Impact of the edge of boron-nitride dots on the adsorption of clothianidin and dinotefuran insecticides

Erwin García-Hernández, Alba M. García-Crisóstomo, Luz Palomino-Asencio, Cristina Cuautli, Sol M. Mejía, Ehsan Shakerzadeh, Rafael Catarino-Centeno

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Abstract

Through DFT calculations, we analyzed the adsorption of neonicotinoid insecticides, on armchair and zigzag boron-nitride nanostructures. We found adsorption energies from −0.33 eV to −0.43 eV, and the main interactions found in the complexes were hydrogen bonds, halogen bond B⋅⋅⋅Cl type, and weak attractive interactions. The systems exhibit ΔGapLH up to 2.59 eV, and good electronic properties, ideal for their use as sensors of such insecticides. Applying solvent effects, the adsorption energy increased by 266 % for the systems with clothianidin, suggesting their possible use as capture platforms. The edge effects do not affect the adsorption of the neonicotinoid insecticides.

Original languageEnglish
Article number114806
JournalComputational and Theoretical Chemistry
Volume1239
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2024

Keywords

  • Adsorption |
  • BN dots
  • DFT calculations
  • Neonicotinoid insecticides

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