Dispersion forces in chirality recognition – a density functional and wave function theory study of diols
Open Access
- 14 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 23 (21), 12093-12104
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp01225h
Abstract
In the discussion of chirality recognition, steric considerations and strongly directed interactions such as hydrogen bonds are primarily discussed. However, given the sheer size of biomolecules, it is expected that dispersion forces could also play a determining role for aggregate formation and associated chirality recognition. With the example of diol molecules, we explore different factors in the formation of homo- and hetero-dimers as well as their relative stability. By comparing density functional results with the analysis of local correlation methods, we infer the impact of dispersion not only on the energies but also on the structures of such chiral aggregates. A local orbital based scheme is used to calculate wave function dispersion-free gradients and compare to uncorrected density functional structures.Keywords
Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (389479699/GRK2455, 405832858, MA5063/3-2)
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