噻吩基卟啉衍生物的单光子和双光子吸收性质的理论研究

本文理论上研究了两个系列的噻吩基卟啉衍生物,这种衍生物在可见光区具有大的双光子吸收截面。用密度泛函理论和ZINDO-SOS方法,计算了分子的几何构型、电子结构,单光子和双光子吸收性质。结果显示噻吩单元的数目影响分子的单光子和双光子吸收性质。具有两个或三个噻吩基团的噻吩基卟啉衍生物在较大范围内具有可用于实际应用中的双光子吸收响应,这一性质有利于这类分子在光限幅中的应用。插入乙炔基有利于扩大共轭范围,增加分子的双光子吸收截面。同时,乙炔基团的加入导致了单光子和双光子波长的红移。从高透明性和相对大的非线性光学响应考虑,噻吩基卟啉衍生物是一类有应用前景的双光子吸收材料。     

多枝[1,3,4]-噁二唑衍生物的双光子吸收和光功率限幅特性

采用非线性透过率法测定了多枝[1,3,4]-噁二唑衍生物的双光子吸收性质. 测定了化合物的单光子荧光光谱和双光子荧光光谱, 在800 nm波长的激光激发下, 9-乙基-3,6-双{5-(4-叔丁基苯基)-[1,3,4] 噁二唑-2-苯乙烯基}-咔唑(3)和三-{5-(4-叔丁基苯基)-[1,3,4] 噁二唑-2-苯乙烯基-4-苯基}-胺(4)能够发出很强的蓝色和黄绿色双光子上转换荧光, 荧光峰分别位于485和547 nm. 这些多枝结构化合物的双光子吸收截面较大(数值超过104 GM), 并具有很强的光限幅效应. 多枝分子中重复单元的推拉电子结构和协同效应有效地增强了分子的双光子吸收性质.     

双阳离子咔唑衍生物与DNA相互作用的光谱研究

合成了一种新型的双阳离子咔唑衍生物3,6-双(1-羟乙基-4-烯基吡啶)咔唑碘盐(3,6-BHVC), 并对其进行了表征. 利用紫外-可见吸收光谱、圆二色谱、单光子和双光子荧光发射光谱探讨了该化合物与DNA的结合方式. 所有光谱测试结果表明, 该化合物在[磷酸根]/[染料]比值较低的条件下主要以插入方式与DNA结合, 在该比值较高的条件下主要以沟槽结合方式为主. 表明咔唑衍生物可以成为一种探索具有高结合能力双光子DNA探针的基本结构.     

两类以芴为中心的有机分子双光子吸收特性

在密度泛函理论水平上, 利用响应函数方法研究了实验新合成的两类以芴为π中心的分子(SK-G1和NT-G1)的双光子吸收特性. 计算结果表明, 这两类有机分子都具有较大的单光子和双光子光吸收强度. 在低能量范围内, NT-G1分子的最大单光子吸收峰相对于SK-G1分子来说发生了红移, 且其最大单光子吸收强度是SK-G1分子的两倍. SK-G1和NT-G1分子的最大双光子吸收均发生在第二激发态. NT-G1分子的最大双光子吸收截面约是SK-G1分子的五倍, 并且NT-G1分子存在一个较宽的双光子吸收带. NT-G1分子的较强光学性质与分子内较大的电荷转移过程有关. 采用Onsager模型计算了溶剂分子对溶质分子单光子吸收性质的影响, 理论计算结果和实验测量结果符合得较好.     

两个系列星型准八极矩分子单光子和双光子吸收性质的理论研究

采用DFT/B3LYP/6-31G*和ZINDO-SOS方法, 系统地研究了两个系列(以苯为中心的a系列和以三苯胺为中心的b系列)星型准八极矩分子及其单枝物的单光子和双光子吸收性质. 结果表明, b系列分子有较大的双光子吸收截面和更长的单光子和双光子吸收波长. 星型三分枝分子的双光子吸收截面较其单个分枝增长了超过3倍因为存在分枝间的相互作用. 含1,3,4-噁二唑的分子比含2,1,3-苯并噻二唑的分子有更大的双光子吸收截面但是最大吸收波长却蓝移, 不在红外或近红外区域.     

新型吡唑基咔唑衍生物的合成及其光学性质

以咔唑为原料,合成了一种新型的咔唑衍生物--9-丁基-3,6-二[3'-(5'-三氟甲基)吡唑基]咔唑(4),其结构经1H NMR,IR和MS表征.运用UV和单光子荧光光谱研究了中间体和4的光学性质,结果表明:4有望成为具有应用价值的发光材料.     

