Structural and spectral properties of 4-bromo-1-naphthyl chalcones: a quantum chemical study

The structural and optical properties of 4-bromo-1-naphthyl chalcones (BNC) have been studied by using quantum chemical methods. The density functional theory (DFT) and the singly excited configuration interaction (CIS) methods were employed to optimize the ground and excited state geometries of unsubstituted and substituted BNC with different electron withdrawing and donating groups in both gas and solvent phases. Based on the ground and excited state geometries, the absorption and emission spectra of BNC molecules were calculated using the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method. The solvent phase calculations were performed using the polarizable continuum model (PCM). The geometrical parameters, vibrational frequencies, and relative stability of cis- and trans-isomers of unsubstituted and substituted BNC molecules have been studied. The results from the TDDFT calculations reveal that the substitution of electron withdrawing and electron donating groups affects the absorption and emission spectra of BNC.     

Push–pull effect on the geometries,electronic and optical properties of thiophene based dye-sensitized solar cell materials

Geometries, electronic structure and electronic absorption spectra of thiophene based dye-sensitized solar cells were performed using Density Functional Theory (DFT) and time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). Different electron donating and electron withdrawing groups have been substituted. Geometries and electronic properties have been computed at B3LYP/6-31G⁷ and absorption spectra at TD-B3LYP/6-31G⁷ level of theory. Major change in bond lengths and bond angles occurs in the system where there is electron withdrawing or electron donating groups have been substituted. In SYSTEM-2 and SYSTEM-3 intra charge transfer has been observed. HOMO of SYSTEM-2 and SYSTEM-3 is delocalized on left side while LUMO on right side of the molecule. In SYSTEM-1, HOMO is on left side while LUMO is in the center. The designed systems show two absorption peaks for each of the system. In short, choice of appropriate electron withdrawing and donating groups is very important for improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells.     

Quantum chemical study on excited states and charge transfer of oxazolo[4,5-b]-pyridine derivatives

The excitedstate intramolecular charge transfer of four oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives with different electron donating and electron withdrawing groups was investigated using the time-dependent density functional theory. The vertical excitation energies and the electronic structures were explored. Their distinct properties of absorption and fluorescence spectra in solvent phase were explained according to the electronic coupling matrix elements calculated by the Mulliken-Hush theory. The sub-stituent on the oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridines will remarkably change their spectra properties and increase the first excited-state dipole moments. The effect of protonation on the absorption and fluorescence spectra was also investigated systematically. Our study suggests that the present method is feasible to explain charge transfer excitation and predict the properties of absorption and emission spectra in the studied systems.     

Photo‐physical Properties of N‐methyl‐3,4‐fulleropyrrolidine and Its Derivatives: A DFT and TD‐DFT Investigation

A series of N‐methyl‐3,4‐fulleropyrrolidine (NMFP) derivatives were designed by selecting different π‐conjugated linkers and electron‐donating groups as D‐π‐A and D‐A systems. The optimised structures and photo‐physical properties of NMFP and its derivatives have been determined using density functional theory (DFT) and time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT) methods with the B3LYP functional and the 6‐31G basis set. According to the computation analysis, both the π‐conjugated linkers and the electron‐donating groups can influence the electronic and photo‐physical properties of the NMFP derivatives. Our calculated results demonstrated that the electron‐donating groups, with significant electron‐donating ability, had the tendency to increase the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy. The π‐conjugated linkers with lower resonance energy decreased the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy and caused a significant decrease in the energy gap (E_g) between the E_HOMO and E_LUMO. A Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis examines the effect of the electron‐donating group, π conjugated linker, and electron‐withdrawing group for these NMFP derivatives. For the NMFP derivatives, a projected density of state (PDOS) analysis demonstrated that the electron density of HOMO and LUMO are concentrated on the electron‐donating group and the π‐conjugated linker, respectively. A TD‐DFT/B3LYP calculation was performed to calculate the electronic absorption spectra of these NMFP derivatives. Both the electron‐donating group and the π‐conjugated linker contribute to the major absorption peaks, which are assigned as HOMO to LUMO transitions and are red‐shifted relative to those of non‐substituted NMFP.     

