Excited‐state substituent constants σ from substituted benzenes

In this work, 13 compounds of 4,4′‐disubstituted stilbenes and 5 compounds of 3‐methyl‐4′‐substituted stilbenes were prepared and their UV spectra were measured. A new substituent effect constant, namely excited‐state substituent constant, was proposed, which was calculated directly from the UV absorption energy data of substituted benzenes. The investigation result shows that the proposed constant is different from the existing polar substituent constants and radical substituent constants in nature. The availability of the new constant was confirmed by the good correlations with the UV absorption energy of four kinds of compounds, 1,4‐disubstituted benzenes, 4,4′‐disubstituted stilbenes, substituted ethenes, and m‐Y‐substituted aromatic compounds. It is expected that the excited‐state substituent constant can be applied in QSPR study on organic compounds at the excited state. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Determining the excited‐state substituent constants of meta‐substituent from 3,4'‐disubstituted stilbenes

In this paper, 61 samples of 3,4'‐disubstituted stilbenes and 18 samples of 3,3'‐disubstituted stilbenes were synthesized, and their UV data were measured in anhydrous ethanol. Based on the UV absorption energy (wavenumber) of 3,4'‐disubstituted stilbenes, the excited‐state substituent constants of meta‐substituent were determined by means of curve‐fitting. The availability of was confirmed by the good correlation with the UV absorption energy of 3,4'‐disubstituted stilbenes and 4,4'‐disubstituted stilbenes. Further, using the obtained constants and the correlation equation, we calculated the UV wavenumbers of 3,3'‐disubstituted stilbenes, and the calculated wavenumbers are in good agreement with the experimental values. These results verified that the excited‐state substituent constants of meta‐substituent are reliable parameter to scale the effect of meta‐substituent on the UV absorption energy. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of substituents and conjugated chain length on the UV spectra of α,ω‐di‐substituted phenyl polyenes

A series of α,ω‐di‐substituted phenyl polyenes, p‐X–Ph(CH = CH)_nPh–p‐Y (n = 1, 2, or 3) were synthesized, and their ultraviolet (UV) absorption maximum wavelength were determined. The correlation between molecular structure and the maximum wavelength energy (wavenumber/cm^?1) was carried out. The results show that the maximum wavelength energy of the title compounds is mainly affected by both substituent excited‐state parameters and maximum wavelength energy of the parent molecule. However, the two influence factors are not independent, and the action of substituent is governed by the parent molecular absorption energy. In the case of the compounds containing NO₂ or NH₂ groups, the influence of interaction of polarity parameters on the maximum wavelength energy must also be considered. In addition, the exploration was also made for the quantifying correlation of UV absorption maximum wavelength energy with the conjugated polarizability potential CPP replacing the parent molecular absorption energy. And the results indicate that the equation with CPP parameters is more accurate and convenient. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Substituent effect on the UV spectra of p‐disubstituted compounds XPh(CHCHPh)nY (n = 0, 1, 2)

Three parameters, , and , are developed to express the substituent effect and the effect of the parent molecular structure of p‐disubstituted compounds XPh(CH?CHPh)_nY (n = 0, 1, 2). The investigated result shows a good correlation between the UV absorption wavenumbers (υ_max) and the three parameters for a diverse set of title compounds, and the correlation equation can be used to predict the UV absorption energy of compounds with the mentioned structure. This approach provides a new insight for the quantitative structure‐property relationship (QSPR) correlation of the UV absorption energy of p‐disubstituted homologues. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The substituent effect on the UV energy of 4,4′‐disubstituted benzylideneanilines

