DFT and TDDFT investigations on the ground and excited states for polynuclear platinum(II) complexes containing the rigid phenylacetylide ligand

We have studied the ground and excited states of the three dendritic polynuclear Pt(II) complexes 1-[Cl(PH3)2PtC≡≡ C]-3,5-[HC≡≡ C]C6H3 (1), 1,3-[Cl(PH3)2PtC≡≡ C]2-5-[HC≡≡ C]C6H3 (2), and 1,3,5-[Cl(PH3)2- PtC≡≡ C]3C6H3 (3), by using the B3LYP and UB3LYP methods, respectively. TDDFT approach with the PCM model was performed to predict the emission spectra properties of 1―3 in CH2Cl2 solution. We first predicted the excited-state geometries for the three complexes. With the change of the number of Pt(II) atom, 1―3 show the different geometry structures in both the ground and excited states; fur- thermore, the increase of the metal density from 1 to 3 results in the red shift of the lowest-energy emissions along the series. The luminescent properties of 1 are somewhat different from those of 2 and 3. The emission properties of 2 and 3 are richer than 1. Our conclusion can give a good support for designing the high efficient luminescent materials.     

Synthesis and properties of the copper(Ⅱ) complexes with stable radical

Four novel copper(Ⅱ) complexes have been synthesized,namely Cu(hfac)2NITPhNO2 (1),Cu(hfac)2NITPhCH3 (2),Cu(pfpr)2NITPhNO2,(3) and Cu(Pfpr)2NITPhCH3 (4),where hfac= hexafluoro-acetylacetonate,pfpr=pentafluoropropionate,NITR.=2-R-4,4,5,5-tetraniethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazolyl-1-oxyl-3-oxide.(R=4-nitrophenyl,4-methylphenyl).These complexes were rharicter-ized by elemental analyses,IR,electronic spectra and molar conductance.The temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility of complexes 1 and 3 have been studied in the 4 300 K range,giving I he exchange integral J=10.56 cm-1 for complex 1 and J =-30.9 cm-1 for complex 3.     

Theoretical study on second-order nonlinear optical properties of 1,10-phenanthroline Ru(Ⅱ) complexes

The dynamic first hyperpolarizabilities of a series of 1,10-phenanthroline Ru(Ⅱ) complexes were carried out using density functional theory(DFT).The results indicate that these complexes have large second-order nonlinear optical(NLO) responses.Specially,complex 6b has a maximal first hyperpolarizability βtot value.The first hyperpolarizabilities can be tuned by changing the ancillary ligand,introducing electron-acceptor group NO2 and/or increasing π-conjugation on phenanthroline.Calculations on absorption spectra demonstrate that the second-order NLO responses of complexes in series a are ascribed to the intraligand charge transfer(ILCT),while the complexes in series b exhibit metal-to-ligand charge transfer(MLCT) and ligand-to-ligand charge transfer(LLCT) transition at relatively low-energy absorptions.     

Theoretical Study on the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of the Linear Perfluorooctane Sulfonate （PFOS）

The perfluoroalkyl substances(PFS) have attracted considerable attention in recent years as a persistent global pollutant to be able to bioaccumulate in higher organisms.In this paper,theoretical analysis on electronic structures,optoelectronic properties and absorption spectra properties of the perflurooctane sulfonate(PFOS) in gas phase have been investigated by using the DFT/TD-DFT method.The geometric structures,electrostatic potentials,energy gaps,ionization potentials,electron affinities,frontier molecular orbital,excitation energies and absorption spectra for the ground state of PFOS were calculated.The result indicates that the ability of accepting electron of neutral PFOS is larger than that of anionic PFOS,while the electron excited by UV irradiation from HOMO to LUMO in the anionic PFOS is easier than that in the neutral PFOS.     

Theoretical studies on electronic structures and spectroscopic properties of a series of novel β-diketonate Os(II) complexes

The geometries, electronic structures, and spectroscopic properties of a series of [Os^(II)(CO)₃(tfa)(acac(X)₂)] (tfa = trifluoroacetate; acac = acetoylacetonate; X = H (1), CF₃ (2), C₆H₅ (3), and C₁₀H₇ (4)) complexes have been investigated theoretically. The ground and excited state geometries were optimized at the B3LYP/LANL2DZ and CIS/LANL2DZ levels, respectively. The optimized geometry structural parameters agreed well with the corresponding experimental results. As indicated in this paper, the highest occupied molecular orbitals were dominantly localized on the Os atom, ctfa (abbv. of CO and tfa), and acac ligand for 1 and 2, acac ligand and X substituent for 3 and 4, while the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals were mainly composed of acac ligand and X substituent. Under the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) level with the polarized continuum model (PCM), the absorption and phosphorescence in CH₂Cl₂ media were calculated based on the optimized ground- and excited-state geometries, respectively. The calculated results show that the lowest energy absorptions at 317 (1), 342 (2), 377 (3), and 420 nm (4) are attributed to a change of ππ*/MLCT mixing transition to pure ππ* transition for 1–4, while their phosphorescence emission have similar transition properties. This indicates that the absorption and emission transition characters could be altered by adjusting the π electron-donating ability.     

