Prof. Dr. Georgi N. Vayssilov

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsKinetics and Catalysis,Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
KeywordsComputational Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Reaction Mechanisms, Transition metal clusters, hydrogen activation, Zeolites, Microporous materials

Current contact address

CountryBulgaria
CitySofia
Institution"St Kliment Ohridski" University of Sofia
InstituteFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Notker RöschLehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/1998

Programme(s)

1997Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2007Galina P. Petrova, Georgi N. Vayssilov, and Notker Rösch: Density Functional Study of Hydrogen Adsorption on Tetrairidium Supported on Hydroxylated and Dehydroxylated Zeolite Surfaces. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 14484-14492
2006Petko St. Petkov, Georgi N. Vayssilov, Sven Krüger, and Notker Rösch: Structure, stability, electronic and magnetic properties of Ni4 clusters containing impurity atoms. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2006, 1282-1291
2006Miroslav A. Rangelov, Georgi N. Vayssilov, Vihra M. Yomtova and Dimiter D. Petkov: The Syn-Oriented 2-OH Provides a Favorable Proton Transfer Geometry in 1,2-Diol Monoester Aminolysis: Implications for the Ribosome Mechanism. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 4964-4965
2005R. Ch. Deka, V. A. Nasluzov, E. A. Ivanova Shor, A. M. Shor, G. N. Vayssilov, N. Rösch: Comparison of All Sites for Ti Substitution in Zeolite TS-1 by an Accurate Embedded Cluster Method. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005, 24304-24310
2005E. A. Ivanova Shor, A. M. Shor, V. A. Nasluzov, G. N. Vayssilov, N. Rösch: Effects of the aluminum content of a zeolite framework: A DFT/MM hybrid approach based on cluster models embedded in an elastic polarizable environment. In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2005, 459-471
2005G. N. Vayssilov and N. Rösch: Reverse Hydrogen Spillover in Supported Subnanosize Clusters of the Metals of Groups 8 to 11. A Computational Model Study. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2005, 4019-4026
2005Hristiyan A. Aleksandrov, Georgi N. Vayssilov, and Notker Rösch: Theoretical investigation of Zn-containing species in pores of ZSM-5 zeolites. In: Studies of Surface Science and Catalysis, 2005, 593-600
2004N. Rösch, V.A. Nasluzov, K.M. Neyman, G. Pacchioni and G.N. Vayssilov: Supported metal species and adsorption complexes on metal oxides and in zeolites: Density functional cluster model studies. In: J. Leszczynski, Computational Material Sciences 15. Elsevier, 2004. 367 -450
2004K. M. Neyman, G. N. Vayssilov, N. Rösch: Transition Metal Clusters and Supported Species with Metal-Carbon Bonds from First-Principles Quantum Chemistry. In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2004, 4384-4394