Electronic Transitions in Different Redox States of Trinuclear 5,6,11,12,17,18-Hexaazatrinaphthylene-Bridged Titanium Complexes: Spectroelectrochemistry and Quantum Chemistry

Multinuclear transition metal complexes bridged by ligands with extended π-electronic systems show a variety of complex electronic transitions and electron transfer reactions. While a systematic understanding of the photochemistry and electrochemistry has been attained for binuclear complexes, much less is known about trinuclear complexes such as hexaphenyl-5,6,11,12,17,18-hexaazatrinaphthylene-tristitanocene [(Cp₂Ti)₃HATN(Ph)₆]. The voltammogram of [(Cp₂Ti)₃HATN(Ph)₆] shows six oxidation and three reduction waves. Solution spectra of [(Cp₂Ti)₃HATN(Ph)₆] and of the electrochemically formed oxidation products show electronic transitions in the UV, visible and the NIR ranges. Density functional theory (DFT) and linear response time-dependent DFT show that the three formally titanium(II) centers transfer an electron to the HATN ligand in the ground state. The optically excited transitions occur exclusively between ligand-centered orbitals. The charged titanium centers only provide an electrostatic frame to the extended π-electronic system. Complete active self-consistent field (CASSCF) calculation on a structurally simplified model compound, which considers the multi-reference character imposed by the three titanium centers, can provide an interpretation of the experimentally observed temperature-dependent magnetic behavior of the different redox states of the title compound in full consistency with the interpretation of the electronic spectra.     

Spectroscopic and Electronic Properties of Molybdacarborane Complexes with Non-innocently Acting Ligands

The molybdacarboranes [3-{L-κ²N,N}-3-(CO)₂-closo-3,1,2-MoC₂B₉H₁₁] (L=2,2′-bipyridine (2,2′-bpy, 1 a ) or 1,10-phenanthroline (1,10-phen, 1 b )) incorporating well-known potentially non-innocent ligands (CO, 2,2′-bpy, 1,10-phen) and the “non-spectator” nido-carborane ([η⁵-C₂B₉H₁₁]²⁻) ligand were prepared and fully characterised. High-resolution mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods, spectroscopy (IR, (resonance) Raman, NMR), cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry (electrochemical properties) were supported by theoretical investigations of the electronic structure (DFT, CAS-SCF, TD-DFT).     

三联吡啶铂(Ⅱ)配合物光谱性质的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函理论方法(DFT),对三联吡啶铂(Ⅱ)配合物的结构与电子光谱进行了系统研究.筛选的PBE/LanL2DZ(6-311+G(d))—BMK/LanL2DZ(6-31+G(d))方法,计算结果能较好地与实验值吻合:对光谱峰波长的计算,吸收光谱和发射光谱平均误差分别为14 nm和17 nm.通过对前线分子轨道的分析,归属了各光谱峰的跃迁类型.计算结果表明,不同推拉电子效应的取代基对配合物光谱峰的位置和跃迁类型具有较大影响,为已有的实验结论提供了有力的理论阐述.     

双核Pt(II)配合物的光谱结构和激发态性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论对单核和双核三联吡啶Pt(II)配合物[Pt(trpy)C≡CH]^＋ (1)和[Pt(trpy)C≡ (2)的基态和激发态以及光谱性质进行了系统研究. 结果揭示了双体配合物中Pt—Pt间距离在激发态时明显短于基态时的距离, 而且双体聚合后最低能吸收和发射波长相对单体配合物发生了明显红移, 这种激发的本质被指认为是来自于[d_σ*(d_δ*π*)]的MMLCT (metal-to-metal-to-ligand charge transfer)电荷转移跃迁. 另外, 对研究的配合物, 用VWN (Vosko-Wilk-Nusair)泛函优化得到的几何和用SAOP(轨道势的统计平均)计算的光谱能量和实验值符合得很好, 能够准确反映实验现象.     

