MechaSuite: An Integrated Software for Chemical Reaction Mechanism Analysis and Microkinetic Modeling

[EN] We present MechaSuite, an open-source modular software suite designed to streamline the analysis of quantum-chemical reaction mechanisms. MechaSuite combines an intuitive data manager (MechaData), a molecular geometry editor (MechaEdit), and a microkinetic modeling engine (MechaKinetics). It fa...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Millán-Cabrera, Reisel|||0000-0002-4489-5411, Miguel, Misturini, Alechania
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:riunet______::f60ab4bc8d35049c73a50d20be8a56be
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/235193
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Reaction mechanism analysis
Quantum chemistry software
Microkinetic modeling
Kinetic simulations
Open-source software
Computational chemistry
Descrição
Resumo:[EN] We present MechaSuite, an open-source modular software suite designed to streamline the analysis of quantum-chemical reaction mechanisms. MechaSuite combines an intuitive data manager (MechaData), a molecular geometry editor (MechaEdit), and a microkinetic modeling engine (MechaKinetics). It facilitates the calculation of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters from quantum chemical outputs, the visualization and editing of molecular structures, and the simulation of complex reaction networks. This integration enables chemists to transition seamlessly from ab initio calculations to kinetic predictions in a user-friendly and efficient manner. MechaSuite is primarily implemented in Python with its high-performance 3D visualization engine written in C++ for optimal rendering and interactivity.