A high-yielding sequence of [2+2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclization of ynamides with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) is described. The reaction provided tetracyanobutadiene (TCBD) species, which were characterized by various techniques. DFT and TD-DFT calculations were also performed to complement experimental findings.

Traditional fault tree analysis is not always sufficient when analysing complex systems. To overcome the limitations dynamic fault tree (DFT) analysis is suggested in the literature as well as different approaches for how to solve DFTs. For added value in fault tree analysis, approximate DFT calculations based on a Markovian approach are presented and evaluated here. The approximate DFT calcula...

We present the mid-IR (400-1800 cm(-1)) spectra of 9-ethyl guanine, guanosine, and 2-deoxyguanosine measured by IR-UV double-resonance spectroscopy. We compare the recorded mid-IR spectra with the spectra of the most stable structures obtained from RI-MP2 and RI-DFT-D calculations. The results confirm the enol form for all structures and demonstrate the efficacy of a new approach to DFT calcula...

the structure and the electronic properties of single-walled zigzag bn and b3c2n3 nanotubes (n, 0; n=4–10) were investigated using first-principles calculations based on a density functional theory. a plane–wave basis set with periodic boundary conditions in conjunction with vanderbilt ultrasoft pseudo-potential was employed. the energy gap of zb3c2n3nts was calculated and compared with the cor...

The structural and electronic properties of all-thiophene dendrimers and dendrons in solution have been evaluated using very different theoretical approaches based on quantum mechanical (QM) and hybrid QM/molecular mechanics (MM) methodologies: (i) calculations on minimum energy conformations using an implicit solvation model in combination with density functional theory (DFT) or time-dependent...

Static and molecular dynamics (MD) calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT) are emerging as a valuable means for simulations in the field of biology, especially when coupled with classical simulations. In this contribution, we point out the strengths as well as the limitations of the DFT–MD method, and its possible use to complement existing approaches. Recent applications to syste...