Substituent effect on the molecular stability, group interaction, detonation performance, and thermolysis mechanism of nitroamino-substituted cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes

Density functional theory (DFT) method has been employed to study the effect of nitroamino group as a substituent in cyclopentane and cyclohexane, which usually construct the polycyclic or caged nitra-mines. Molecular structures were investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G** level, and isodesmic reactions were designed for calculating the group interactions. The results show that the group interactions ac-cord with the group additivity, increasing with the increasing number of nitroamino groups. The dis-tance between substituents influences the interactions. Detonation performances were evaluated by the Kamlet-Jacobs equations based on the predicted densities and heats of formation, while thermal stability and pyrolysis mechanism were studied by the computations of bond dissociation energy (BDE). It is found that the contributions of nitroamino groups to the detonation heat, detonation velocity, detonation pressure, and stability all deviate from the group additivity. Only 3a, 3b, and 9a-9c may be novel potential candidates of high energy density materials (HEDMs) according to the quantitative cri-teria of HEDM (ρ≈ 1.9 g/cm3, D ≈ 9.0 km/s, P ≈ 40.0 GPa). Stability decreases with the increasing number of N-NO2 groups, and homolysis of N-NO2 bond is the initial step in the thermolysis of the title com-pounds. Coupled with the demand of thermal stability (BDE > 20 kcal/mol), only 1,2,4-trinitrotriazacy-clohexane and 1,2,4,5-tetranitrotetraazacyclohexane are suggested as feasible energetic materials. These results may provide basic information for the molecular design of HEDMs.     

锗纳米管催化的氧还原反应:催化性能和机理研究

应用密度泛函理论,在DZP基组水平上研究了（5,5）型锗纳米管催化的氧还原反应（ORR）的性能以及可能的催化机理.计算结果表明,ORR在锗纳米管上可能经历O₂解离、OOH解离、H₂O₂解离三种可能机理.无论是对哪种机理,整个ORR均遵循四电子反应路径.评估ORR性能的重要中间产物O和OH的吸附能分别为-4.33 eV和-2.21 eV,这与它们在贵金属铂（Pt）上的吸附能非常接近.此外,在GeNT上,整个ORR过程中最后一步生成的H₂O分子的吸附能仅仅为-0.05 eV,比O₂分子的吸附能弱得多,意味着整个ORR催化循环在GeNT上可以顺利更替.因此,联合ORR的反应能量数据和中间产物的吸附数据,可以认为（5,5）型锗纳米管具有类Pt的催化性能.溶剂效应计算结果表明,一些反应中间产物的吸附结构,如O中间体会在很大程度上受到溶剂效应的影响.对所研究的锗纳米管来说,溶剂效应可以促进其催化的ORR进程.     

密度泛函理论研究温度和取代基对4-亚芳基亚氨基-1,2,4-三唑-3(2H)-酮气相热分解的影响

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法, 在B3LYP/6-31＋＋G(d,p)水平上研究了4-亚芳基亚氨基-1,2,4-三唑-3(2H)-酮及其类似物的气相热分解反应. 从热力学性质、几何结构参数、自然电荷分布、温度效应等角度探讨不同取代基对标题物热分解反应的影响. 结果表明: R (R＝H, CH2CH2CN)取代基对反应影响很小; 而苯环上Y (Y＝MeO, Me, H, Cl和NO2)取代基对活化自由能(ΔG≠)、键长(ΔR≠)、键角(Δα≠)和自然电荷(Δq≠)变化的影响与Hammet常数(σ)呈现线性关系ΔP≠＝ρσ＋C (P＝G, R, α和q, r＞0.95). 给电子基团使得相应的活化自由能降低, 键长变短, 键角变大, 自然电荷增加; 吸电子反之.     

Substituent effects on the photophysical properties of 2,9-substituted phenanthroline copper(I) complexes: a theoretical investigation

