Fast and Accurate Electric Field Gradient Calculations in Molecular Solids With Density Functional Theory

Frontiers in Chemistry (2021) | DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.751711

Summary: We developed a novel algorithm that combines the environmental accuracy of crystalline modeling with the precision of hybrid density functionals. This method outperforms traditional plane-wave calculations, delivering a 31% accuracy improvement in predicting quadrupolar coupling constants for molecular solids.

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Fragment-Based Electronic Structure Approach for Computing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shifts in Molecular Crystals

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2014) | DOI: 10.1021/ct500749h

Summary: We validated a high-precision fragment-based method for modeling NMR spectra by successfully differentiating between subtle drug polymorphs with varying crystal structures. The approach correctly assigned experimental spectra with 1 ppm accuracy, establishing a powerful alternative to traditional periodic boundary calculations for characterizing molecular solids.

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Improved Electrostatic Embedding for Fragment-Based Chemical Shift Calculations in Molecular Crystals

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2017) | DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00677

Summary: We developed an advanced embedding technique (SCRMP) that significantly increases the accuracy of NMR chemical shift predictions in molecular crystals by better simulating the crystalline environment. The method proved particularly effective for challenging ${}^{17}$O predictions, successfully resolving the complex spectral assignment of $\gamma$-glycine. It offers a high-precision alternative to traditional periodic boundary calculations.

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