In this paper, 72 samples of disubstituted benzylideneanilines were all synthesized, and their UV data were measured in anhydrous ethanol. In the study on the UV energy of the titled compounds with single substituent changed, for the effect of the aniline substituent Y on the UV wavenumbers, its UV data can be correlated with a dual‐parameter equation; for the effect of benzylidene substituent X on the UV data, its UV energy can be correlated with a single‐parameter equation (Y is an electron‐withdrawing group and H) or a dual‐parameter equation (Y is an electron‐donating group). In the study on the UV energy of model compounds with double substituents changed, a correlation equation between the UV absorption wavenumbers and substituent constants and σ_p, was obtained. For 72 samples of 4,4′‐disubstituted benzylideneanilines, the correlation coefficient was 0.9876, and the standard deviation s was only 358.46 cm^–1. The equation can be used to predict well the UV energy of BA derivatives. It was found that Δσ² is a better parameter than σ_XY to scale the substituent cross‐interaction effect on the UV wavenumbers of benzylideneanilines molecules. The results implied that the law of substituent effect on the UV energy of titled compounds is different from that of substituted stilbenes, and it is helpful to understand the effect of substituent effects on the chemical and physical properties of conjugated compounds with an imine bridging group (C = N) or a nonplanar parent. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Origin of athermal refractive index changes observed in Yb doped YAG and KGW

Time-resolved excited-state absorption and fluorescence measurements were performed in the Yb³⁺ doped YAG and KGW laser crystals. The results indicate that the athermal refractive index changes observed in previous transient interferometric and diffraction grating experiments can be related to polarisability changes caused by the existence of strong UV charge transfer absorption bands.     

Substituent effect investigation of 3‐(2, 4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1‐(4′‐X‐phenyl)‐2‐propen‐1‐one. Part 1. Correlation analysis of 13C NMR chemical shifts

A series of substituted chlorinated chalcones namely, 3‐(2,4‐dichlorophenyl)‐1‐(4′‐X‐phenyl)‐2‐propen‐1‐one, have been synthesized, X being H, NH₂, OMe, Me, F, Cl, CO₂Et, CN, and NO₂. Dual substituent parameter (DSP) models of ¹³C NMR chemical shift (CS) have revealed that π‐polarization concept could be utilized to explain the reverse field effect at CO, the enhanced substituent field effect at CO, C‐2, and C‐5, and the decreased sensitivity of substituent field effect at C‐6. Chlorine atoms dipole direction at the benzylidene ring either enhances or reduces substituent effect depending on how they couple with the substituent dipole at the probe site. The correlation of ¹³C NMR CS of C‐2, C‐5, and C‐6 with σ and σ indicates that chlorine atoms in the benzylidine ring deplete the ring from charges. Both MSP of Hammett and DSP of Taft ¹³C NMR CS models give similar trends of substituent effects at C‐2, C‐5, and C‐6. However, the former fail to give a significant correlation for CO and C‐6 ¹³C NMR CS. MSP of σ_q and DSP of Taft and Reynolds models significantly correlated ¹³C NMR CS of C_β. MSP of σ_q fails to correlate C‐1′ ¹³C NMR CS. Investigation of ¹³C NMR CS of non‐chlorinated chalcones series: 3‐phenyl‐1‐(4′‐X‐phenyl)‐2‐propen‐1‐one has revealed similar trends of substituent effects as in the chlorinated chalcones series for C‐1′, CO, C_α, and C_β. In contrast, the substituent effect of the non‐chlorinated chalcone series at C‐2, C‐5, and C‐6 did not correlate with any substituent constant. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of the 13C (C = N) chemical shifts of substituted N‐(phenyl‐ethylene)‐anilines and substituted N‐(benzylidene)‐anilines

Comparison of ¹³C NMR of C = N bond chemical shifts δ_C(C = N) in substituted N‐(phenyl‐ethylene)‐anilines XArC(Me) = NArY (XPEAYs) with that in substituted N‐(benzylidene)‐anilines XArCH = NArY (XBAYs) was carried out. The δ_C(C = N) of 61 samples of XPEAYs were measured, and the substituent effect on their δ_C(C = N) were investigated. The results show the factors affecting the δ_C(C = N) of XPEAYs are quite different from that of XBAYs. A penta‐parameter correlation equation was obtained for the 61 compounds, which has correlation coefficient 0.9922 and standard error 0.12 ppm. The result indicates that, in XPEAYs, the inductive effects of substituents X and Y are major factors affecting the δ_C(C = N), while the conjugative effect of them have very little effect on the δ_C(C = N) and can be ignored. The substituent‐specific cross‐interaction effects between X and Y and between Me of C = N bond and substituent Y are important factors affecting the δ_C(C = N). Also, the excited‐state substituent parameter of substitute Y has certain contribution to the δ_C(C = N). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Substituent effect study on δc values of the bridge group carbons in disubstituted cinnamyl aniline series

The ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts δ_c of bridge group carbons (C‐β, C‐α, and C═N) were measured in this work for a wide set of substituted cinnamyl anilines p‐XC₆H₄CH═CHCH═NC₆H₄Y‐p (X = NO₂, Cl, H, Me, MeO, or NMe₂; Y = NO₂, CN, CO₂Et, Cl, F, H, Me, MeO, or NMe₂) and were used to study the substituent effect. In the study on ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the titled compounds with single substituent changed, for every bridge carbon δ_c, the effect of cinnamyl substituent X is opposite to that of aniline substituent Y. That is, the action of the same substituent on different aromatic rings is different from the ¹³C NMR chemical shifts, and for C‐β, C‐α, and C═N, the choice of correlation equation depends on the ratio ρ_F(Y)/ρ_R(Y). When the ratio ρ_F(Y)/ρ_R(Y) is close to 1, the chemical shifts of bridge carbons can be well correlated with the single‐parameter equation; otherwise, it is better to adopt the dual‐parameter equation for correlation, and the further the values of ρ_F(Y)/ρ_R(Y) stray from 1, the more suitable the corresponding δ_c values are to be correlated with the dual‐parameter equation. In the study on δ_c of model compounds with simultaneous variations of substituents X and Y, for δ_c(C═N), a multi‐parameter correlation equation is obtained, and the substituent cross‐interaction item Δσ² is suitable to scale the interaction between substituents; however, for δ_c(C‐α and C‐β), the substituent cross‐interaction item Δσ² is perhaps too small to be observed. The multi‐parameter correlation equations can be recommended to predict well the corresponding δ_c values of disubstituted cinnamyl anilines. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

N4H4分子取代基效应的量子化学研究

本文计算了甲基（-CH₃）,羟基（-OH）对1-丁氮烯和2-丁氮烯的取代基效应.1-丁氮烯引入取代基后.N=N双键的键长变短,而N-N单键的键长增长.异构体2-丁氮烯的键长变化较小.引入甲基或羟基后,N原子的孤对电子会与相应的N-C（N-O）键之间发生相互作用,使整个分子的超共轭作用增强.随着取代基数目的增多,总能量和生成热就会降低,取代基数目与分子能量（生成热）之间具有很好的相关性.     

C-I键均裂解离焓的密度泛函理论研究

在高级别理论(包含使用外推基组的MP2和CCSD(T))方法及大量密度泛函方法的理论基础上, 研究了不同种类有机碘化物的C-I键均裂解离能. 密度泛函方法的系统性评估计算结果表明,MPWLYP1M方法的计算精度最高. 运用该方法系统地考查了C(sp³)-I和C(sp²)-I键的取代基效应. 以及取代碘苯及取代苄基碘化物的远程取代基效应. 此外,在MPWLYP1M方法的基础上研究了典型五元及六元芳香杂环碘化物的C-I键解离焓值.     

N4H4分子取代基效应的量子化学研究

本文计算了甲基(-CH3),羟基（-OH）对1-丁氮烯和2-丁氮烯的取代基效应。当1-丁氮烯引入取代基后,N=N双键的键长变短,而N-N单键的键长增长。异构体2-丁氮烯的键长变化较小。当引入甲基或羟基后,N原子的孤对电子会与相应的N-C(N-O)键之间发生相互作用,使整个分子的超共轭作用增强。随着取代基数目的增多,总能量和生成热就会降低,取代基数目与分子能量（生成热）之间具有很好的相关性。     

Substituent effects on acidity of aryl‐substituted fluoroalkanes: a computational study