Substituent effect on the structure and properties of dialumene

In this work, we report a theoretical study on molecular structure, and electronic properties of dialumene (ArAl = AlAr, Ar = aryl) and substituted dialumene. The effects of the substituent groups on the structure, electronic properties, ionization potential (IP), electron affinity (EA), and reorganization energy were studied. Theoretical calculations were carried out by density functional theory (DFT) using the B3LYP hybrid function combined with the 6-311 + G(d) basis set. The most intensity electronic transition energy and oscillator strength of molecules were calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and shows λ_max blue-shifted in withdrawing electron substituents. Quantum theory of atom in molecules was used for explain of AlAl and AlC bonds in all molecules.     

二聚(2,5-噻吩乙烯撑)基态和激发态的电子结构: 桥基和芳环取代的影响

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法, 在B3LYP/TZVP水平下, 研究了一系列给电子基团(—NH2, —OCH3和—CH3)和吸电子基团(—CCH, —CN和—NO2)在二聚(2,5-噻吩乙烯撑)(2TV)的桥基和芳环上取代对基态和激发态电子结构的影响. 结果表明, 取代基的给/吸电子能力和取代位置对衍生物的几何结构以及吸收发射光谱均有重要影响, 其中氨基(—NH2)和硝基(—NO2)取代对2TV电子结构的影响较为显著. 此外, 对于桥基和芳环取代, 随着取代基吸电子能力的增强, 衍生物的前线分子轨道HOMO和LUMO的能级均呈逐渐降低的趋势.     

共轭CN与非共轭CF3吸电子取代基对PPV类衍生物分子结构及光电性质的影响

运用密度泛函DFT B3LYP／6-31G(d)方法对CN和CF3吸电子基团取代的PPV类衍生物的三聚体进行了几何构型优化,并采用含时密度泛函TD-DFT、B3LYP／6-31G(d)方法计算了其相应化合物的紫外吸收光谱．通过对CN和CF3取代的PPV类衍生物的分子几何结构、前线分子轨道能级、电子云分布规律的分析,从理论上解释了共轭CN与非共轭CF3吸电子取代基对其光谱性质影响的差异：前者使相应PPV类衍生物的吸收光谱发生红移,后者则发生蓝移．计算结果还表明用TD-DFT方法计算该体系的紫外吸收光谱值与实验数据吻合得很好;另外引入CN和CF3基团之后,使其相应的PPV衍生物的LUMO能级降低,电子亲合势增加,都是很好的电子传输材料．     

线型和星型平面噻吩类低聚物衍生物分子结构及光电性质研究

运用密度泛函DFT B3LYP／6-31G(d)方法对线型(a)和星型(b)平面噻吩类低聚物衍生物分别进行了几何构型优化,并采用含时密度泛函TD-DFT B3LYP／6-31G(d)方法计算了其紫外吸收光谱．计算结果表明:用TD-DFT．方法计算体系的紫外吸收光谱值与实验数据吻合;通过对噻吩类低聚物衍生物分子几何结构和前线分子轨道能级的分析,并从理论上解释了线型(a)和星型(b)衍生物光谱性质的差异:后者与前者相比较吸收光谱发生红移,这是由于星型结构使其相应HOMO能级升高,电离能(IP)降低,成为很好的电子给体和空穴传输材料．     

Synthesis,NMR structural characterization and molecular modeling of substituted thiosemicarbazones and semicarbazones using DFT calculations to prove the syn/anti isomer formation

Thiosemicarbazones possessing electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing groups were prepared, and their spectral characteristics determined. In all cases, the spectra showed that one isomer was formed, allowing further functionalization to molecules of biological interest. We provide NMR data for some of the thiosemicarbazones and semicarbazones. We also provide evidence that for 2‐pyridyl thiosemicarbazone, the syn isomer slowly converts into the anti isomer in dimethyl sulfoxide solvent with first‐order kinetics. Molecular modeling and density functional theory calculations confirmed these observations. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optical absorption and emission properties of fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and their derivatives. A DFT study

Fluoranthene and benzo[k]fluoranthene-based oligoarenes are good candidates for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this work, the electronic structure and optical properties of fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and their derivatives have been studied using quantum chemical methods. The ground-state structures were optimized using the density functional theory (DFT) methods. The lowest singlet excited state was optimized using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-B3LYP) and configuration interaction singles (CIS) methods. On the basis of ground- and excited-state geometries, the absorption and emission spectra have been calculated using the TD-DFT method with a variety of exchange-correlation functionals. All the calculations were carried out in chloroform medium. The results show that the absorption and emission spectra calculated using the B3LYP functional is in good agreement with the available experimental results. Unlikely, the meta hybrid functionals such as M06HF and M062X underestimate the absorption and emission spectra of all the studied molecules. The calculated absorption and emission wavelength are more or less basis set independent. It has been observed that the substitution of an aromatic ring significantly alters the absorption and emission spectra.     

