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Investigation on the intermolecular interactions in aliphatic isocyanurate liquids: revealing the importance of dispersion
| Resumo: | Aliphatic isocyanurates are nowadays used routinely in the development of advanced materials like polyurethane nanocomposites and 3D-printed components, due to their versatile reactivity and the good mechanical and optical properties they confer to the final material. In these applications, a control of the properties at the micro- and nanoscale is desired, therefore a deep understanding of intermolecular interactions is required. Using ab-initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, the intermolecular interactions of aliphatic isocyanurates are investigated in detail. The presence of an isocyanate-isocyanurate interaction is demonstrated, and the strong dispersion character of isocyanurate-based interactions is revealed. Calculations of the free energy of binding of the different interactions in gas and liquid phase are provided. The microscopic structure of aliphatic functional and non-functional isocyanurates is analysed and related to the different interaction types, and finally their possible relationship with macroscopic dynamic variables is discussed |
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| Autores principais: | Lenzi, Veniero |
| Outros Autores: | Driest, Piet J.; Dijkstra, Dirk J.; Ramos, Marta M. D.; Marques, L. |
| Assunto: | Isocyanates Isocyanurates Viscosity Dispersion Ab-initio methods Molecular dynamics |
| Ano: | 2019 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Aliphatic isocyanurates are nowadays used routinely in the development of advanced materials like polyurethane nanocomposites and 3D-printed components, due to their versatile reactivity and the good mechanical and optical properties they confer to the final material. In these applications, a control of the properties at the micro- and nanoscale is desired, therefore a deep understanding of intermolecular interactions is required. Using ab-initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations, the intermolecular interactions of aliphatic isocyanurates are investigated in detail. The presence of an isocyanate-isocyanurate interaction is demonstrated, and the strong dispersion character of isocyanurate-based interactions is revealed. Calculations of the free energy of binding of the different interactions in gas and liquid phase are provided. The microscopic structure of aliphatic functional and non-functional isocyanurates is analysed and related to the different interaction types, and finally their possible relationship with macroscopic dynamic variables is discussed |
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