联吖叮氮氧自由基体系及其衍生物NLO性质的密度泛函理论研究

以实验合成的联吖叮氮氧自由基分子为母体, 设计了7个自由基分子. 采用密度泛函理论(DFT) UB3LYP/6-31g(d,p)方法对这些自由基分子不同自旋态的稳定性和非线性光学(NLO)系数进行计算. 结果表明, 联吖叮氮氧自由基分子及其衍生物三重态为稳定基态, 符合自旋极化规则. 引入给吸电子取代基使自由基体系的极化率αs与二阶超极化率γs值有所增大, 且基团的给吸电子能力越强, αs和γs值增加越明显; 对于一阶超极化率βtot, 自由基体系处于单重态时, 取代基的影响较大. 所有自由基分子三重态的NLO系数都小于单重态, 表明可以通过控制体系的自旋多重度来调节体系的NLO性质.     

双咪唑苯和双三唑苯及其衍生物非线性光学性质的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的UB3LYP(B3LYP)/6-31+G**方法对双咪唑苯和双三咪唑苯双自由基及其衍生物几何结构进行优化,并结合有限场(FF)方法计算这些体系的非线性光学(NLO)系数.结果表明,引入给、受体取代基都能使体系的极化率α和二阶超极化率γ增大.在双自由基体系中,引入给体NH2的α和γ值大于引入受体NO2的值,与闭壳层体系中结果相反.分析自由基成分和电荷对体系的二阶超极化率γ影响的结果表明,处于中间双自由基成分的分子比相似共轭性的闭壳层分子有更大的二阶超极化率γ;带电荷的双自由基体系引入给、受体之后,与中性自由基体系相比具有更大的二阶超极化率γ.     

TTF+1-π共轭桥-6-氧四联氮阳离子双自由基NLO性质的理论研究

采用量子化学UPBE1PBE结合有限场(FF)方法,对系列TTF+?-π共轭桥-6-氧四联氮阳离子双自由基体系的稳定性,极化率αs和第一超极化率βtot进行研究.结果表明,TTF+?-6-氧四联氮阳离子双自由基引入共轭桥后,随体系共轭性增强,αs和βtot值均增大(体系2S的βtot值除外).自旋多重度和构象对双自由基体系的极化率和第一超极化率都有影响,双自由基体系由单重态转变为三重态时,极化率减小,而第一超极化率明显增大.以体系2为例,在单重态时αs和βtot值随构象变化较小,而三重态时αs和βtot值随二面角θ1和θ2的增加而减小.     

7,10,12顶点Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷夹心配合物NLO性质的DFT研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)CAM-B3LYP方法对系列7,10,12顶点Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷与1,2,4,5-Me4C6H2(dur1),1,2,3,4-Me4C5H(dur2)形成的夹心配合物的非线性光学(NLO)性质进行了计算分析.结果表明,Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷的顶点数和硝基的取代位置影响分子的几何构型,从而影响分子的NLO性质;Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷夹心配合物的偶极矩与极化率随碳硼烷的顶点数增加而增大;10顶点Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷分子的前线分子轨道能级差较小,其第一超极化率βtot值大于12及7顶点Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷分子;硝基与Fe(Ⅱ)处于对位时,其βtot值大于未取代分子;硝基与Fe(Ⅱ)处于邻位时,βtot值较未取代分子小;在此类Fe(Ⅱ)碳硼烷夹心配合物中,碳硼烷既可以作电子给体,也可以作电子受体.     

氟代十二顶点碳硼烷结构和非线性光学性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法,计算并分析了四氟取代十二顶点碳硼烷及其衍生物的结构和非线性光学(NLO)性质.结果表明,改变四氟碳硼烷取代基的共轭性或给吸电子能力,会使分子中碳硼笼原子间距离发生改变.碳硼烷取代基的给吸电子能力越强,其偶极矩越大.分子极化率随取代基共轭性和体积的增加而增大.引入强吸电子基或增加四氟碳硼烷取代基的共轭性,可使其二阶NLO响应明显增强.通过分析分子的电子光谱和对应的分子轨道组成可知,第一超极化率最大的分子4a’发生碳硼笼到并苯取代基的电荷转移.     

