Molecular structure of compounds containing a 2,2′-bithienyl fragment (review)

The results of X-ray crystallographic investigations of compounds containing a 2,2-bithienyl fragment are summarized and analyzed. The structural characteristics of unsubstituted bithiophene, 5-monosubstituted, 5,5-, 3,3-, 4,4-, and 3,4-disubstituted, and more highly substituted bithiophenes and also the structure of -conjugated oligothiophene derivatives are considered.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 725–760, June, 2000.     

Raman spectroscopic characterization of a thiophene‐based active material for resistive organic nonvolatile memories

A combined theoretical and experimental Raman study is presented on a diphenyl bithiophene molecule known as a good candidate for the development of organic nonvolatile memory devices. Spectroscopic markers suitable to distinguish the different stable conformers of the molecule have been predicted and detected. The combined analysis of theoretical and experimental Raman spectra recorded in solution indicates that at room temperature a dynamical equilibrium, characterized by interconversion between the two more stable conformers (namely trans and cis), takes place and that the more populated species is the cis form. Referring to the solid phase instead, Raman spectra of single‐crystal samples show the presence of the only trans conformer, as confirmed by X‐ray measurements. Finally, Raman spectra of thin films, as those used for the memory device, were collected; samples just deposited from solution and after few hours from the deposition were analyzed. Following the evolution of selective spectroscopic Raman markers, an isomerization process from the abundant cis (as‐deposited) to the totally trans (after few hours) conformer in the solid phase was detected. These results open the way to the identification of the molecular isomers present in the thin film of the memory cell and finally of the active molecular species involved in the switching mechanism of the operating device. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Graphene‐doped electrochemical copolymer coating of 2,2‐bithiophene and 3‐methylthiophene for the highly effective solid‐phase microextraction of volatile benzene homologues

We report the electrochemical fabrication of a poly(2,2‐bithiophene‐co‐3‐methylthiophene)‐graphene composite coating and its application in the headspace solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography determination of benzenes (i.e., bromobenzene, 4‐bromotoluene, 2‐nitrotoluene, 3‐nitrotoluene and 1,2,4‐trichlorobenzene). The coating was uniform and showed cauliflower‐like microstructure. It had high thermal stability (up to 375°C) and could be used for at least 180 times of solid‐phase microextraction without a decrease in extraction performance. Furthermore, it presented high extraction capacity for the benzenes due to the hydrophobic effect and π–π interaction between the analytes and the coating. Under optimized extraction conditions, good linearity (correlation coefficients higher than 0.9946), wide linear range (0.01–50 μg/L), and low limits of detection (5.25–12.5 ng/L) were achieved for these analytes. The relative standard deviation was lower than 5.7% for five successive measurements with one fiber, and the relative standard deviation for fiber‐to‐fiber was 4.9–6.8% (n = 5). The solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography method was successfully applied for the determination of three real samples, and the recoveries for standards added were 89.6–106% for nail polish, 85.8–110% for hair dye, and 90–106.2% for correction fluid, respectively.     

端基对二噻吩和苯并噻吩类共轭桥化合物电子结构及载流子传输性能的影响

采用密度泛函理论(DFT, TDDFT) B3LYP/6-31G(d)和PBE0/6-31G(d)方法对苯乙烯/乙炔为端基, 二噻吩(2T)、苯并二噻吩(TPT)和二苯并噻吩(PTP)为共轭桥的12个化合物进行了系统地计算研究. 在分别优化中性态与离子态几何构型的基础上, 获得了前线轨道能级、电离能(IPs)、电子亲合能(EAs)、重组能(λ_h/λ_e)和电子吸收光谱等信息. 结果表明, 苯乙炔基取代苯乙烯基对LUMO能级影响很小, 但HOMO能级明显降低, 能级差?E和激发能E_v增大, 吸收光谱蓝移10～30 nm, 多数苯乙炔基化合物的重组能均有所降低|端基相同共轭桥分别为2T, TPT和PTP时, HOMO能级逐渐降低, LUMO能级逐渐升高, ?E和E_v依次增大, 吸收光谱依次蓝移30～45 nm. 研究结果还表明, TPT共轭桥化合物的重组能较小, 且λ_h与λ_e相近, 有利于载流子传输平衡, 提高传输速率. 本文设计的苯乙炔基苯并二噻吩(DPATPT)有望成为潜在的传输效率高、抗氧化能力强的载流子传输材料.     

