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The p-type CPs and their composites are mostly studied in gas sensing, which, unfortunately, exhibit limitations in terms of selectivity, stability, and sensitivity toward reducing gases. This study focuses on one of the widely studied n-type polymers, BBL(benzimidazobenzophenanthroline), as an active material for the detection of two reducing gases, namely, hydrogen sulfide (H\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>$$_{2}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    S) and ammonia (NH\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>$$_{3}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    ), theoretically. Through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and density functional theory (DFT)\u00a0approach, we understand the adsorption behavior and selectivity of H\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>$$_{2}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    S and NH\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>$$_{3}$$<\/jats:tex-math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    in the BBL film. 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MD simulations show that adsorption takes place in the free voids within the thin films, and the overall structure of the polymer film remained almost unaltered upon gas adsorption without any apparent swelling or significant morphological changes in the film. Our results show that BBL displays remarkable adsorption along with a higher magnitude of charge transfer for ammonia over hydrogen sulfide gas and other common gases present in the air. 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