联吡嗪为中心的有机共轭杂环分子二阶NLO性质

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-311G**方法,对一系列以联吡嗪为中心的有机共轭杂环分子的二阶非线性光学(NLO)性质和电子光谱进行了研究.结果表明,分子两侧给、受体取代基推或拉电子能力的增大,五元共轭杂环吡咯,呋喃以及噻吩环的引入明显地提高分子的二阶NLO系数βtot值,且降低了分子的最大吸收波长λmax,从而有利于解决"非线性与透光性"的矛盾.该系列分子由于具有较大的βtot值,较好的透光性,可以作为潜在的NLO材料.     

联吡啶Ru~(Ⅱ/Ⅲ)配合物二阶非线性光学性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对联吡啶Ru~(Ⅱ/Ⅲ)配合物的几何结构、氧化还原性质、UV-Vis光谱及二阶非线性光学(NLO)性质进行计算.研究结果表明,醌基的引入能够有效增大第一超极化率(β_(tot))值,但醌基在氮苯基上位置的改变对β_(tot)值影响不大.分子轨道和自旋密度分布分析结果表明,金属Ru~Ⅱ和副配体均能成为氧化中心,并且氧化中心位置不同,会导致配合物氧化态的电荷转移形式产生差别,进而改变氧化态的β_(tot)值.氧化态配合物1b和2b的β_(tot)值减小,而配合物3b和4b的β_(tot)值显著增大,超瑞利散射方法计算的第一超极化率(β_(HRS))值也符合此规律.含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)结果表明,配合物本征态主要是金属到配体的电荷转移(MLCT/ML'CT),而氧化态则是配体到金属的电荷转移(LMCT/L'MCT),给、受体发生明显改变.因此,通过改变副配体的种类及氧化还原反应,可有效调节这类联吡啶Ru~(Ⅱ/Ⅲ)配合物的二阶NLO响应.     

D-A-D(D')型邻位碳硼烷三元体系二阶非线性光学性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对系列具有D-A-D(D')型结构的邻位碳硼烷三元体系的电子结构、第一超极化率和电子光谱等性质进行研究.结果表明,碳硼烷具有独特的缺电子特征,可以作为有效的吸电子基团,与其桥联不同的供电子取代基Ar,形成三元体系的电荷转移方向是由Ar基团到碳硼烷.随着Ar基团供电子能力的增强,体系相应的第一超极化率值增大,其中分子7(Ar=N,N-二甲基苯)的βtot值(39197 a.u.)约为分子1(Ar=间三氟甲基苯,640 a.u.)的61倍.分子的电子光谱随Ar基团供电能力的增强发生红移,并采用二级能级公式对分子的第一超极化率规律给予了解释.     

取代基效应对环金属Rh(Ⅲ)配合物二阶非线性光学性质影响的DFT研究

本文采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对系列环金属Rh(Ⅲ)配合物的结构与二阶非线性光学性质进行了计算研究.结果显示，配体中取代基的改变对配合物的几何结构和Wiberg键级影响不大.当主配体上的—H被其他强的供/吸电子基团取代时，配合物的极化率增大.其中，对于配合物1-6,主配体或副配体中强供/强吸电子基团的引入均有效地提高了配合物的第一超极化率(β_tot).而在配合物7-12中，配体中取代基的改变对配合物的β_tot值也有所提高，但幅度不大.此外，计算所得的配合物动态超瑞利散射超极化率(β_HRS)值与β_tot值的变化规律一致.对配合物的电子结构与吸收光谱的分析表明，体系具有较大的β_tot值与其吸收光谱的明显红移，较低的电子跃迁能，以及方向一致的电荷转移模式相关.     