A new CdII coordination polymer with a self‐penetrating architecture induced by the molecular conformation of a rigid bithiophene ligand

The design and synthesis of coordination polymers with a self‐penetrating architecture has attracted much interest not only due to their interesting structures but also due to their potential applications. 5,5′‐Bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene (bpbp), as a conjugated bithiophene ligand, can exhibit trans and cis conformations and this can lead to the construction of a self‐penetrating architecture. In addition, the semi‐rigid ancillary ligand 4,4′‐oxybis(benzoic acid) (H₂oba) can adopt different coordination modes, resulting in coordination polymers with high‐dimensional skeletons. A new Cd^II coordination polymer based on mixed ligands, namely poly[diaquapentakis[μ‐5,5′‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene‐κ²N:N′]bis(nitrato‐κ²O,O′)tetrakis(μ₃‐4,4′‐oxydibenzoato)‐κ¹⁰O:O,O′:O′′,O′′′;κ⁶O:O′:O′′‐pentacadmium(II)], [Cd₅(C₁₄H₁₄O₅)₄(NO₃)₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂S₂)₅(H₂O)₂]_n, (I), has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction indicates that there are three crystallographically independent Cd^II cations, three bpbp ligands, two deprotonated oba²⁻ ligands, one nitrate ligand and one coordinated water molecule in the asymmetric unit. One Cd^II centre is seven‐coordinated, exhibiting a distorted {CdN₂O₅} pentagonal bipyramidal geometry, while the other two Cd centres are both six‐coordinated, showing slightly distorted {CdN₂O₄} octahedral geometries. The most interesting feature is the co‐existence of trans and cis conformations in a single net, allowing structural interpenetration via self‐threading and yet the expected self‐penetrating structure was obtained. Topological analysis shows that the whole three‐dimensional framework can be classified as a 3‐nodal (4,6,6)‐c net with Schläfli symbol {6¹³.8²}₂{6⁶}, which is a new topology. Furthermore, the luminescence properties of (I) were examined in the solid state at room temperature.     

Bithiophene triarylborane dyad: An efficient material for the selective detection of CN− and F− ions

A new fluorescent chemosensor based on bithiophene coupled dimesitylborane (BMB-1) was synthesized and characterized. BMB-1 was used for colorimetric and turn-on fluorescent sensing of cyanide (CN⁻) and fluoride (F⁻) ions, in the presence of other competitive anions in an aqueous (CH₃CN–H₂O) medium. BMB-1 showed a hypsochromic shift (blue shift) with addition of CN⁻ and F⁻ ions in absorption studies. The lower detection level of CN⁻ and F⁻ ions is 1.37 × 10⁻⁹ and 1.75 × 10⁻⁹ M, respectively. The BMB-1 binding mechanism is based on the nucleophilic addition of CN⁻ and F⁻ ions in the internal charge transfer transition of bithio moiety to the boranylmesitylene unit, and the color changes were observed under UV light. This result is further confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations. Also, the BMB-1 probe is found to be a good adsorbent for the removal of F⁻ ions in real water samples using the adsorption technique.     

Mechanochromic Photoluminescent Liquid Crystals Containing 5,5′-Bis(2-phenylethynyl)-2,2′-bithiophene

5,5′-Bis(2-phenylethynyl)-2,2′-bithiophene derivative 1 containing dendritic moieties linked through amide groups was synthesized. Compound 1 exhibits a rectangular columnar phase on slow cooling from the isotropic liquid. In contrast, a cubic phase is formed as a metastable liquid-crystalline phase by rapid cooling of the isotropic melt. Mechanical shearing induces a cubic–columnar phase transition, accompanied by the change of a photoluminescent color from yellow-green to green. The infrared spectra of 1 suggest that the mechanical stimuli can induce the partial dissociation of the hydrogen bond. This may lead to more disordering of the π-stacks of chromophores.     