The electronic and nuclear structures of a series of [Cu(2,9-(X)₂-phen)₂]⁺ copper(I) complexes (phen=1,10-phenanthroline; X=H, F, Cl, Br, I, Me, CN) in their ground and excited states are investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD-DFT) methods. Subsequent Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics is used for exploring the T₁ potential energy surface (PES). The T₁ and S₁ energy profiles, which connect the degenerate minima induced by ligand flattening and Cu−N bond symmetry breaking when exciting the molecule are calculated as well as transition state (TS) structures and related energy barriers. Three nuclear motions drive the photophysics, namely the coordination sphere asymmetric breathing, the well-documented pseudo Jahn-Teller (PJT) distortion and the bending of the phen ligands. This theoretical study reveals the limit of the static picture based on potential energy surfaces minima and transition states for interpreting the luminescent and TADF properties of this class of molecules. Whereas minor asymmetric Cu−N bonds breathing accompanies the metal-to-ligand-charge-transfer re-localization over one or the other phen ligand, the three nuclear movements participate to the flattening of the electronically excited complexes. This leads to negligible energy barriers whatever the ligand X for the first process and significant ligand dependent energy barriers for the formation of the flattened conformers. Born-Oppenheimer (BO) dynamics simulation of the structural evolution on the T₁ PES over 11 ps at 300 K confirms the fast backwards and forwards motion of the phenanthroline within 200–300 fs period and corroborates the presence of metastable C₂ structures.     

Theoretical Study of the N-NO2 Bond Dissociation Energies for Energetic Materials with Density Functional Theory

The N-NO2 bond dissociation energies （BDEs） for 7 energetic materials were computed by means of accurate density functional theory （B3LYP, B3PW91 and B3P86） with 6-31G＊＊ and 6-311G＊＊ basis sets. By comparing the computed energies and experimental results, we find that the B3P86/6-311G＊＊ method can give good results of BDE, which has the mean absolute deviation of 1.30kcal/mol. In addition, substituent effects were also taken into account. It is noted that the Hammett constants of substituent groups are related to the BDEs of the N-NO2 bond and the bond dissociation energies of the energetic materials studied decrease when increasing the number of NO2 group.     

2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑分子内质子转移取代基电子效应的密度泛函理论研究

在B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)和TDB3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)//CIS/6-31G(d,p)水平上研究了2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑及其衍生物基态和激发态分子内质子转移现象,并探讨取代基电子效应对分子内质子转移的影响,研究结果表明,在基态时,硫醇式异构体为优势构象,供电子取代基使基态分子内正向质子转移能垒(烯醇式→酮式)升高;而吸电子取代基则可降低能垒,有利于基态分子内质子转移并有助于硫酮式异构体的稳定.在激发态时,硫酮式结构为优势构象,所研究的2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑化合物及衍生物均可以发生无能垒或低能垒(≤1.5kJ/mol)的激发态分子内质子转移.巯苯基部分是激发态失活的主要活性部分,供电子基团有利于激发态的质子转移,吸电子基团使激发态跃迁困难,不利于激发态的质子转移.     

Effects of Electron Donating Ability of Substituents and Molecular Conjugation on the Electronic Structures of Organic Radicals

The geometries and electronic structures of a series of electron donor-acceptor radical molecules have been studied theoretically. The computational results show that the introduction of substituents with strong electron donating ability into tri-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) methyl(TTM) radicals enables the radical molecules to form the non-Aufbau electronic structure. The difficulty of forming the non-Aufbau electronic structure decreases with the enhancement of the electron donating ability of the substituent, but the expansion of the molecular conjugated system is not conducive to the formation. The hybridization of different fragments in molecular orbitals results in the disproportionation of orbital energy level and forms a staggered energy level structure. The electronic structure of radical molecules can be adjusted by substituents and molecular skeleton profoundly, which is a very effective means for molecular design.     

Optimization of auxiliary basis sets for the LEDO expansion and a projection technique for LEDO-DFT

We present a systematic procedure for the optimization of the expansion basis for the limited expansion of diatomic overlap density functional theory (LEDO-DFT) and report on optimized auxiliary orbitals for the Ahlrichs split valence plus polarization basis set (SVP) for the elements H, Li--F, and Na--Cl. A new method to deal with near-linear dependences in the LEDO expansion basis is introduced, which greatly reduces the computational effort of LEDO-DFT calculations. Numerical results for a test set of small molecules demonstrate the accuracy of electronic energies, structural parameters, dipole moments, and harmonic frequencies. For larger molecular systems the numerical errors introduced by the LEDO approximation can lead to an uncontrollable behavior of the self-consistent field (SCF) process. A projection technique suggested by L?wdin is presented in the framework of LEDO-DFT, which guarantees for SCF convergence. Numerical results on some critical test molecules suggest the general applicability of the auxiliary orbitals presented in combination with this projection technique. Timing results indicate that LEDO-DFT is competitive with conventional density fitting methods.     