PAH/PAH(CF3)n Donor/Acceptor Charge-Transfer Complexes in Solution and in Solid-State Co-Crystals

A solution, solid-state, and computational study is reported of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PAH/PAH(CF₃)_n donor/acceptor (D/A) charge-transfer complexes that involve six PAH(CF₃)_n acceptors with known gas-phase electron affinities that range from 2.11(2) to 2.805(15) eV and four PAH donors, including seven CT co-crystal X-ray structures that exhibit hexagonal arrays of mixed π-stacks with 1/1, 1/2, or 2/1 D/A stoichiometries (PAH=anthracene, azulene, coronene, perylene, pyrene, triphenylene; n=5, 6). These are the first D/A CT complexes with PAH(CF₃)_n acceptors to be studied in detail. The nine D/A combinations were chosen to allow several structural and electronic comparisons to be made, providing new insights about controlling D/A interactions and the structures of CT co-crystals. The comparisons include, among others, CT complexes of the same PAH(CF₃)_n acceptor with four PAH donors and CT complexes of the same donor with four PAH(CF₃)_n acceptors. All nine CT complexes exhibit charge-transfer bands in solution with λ_max between 467 and 600 nm. A plot of E(λ_max) versus [IE(donor)−EA(acceptor)] for the nine CT complexes studied is linear with a slope of 0.72±0.03 eV eV⁻¹. This plot is the first of its kind for CT complexes with structurally related donors and acceptors for which precise experimental gas-phase IEs and EAs are known. It demonstrates that conclusions based on the common assumption that the slope of a CT E(λ_max) versus [IE−EA] plot is unity may be incorrect in at least some cases and should be reconsidered.     

Optoelectronic and charge transport properties of the complex of carbon nanotube with perylene bisimide

In the present study we carried out an investigation on the structure and properties of the complex formed by adsorbing perylene bisimide (PBI) on the surface of (6,6) carbon nanotube (CNT) by employing different dispersion-corrected density functionals (B97D, B3LYP-GD3, and ωB97XD), which showed the complex as stable. The contribution of various components of interaction energy follows the order: dispersion > electrostatic > induction. The lower ionization energy of CNT and the higher electron affinity of PBI revealed that they constitute a donor-acceptor system. Electron density distribution of the frontier molecular orbitals of complex confirmed the photoinduced charge transfer. The charge transport properties of the complex indicated higher hole mobility than electron mobility making it suitable to be used as p-type transistor. The absorption spectrum of the complex showed absorption in the near ultraviolet-visible-near infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum suggesting it useful for solar cells.     

Spectroscopic and Quantum Mechanical Studies of Substituted Anilines and their Charge-Transfer Complexes with Iodine in Different Solvents

Summary. Equilibrium constants and molar extinction coefficients for 1:1 charge-transfer complexes between 2-hydroxyaniline (HA), 5-chloro-2-hydroxyaniline (CHA), and 4-bromo-2,6-dimethylaniline (BMA) as donors and iodine, as a typical σ-acceptor were determined spectrophotometrically in chloroform, dichloromethane, and carbontetrachloride solutions. Spectral characteristics and formation constants are discussed in terms of donor molecular structure and solvent polarity. The stoichiometry of the complexes was established to be 1:1. For this purpose, optical data were subjected to the form of the Rose-Drago equation for 1:1 equilibria. Electronic absorption spectra of the studied anilines were measured in different solvents. Spectral data were reported and band maxima were assigned to the appropriate molecular orbital transitions (π–π^* and n–π^* electronic transition). Solvent effects on the electronic transitions were discussed. Optimized geometry of the studied anilines was obtained at B3LYP/6-31 + G(d). The effect of the electronic factors of the substituents on the geometrical parameters of the ring has been explored. Geometrical values of the ring deviate from the regular hexagonal ring. Intramolecular H-bonds in HA and CHA have been computed at B3LYP/6-31 + G(d) and MP2/6-31 + G(d) levels. The H-bonding distance was calculated to be 2.105 ? in HA and 2.127 ? in CHA. Abstracted from her M.Sc. thesis     

Tuning the Electronic Coupling in Cyclometalated Diruthenium Complexes through Substituent Effects: A Correlation between the Experimental and Calculated Results

A common bridging ligand, 3,3′,5,5′‐tetrakis(N‐methylbenzimidazol‐2‐yl)biphenyl, and four terpyridine terminal ligands with various substituents (amine, tolyl, nitro, and ester groups) have been used to synthesize ten cyclometalated diruthenium complexes 1 ²⁺– 10 ²⁺. Among them, compounds 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ are redox nonsymmetric, and others are symmetric. These complexes show two Ru^III/II processes and an intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) transition in the one‐electron oxidized state. The potential separation (ΔE) of 1 ²⁺– 10 ²⁺ has been correlated to the energy difference ΔG⁰, the energy of the IVCT band E_op, and the ground‐state delocalization coefficient α². Time‐dependent (TD)DFT calculations suggest that the absorptions in the visible region of 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ are mainly associated with the metal‐to‐ligand charge‐transfer transitions from both ruthenium ions and to both terminal ligands and the bridging ligand. However, the energies of these transitions vary significantly. DFT calculations have been performed on 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ and 1 ³⁺– 6 ³⁺ to give information on the electronic structures and spin populations of the mixed‐valent compounds. The TDDFT‐predicted IVCT excitations reproduce well the experimental trends in transition energies. In addition, three monoruthenium complexes have been synthesized for a comparison study.     

