Increasing Chemical Diversity of B2N2 Anthracene Derivatives by Introducing Continuous Multiple Boron-Nitrogen Units

Increasing the chemical diversity of organic semiconductors is essential to develop efficient electronic devices. In particular, the replacement of carbon-carbon (C−C) bonds with isoelectronic boron-nitrogen (B−N) bonds allows precise modulation of the electronic properties of semiconductors without significant structural changes. Although some researchers have reported the preparation of B₂N₂ anthracene derivatives with two B−N bonds, no compounds with continuous multiple BN units have been prepared yet. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a B₂N₂ anthracene derivative with a BNBN unit formed by converting the BOBN unit at the zigzag edge. Compared to the all-carbon analogue 2-phenylanthracene, BNBN anthracene exhibits significant variations in the C−C bond length and a larger highest occupied molecular orbital–lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gap. The experimentally determined bond lengths and electronic properties of BNBN anthracene are confirmed through theoretical calculations. The BOBN anthracene organic light-emitting diode, used as a blue host, exhibits a low driving voltage. The findings of this study may facilitate the development of larger acenes with multiple BN units and potential applications in organic electronics.     

Diels-Alder反应轨道作用情况研究

根据三轨道作用法重点讨论了Diels-Alder反应中反应物轨道演变成产物轨道的过程, 演变结果与轨道对称守恒原理的结果基本相同. 量子化学计算证实了演变过程的合理性, 这表明在解释D-A反应方面轨道对称守恒原理比前线轨道理论更加合理可靠.     

Maximum overlap symmetry molecular orbitals in conjugated systems

The application of the maximum overlap symmetry orbital (MOSO) method to conjugated systems is discussed briefly. The MOSO method can be employed to construct not only the symmetry orbitals and the molecular orbitais in alternant conjugated systems, but also the symmetry orbitais in non-alternant systems. It is shown that under the Hückel approximation the matrix MM⁺ can be written out directly from the molecular skeleton and may be treated by using chemical graph theory. Because the matrix MM⁺ of a system can be regarded as the Huckel matrix of a smaller system, the maximum overlap symmetry molecular orbital (MOSMO) calculation results can be easily obtained from those of the smaller systems. For homonuclear conjugated systems and for systems in which two kinds of atom appear altemantly, the MOSMOs and the corresponding molecular orbital (MO) energies obtained by the MOSMO calculation are the same as the MOs and the MO energies calculated by the Hückel molecular orbital method.     

Continuous symmetry measures of irreducible representations: application to molecular orbitals

The formalism of continuous symmetry measures is extended to describe the extent to which a function, such as a molecular orbital, transforms under the symmetry operations of a given point group according to each irreducible representation of this group. For distorted molecules we are able to calculate the degree to which any molecular orbital transforms with respect to the irreducible representations of the pseudosymmetry group that is valid for a higher symmetry, idealized geometry, showing which irreducible representations participate in each molecular orbital upon symmetry loss in the geometry of the nuclear framework.     

Theoretical study on oligoacenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using the restricted active space self-consistent field method

This is the first study, to my knowledge, to report the optimized geometries and vibrational frequency analysis for oligoacenes (naphthalene, anthracene, naphtacene, and pentacene) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; perylene, phenanthrene, and picene) by using the restricted active space self-consistent field (RASSCF) method. For naphthalene, both the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) and RASSCF calculations were performed. As a result, it was confirmed that the RASSCF, with its small computational costs, is appropriate for oligoacenes and PAHs. It should be noted that, for anthracene and perylene, the optimized geometries under D(2h) symmetry were not the minimum energy points, whereas the optimized geometries under C(s) symmetry were the minimum energy points. For naphthalene, anthracene, naphtacene, pentacene, and phenanthrene, the calculated bond lengths and infrared absorption spectra by the RASSCF were in good agreement with the experimental values.     

Why is azulene blue and anthracene white? a simple mo picture

In spite of their almost identical ionization potentials (IP's) and electron affinities (EA's), azulene and anthracene differ considrably in their lowest singlet-singlet excitation energies. This is hard to understand in the simple Hückel picture in which excitation energies are expressed as orbital energy differences, if orbital energies are taken from IP's and EA's. The difficulty is removed when electron repulsion is introduced explicitly. This is shown using simple inuitive concepts, which also account for the magnitude of singlet-triplet splitting and single out the structural features responsible for the difference between azulene and anthracene, so that generalizations are possible     

An algorithm for the use of symmetry in molecular self-consistent-field calculations

The application of a simple relationship between atomic orbital integrals and symmetry orbital integrals is described in connection with traditional uses of symmetry. The simple modifications for implementation in the POLYATOM molecular self-consistent-field programs are given and discussed. Examples of the effectiveness of these modifications are included.     