QSPR Studies on lgK_(ow) and lgK_(oc) of Fluorobenzenes and Property Parameters Based on HF and DFT Calculations

1 INTRODUCTION Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) equation could be employed to predict the biological activities of unknown compounds, which is signifi- cant for initial screening and evaluation of toxic compounds[1]. Soil sorption coeff…     

Theoretical studies on phosphoraniminato derivatives of Keggin-type polyoxometalates [PW11O39{MVNPPh3}]3− (M = Fe,Ru): Electronic structures and bonding features

Transition metal phosphoraniminato derivatives of Keggin-type polyoxometalates(POMs) are important intermediates in N-transfer reactions.Density functional theory(DFT) has been employed to calculate the electronic structures,bonding features and redox properties of the iron and ruthenium phosphoraniminato derivatives of Keggin-type POMs,[PW11O39{MVNPPh3}] 3-(M = Fe,Ru).Our DFT calculations show that both anions have the same qualitative M-N single bond features.However,the calculations predict that the FeN system possesses a lower energy and more accessible metalnitrogen antibonding orbital than the RuN system.This results in a greater weakening of the Fe-N bond in the reduction process,and thus enhances its N-transfer reactivity.     

Theoretical Studies on the Electronic Structures and Spectral Properties of 4,4′-（Ethane-1,2-diylbis-（oxy））dibenzaldehyde and Its Polymorph

The ground state geometries, frontier molecular orbital properties, and absorption properties of 4,4′-(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))dibenzaldehyde (EDO-DBDHD) and its polymorph have been studied theoretically. The density functional theory (DFT) method was employed to optimize the ground state geometries, and theoretical data reveal that EDO-DBDHD features the planar molecular conformations, in contrast to V-shaped structures of its polymorph, which agrees with the experimental data. Additionally, the absorption spectra of both compounds were predicted using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The calculated results show that the lowest lying absorption bands of these compounds have the transition configurations of HOMO → LUMO, resulting in the transition character of π→π*/n→π*. The transition of HOMO → LUMO+3 mainly contributes to the highest lying absorption bands of two compounds at 225 nm with the character of π→π*/n→π*.     

DFT study on second-order nonlinear optical properties of Pt (Ⅱ) complexes with different chromophores

DFT B3LYP/LANL2DZ method was employed to calculate electron properties and the second-order nonlinear optical(NLO) respond of platinum(Ⅱ) complexes which have been synthesized by Weinstein group.4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline shows the ability to push electron in these complexes.Metal Pt plays a balancing charge role.Comparing complex 1b-6b with complex a,the βvec value of complex 1b-5b is larger than one of complex a,while the βvec value of complex 6b is smaller than one of com-plex a.In these seven comp...     

Studies of copper (Ⅱ) complexes as catalysts for the hydrolysis of DNA

Hydrolysis of DNA is an important enzymatic reaction , but it is exceedingly difficult to mimic in the laboratory because of the stability of hydrolysis of DNA. In this paper, the cleavage activity of complexes formed between Cu(Ⅱ) and four different amino acid or amino acid methyl ester on DNA is studied by gel elec-trophoresis. It is found that DNA could be cleaved by Cu(Ⅱ)-L-His and Cu(Ⅱ)-L-His methyl ester complexes and the efficiency of cleavage is largely dependent on the metal ion-to-ligand ratio. Further experiments show that the cleavage of DNA mediated by Cu(Ⅱ)-L-His complexes occurs via a hydrolytic mechanism and the active chemical species that affects DNA cleavage is proposed to be MI2H and ML2H22 .     

Pt(Ⅱ), Pd(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) Complexes Binding to the N(7) Position of Guanine: Influence on the Guanine and Watson-crick GC Base Pair

Comprehensive ab initio calculations were performed on the coordination of Pt(Ⅱ),Pd(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) adducts to the N(7) of guanine and guanine-cytosine (GC) base pair at the DFT level. The fully optimized geometries of the metal complexes were obtained and the stabilization energies of the interaction between metal adducts and nucleobase were calculated with B3LYP method by using 6-31^* basis set for the light atom. While the effective core potential (ECP) is used for metal cation. The results show that both cispalladium and cisnickel cause similar geometric changes of the base pair as cisplatin. For the coordination of metal adducts to guanine, platinum adduct possesses the highest stabilization energy; but the interaction between metal-guanine and cytosine for nickel is larger than that for platinum and palladium. It is worthy to note that hydrolysis effect can also cause significant changes in H-bonds.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic characterization and in vitro antitumor activities of some novel mononuclear Ru(Ⅱ) complexes

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of ruthenium complexes（R-l to R-8） of the type[Ru（A）₂（B）],(where A = 1,10-phenanthroline/2,2′-bipyridine and B = 3.4.5-tri-OCH₃DPC,4-CH₃-DPC,4-N-（CH₃）₂-DPC,4-NO₂-DPC arc described. These ligands form bidentate octahedral ruthenium complexes.The title complexes were subjected to in vitro cytotoxic activity measurements against the human cancer T-lymphocyte cell lines MTT assay.In vitro evaluation of these ruthenium complexes revealed cytotoxic activity from 0.24 to 1.4μg/mL against CEM,0.44 to 1.9μg/mL against Molt4/C8.0.28 to 1.5μg/mL against L1210,0.24 to 0.98μg/mL against HL60,and 0.25 to 1.2μg/mL against BEL7402,depending the nature of the compound.     