DFT Investigations(Geometry Optimization,UV/Vis,FT-IR,NMR, HOMO-LUMO,FMO, MEP,NBO, Excited States) and the Syntheses of New Pyrimidine Dyes

In the present work, the molecular structures of two new synthesized dyes:(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylamino)(5-p-tolylisoxazol-3-yl)methanol(PS-1) and N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-5-phenylisoxazole-3-carboxamide(PS-2), have been investigated using density functional theory(DFT) in dimethylformamide(DMF) for the first time. The electronic spectra of new dyes in a DMF solvent were carried out by time dependent density functional theory(TD-DFT) method. After quantum-chemical calculations two new dyes for the optoelectronic applications were synthesized. FT-IR spectra of the title compounds are recorded and discussed. NucleusIndependent Chemical Shifts(NICS) calculations have also been carried out for the title compounds. The computed absorption spectral data of the title compounds are in good agreement with the experimental data, thus allowing an assignment of the UV spectra. The HOMO and LUMO molecular orbitals, excitation energies and oscillator strengths for the dyes have also been calculated and presented.     

Spectroscopy and photophysics of flavin-related compounds: 3-ethyl-lumiflavin

Electronic structure and singlet–singlet and triplet–triplet absorption spectra of 3-ethyl-lumiflavin were calculated using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) methods. The measured lower-energy transitions are well reproduced in calculations, which are limited by the neglect of the solvent interactions. All the observable singlet–singlet and triplet–triplet transitions have π–π^* character. Singlet oxygen production by the studied compound demonstrated that, similar to other lumiflavins, it is an efficient singlet oxygen sensitizer (_Δ = 0.55). Radiationless deactivation of the S₁ state in solutions was shown to result in the T₁ state formation.     

萤火虫氧化荧光素及其衍生物的电子结构和光物理性质

通过密度泛函理论(DFT)的MPW3PBE泛函, 对萤火虫生物发光底物氧化荧光素及其衍生物进行了结构全优化. 计算了其电离能、 电子亲和势、 空穴抽取能、 电子抽取能、 空穴和电子重组能, 并评估了其空穴和电子传输能力. 采用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)//MPW3PBE/6-31+G(d)方法计算了吸收光谱, 优化了最低单重态S₁, 研究了其荧光光谱, 进而考察了具有较高发光效率的氧化荧光素作为有机发光二极管(OLED)材料的可能性. 计算结果表明, 氧化荧光素及其衍生物可以同时作为电子传输层和发光层材料.     

Synthesis,spectroscopy, and quantum-chemical calculations on 1-substituted phenyl-3,5-diphenylformazans

In this study 1-substituted phenyl-3,5-diphenylformazans were synthesized from benzaldehyde-N-phenylhydrazone and appropriate phenyldiazonium salts having CH₃, Br, and Cl at the o-, m-, and p-positions of 1-phenyl ring. Their structures were determined by infrared and ultraviolet–visible spectra. Bathochromic effect in accordance with the electron-donating effect of CH₃, Br, and Cl group and its magnitude were dependent upon type and position of substituent on the ring. The ground-state geometries and absorption wavelengths for 1-phenyl substituted formazans were studied with density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory. The calculations were carried out by using PBE1PBE functional with 6-311G(2d,2p) basis set for λ_max of the UV–vis spectra for the studied formazans. A good agreement was obtained between the experimental and computed values.     

3,9-咔唑聚合物基态和激发态性质的理论研究

用密度泛函B3LYP方法对3,9-咔唑低聚物[(3,9-carbazole)n(n=1,2,3,4,6,8)]体系进行了全优化, 计算得到电离能、电子亲合势、空穴抽取能及电子抽取能等相关能量, 用ZINDO和TD-DFT方法计算得到吸收光谱; 分析了各种能量的变化及光谱规律. 用外推法由低聚物分子的各种性质与聚合度n相联系得到高聚物的性质, 将所得结果与2,7-咔唑(2,7-carbazole)及类似聚合物进行了比较分析. 结果表明, 3,9位聚合的咔唑整体共轭程度降低, 光谱蓝移, 其IP值和聚芴相近, 可以作为空穴接受材料应用于多层电子荧光器件的空穴传输层. 用CIS方法进行优化得到部分分子的S1激发态结构, 用ZINDO和TD-DFT方法得到对应的发射光谱.     

