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Publications
2011-2017

2017

[15] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

On the metastability of doubly charged homonuclear diatomics

F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, M. A. C. Nascimento
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 19352–19359. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP02792C

[14] Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Chemical bonding in the pentagonal-pyramidal benzene dication and analogous isoelectronic hexa-coordinate species

F. Fantuzzi, D. W. O. de Sousa, M. A. C. Nascimento
Comput. Theor. Chem. 2017, 1116, 225–233. DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2017.03.020

Special Issue: Understanding Chemistry and Biochemistry Using Computational Valence Bond Theory

[13] ChemistrySelect

The Nature of the Chemical Bond from a Quantum Mechanical Interference Perspective

F. Fantuzzi, D. W. O. de Sousa, M. A. C. Nascimento
ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 604–619. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601535

Review Paper

2016

[12] Astrophysical Journal

Single and Double Photoionization and Photodissociation of Toluene by Soft X-rays in a Circumstellar Environment

T. Monfredini, F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento, W. Wolff, H. M. Boechat-Roberty
Astrophys. J. 2016, 821, 4. DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/821/1/4

Highlighted in AstroPAH

Highlighted in Destaques do IF/UFRJ

[11] ChemPhysChem

The Nature of the Singlet and Triplet States of Cyclobutadiene as Revealed by Quantum Interference

F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, M. A. C. Nascimento
ChemPhysChem 2016, 17, 288–295. DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500885

2015

[10] Chemistry - A European Journal

Prediction of Boron-Boron Triple-Bond Polymers Stabilized by Janus-Type bis(N-Heterocyclic) Carbenes

F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 7814–7819. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500241

[9] Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Nature of the Chemical Bond and Origin of the Inverted Dipole Moment in Boron Fluoride: A Generalized Valence Bond Approach

F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, M. A. C. Nascimento
J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119, 5335–5343. DOI: 10.1021/jp510085r

2014

[8] Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Description of Polar Chemical Bonds from the Quantum Mechanical Interference Perspective

F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento
J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2014, 10, 2322–2332. DOI: 10.1021/ct500334f

[7] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

The Non-Covalent Nature of the Molecular Structure of the Benzene Molecule

T. M. Cardozo, F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 11024–11030. DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55256J

[6] Synlett

Mercury(II) Chloride

F. Fantuzzi
Synlett 2014, 25, 1043–1044. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340958

2013

[5] Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Interference Energy in C–H and C–C Bonds of Saturated Hydrocarbons: Dependence on the Type of Chain and Relationship to Bond Dissociation Energy

F. S. Vieira, F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, M. A. C. Nascimento
J. Phys. Chem. A 2013, 117, 4025–4034. DOI: 10.1021/jp4005746

[4] Chemical Physics

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Stability of CₙH⁻ (n = 1–6) and CₙHₓ⁺ (n = 1–4) Clusters

F. Fantuzzi, L. Baptista, A. B. Rocha, E. F. Silveira
Chem. Phys. 2013, 410, 109–117. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.11.010

2012

[3] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

The role of quantum-mechanical interference and quasi-classical effects in conjugated hydrocarbons

F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, M. A. C. Nascimento
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012, 14, 5479–5488. DOI: 10.1039/C2CP24125K

[2] International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Positive Molecular Ions and Ion–Neutral Complexes in the Gas Phase: Structure and Stability of C₂H₄O₂⁺· and C₂H₄O₂²⁺ Isomers

F. Fantuzzi, L. Baptista, A. B. Rocha, H. M. Boechat-Roberty
Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2012, 112, 3303–3311. DOI: 10.1002/qua.24181

Special Issue: The Brazilian Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry

2011

[1] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Photodissociation of Methyl Formate in Circumstellar Environment: Stability under Soft X-Rays

F. Fantuzzi, S. Pilling, A. C. F. Santos, L. Baptista, A. B. Rocha, H. M. Boechat-Roberty

Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2011, 417, 2631–2641. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19424.x

Dr Felipe Fantuzzi

Lecturer in Chemistry (Theoretical and Computational)
Chemistry and Forensic Science, School of Natural Sciences, University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NH, United Kingdom 

E-mail: f.fantuzzi[at]kent.ac.uk

© 2026 by Felipe Fantuzzi.

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