A theoretical study of the bonding capabilities of the zinc-zinc double bond

The theoretical knowledge about the zinc-zinc bond has been recently expanded after the proposal of a zinc-zinc double bond in several [Zn₂(L)₄] compounds (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017 , 56, 10151-10155). Prompted by these results, we have selected the [Zn₂(CO)₄] species, isolobally related to ethylene, and theoretically investigated the possible η²-Zn₂-coordination to several first-row transition metal fragments. The [Zn₂(CO)₄] coordination to the metal fragment produces an elongation of the dizinc bond and a concomitant pyramidalization of the [Zn(CO)₂] unit. These structural parameters are indicative of π-backdonation from the metal to the coordinated dizinc moiety, as occurred with ethylene ligand. A quantum theory of atoms in molecules study of the Zn Zn bond shows a decrease of ρ_BCP, ∇²ρ_BCP ∫_Zn∩Znρ and delocalization indexes δ(Zn,Zn), relative to corresponding values in the parent [Zn₂(CO)₄] molecule. The Zn Zn and M Zn bonds in these [(η²-Zn₂(CO)₄)M(L)_n] complexes can be described as shared interactions with an important covalent component where the Zn Zn bond is preserved, albeit weakened, upon coordination.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of Albendazole Drug in Tablets: Spectroscopic Characterization of the Charge-transfer Solid Complexes

Simple, rapid and reliable method for the determination of albendazole (ABZ) was described. This includes the utility of some Π‐acceptors such as 2,3‐dichloro‐5,6‐dicyano‐p‐benzoquinone (DDQ) and 3,6‐dichloro‐2,5‐dihy‐ droxy‐p‐benzoquinone (p‐CLA) for estimation of ABZ drug (act as donor). The experimental conditions were optimized and the system obeys Beer's law for 7.50–80 and 10.00–85.00 µg·mL^?1 of ABZ using DDQ and p‐CLA, respectively. The molar absorptivity and Sandell sensitivity were calculated to be 1.83×10³ and 1.12×10³ L·mol^?1·cm^?1, and 2.60 and 3.40 ng·cm^?2 using DDQ and p‐CLA, respectively. The limits of detection and quantification were calculated to be (7.42 and 6.73) and (9.94 and 4.13) µg·mL^?1 using DDQ and p‐CLA, respectively. The proposed methods were successfully applied to the determination of ABZ in commercially available dosage forms. The reliability of the assays was established by parallel determination by the official method and recovery studies. The chemical structures of the solid charge‐transfer (CT) complexes formed via reaction between ABZ under study and Π‐acceptors, have been elucidated using elemental analyses (C, H and N), IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectra.     

Photoisomerization Mechanism of Ruthenium Sulfoxide Complexes: Role of the Metal‐Centered Excited State in the Bond Rupture and Bond Construction Processes

Phototriggered intramolecular isomerization in a series of ruthenium sulfoxide complexes, [Ru(L)(tpy)(DMSO)]ⁿ⁺ (where tpy=2,2’:6’,2’’‐terpyridine; DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide; L=2,2’‐bipyridine (bpy), n=2; N,N,N’,N’‐tetramethylethylenediamine (tmen) n=2; picolinate (pic), n=1; acetylacetonate (acac), n=1; oxalate (ox), n=0; malonate (mal), n=0), was investigated theoretically. It is observed that the metal‐centered ligand field (³MC) state plays an important role in the excited state S→O isomerization of the coordinated DMSO ligand. If the population of ³MC_S state is thermally accessible and no ³MC_O can be populated from this state, photoisomerization will be turned off because the ³MC_S excited state is expected to lead to fast radiationless decay back to the original ¹GS_S ground state or photodecomposition along the Ru²⁺?S stretching coordinate. On the contrary, if the population of ³MC_S (or ³MC_O) state is inaccessible, photoinduced S→O isomerization can proceed adiabatically on the potential energy surface of the metal‐to‐ligand charge transfer excited states (³MLCT_S→³MLCT_O). It is hoped that these results can provide valuable information for the excited state isomerization in photochromic d⁶ transition‐metal complexes, which is both experimentally and intellectually challenging as a field of study.     