Calculating core‐level excitations and x‐ray absorption spectra of medium‐sized closed‐shell molecules with the algebraic‐diagrammatic construction scheme for the polarization propagator

Core‐level excitations are generated by absorption of high‐energy radiation such as X‐rays. To describe these energetically high‐lying excited states theoretically, we have implemented a variant of the algebraic‐diagrammatic construction scheme of second‐order ADC(2) by applying the core‐valence separation (CVS) approximation to the ADC(2) working equations. Besides excitation energies, the CVS‐ADC(2) method also provides access to properties of core‐excited states, thereby allowing for the calculation of X‐ray absorption spectra. To demonstrate the potential of our implementation of CVS‐ADC(2), we have chosen medium‐sized molecules as examples that have either biological importance or find application in organic electronics. The calculated results of CVS‐ADC(2) are compared with standard TD‐DFT/B3LYP values and experimental data. In particular, the extended variant, CVS‐ADC(2)‐x, provides the most accurate results, and the agreement between the calculated values and experiment is remarkable. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

One‐pot concomitant preparation of two copper(II) coordination polymers with different configurations of bridging bithiophene ligands

By employing the conjugated bithiophene ligand 5,5′‐bis(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene (bibp), which can exhibit trans and cis conformations, two different Cu^II coordination polymers, namely, poly[[μ‐5,5′‐bis(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene‐κ²N:N′](μ₂‐4,4′‐oxydibenzoato‐κ²O:O′)copper(II)], [Cu(C₁₄H₈O₅)(C₁₄H₁₀N₄S₂)]_n or [Cu(bibp)(oba)]_n, (I), and catena‐poly[μ‐aqua‐bis[μ‐5,5′‐bis(1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene‐κ²N:N′]bis(μ₃‐4,4′‐oxydibenzoato)‐κ³O:O′:O′′;κ⁴O:O′,O′′:O′‐dicopper(II)], [Cu₂(C₁₄H₈O₅)₂(C₁₄H₁₀N₄S₂)(H₂O)]_n or [Cu₂(bibp)(oba)₂(H₂O)]_n, (II), have been prepared through one‐pot concomitant crystallization and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, powder X‐ray diffraction (PXRD) and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction indicates that the most interesting aspect of the structure is the existence of sole trans and cis conformations of the bibp ligand in a single net of (I) and (II), respectively. Compound (I) displays a threefold interpenetrating three‐dimensional framework with a 4‐connected {6⁵.8} cds topology, whereas (II) features a one‐dimensional chain structure. In the crystal of (II), the polymeric chains are further extended through C—H…O hydrogen bonds and C—H…π interactions into a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture. In addition, strong intramolecular O—H…O hydrogen bonds formed between the bridging water molecules and the carboxylate O atoms improve the stability of the framework of (II). Furthermore, solid‐state UV–Vis spectroscopy experiments show that compounds (I) and (II) exhibit optical band gaps which are characteristic for optical semiconductors, with values of 2.70 and 2.26 eV, respectively.     

Distannylated Bithiophene Imide: Enabling High-Performance n-Type Polymer Semiconductors with an Acceptor–Acceptor Backbone

A distannylated electron-deficient bithiophene imide (BTI-Tin) monomer was synthesized and polymerized with imide-functionalized co-units to afford homopolymer PBTI and copolymer P(BTI-BTI2), both featuring an acceptor–acceptor backbone with high molecular weight. Both polymers exhibited excellent unipolar n-type character in transistors with electron mobility up to 2.60 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹. When applied as acceptor materials in all-polymer solar cells, PBTI and P(BTI-BTI2) achieved high power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.67 % and 8.61 %, respectively. The PCE (6.67 %) of polymer PBTI, synthesized from the distannylated monomer, is much higher than that (0.14 %) of the same polymer PBTI*, synthesized from typical dibrominated monomer. The 8.61 % PCE of copolymer P(BTI-BTI2) is also higher than those (<1 %) of homopolymers synthesized from dibrominated monomers. The results demonstrate the success of BTI-Tin for accessing n-type polymers with greatly improved device performance.