类杂芪染料分子第一超极化率的溶剂效应研究

从实验上证明了反式-(2-N-甲基吡咯基)-(4-N-甲基吡啶基)杂芪碘(MPPSI),反式-(2-吡咯基)-(4-N-甲基吡啶基)杂芪碘(PPSI),反式-(2-呋喃基)-(4-N-甲基吡啶基)杂芪碘(FPSI)和反式-(2-噻吩基)-(4-N-甲基吡啶基)杂芪碘(TPSI)在15种溶剂中的分子第一超极化率(β~χ~χ~χ)与给电子取代基的富电子性间的线性关系,得到了β~χ~χ~χ值与溶剂极性间的线性相关性,从以上两个线性相关中得到了溶剂极性影响类杂芪分子给/吸电子取代基的给/吸电子能力的溶剂系数δ~A和δ~D,以及分子内电荷转移对溶剂极性的敏感因子η。     

Probing highly efficient photoisomerization of a bridged azobenzene by a combination of CASPT2//CASSCF calculation with semiclassical dynamics simulation

Mechanism of phototriggered isomerization of azobenzene and its derivatives is of broad interest. In this paper, the S(0) and S(1) potential energy surfaces of the ethylene-bridged azobenzene (1) that was recently reported to have highly efficient photoisomerization were determined by ab initio electronic structure calculations at different levels and further investigated by a semiclassical dynamics simulation. Unlike azobenzene, the cis isomer of 1 was found to be more stable than the trans isomer, consistent with the experimental observation. The thermal isomerization between cis and trans isomers proceeds via an inversion mechanism with a high barrier. Interestingly, only one minimum-energy conical intersection was determined between the S(0) and S(1) states (CI) for both cis → trans and trans → cis photoisomerization processes and confirmed to act as the S(1) → S(0) decay funnel. The S(1) state lifetime is ～30 fs for the trans isomer, while that for the cis isomer is much longer, due to a redistribution of the initial excitation energies. The S(1) relaxation dynamics investigated here provides a good account for the higher efficiency observed experimentally for the trans → cis photoisomerization than the reverse process. Once the system decays to the S(0) state via CI, formation of the trans product occurs as the downhill motion on the S(0) surface, while formation of the cis isomer needs to overcome small barriers on the pathways of the azo-moiety isomerization and rotation of the phenyl ring. These features support the larger experimental quantum yield for the cis → trans photoisomerization than the trans → cis process.     

Spectroscopic Characterization of the Geminal Isomer of Lewisite

Abstract

Lewisite is generally a mixture of several components with the trans isomer of lewisite being the predominant compound. A geminal isomer has not been previously reported as one of the components of the mixture. In the lewisite samples we examined, the geminal isomer, dichloro(l-chlorovinyl)arsine, comprised 2.7 per cent of the total material compared to 95.2 and less than 1 per cent, respectively, for the trans and cis isomers. The remaining fraction was not identified. The geminal isomer of lewisite has been characterized along with the trans and cis isomers using several spectroscopic techniques. Proton NMR of the geminal isomer produced a coupling constant consistent with vinylic protons in a geminal configuration. Mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy characterizations were based on an ethanedithiol derivative of the lewisite isomers with gas chromatography used to first separate the derivatized isomers. The electron ionization massspectra of the trans and cis derivatives were very similar, but significant differences were observed in the mass spectrum of the geminal form. Infrared absorption spectra were obtained for the trans and geminal derivatives with significant differences observed between the two, but the method was not sensitive enough to detect the cis isomer.

