Publications

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# Citation
29 Conformational Pruning via the Permutation Invariant Root Mean Square Deviation of Atomic Positions
Pracht, P.
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2025, 65, 4501-4511.
28 Proton-driven lithium separation using alkali-templated coordination cages
Sun, X.; Wu, K.; Teeuwen, P.C.P.; Pracht, P.; Wales, D.J.; Nitschke, J.R.
Chem, 2025,
27 Decoding Solubility Signatures from Amyloid Monomer Energy Landscapes
Wesołowski P.A.; Yang, B.; Davolio, A.J.; Woods, E.J.; Pracht, P.; Bojarski, K.; Wierbiłowicz, K.; Payne, M.C.; Wales, D.J.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2025, 21, 2736-2756.
26 Using Conformational Sampling to Model Spectral and Structural Changes of Molecules at Elevated Pressures
Zeller, F.; Pracht, P.; Neudecker, T.
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 2108-2116.
25 Tensor Train Optimization for Conformational Sampling of Organic Molecules
Zurek, C.; Mallaev, R.A.; Paul, A.; van Staalduinen, N.; Pracht, P.; Ellerbrock, R.; Bannwarth, C.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2025, 21, 1459-1475.
24 A pseudo-cubic metal–organic cage with conformationally switchable faces for dynamically adaptive guest encapsulation
Xu, H.; Ronson, T.; Heard, A.W.; Teeuwen, P.C.P.; Schneider, L.; Pracht, P.; Wales, D.J.; Nitschke, J.R.
Nat. Chem., 2025, 17, 289-296.
23 Parp7 generates an ADP-ribosyl degron that controls negative feedback of androgen signaling
Wierbiłowicz, K.; Yang, C.; Almaghasilah, A.; Wesołowski, P.A.; Pracht, P.; Dworak, N.M.; Masur, J.; Wijngaarden, S.; Filippov, D.V.; Wales, D.J.; Kelley, J.B.; Ratan, A.; Paschal, B.M.
BioRxiv, 2025,
22 Double-bridging Increases the Stability of Zinc(II) Metal-Organic Cages
Kurz, H.; Teeuwen, P.C.P.; Ronson, T.; Hoffman, J.; Pracht, P.; Wales, D.J.; Nitschke, J.R.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 30958-30965.
21 Efficient Composite Infrared Spectroscopy: Combining the Doubly-Harmonic Approximation with Machine Learning Potentials
Pracht, P.; Pillai, Y.; Kapil, K.; Csányi, G.; Gönnheimer, N.; Vondrák, M.; Margraf, J.T.; Wales, D.J.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2024, 20, 10986-11004.
20 A Multilevel Framework for Analysis of Protein Folding Involving Disulphide Bond Formation
Wesołowski, P.A.; Wales, D.J.; Pracht, P.
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2024, 128, 3145-3156.
19 CREST - A program for the exploration of low-energy molecular chemical space
Pracht, P.; Grimme, S.; Bannwarth, C.; Bohle, F.; Ehlert, S.; Feldmann, G.; Gorges, J.; Müller, M.; Neudecker, T.; Plett, C.; Spicher, S.; Steinbach, P.; Wesołowski, P.A.; Zeller, F.
J. Chem. Phys., 2024, 160, 114110.
18 Exploring energy landscapes for solid-state systems with variable cells at the extended tight-binding level
Pracht, P.; Morgan, J.W.; Wales, D.J.
J. Chem. Phys., 2023, 159, 064801.
17 Finding Excited-State Minimum Energy Crossing Points on a Budget: Non-Self-Consistent Tight-Binding Methods
Pracht, P.; Bannwarth, C.
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2023, 14, 4440-4448.
16 A Multifaceted View on the Mechanism of a Photochemical Deracemization Reaction
Kutta, R.; Grosskopf, J.; van Staalduinen, N.; Seitz, A.; Pracht, P.; Breitenlechner, S.; Bannwarth, C.; Nuernberger, P.; Bach, T.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 2354-2363.
15 Fast Screening of Minimum Energy Crossing Points with Semiempirical Tight-Binding Methods
Pracht, P.; Bannwarth, C.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2022, 18, 6370-6385.
14 Towards understanding solvation effects on the conformational entropy of non-rigid molecules
Gorges, J.; Grimme, S.; Hansen, A., Pracht, P.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 12249-12259.
13 Automated Molecular Cluster Growing for Explicit Solvation by Efficient Force Field and Tight Binding Methods
Spicher, S.; Plett, C.; Pracht, P.; Hansen, A.; Grimme, S.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2022, 18, 3174-3189.
12 High-Throughput Non-targeted Chemical Structure Identification Using Gas-Phase Infrared Spectra
Karunaratne, E.; Hill, D.; Pracht, P.; Gascón, J.A.; Grimme, S.; Grant, D.F.
Anal. Chem., 2021, 93, 10688-10696.
11 Efficient quantum-chemical calculations of acid dissociation constants from free energy relationships
Pracht, P.; Grimme, S.
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 5681-5692.
10 Calculation of absolute molecular entropies and heat capacities made simple
Pracht, P.; Grimme, S.
Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 6551-6568.
9 Efficient Quantum Chemical Calculation of Structure Ensembles and Free Energies for Nonrigid Molecules
Grimme, S.; Bohle, F.; Hansen, A.; Pracht, P.; Spicher, S.; Stahn, M.
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 4039-4054.
8 Extended Tight‐Binding Quantum Chemistry Methods
Bannwarth, C.; Caldeweyher, E.; Ehlert, S.; Hansen, A.; Pracht, P.; Seibert, S.; Spicher, S.; Grimme, S.
WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci., 2021, 11, e1493..
7 Theoretical study on conformational energies of transition metal complexes
Bursch, M.; Hansen, A.; Pracht, P.; Kohn, J. T.; Grimme, S.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 287-299.
6 Comprehensive Assessment of GFN Tight-Binding and Composite Density Functional Theory Methods for Calculating Gas-Phase Infrared Spectra
Pracht, P.; Grant, D. F.; Grimme, S.
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2020, 16, 7044-7060.
5 Automated exploration of the low-energy chemical space with fast quantum chemical methods
Pracht, P.; Bohle, F.; Grimme, S.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 7169-7192.
4 A Robust Non-Self-Consistent Tight-Binding Quantum Chemistry Method for large Molecules
Pracht, P.; Caldeweyher, E.; Ehlert, S.; Grimme, S.
ChemRxiv, 2019,
3 High accuracy quantum-chemistry-based calculation and blind prediction of macroscopic pKa values in the context of the SAMPL6 challenge
Pracht, P.; Wilcken, R.; Udvarhelyi, A.; Rodde, S.; Grimme, S.
J. Comput.-Aided Mol. Des., 2018, 32, 1139-1149.
2 Automated and efficient quantum chemical determination and energetic ranking of molecular protonation sites
Pracht, P.; Bauer, C. A.; Grimme, S.
J. Comput. Chem., 2017, 30, 2618-2631.
1 Fully Automated Quantum-Chemistry-Based Computation of Spin-Spin-Coupled Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra
Grimme, S.; Bannwarth, C.; Dohm, S.; Hansen, A.; Pisarek, J.; Pracht, P.; Seibert, J.; Neese, F.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 14763-14769.