Article: University of Paderborn details research in physical chemistry.

According to recent research published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C, "Density functional theory (DFT) is used to analyze in detail the adsorption Of C4H9NO2 (gaba), C9H17NO2 (gabapentin) and C9H12NO2 on the (110) surface of Cu. The adsorption configurations are found to be similar to those of phenylglycine."

"Like the latter, both molecules bind via the oxygen atoms and the nitrogen atom to the surface metal atoms. The stability of the adsorbate system, however, depends substantially on the remaining part of the molecule, among others whether a side group is attached and whether it is an aromatic (phenylgroup) or a nonaromatic (cyclohexyl) ring. The ...

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