多支结构的吡嗪衍生物的合成及其双光子吸收性质

合成了一系列含有双支、三支和四支的吡嗪衍生物, 测定了它们的线性吸收和发射性质以及双光子吸收和发射性质. 随着吡嗪环上侧链数目的增加(支链数目从2到4), 吸收光谱(吸收峰位于290～390 nm)、荧光谱(发射峰位于400～510 nm)和双光子荧光谱(激发波长720 nm)都发生红移, 荧光量子产率也逐渐增强(从0.13增大到0.25). 另外, 从双支到四支结构, 双光子吸收截面σ按照1∶2.8∶3.7的比例增加, 接近于支链数目的平方之比(1∶2.25∶4), 表明多支结构的双光子吸收存在显著的增强效应, 其中四支结构的σ值为1007 GM. 实验中还发现, 对于具有相同支链数目的化合物, 邻、对位的取代模式比间位取代模式具有更强的单光子和双光子荧光性质.     

新型三唑基咔唑衍生物的合成及其光学性质

合成了一种新型的三唑基咔唑衍生物--3,6-二(1,2,4-三唑)-N-己基咔唑(4),其结构经1H NMR, IR和MS表征.利用UV,单光子荧光光谱和固体荧光光谱研究了4的线性光学性质,结果表明4有望成为具有应用价值的发光材料.     

有机杂环分子的双光子吸收特性

利用少态模型和密度泛函理论计算了新近合成的三个具有有机杂环结构的苯并噻唑衍生物的非线性光学性质. 计算结果表明，随着有机分子的分子电子离域结构的增大，最大吸收峰红移.当共轭链较长时，共轭链的增长对增强分子双光子吸收截面的影响远大于吸电子基强度变化的影响.该类分子具有较好的双光子吸收特性.最后给出了三个分子的电荷转移过程.     

取代基对二噻吩并噻吩衍生物的双光子吸收性质的影响

利用ZINDO/SOS方法, 从理论上研究了对称和不对称取代两种情况下, 取代基对二噻吩并噻吩衍生物单双光子吸收性质的影响. 结果表明, 所设计的噻吩类分子具有较大的双光子吸收截面, 且双受体取代比双给体取代更有利于增大分子的双光子吸收截面. 同时发现, 此类分子受体取代可以显著增加波长较短的双光子峰附近的双光子吸收, 而给体取代则可以改善波长较长吸收峰附近的双光子吸收.     

Theoretical study of two-photon absorption properties of a series of ferrocene-based chromophores

The electronic structures, one-photon absorption (OPA), and two-photon absorption (TPA) properties of a series of ferrocene-based chromophores with TCF-type acceptors (TCF = 2-dicyanomethylene-3-cyano-4-methyl-2,5-dihydrofuran) have been studied by using the ZINDO-SOS method. The results have revealed that OPA and TPA of ferrocenyl derivatives are affected by the strength of the acceptor, especially the pi-bridge conjugation length. The TPA cross section increases with increasing acceptor strength and pi-bridge conjugation length. The TCF-type acceptor with a phenyl group can lead to a larger TPA cross section. Quadrupole molecules have the largest TPA cross sections (2000-3000 GM), which are about 4 times that of the corresponding dipolar molecules, indicating larger interactions between the top and bottom branches. Finally, the origins of the two-photon excitations for ferrocenyl derivatives are analyzed. The calculations show that ferrocenyl derivatives with TCF-type acceptors (especially quadrupole molecules) are promising candidates for TPA materials.     

Theoretical study of one- and two-photon absorption properties of pyrene derivatives

The geometrical structure, electronic structure, one-photon absorption (OPA) properties of pyrene and its derivatives have been theoretically studied by using density functional theory (DFT) method and Zerner’s intermediate neglect of differential overlap (ZINDO) methods, and their two-photon absorption (TPA) properties are calculated by the ZINDO/sum-over-states method. The results show that introducing donor groups to pyrene molecule, increasing the number of donor groups, extending the conjugated length, or forming circular conjugated dimer can increase the oscillator strength (f) in the TPA process and ultimately result in extremely large TPA cross-sections and strong OPA around 400 nm of pyrene derivatives. All these results give us some basic principles to design pyrene derivatives with large TPA cross-sections. This shed light into the significance of the pyrene derivatives as promising fluorescent probes in biochemistry when they were linked to some special recognizing groups.     

Efficient synthesis of well-defined polycarbazoles via catalyst-transfer Kumada coupling polymerization

Polycarbazoles (PCZ) are well-studied class of polymers with good electrical and photoactive properties. Here, we have prepared the well-defined 3,6-PCZ with a molecular weight of 6148 and low polydispersities of 1.18. We also used 2,7-dibromo-9-(heptadecan-9-yl)-9H-carbazole as monomer to increase the solubility of the polymer. The 2,7-PCZ with a high molecular weight over 10,000 and low polydispersity of 1.27 was prepared successfully.     