The gas‐phase acidities (GA) of various aryl‐substituted fluoroalkanes, XC₆H₄CH(R¹)R², were calculated at the B3LYP/6‐311 + G(d,p)//B3LYP/6‐311 + G(d,p). The acidity values of alkanes having a common substituent X varied significantly with the change of R¹ and R². Their changes in acidity of 1 and 2 having two strong electron‐withdrawing groups (CF₃ or C₂F₅) at the deprotonation site and 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 having no fluorine atom at β‐position were linearly correlated with the corrected number of fluorine atoms contained in the fluorinated alkyl group (R² > 0.999). On the other hand, the GA values of β‐fluorine substituted alkanes ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) deviated in a stronger acid direction from the line. The enhanced acidity was attributed to the additional stabilization of the conjugate anion caused by the β‐fluorine negative hyperconjugation. The magnitude of β‐fluorine negative hyperconjugation of the fluorinated alkyl group (ΔG^o_β‐F) given by the deviations from the line decreased with increasing electron‐withdrawing ability of substituent X on the benzene ring, indicating that β‐fluorine negative hyperconjugation competes with the electronic effect of the substituent X. The GA_el values obtained by subtraction ΔG^o_β‐F from the apparent GA value were successfully correlated in terms of the Yukawa–Tsuno equation. The obtained ρ_el and r^?_el values were linearly related to the GA_el value of the respective phenyl‐substituted fluoroalkanes, supporting our previous conclusion that the ρ and r^? values for the substituent effect caused by the electronic effects of the substituent on the acidity are determined by the thermodynamic stability of the parent ion (ring substituent = H). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Investigation of the substituent specific cross‐interaction effects on 13C NMR of the CN bridging group in substituted benzylidene anilines

The substituent effect on ¹³C NMR of the C?N in benzylidene anilines XPhCH?NPhY was investigated, in which the substituents X and Y are in p‐position or in m‐position of the two aromatic rings. The substituent effects including the inductive effects of X and Y, the conjugative effects of X and Y, and the substituent specific cross‐interaction effect were put into one model to quantify the ¹³C NMR chemical shift δ_C(C?N) of the C?N in XPhCH?NPhY. A penta‐parameter correlation equation with correlation coefficient 0.9975 and standard error 0.17 ppm was obtained for 80 samples of compounds. The result shows that the substituents X and Y have an opposite effect on the δ_C(C?N). The electron‐withdrawing effects of X decrease the δ_C(C?N); while the electron‐donating effects of X increase the δ_C(C?N). In contrast, the electron‐withdrawing effects of Y increase the δ_C(C?N); while the electron‐donating effects of Y decrease the δ_C(C?N). A new substituent specific cross‐interaction effect parameter Δσ² was proposed, which indicates that the most substituent specific cross‐interaction effect exists in the pair of max electron‐withdrawing group (EWG) and max electron‐donating group (EDG) or the pair of max EDG and max EWG. Further to verify the obtained correlation equation, 15 samples of model compounds were prepared and their δ_C(C?N) was measured in this work. The predicted δ_C(C?N) values with the obtained equation are in good agreement with the measured ones for these prepared compounds, which confirmed the reliability of the obtained equation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Electronic effects of heterocyclic ring systems as evaluated with the aid of 13C and 15N NMR chemical shifts and NBO analysis

The electronic effects of the 5‐ and 6‐membered heterocyclic rings on the C?N? N unit of five different hydrazone derivatives of pyridine‐2‐, ‐3‐ and ‐4‐carbaldehydes, pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde, furan‐2‐ and ‐3‐carbaldehydes and thiophene‐2‐ and ‐3‐carbaldehydes have been studied with the aid of ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR measurements together with the natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. As model compounds are used the corresponding substituted benzaldehyde derivatives. The polarization of the C?N unit of the hydrazone functionality of the heteroaryl derivatives occurs in an analogous manner with that of phenyl derivatives. The electron‐withdrawing heteroaryl groups destabilize and the electron‐donating groups stabilize the positive charge development at the C?N carbon while the effect on the negative charge development is opposite. The ¹⁵N NMR chemical shift of the C?N and C?N? N nitrogens and the NBO charges at C?N? N unit can be correlated with the replacement substituent constants σ of the heteroaryl groups. ¹³C NMR shifts of the C?N carbon of N,N‐dialkylhydrazones of the heteroarenecarbaldehydes can be correlated with a dual parameter equation possessing the polar substituent constant σ* of the heteroaryl group and the electronegativity of the heteroatom as variables. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Substituent effects on the conformational stability of allyl fluorides