局域和长程杂化密度泛函研究推拉结构有机发光分子

用含时密度泛函方法研究了具有推拉结构的有机发光材料3-(二氰亚甲基)-5,5-二甲基-1-(4-[9-咔唑基]-苯乙烯基)环己烯(DCDCC)的吸收和荧光光谱, 并考虑了溶剂效应. 通过与实验光谱的比较, 重点评价了包括局域和长程在内的8种交换泛函. 结果表明泛函的选择对结果的可靠性至关重要, 在密度泛函和含时密度泛函理论框架下, 包含44% Hartree Fock交换泛函的BMK杂化函数联同连续极化模型和中等大小的基组最适合研究DCDCC分子的光谱性质. 此外, 尽管DCDCC分子内电荷转移并没有强致发出双荧光, 但仍然可以用平面分子内电荷转移和扭转分子内电荷转移模型解释DCDCC激发态的结构. BMK泛函计算的结果表明DCDCC的激发态结构支持平面分子内电荷转移模型.     

Solar energy absorption in norbornadiene-quadricyclane system through electron donating or withdrawing substituents1

An attempt is made to maximize the solar energy absorption in norbornadiene (1)-quadricyclane (2) system, through direct attachment of substituents at C1, C2, or C7 atoms of 1; calculating the corresponding energies at B3LYP/6-311++G** level of theory. The electron donating and electron withdrawing substituents of 1 _n-X, attached at C2, were suitable for both solar absorption bands and solar energy storage. DFT calculations indicate that the solar absorption bands of 1_2-X were shifted to the visible spectrum region through the electron withdrawing substituents more than through electron donating substituents.     

2-氨基苯并噻唑的结构及激发态质子转移动力学

通过傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、傅里叶变换拉曼（FT-Raman）和488 nm拉曼光谱,结合密度泛函理论（DFT）计算研究了2-氨基苯并噻唑（ABT）在晶态和溶剂中的二聚体结构,并解释了质子性溶剂中ABT二聚体与溶剂分子间的氢键作用.电子光谱实验揭示了ABT二聚体的光物理和光化学反应;紫外吸收和荧光发射光谱结果表明,溶剂、激发波长和pH值对ABT二聚件激发态衰变具有调控作用;含时密度泛函理论（TD-DFT）解释了ABT二聚体双荧光现象,提出了高激发态的质子转移机理.     

呋喃查尔酮结构与电子光谱的密度泛函理论研究

在密度泛函理论的PBE1PBE/6-31G(d)水平上对呋喃查尔酮及其衍生物的几何结构进行优化计算.在获得基态稳定结构的基础上,应用含时密度泛函理论计算其电子吸收光谱,探讨了取代基和溶剂对电子吸收光谱的影响,计算结果与实验结果吻合很好,平均绝对偏差仅为3.3nm(0.04eV).结果表明,取代基的引入和溶剂极性的增大均使光谱发生红移.通过前线轨道分析,揭示了该类化合物的主要吸收峰均源自分子中HOMO→LUMO电子跃迁.     

3-吡咯烷基苯并蒽酮的电子结构和光谱性质

苯并蒽酮衍生物在新型荧光材料、非线性光学材料和液晶显示材料等领域有较大的应用前景.本文采用量子化学方法优化了3-吡咯烷基苯并蒽酮的基态几何结构和第一单重激发态的几何结构,并与X射线晶体衍射实验值进行了对比.利用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)的不同泛函,计算了3-吡咯烷基苯并蒽酮在气相和溶剂中的吸收和发射光谱,考察了它的电子结构和光谱特征,并分析了不同泛函、基组以及溶剂效应对吸收和发射光谱的影响.计算结果表明:3-吡咯烷基苯并蒽酮的最强吸收和发射光谱都是具有π→π*跃迁特征的电荷转移(CT)态;泛函B3LYP能较好地重现实验吸收能;而对于具有分子内电荷转移特征的激发态,泛函MPWK能较好地重现实验发射能.溶剂效应的计算表明,不同极性的溶剂对3-吡咯烷基苯并蒽酮的吸收光谱和发射光谱的影响较小.理论预测的光谱与实验结果一致.