linear Monoester Isomers
by Laziz Bouzidi, Shaojun Li and Suresh S. Narine
Symmetry 2014, 6(3), 655-676; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym6030655 - 7 Aug 2014
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The crystal structure development of jojoba-like esters incorporating either 1-decenoic acid and/or 1-decenol, namely octadec-9-enyl dec-9-enoate (JLE-281), and its isomer dec-9-enyl oleate (JLE-282) was investigated to reveal the effect of symmetry about the ester group on crystallization of aliphatic [...] Read more.
The crystal structure development of jojoba-like esters incorporating either 1-decenoic acid and/or 1-decenol, namely octadec-9-enyl dec-9-enoate (JLE-281), and its isomer dec-9-enyl oleate (JLE-282) was investigated to reveal the effect of symmetry about the ester group on crystallization of aliphatic fatty monoesters. The phase transformation path was investigated with temperature-time resolved X-ray diffraction during stepped isothermal crystallization, and while cooling from the melt at a fixed rate. Startling differences in phase behavior were uncovered between the isomers. When stepped isothermals were used, selective extinctions occurred at a transition temperature for JLE-281 but not for JLE-282. The extinctions, which are due to dramatic changes in the electronic density of certain families of planes, indicate a phase transition attributed to a brusque rearrangement of the oxygen atoms in the crystal subcell. The phase transition did not occur when the JLEs were cooled continuously. The crucial role played by the position of the alkyl chain and its orientation relative to the easy rotation site of the C–O bond in the phase trajectories of the JLEs was particularly highlighted. Full article
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Using Symmetries (Beyond Geometric Symmetries) in Chemical Computations: Computing Parameters of Multiple Binding Sites
by Andres Ortiz and Vladik Kreinovich
Symmetry 2014, 6(1), 90-102; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym6010090 - 25 Feb 2014
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We show how transformation group ideas can be naturally used to generate efficient algorithms for scientific computations. The general approach is illustrated on the example of determining, from the experimental data, the dissociation constants related to multiple binding sites. We also explain how [...] Read more.
We show how transformation group ideas can be naturally used to generate efficient algorithms for scientific computations. The general approach is illustrated on the example of determining, from the experimental data, the dissociation constants related to multiple binding sites. We also explain how the general transformation group approach is related to the standard (backpropagation) neural networks; this relation justifies the potential universal applicability of the group-related approach. Full article
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Symmetry Breaking in NMR Spectroscopy: The Elucidation of Hidden Molecular Rearrangement Processes
by Michael J. McGlinchey
Symmetry 2014, 6(3), 622-654; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym6030622 - 4 Aug 2014
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Variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy is probably the most convenient and sensitive technique to monitor changes in molecular structure in solution. Rearrangements that are rapid on the NMR time-scale exhibit simplified spectra, whereby non-equivalent nuclear environments yield time-averaged resonances. At lower temperatures, when the rate [...] Read more.
Variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy is probably the most convenient and sensitive technique to monitor changes in molecular structure in solution. Rearrangements that are rapid on the NMR time-scale exhibit simplified spectra, whereby non-equivalent nuclear environments yield time-averaged resonances. At lower temperatures, when the rate of exchange is sufficiently reduced, these degeneracies are split and the underlying “static” molecular symmetry, as seen by X-ray crystallography, becomes apparent. Frequently, however, such rearrangement processes are hidden, even when they become slow on the NMR time-scale, because the molecular point group remains unchanged. Judicious symmetry breaking, such as by substitution of a molecular fragment by a similar, but not identical moiety, or by the incorporation of potentially diastereotopic (chemically non-equivalent) nuclei, allows the elucidation of the kinetics and energetics of such processes. Examples are chosen that include a wide range of rotations, migrations and other rearrangements in organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry. Full article
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