取代基对有机金属铼化合物中分子内α-氢转移反应势垒的影响

使用B3LYP方法研究了有机铼化合物R³R⁵(NHR⁴)Re(＝CHR¹)(＝NR²)中分子内α-氢转移反应, 探讨了不同取代基对α-氢转移反应势垒的影响. 研究发现, 可以通过改变取代基来影响过渡金属Re有机化合物中的α-氢转移反应. R¹位置的取代基为Me或CMe₃时, 可以较大程度降低α-氢转移反应的势垒. R²为H时, α-氢转移反应势垒最低. R³和R⁵位置为SiH₃时的反应势垒最低. R⁴为CMe₃时, α-氢转移反应势垒最低. 研究结果还表明, 取代基对于反应势垒的影响有加和性.     

四齿配体[Ru(iph)(L)2]2+ (L=cpy,mpy, npy)配合物的结构和光谱特征

采用密度泛函的B3LYP和UB3LYP方法分别优化了一系列[Ru(iph)(L)₂]²⁺ (L=cpy (1), mpy (2), npy (3); 其中iph为2,9-双(1′-甲基-2′-咪唑)-1,10-邻二氮杂菲, cpy为4-氰基嘧啶, mpy为4-甲基嘧啶, npy为4-氮二甲基嘧啶)配合物的基态和激发态结构. 利用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法, 结合极化连续介质(PCM)模型计算了它们在丙酮溶液中的吸收和发射光谱. 研究结果表明: 优化得到的几何结构参数和相应的实验值符合得非常好. 1和2的最高占据分子轨道主要由金属的d轨道和iph配体的π轨道构成, 但是3主要占据在npy配体上, 而它们的最低空轨道主要由iph配体的π反键轨道占据. 因此, 1和2的最低能吸收和发射属于金属到配体(MLCT)和配体内部(ILCT)的电荷转移跃迁, 而3属于两个配体之间的电荷转移(LLCT)跃迁. 三个配合物的最低能吸收分别在509 nm (1), 527 nm (2)和563 nm (3), 其磷光发射分别在683 nm (1), 852 nm (2)和757 nm (3). 这显示出通过调节L配体的π电子给予能力可以改变最低能吸收和发射的跃迁性质和发光颜色.     

M(EDTA)2－ (M＝Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd)电子结构和性质的密度泛函理论研究

在B3LYP/LanL2DZ水平上, 计算研究了Co^2＋, Ni^2＋, Cu^2＋, Zn^2＋, Cd^2＋与乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)六配位模式下配合物的结构和性质. 除Cu(EDTA)^2－的M—O(5)受Jahn-Teller效应影响明显拉长外, 配位键长M—N(1)和M—O(5)按 Cu^2＋＜Ni^2＋＜Co^2＋＜Zn^2＋＜Cd^2＋的顺序依次增长, 配位键长M—O(3)按Cu^2＋＜Zn^2＋＜Ni^2＋＜Co^2＋＜Cd^2＋的次序依次增长. 自然键轨道(NBO)分析表明, 氮、氧的非键电子与金属空轨道的相互作用是配体与金属离子配位的主要作用方式. 通过对N(1)—C(7), N(1)—C(9), N(1)—C(15)键长和NAO键级的分析, 在分子水平上阐明了EDTA在与金属离子配位前后发生首步降解, 其产物存在差异的实验事实. 依据热力学原理并兼顾自洽反应场(SCRF)的IEFPCM模型, 我们设计了金属离子与EDTA在水溶液中的反应途径和热力学循环. 结果表明, 金属离子与EDTA的结合能(即配位稳定性)依次为: Cd^2＋＜Zn^2＋＜Co^2＋＜Ni^2＋＜Cu^2＋, 金属离子的水合吉布斯自由能计算值与实验值大致吻合, 而且上述目标金属配合物的络合吉布斯自由能的递变规律与实验一致. 基于气相优化结构进行了振动频率计算, 并对部分重要的振动峰作了归属指认. 结果表明, 随着配位稳定性的减弱, M(EDTA)^2－具有红外活性的金属敏感性振动峰ν(M—N)和ν(M—O)的峰位依次红移.     