Theoretical prediction of one- and two-photon absorption properties of N-annulated quaterrylenes as near-infrared chromophores

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have attracted increasing attention due to high potentiality in nanoelectronics. In the present study, quantum-chemical calculations of structural and nonlinear optical properties have been first carried out for the nanoelectronical materials, a new series of ladder-type N-annulated quaterrylenes and their imide chromophores. The effects of the solvent, terminal groups, the number of N-annulated bridges, and π-conjugated length are discussed in detail. The solvent effect is significant on the one-photon absorption (OPA). Moreover, the OPA and two-photon absorption (TPA) properties of the two series of DI and N-MI molecules show a clear solvent dependence, which is attributed to the carboximide substitution featuring larger polarization. Introducing electron-donating groups and dicarboximides and increasing the conjugated length lead to red-shifts of the OPA, emission, and TPA spectra, lower emission lifetimes, and enhanced TPA cross sections (δ(max)), but further extension of the conjugated framework does not always promote an increase of δ(max). The changing trends of δ(max) can be explained by the transition moment and the intramolecular charge transfer. All N-annulated quaterrylene and their imide derivatives possess small energy gaps, intense near-infrared absorption and emission, and large δ(max), which are important for use as two-photon fluorescent labeling materials.     

A new series of two-photon polymerization initiators: Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties

Four photopolymerization initiators with D-π-D (D, donor; π, conjugation system) structure have been synthesized by solvent-free reaction and characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, IR and elemental analysis. The one-photon and two-photon excited fluorescence have been investigated in different solvents. Experimental results of the one-photon and two-photon absorption cross sections show different trends in OPA and TPA ability with different substitution groups in donor units.     

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 3,6-Diphenyl-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole Derivatives Bearing Electron Withdrawing Groups

3,6-Diphenyl-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole derivatives bearing electron withdrawing groups, such as the formyl or the nitro-group in 4-positions of the phenyl substituents, were prepared and characterized. Their photophysical properties were evaluated and compared with those of the unsubstituted counterpart 3,6-diphenyl-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole. The electron withdrawing groups bearing compounds exhibited considerable red shifts of the absorption and the emission maxima. While 3,6-di(4-nitrophenyl)-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole emitted in the orange region of the visible spectrum with its emission maximum peaking at 585 nm, 3,6-di(4-formylphenyl)-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole gave a pure blue emission with a luminescence quantum yield of 95% peaking at 450 nm. Observed features were explained using quantum mechanical calculations and organic light emitting diodes using the formylphenyl substituted compound as emissive layer were built demonstrating the practical applicability of this class of compounds.     

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of 3,6-Diphenyl-9-hexyl-9<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-carbazole Derivatives Bearing Electron Withdrawing Groups

Summary. 3,6-Diphenyl-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole derivatives bearing electron withdrawing groups, such as the formyl or the nitro-group in 4-positions of the phenyl substituents, were prepared and characterized. Their photophysical properties were evaluated and compared with those of the unsubstituted counterpart 3,6-diphenyl-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole. The electron withdrawing groups bearing compounds exhibited considerable red shifts of the absorption and the emission maxima. While 3,6-di(4-nitrophenyl)-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole emitted in the orange region of the visible spectrum with its emission maximum peaking at 585 nm, 3,6-di(4-formylphenyl)-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole gave a pure blue emission with a luminescence quantum yield of 95% peaking at 450 nm. Observed features were explained using quantum mechanical calculations and organic light emitting diodes using the formylphenyl substituted compound as emissive layer were built demonstrating the practical applicability of this class of compounds.     

Theoretical Studies on One-photon and Two-photon Absorption Properties of Pyrene-core Derivatives

The analytic response theory at density functional theory level is applied to investigate one-photon and two-photon absorption properties of a series of recently synthesized pyrene-core derivatives. The theoretical results show that there are a few charge-transfer states for each compound in the lower energy region. The one-photon absorption properties of the five investigated compounds are highly consistent with those given by experimental measure-ments. The two-photon absorption intensities of the compounds are greatly enhanced with the increments of the molecular sizes, in which the two-photon absorption cross section of the four-branched compound is about 5.6 times of that of the mono-branched molecule. Further-more, it is shown that the two-photon absorption properties are sensitive to the geometrical arrangements.     

Role of donor-acceptor strengths and separation on the two-photon absorption response of cytotoxic dyes: a TD-DFT study

Time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) is applied to model one-photon (OPA) and two-photon (TPA) absorption spectra in a series of conjugated cytotoxic dyes. Good agreement with available experimental data is found for calculated excitation energies and cross sections. Calculations show that both OPA and TPA spectra in the molecules studied are typically dominated by two strong peaks corresponding to different electronic states. We find that donor-acceptor strengths and conjugated bridge length have a strong impact on the cross-section magnitudes of low- and high-frequency TPA maxima, respectively. These trends are analyzed in terms of the natural transition orbitals of the corresponding electronic states. Observed structure-property relationships may have useful implications on design of organic conjugated chromophores with tunable two-photon absorption properties for photodynamic therapy applications.