     

CIS-TRANS PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF ABSCISIC ACID

Abstract— An important regulator of numerous physiological processes in higher plants is abscisic acid (ABA), which is photoisomerized from the more biologically active cis isomer to the nearly inactive trans isomer by natural sunlight. It is possible that this photoisomerization is a UV control mechanism in functions regulated by ABA.
The quantum yields of both the cis to trans and trans to cis photoisomerizations were measured by an initial velocities method under various conditions of pH and oxygen concentration at room temperature. The yield for photoisomerization of cis-ABA ranged from 0.25 at pH 3.0 to 0.11 at pH 7.0. Oxygen partially quenched the process. The quantum yield varies only slightly with wavelength.
The quantum yield of photolysis of cis-ABA is reported for pH 3.0 as 0.06. This yield also varies slightly with wavelength and is relatively insensitive to oxygen. This relatively high yield explains the loss of potency of ABA during UV irradiation.
Phosphorescence of cis - and trans-ABA is observed in methanol at 77 K. Onset of the emission is at 350 nm. The emission spectra is the same for both isomers.
From these results a mechanism of UV action on plants based on the photoisomerization of the inactive trans-ABA to the biologically active cis isomer is proposed.     

Syntheses of shuttlecock- and bowl-equipped phenylazopyridines and photomodulation of their coordination ability to Zn-porphyrin

Shuttlecock- and bowl-equipped 4-(phenylazo)pyridine derivatives, which bear substituents that allow the pyridine moiety to protrude in the trans form but hinder it in the cis form, have been designed and synthesized. These molecules show cis/trans photoisomerization despite the presence of bulky substituents. ¹H NMR titration with Zn-porphyrin showed that the trans isomers coordinate to Zn-porphyrin much stronger than the cis isomers.     

Crosslinking investigation of polybutadiene thermal degradation by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance

Thermal degradation of polybutadiene (PBD) in anaerobic atmosphere at 250 °C had been studied by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹³C NMR) before complete crosslinking. In this investigation four types of low molecular weight PBD with different 1,2-vinyl isomer content had been chosen, then pure and mixed samples of PBD were heated in different time periods. ¹³C NMR spectra showed that two kinds of crosslinking mechanisms occur that both of them produce methyl groups. The first mechanism is a reaction between 1,2-vinyl isomers of two PBD chains, and the second one occurs between 1,2-vinyl isomer of one chain via methylene carbon of cis or trans isomer in another chain. Also ¹³C NMR results showed that the presence of 1,2-vinyl isomer in the PBD structure is necessary and without it none of the mentioned reactions will occur. Furthermore isomers sequence is another important parameter which affects crosslinking. Results show that cis or trans isomer which is not adjacent to 1,2-vinyl isomer does not take part in crosslinking reaction. Moreover such cis or trans isomer can take part in second mechanism of crosslinking that 1,2-vinyl isomer was attached from head to cis or trans isomer, thus in this arrangement of isomers second mechanism of crosslinking will become dominant rather than first mechanism of crosslinking.     

Photoisomerization of cis,cis-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene in the solid state: the bicycle-pedal mechanism

The cis-trans photoisomerization of crystalline or powdered cis,cis-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene (cc-DPB) was studied at room temperature. The progress of the reaction was monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, 1H NMR and HPLC. High conversions (up to 90%) to the trans,trans isomer were observed in a crystal to crystal reaction. Formation of the cis,trans isomer, the sole product obtained in solution and in very viscous glassy media at 77 K is entirely suppressed in the solid state. The observed two-bond photoisomerization is explained by Warshel's bicycle-pedal photoisomerization mechanism (BP). The results are consistent with X-ray diffraction measurements, which have revealed that cc-DPB molecules exist in crystals in edge to face alternating arrays of two conformer structures whose phenyl rings deviate significantly from the plane of the central diene moiety ( approximately 40 degrees ). One of the conformers has the two phenyls in parallel planes and the other in roughly perpendicular planes. Least motion considerations suggest that the former should undergo the two-bond photoisomerization more easily, in agreement with observations that indicate that the reaction proceeds in discrete stages. Recently reported cis,cis- to trans,trans-muconate photoisomerizations in the solid state are proposed to also proceed via the BP mechanism. The reactions are consistent with the X-ray crystal structures of the cis,cis-muconate isomers.     