Lowering the Reduction Potential of a Boron Compound by Means of the Substituent Effect of the Boryl Group: One‐Electron Reduction of an Unsymmetrical Diborane(4)

We have clarified and observed the high electron affinity of pinB?BMes₂ ( 1 ; Mes=mesityl, pin=pinacolato). By using electrochemistry, it was shown that 1 has a higher electron affinity than those of B₂pin₂ and Mes₃B. One‐electron reduction of 1 gave the corresponding radical anion. The ESR spectroscopy and DFT calculation revealed the unsymmetrical distribution of electron density over the B?B bond. UV/Vis spectroscopy showed that the SOMO‐related absorption supports the deep purple color of the radical anion. DFT studies on the torsion angle dependency of the LUMO levels and relative energies revealed the reason why 1 has high electron affinity as a result of the substituent effect of the Bpin group.     

N8H8环状异构体的结构与稳定性的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法在6-311＋＋G**基组水平上对N₈H₈氮氢环状化合物可能存在的构型进行了几何优化, 得到74种稳定异构体, 应用自然键轨道理论NBO和分子中的原子理论AIM分析了这些化合物成键特征和相对稳定性, G3MP2方法计算了各异构体的能量及生成热. 研究结果表明: N原子孤对电子到相邻的氮氮键的超共轭作用是影响氮氮键长变化的主要因素; N₈H₈环状异构体的稳定性顺序为: 六元环＞七元环＞八元环, 五元环＞三元环＞四元环, 六元环是这些N₈H₈环状异构体中最稳定的, 最不稳定的是四元环, G19是所有环状异构体中能量最低的; M3能量最高, 稳定性最差, A7密度最大.     

Functionalization of Hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronenes: Investigation of the Substituent Effects on a Superbenzene

We have demonstrated that the iridium‐catalyzed direct borylation of hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronene (HBC) enables regioselective introduction of boryl groups to the para‐, ortho‐, and meta‐substituted HBCs in high yields. The boryl groups have been transformed into various functionalities such as hydroxy, cyano, ethynyl, and amino groups. We have elucidated that the substituents significantly influence the photophysical properties of HBCs to enhance fluorescence quantum yields. DFT calculations revealed that the origin of the substituent effect is the lift in degeneracy in the frontier orbitals by an interaction with electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing substituents at the para‐ and ortho‐positions. The change in molecular orbitals results in an increase of the transition probability from the S₀→S₁ states. In addition, the two‐photon absorption cross‐section values of para‐substituted HBCs are significantly larger than those of ortho‐ and meta‐substituted HBCs.     

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．     

OUH体系的结构和分析势能函数

采用密度泛涵B3LYP方法优化出了OUH分子的各种结构，确定了最稳定构型和离解能，以及它们的谐性力常数，并导出双原子分子UH,UO的Murrell-Sorbie势能函数及其光谱数据。采用多体项展式方法，导出OUH(X^4A')基态分子的分析势能函数，获得OUH(X^4A')体系的势能面，考察了这个势能函数的基本性质，正确地复现出OUH分子的平衡结构特征，结果表明：U+OH,O+UH,H+UO的反应均为无阈能的放热能反应。为进一步探讨OUH体系的反应动力学过程打下了基础。     

Probing for Structural Features of Boron‐rich Solids with EELS

Crystal structures of boron‐rich solids are characterized by boron atom arrangements that are quite diverse: chains, sheets, and a variety of polyhedra like octahedra, pentagonal bipyramids, cuboctahedra, and icosahedra are observed. Probing by electron energy‐loss spectroscopy (EELS), these different structural features are mirrored by a pronounced variation of the energy loss near‐edge fine structure (ELNES) of the B_K ionization edges. For identification, characteristics of these fine structures can be used as so‐called “coordination fingerprints”, which is shown for solids like MgB₂, TaB₂, ZrB₂, CaB₆, SrB₆, BaB₆, NaB₅C, KB₅C, Na₃B₂₀, Na₂B₂₉, UB₁₂, ZrB₁₂, LaB₂C₂, CeB₂C₂, and CaB₂C₂. In addition, theoretical calculations of ELNES based on the density functional theory (FLAPW method) are presented for an example of boron‐rich solids.     