Implementation of molecular symmetry in valence bond calculation

A novel strategy for the construction of many-electron symmetry-adapted wave function is proposed for ab initio valence bond (VB) calculations and is implemented for valence bond self-consistent filed (VBSCF) and breathing orbital valence bond (BOVB) methods with various orbital optimization algorithms. Symmetry-adapted VB functions are constructed by the projection operator of symmetry group. The many-electron symmetry-adapted wave function is expressed in terms of symmetry-adapted VB functions, and thus the VB calculations can be performed with the molecular symmetry restriction. Test results show that molecular symmetry reduces the computational cost of both the iteration numbers and CPU time. Furthermore, excited states with specific symmetry can be conveniently obtained in VB calculations by using symmetry-adapted VB functions.     

A zinc gable phthalocyanine and a derived planar bis-phthalocyanine containing a shared anthracene unit

A gable-type zinc phthalocyanine and a derived planar bis-phthalocyanine containing a shared anthracene unit have been synthesized and their spectroscopic properties examined. The former showed a split Q band, while the latter exhibited a red-shifted but unsplit Q band, as explained by exciton coupling theory and molecular orbital calculations.     

Isotopic shifts due to heavy and very heavy atom substitution: a new sum rule and on the sensitivity of force constants to very small frequency shifts

IR and Raman spectra of dihydro-9,10 anthracene and dihydroanthracene-D₄(9,10) have been investigated in the 3100 to 100 cm^?1 region; an assignment is given. Spectra are interpreted in terms of a molecule composed of two ortho disubstituted benzene rings very similar to that of o-xylene. The symmetry of the dihydro-9,10 anthracene molecule in solution is discussed. The differences with respect to anthracene spectra are correlated with the electronic structure of the latter compound.     

Probing the Regioselectivity with Encapsulated H2: Diels–Alder Reaction of an Open-Cage C60 Derivative with Anthracene

The regioselectivity in the Diels–Alder reaction of an unsymmetrical open-cage C₆₀ derivative with anthracene was studied. By using an encapsulated H₂ molecule as a magnetic probe, the product population was successfully evaluated in detail, indicating the formation of approximately ten compounds as major components. The nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) calculations showed a close resemblance to the observed ¹H NMR spectrum, which allowed for a facile characterization of the products. Theoretical studies on the formation of all 29 possible anthracene adducts were also performed. The results indicated that the regioselectivity is strongly governed by steric factors, values of the frontier orbital coefficients, and thermodynamic stabilities. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of the dominant compound revealed the supramolecular architecture between the anthracene moiety and the π-sphere of a neighboring molecule.     

Structure-dependent band dispersion in epitaxial anthracene films

The intermolecular band dispersion related to the highest occupied molecular orbital of epitaxial anthracene multilayer films on single-crystalline Bi(0001) has been measured using angle-resolved ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. By comparing the dispersion to that of anthracene multilayers on Cu(110) [F. Bussolotti, Y. Yamada-Takamura, and R. Friedlein, Phys. Rev. B 80, 153402 (2009)], it is shown how the transfer integrals and the difference in on-site energies depend on lattice parameters and how this, in turn, affects the band curvature along high-symmetry directions.     

取代对N,N-二甲基苯乙烯基蒽的含时密度泛函研究

运用B3LYP方法和HF单激发态相互作用（CIS）方法分别优化了2-对N,N-二甲基苯乙烯基蒽（2-pNC）和9-对N,N-二甲基苯乙烯基蒽（9-pNC）分子的基态及最低激发单重态几何结构.系统分析了前线分子轨道特征,并探索了电子跃迁机理,应用含时密度泛函理论计算了分子的电子光谱.     

Polarized Raman Spectra V. Photoelectrically Recorded Spectra of Anthracene Single Crystal

The polarized Raman spectra of anthracene single crystal are accurately measured by photoelectrical method. All the strong lines are polarized in the cc and bb polarizations, and they should be assigned to the A_g representation in the molecular symmetry group of anthracene. The polarization data are not sufficient to decide the symmetry of a Raman line; therefore, the assignments recently reported by Suzuki, Yokoyama anb Ito^f and by Ting² based on polarizations have to be revised. The correct assignments agree very well with the fluorescance work by Lacey and Lyons,³ and offer strong evidences supporting our theory proposed recently.⁴ This theory is also tested by calculating the polarization of the most intense line at 1401 Kaisers (cm^?1). The resut is very good.     

The perturbation of a polymer molecular orbital

The symmetry restrictions imposed by the Born-Kármán boundary conditions on a polymer in order to calculate its electronic band structure are relaxed by the separate introduction of two types of perturbation at a site on the polymer chain. The first simulates a defect or the close approach of a molecule by modifying the segment orbital functions in the environment of the site while the second simulates a change in the distance between one pair of adjacent segments by altering the interaction between them. When applied to a molecular orbital described by a Bloch function and arbitrary energy band these perturbations generate a small number of electronic states whose energies lie above and below those of the band. The sign of the energy shift depends on the symmetry of the crystal orbital perturbed.     

