Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.349, No.3-4, 286-290, 2001
Identification of tetrahedral sites and Si-29 NMR lines of silicalite from molecular dynamics
The characteristic Si-29 NMR spectrum of silicalite has been obtained through charge-transfer molecular dynamics, in order to assign each resonance line to a specified tetrahedral site through its charge. From the simulation, the charge distribution on each of the non-equivalent silicon tetrahedral sites has been determined. A relationship between charge and chemical shift has been used to relate any resonance line to a specified tetrahedral site through its charge. It has been observed from the simulation that several tetrahedral sites can contribute to a single line in the spectrum.