Substituent and solvent effects on the structural bioactivity and anticancer characteristic of catechin as a bioactive constituent of green tea

In this study, quantum chemical calculations using density functional theory and 6‐311G (d) basis set have been applied to analyze the substituent effect on the electronic structural properties including thermochemical parameters as well as anticancer characteristics of catechin as a bioactive constituent of green tea. It has been found out that different substituents with two kinds of electron donating and electron withdrawing groups including ? NO₂, ? NH₂, ? Cl, ? OCH₃, and ? CH₃ leaded to different structural stabilities. The catechin with chloro substituents has been referred to the most stable catechin derivatives based on the minimum energy of investigated compounds. In this study, the calculated values have been compared in gas phase and different solvent media with a wide range of solvent dielectrics using the self‐consistent reaction field method with polarizable continuum model. Relative interaction energies between solute and solvent as well as dipole moment values have been analyzed. The results of solvent effect study revealed that the formation of hydrogen bonds accounts for the stabilization of catechin. These calculated data were found to be a logical way in predicting the relative stability of catechin derivatives and can be useful for drug design of anticancer drugs and would open a new door for the researchers who are interested in natural products. The results presented in this article will be helpful to improve existing model and will open up a whole new arena of study to understand the anticancer characteristic of these antioxidant drugs derived from natural products against the photosensitizing DNA damage induce by catechin extracts and enable a much clearer understanding of how anticancer drugs mediate their effects on the specific spot. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

推/拉电子取代基对PCBM结构及光谱性质影响的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法计算[6,6]-苯基-C₆₁-丁酸甲酯(PCBM)及其苯环对位取代得到的4种衍生物的几何和电子结构. 采用第一激发能校正了分子的最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)能级, 探讨了推/拉电子基团对分子前线轨道的影响. 在全优化几何构型的基础上, 采用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法研究了电子吸收光谱特征和电荷转移态性质, 并讨论了推/拉电子基团对体系电子吸收光谱性质的影响. 通过对重组能和电子亲和势的计算, 预测了PCBM与4种衍生物的电子能力及电子迁移率大小的关系. 结果表明, 在PCBM中, 在苯环的对位引入推电子基团可以提高分子的前线轨道能级, 改变前线轨道电子云分布, 明显增强可见光范围内的吸收强度, 增加可见光范围内的电荷转移吸收, 且激发态的电荷转移随着引入基团推电子能力的增加而增强. 化合物5的激发态分子内电荷转移性质最强, 且具有较独特的光伏性质. 而在同样位置引入拉电子基团, 则降低了分子前线轨道能级对电子吸收光谱的影响.     

Theoretical Studies on the Molecular Structures and Thermodynamic Properties of Polychlorinated Acenaphthylenes

Geometric structures of 135 polychlorinated acenaphthylene (PCAC) molecules were optimized using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311G** level and some thermodynamic properties of them in the ideal gas state were calculated. The relations of these thermodynamic properties with the number and position of chlorine atoms were also explored, from which the relative stability of PCAC congeners was theoretically proposed according to the magnitude of the relative standard Gibbs free energy of formation (△r,fGθ). The results show that all PCAC isomers have planar geometric configuration. There exists intramolecular Cl···Cl weak interaction in some PCAC molecules. The change of △fHθ and fGθ of most stable PCAC isomers with increasing the number of chlorine atoms is different from that in the least stable PCAC congeners. The values of fHθ and fGθ for PCAC isomers with the same number of chlorine atoms show a strong dependence on the position of chlorine atoms and the relative stability of PCAC congeners has close relation with the intramolecular Cl···Cl nuclear repulsive interaction.     

Theoretical Studies on the Molecular Structures and Thermodynamic Properties of Polychlorinated Fluorenes

Geometric structures of 135 polychlorinated fluorene (PCFR) molecules were optimized using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311G** level and their thermodynamic properties in the ideal gas state were calculated. The relations of these thermodynamic properties with the number and position of chlorine atoms were also explored, from which the relative stability of PCFR congeners was theoretically proposed according to the magnitude of the relative standard Gibbs free energy of formation (Δr,fGθ). The results show that the geometric configuration of PCFR isomers is determined by the position of chlorine atoms. There exist two types of intramolecular weak interactions, i.e., C-H···Cl and Cl···Cl interactions in PCFR molecules. The change of ΔfHθ and ΔfGθ of most stable PCFR isomers with increasing the number of chlorine atoms is different from that in most unstable PCFR congeners. The values of ΔfHθ and ΔfGθ for PCFR isomers with the same number of chlorine atoms strongly depend on the position of chlorine atoms and the relative stability of PCFR congeners is mainly determined by intramolecular delocalized π bond and Cl···Cl nuclear repulsive interaction.     

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.