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Flexibility of TTF. a theoretical study

Enrique OrtíRosendo Pou-amérigoPedro M. ViruelaRafael Viruela

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Flexibility (anatomy)ChemistryMechanical EngineeringFlatness (systems theory)Metals and AlloysCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsFolding (chemistry)Maxima and minimachemistry.chemical_compoundmedicine.anatomical_structureMechanics of MaterialsChemical physicsAb initio quantum chemistry methodsComputational chemistryMaterials ChemistrymedicineMoleculeTetrathiafulvalene

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Abstract The folding of tetrathiafulvalene along the S···S axes has been investigated using highly-accurate quantum-chemical calculations. A very flat, two-fold potential is found for neutral TTF where minima correspond to boat conformations (θ ≈ 15–20 °). The flatness of the folding potential indicates that TTF is conformationally more flexible than usually thought.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0379-6779(98)00217-3