Dynamic reaction simulations...
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AquaMem Scientific Consultants has developed computer algorithms for simulating reactions of small molecules with one another. Our programs are especially useful for visualizing and quantifying molecular dynamic (MD) simulations of disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation reactions. Reaction modeling is particularly useful for exploring the full range of theoretical intermediates and products that are formed. Dynamic reaction simulations can also be used to quantitatively explore novel or proposed reaction pathways by dissecting a  complex pathway into its component intermediate reactions and analyzing each step in depth (click HERE to view one example). The MD simulations also provide the ability to extract complete thermodynamic information from the reaction. The same reaction is automatically run hundreds or thousands of times with different starting geometries and/or temperatures implemented at each iteration to obtain averaged thermodynamic data and product distributions. Key reaction variables include...
  • Reactant velocities (i.e., reaction temperature; randomly or systematically varied)
  • Relative starting geometries of reacting species (randomly or systematically varied)
  • Choice of quantum mechanical force field to follow bond breaking and formation
  • Duration of each reaction iteration in picoseconds
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Please contact us to discuss how chemical reaction modeling and dynamic reaction simulations might assist you in your specific research endeavors.
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