On the applicability of density functional theory to manganese‐based complexes with catalytic activity toward water oxidation

The present contribution assesses the performance of several popular and accurate density functionals, namely B3LYP, BP86, M06, MN12L, mPWPW91, PBE0, and TPSSh toward manganese‐based coordination complexes. These compounds show promising properties toward application to catalytic water oxidation. Although manganese with N‐ and O‐biding ligands tends to give rise to high spin complexes, the results show that BP86, mPWPW91, and specially MN12L, tend to yield low‐spin complexes. The usage of these functionals for such compounds is, thus, discouraged. All the functionals considered deliver accurate geometries. The present results show, however, that B3LYP delivers geometries deviating from experimental values when compared to the other functionals of the set. M06, PBE0, and TPSSh deliver geometries of similar accuracy, PBE0 outstanding slightly with respect to the other two. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

铁配合物的环境光化学及其参与的环境化学过程

铁是地壳中含量最为丰富的金属元素之一,而自然界中存在的绝大多数溶解性铁都是以有机络合形式存在的。环境中的铁配合物在光照下会发生直接光解和次级的(光)化学反应过程,生成还原性的Fe(Ⅱ)和有机自由基以及衍生的活性氧物种。铁配合物的环境光化学反应将深刻影响着氧自由基的生成与衰减、有机物降解和其他元素的环境化学循环过程,因此,成为近年来国际环境科学领域的研究热点。本文介绍了铁配合物光还原反应的类型和原理,分析了Fe(Ⅱ)(光)化学氧化的可能机理和影响因素,并对国内外关于铁参与的环境化学过程所开展的研究进行了评述。在此基础上,通过分析目前研究中所存在的问题,对今后的研究方向和趋势作了展望。     

Exploring the Photodeactivation Pathways of Pt[O^N^C^N] Complexes: A Theoretical Perspective

In this article, the influence of the tert‐butyl unit on the photodeactivation pathways of Pt[O^N^C^N] (O^N^C^N=2‐(4‐(3,5‐di‐tert‐butylphenyl)‐6‐(3‐(pyridin‐2‐l)phenyl) pyridin‐2‐yl)phenolate) is investigated by DFT/TDDFT calculations. To further explore the factors that determine the radiative processes, the transition dipole moments of the singlet excited states, spin–orbit coupling (SOC) matrix elements, and energy gaps between the lowest triplet excited states and singlet excited states are calculated. As demonstrated by the results, compared with Pt‐3 , Pt‐1 and Pt‐2 have larger SOC matrix elements between the lowest triplet excited states and singlet excited states, an indicator that they have faster radiative decay processes. In addition, the SOC matrix elements between the lowest triplet excited states and ground states are also computed to elucidate the temperature‐independent non‐radiative decay processes. Moreover, the temperature‐dependent non‐radiative decay mechanisms are also explored via the potential energy profiles.     

Molecular Complexes of Crown Ethers: Part 7. Effect of Surfactant on the Charge-Transfer Complex between Dibenzo-18-Crown-6 and Tetracyanoethylene

The charge transfer complexes (CTC) of dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB 1 8C6) andtetracyanoethylene (TCNE) were studied in the presence of the surfactant TritonX-100. It was found that the stability of the CTC increases with increasingconcentration of the donor, acceptor and the surfactant. This suggests that thecharge transfer complex is encapsulated in the micelle structure. Results of theeffect of time on the complex stability are also presented.     

The Physical and Electronic Structure of M<Subscript>2</Subscript> Quadruply Bonded Complexes: A Density Functional Theory Study

The electronic structures and the physical properties (vertical excitation energies, vibrational stretching frequencies, and bond lengths) of a variety of M–M quadruply bonded (M = Mo, W) complexes are investigated using density functional theory (DFT). By utilizing a variety of pure and hybrid exchange-correlation (XC) functionals and a number basis sets, we are able to recommend a theoretical methodology for most efficiently probing the electronic structures of homoleptic M₂(O₂CR)₄ and bridged M₂(O₂C-X-CO₂)M₂ (R = organic group, typically H; X = conjugated organic group) complexes.

Direct Visualization of the Chemical Mechanism in SERRS of 4‐Aminothiophenol/Metal Complexes and Metal/4‐Aminothiophenol/Metal Junctions

Direct visualization of photoinduced tunneling charge transfer (TCT) in an Au₅/para‐aminothiophenol (PATP)/Ag₆ junction in which Au and Ag clusters form the first and second layer, respectively, is provided by the charge difference density (see picture; green and red stand for holes and electrons, respectively).