异构的蒽乙烯单钌配合物:合成与表征、电化学、光谱性质及理论计算

通过9-蒽乙炔基及2-蒽乙炔基分别与有机金属氢化物羰基氯氢三(三苯基膦)钌(Ⅱ)[Ru HCl(CO)(PPh_3)_3]反应,再使用三甲基膦(PMe_3)交换配体,合成并表征了具有同分异构结构的蒽乙烯单钌配合物1和2,其中配合物2的结构还经X射线单晶衍射的确证,结合理论计算研究了其电学及光学性质。密度泛函理论(DFT)优化配合物1和2的电子结构显示,在两个异构体中钌乙烯基与蒽配体呈现明显不同的构型,前线分子轨道图显示最高已占分子轨道(HOMO)上电子离域于整个分子骨架,其中以配体蒽乙烯基所占比例为90%,表明蒽乙烯基配体参与该配合物氧化进程的比例很大。电化学实验结果表明,配合物1的氧化还原可逆性明显低于配合物2。配合物1和2及前体分子1b和2b的电子吸收光谱结果表明,配合物与前体分子相比光谱性质呈现明显变化,其在紫外区域的强吸收峰明显减弱,而在长波长方向均出现了弱而宽的吸收峰,该吸收峰已经通过含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)计算将其归属于π→π*以及金属配位电荷转移(MLCT)跃迁吸收,均来自于HOMO→LUMO跃迁产生。荧光发射光谱揭示金属配位之后其荧光强度和荧光量子产率明显降低。CCDC:1488284,2。     

固态二乙炔拓扑聚合反应动力学的量子化学研究

利用协同反应模型和EHCO-ASED量子化学方法, 对固态二乙炔的拓扑聚合反应:MDA(Molecular diacetylenes)→PBT(Polybutatrienes)→PDA(Polydiacetylenes)的势能曲线进行了计算, 并对其轨道对称性以及能隙随反应坐标的变化进行了分析; 很好地解决了文献中用Woodward-Hoffmann轨道对称守恒原理对此反应进行分析时所遇到的问题, 指出了此反应是热允许的原因。     

Chemistry of anthracene-acetylene oligomers: synthesis and enantiomeric resolution of a chiral 1,8-anthrylene-ethynylene cyclic tetramer

To construct a new type of chiral pi-conjugated system, the title anthracene-acetylene oligomer containing two octyl groups at position 10 of 1,2-alternating anthracene groups was synthesized. Each anthracene unit was connected by Sonogashira coupling, and the tetrameric precursor was cyclized by a cross-coupling reaction to form the desired C2-symmetric compound. Its enantiomers were resolved by chiral HPLC with a Chiralcel OD column, and the chiroptical properties were investigated by optical rotation ([alpha]D(23) = -95 and +91) and circular dichroism (CD) measurements. The structural and spectroscopic features of this oligomer were discussed in terms of the molecular symmetry and the dynamic behavior of the macrocyclic framework.     

Chemistry of exciplexes 11: Photocycloaddition of 1,3-cyclohexadiene to polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Extending our investigations on the photochemical reactions between benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated polyunsaturated olefins to the higher arenes, we describe the pericyclic reactivity evidenced in the photochemical cycloaddition reactions of anthracene, tetracene, benz(a)anthracene, dibenz(a,c)anthracene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, dibenz(a,j)anthracene and pentaphene with 1,3-cyclohexadiene. The divergent reactivities of these arenes is not explicable in terms of Woodward-Hoffmann or derivative theories. We attribute the proclivities of these systems to engage in pericyclic cycloaddition reactions, and in particular the failure of dibenz(a,h)anthracene and pentaphene to from “allowed” 4π_s + 4π_s meso cycloadducts, to a requirement for the preservation of “essential symmetry” about the reactive positions, wherein the local nodal structure of the reactants must correlate with that of the products for a pericyclic process to be energetically competitive with other modes of deactivation of the arene excited state. Applicability of this theory in thermal processes is also considered.     

Source of Cooperativity in Halogen‐Bonded Haloamine Tetramers

Inspired by the isostructural motif in α‐bromoacetophenone oxime crystals, we investigated halogen–halogen bonding in haloamine quartets. Our Kohn–Sham molecular orbital and energy decomposition analysis reveal a synergy that can be traced to a charge‐transfer interaction in the halogen‐bonded tetramers. The halogen lone‐pair orbital on one monomer donates electrons into the unoccupied σ*_N?X orbital on the perpendicular N?X bond of the neighboring monomer. This interaction has local σ symmetry. Interestingly, we discovered a second, somewhat weaker donor–acceptor interaction of local π symmetry, which partially counteracts the aforementioned regular σ‐symmetric halogen‐bonding orbital interaction. The halogen–halogen interaction in haloamines is the first known example of a halogen bond in which back donation takes place. We also find that this cooperativity in halogen bonds results from the reduction of the donor–acceptor orbital‐energy gap that occurs every time a monomer is added to the aggregate.