By the B3P86/6‐311G(3d,2p) method, remote substituent effects on trans‐YCH?CHCH₂F were investigated by examining their conformational stabilities, molecular geometries, and stereoelectronic interactions in this paper. The cis conformer is favored for Y?H, Cl, Me, Vinyl, CF₃, CN, CHO, and NO₂, whereas the gauche is favored for Y?OMe, OH. A correlation of ΔH with the substituent constants σ⁺(Y) shows that the increasing electron‐withdrawing ability of the substituent Y increases the relative stability of the cis conformer. It was found that the substituent effect on the molecule stabilization energies (relative to CH₂?CHCH₂F) is more significant in the gauche conformers than in the cis conformers. In agreement, molecular structures of the gauche conformers were also observed to vary more significantly with the substitution than those of the cis conformers. By the second‐order perturbation energy (E(2)) in NBO analysis, it was found that the total C₂–C₃ vicinal hyperconjugation is determinant in the enthalpy difference and consequently controls the conformational stability. Further analysis shows that the substituent effect on the C₂–C₃ vicinal hyperconjugations is much higher in the gauche conformers than in the cis conformers. The highly sensitive π_C?C→σ*_{C? F} interaction to the substitution in the gauche conformers, is the leading factor in variation of molecular stability and geometry. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparative studies on CH⋯F− hydrogen bond formation in benzene and exocyclically substituted pentafulvene derivatives

Optimization of CH?F^? complexes of exo‐substituted pentafulvene and meta‐substituted and para‐substituted benzene (substituents: NMe₂, NHMe, NH₂, NHOH, OH, OMe, Br, Cl, F, Me, CCH, CF₃, CONH₂, COMe, CHO, NO₂, NO, and CN) have been performed at the density functional theory level by using Becke hybrid B3LYP functional with 6‐311++G(d,p) basis set. The acidity of the ring CH bond in benzene and fulvene are of similar magnitude, whereas the acidity of the fulvene exocyclic CH₂ group is significantly higher. Various properties based on the H?F^? hydrogen bond (bond length, electron density at BCP, and bond dissociation energy), and the whole molecule (HOMA, sEDA, pEDA, substituent active region, and substituent effect stabilization energy) were analyzed and compared between the fulvene and benzene systems. Sensitivity of the ring CH?F^? hydrogen bond and other substituent dependent properties to substituent effect is substantially greater in fulvene than that of benzene derivatives. In fulvene, the 3‐position is more sensitive than the 4‐position. The sEDA and pEDA parameters used to measure sigma‐electron and pi‐electron excess/deficiency of the ring are mutually correlated for the studied systems. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectroscopic and lasing characterisation of a dicarbazovinylene-MEH-benzene dye

The dye 1,4-bis(9-ethyl-3-carbazovinylene)-2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-benzene (abbreviated 2CzV-MEH-B) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and as neat film is characterised by optical absorption and emission spectroscopy. The absorption and stimulated emission cross-section spectra, the fluorescence quantum distributions, fluorescence quantum yields, degrees of fluorescence polarisation, and fluorescence lifetimes are determined. A lasing characterisation is carried out by pumping with single second harmonic pulses of a mode-locked ruby laser (wavelength 347.15 nm, pulse duration 35 ps). The excited-state absorption at the pump laser wavelength is determined by saturable absorption measurements. Laser oscillation of the dye in THF in a rectangular cell is achieved by transverse pumping using the uncoated cell windows for light feedback. From the emission behaviour around threshold the excited-state absorption cross-section spectrum in the laser active spectral region is extracted. The wave-guided travelling-wave lasing behaviour of the dye as neat film is studied by analysis of the amplification of the transverse pumped spontaneous emission. Surface emitting distributed-feedback lasing was achieved with a neat film on corrugated second-order periodic gratings.