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| author | Rudenko, Mikhail Eliseev, Artem Mitrofanov, Artem Kalmykov, Stepan |
| author_facet | Rudenko, Mikhail Eliseev, Artem Mitrofanov, Artem Kalmykov, Stepan |
| contents | The kinetic isotope effect (KIE) is essential in various chemical applications from reaction mechanism studies to tritium removal from water. Traditional KIE evaluation relies on experimental measurements or computational approaches like density functional theory (DFT), which are often costly and inaccurate. Here, we present a novel semi-empirical method for rapid and precise KIE estimation in proton-exchange reactions. By refining transition state identification through an iterative surface scan, our approach significantly improves accuracy while maintaining computational efficiency. Benchmarking against experimental data demonstrates superior performance compared to both DFT and conventional semi-empirical methods. Additionally, validation with tritium exchange reactions confirms its robustness. The computational implementation is freely available, facilitating its integration into future research. |
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| spellingShingle | A Fast and Accurate Semi-Empirical Approach for Hydrogen-Exchange Kinetic Isotope Effect Evaluation Rudenko, Mikhail Eliseev, Artem Mitrofanov, Artem Kalmykov, Stepan Chemical Physics The kinetic isotope effect (KIE) is essential in various chemical applications from reaction mechanism studies to tritium removal from water. Traditional KIE evaluation relies on experimental measurements or computational approaches like density functional theory (DFT), which are often costly and inaccurate. Here, we present a novel semi-empirical method for rapid and precise KIE estimation in proton-exchange reactions. By refining transition state identification through an iterative surface scan, our approach significantly improves accuracy while maintaining computational efficiency. Benchmarking against experimental data demonstrates superior performance compared to both DFT and conventional semi-empirical methods. Additionally, validation with tritium exchange reactions confirms its robustness. The computational implementation is freely available, facilitating its integration into future research. |
| title | A Fast and Accurate Semi-Empirical Approach for Hydrogen-Exchange Kinetic Isotope Effect Evaluation |
| topic | Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09256 |