Synthesis and Surface-Active Properties of New Photosensitive Surfactants Containing the Azobenzene Group

Several water-soluble cationic surfactants, 4-alkylazobenzene-4'-(oxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium methylsulfate (AZMS) (AZMS-0, AZMS-1, AZMS-2, AZMS-4, and AZMS-8), containing alkylglycidylether and azoarene have been synthesized with high yields of 63-78% and their surface-active properties have been investigated upon irradiation with UV/vis light. All of the trans-AZMS surfactants are isomerized to cis-trans mixtures containing 92.5% cis isomer by UV light irradiation at 350 nm. The cis isomers in the mixtures are reverted to trans isomers by visible light irradiation (lambda>445 nm). Such photoisomerization induces changes in the surface activity of each surfactant. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of the trans form of AZMS-8 surfactant is about 1.28x10(-4) mol/l. At the photostationary state, 92.5% of the trans form is changed to the cis form which exhibits a slightly higher cmc (3.41x10(-4) mol/l). The new cmc of AZMS surfactants upon photoisomerization is similar to that of the ideal mixed micellar system. In particular, the ratio of cmc(cis) to cmc(trans) of AZMS derivatives is about 1.87-2.85 which increases proportionally with the chain length of alkyl group. The minimum average area per molecule (A(min)(a/w)) for the trans and cis isomers of AZMS-8 is 0.60 and 0.74 nm(2), respectively. The difference in the A(min)(a/w) may originate from the structural differences in the two isomers. These values are quite different as compared to those of the conventional azobenzene surfactants. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Does one‐photon photocyclization of trans‐diarylethylenes involve adiabatic trans‐to‐cis photoisomerization? potential energy surface calculations for 1‐styrylnaphthalene

Potential energy surface (PES) for 1‐styrylnaphthalene was calculated by PM3 method for the S₀ state and PM3‐CI(2x2) method with configuration interaction for the S₁ state. Scanning PES along both isomerization and cyclization reaction coordinates enabled to reveal the minimum energy path (MEP) with low barriers on the S₁ PES from E‐isomer to dihydrocyclophotoproduct (DHP). This is consistent with formation of the photocyclization product in one‐photon process during irradiation of E‐isomer. Additionally, the MEP was found to bypass the coordinate region of Z‐isomer, i.e. one‐photon E‐isomer‐to‐DHP photocyclization does not demand participation of the excited Z‐isomer. Therefore, adiabatic trans‐to‐cis isomerization is likely not an intermediate stage on the E‐isomer photocyclization pathway, and experimentally observed one‐photon formation of the DHP from the E‐isomer is likely not an evidence for adiabatic trans‐to‐cis photoisomerization, as it is usually assumed. According to the results obtained, two photochemical reactions of E‐isomer, photoisomerization to Z‐isomer and photocyclization to DHP, are not consecutive but parallel reactions with branching at perpendicular conformer on the S₁ PES. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Picosecond spectroscopy of phenylnaphthylethylenes

S_n←S₁ transitions in the trans isomers of 1-phenyl-2-(1-naphthyl)ethylene (Ph-1N) and 1-phenyl-2-(2-naphthyl)ethylene (Ph-2N) peaked at 510 nm are assigned by picosecond absorption spectroscope. The S₁ state lifetimes of both conformers of Ph-2N are shown to depend upon solvent viscosity, demonstrating the singlet mechanism of trans—cis photoisomerization and the stilbene-like behavior of Ph-2N.     

C_(60)环酮衍生物C_(66)H_8O与C_(67)H_(10)O顺反异构体的结构及光谱研究

用AM1，INDO/CI方法研究了C60与2-环己烯-1-酮和2-环庚烯-1-酮[2+2]环加成所得衍生物C_(66)H8O和C67H1O的结构。结果表明，两种衍生物的顺反异构体都只具有C1对称，C66H8O的顺式异构具有较低的能量和较小的偶极矩，C67H10的顺式并构体能量较低，但偶极矩较大，以优化构型为基础，计算加成产物的UV谱，对电子跃迁进行了理论指认，并分析了光谱移动的原因。