Can computational chemistry model mechanochemical processes?

Oct 28, 2024 ... Rafael Tapia-Rojo speaks at the Imperial College Physics of Life Seminar series ... Mechanochemistry is a subject that embraces many everyday phenomena including wear and abrasion, friction and lubrication, and stress-accelerated degradation ... Mechanochemistry offers a powerful and versatile means for chemical synthesis, opening the door to new reactions and new materials that cannot be made using ... Jul 16, 2018 ... Mechanochemistry isn't just about shaking vessels violently or crushing reactants between huge screws, there are some researchers in this field ... Jul 24, 2024 ... You should consider the controls of mass, volume, particle size distribution (PSD), surface property (not all inclusive) of catalyst and reactant, as well as ... The developed mechanochemical approach allows the use of readily available calcium metal as a safer-to-handle reductant for Birch reduction of various aromatic ... Mechanochemistry employs mechanophores (force-sensitive molecules) to produce chemical changes in a material in response to an applied mechanical force. Sep 14, 2018 ... Because the dissociation produces highly reactive and redox active products with differential properties, ferrocene might be a useful ... Mar 25, 2021 ... The application of mechanical force to influence chemical reactions has been called by various names: mechanochemistry, tribochemistry, mechanical alloying, to ... Journal scope. RSC Mechanochemistry focuses on the publication of innovative research that advances the fundamental understanding and application of mechanical ...