Hi Everyone,
This week we'll be hearing group meeting from Dr. Dmitrij Rappoport.
The meeting will occur at the usual time and place of 3:00pm in the
Division Room. An abstract of the talk is provided below.
Arrow Pushing, Reaction Networks, and Origin of Life
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In my group presentation I will tell the story of how a simple idea of
applying the concept of "Arrow Pushing" within quantum chemistry
became the study of complex reaction networks and their graphs and,
unexpectedly, of prebiotic chemistry. I will describe the hybrid
empirical/quantum chemical method for exploring potential energy
surfaces combining a set of empirical rules with quantum chemical
energy calculations. Further, I will present the newest results on the
reaction mechanism of the formose reaction, the self-condensation of
formaldehyde in basic aqueous solutions leading to a complex mixture
of sugars. The formose reaction is commonly assumed to be a crucial
part in the origin of life and encompasses a rich reaction network
with characteristics of scale-free networks.
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Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Physics
(949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu
Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Group
12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138
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