Synthesis and magnetic interaction of μ-2-chloroterephthalato binuclear iron (Ⅱ) complexes

Four μ-2-chloroterephthalato binuclear iron(Ⅱ) complexes, namely [Fe2 (CTPHA) L4]-(ClO4)2, where L stands for 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (Me2-bpy); 2,9-dimethyl-l, 10-phenanthro-line (Me2-phen); 5-chloro-l, 10-phenanthroline (Cl-phen); 4, 7-diphenyl-l, 10-phenanthroline (Ph2-phen), respectively, and CTPHA represents 2-chlorolerephthalate dianion, have been synthesized and characterized. Based on the elemental analyses, molar conductance measurements and spectroscopic studies, extended CTPHA-bridged structures consisting of two iron(Ⅱ) ions, each in a distorted octahedral environment, are proposed for these complexes. [Fe2 CTPHA)-(Me2-bpy)4] (ClO2 (1) and [Fe2(CT-PHA)·(Me2-phen)4](ClO4)2 (2) complexes were characterized by variable temperature magnetic susceptibility (4-300 K) measurements and the observed data were successfully simulated by the equation based on the spin Hamiltonian operator, H = - 2JS1 · S2 , giving the exchange integrals J = - 1.28 cm-1 for 1 and J = - 1.85 cm-1 for 2. These r     

Molecular design and theoretical investigation into one-and two-photon absorption properties of two series of cyclometalated platinum(Ⅱ) complexes

We have theoretically investigated two series of cyclometalated Pt(Ⅱ) complexes,a series [Pt(C,N,N) Cl] and b series [Pt(C,N,Npyrazolyl) Cl].The geometrical and electronic structures are calculated at the ECP60MWB//6-31G*(H,C,Cl,N,S) basis set level using DFT method;one-photon absorption(OPA) properties are calculated by using both TDDFT and ZINDO methods and two-photon absorption(TPA) properties are obtained with the ZINDO/SOS method.The resonance integrals parameters(βsp and βd) for Pt are adjusted to -1 and -28.5 eV,respectively,to make max OPA wavelength calculated by ZINDO closest to the experimental data and TDDFT results.The calculated results indicate the molecule 2b([Pt(Cnaphthyl,N,Npyrazolyl) Cl]) has the biggest potential as outstanding TPA materials because(i) the TPA properties of b series are more outstanding in IR wavelength range,the molecules in b series have good transparencies and possess 1-pyrazolyl-NH that is also available for another metal coordination(e.g.,dimerization) and chemical interactions;(ii) when C is Cnaphthyl in the C,N,N ligand of cyclometalated Pt(Ⅱ) complexes,the molecules have the best conjugation effect and the best TPA properties.     

Estimation of n-Octanol/water Partition Coefficients （lgKow） and the Aqueous Solubility （-lgSw） of all PCDF Congeners by Density Functional Theory

1 INTRODUCTION As is widely known, PCDFs together with poly- chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and poly- chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been included in many blacklists, such as “persistent organic pol- lutants (POPs)” and suspected “environmental en- docrine disruptors (EEDs)”. This is because PC- DFs are chemically and thermally stable and com- plex PCDF mixtures are generally resistant to bio- degradation. Although the concentration of these chemicals is quite low o…     

Theoretical studies on cation-π interactions (I)——Density-functional theory investigation on the configurations and interaction for ammonium cation-benzene complex

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Theoretical studies on the electronic structures and spectroscopic properties for a series of Osmium(II)-2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridine complexes

A series of Osmium(II) complexes [Os (trpy-R)₂]²⁺(trpy=2,2′,6′,2′′-terpyridine and R=H (1), OH (2), and C₆H₅(3)) have been investigated by the density functional (DF) and ab initio calculations. The structures of 1–3 in the ground and excited states were fully optimized at the B3LYP and CIS level, respectively, and their absorption and emission spectra in the acetonitrile solution were obtained using the TD-DFT (B3LYP) method associated with the PCM model. The calculations indicated that, for 1–3, the variation of the substituents on the terpyridine ligand only slightly changes their geometrical structures in the ground and excited states but leads to a sizable difference in the electronic structures. The results show that the low-lying MLCT/ILCT transitions (at 446 (1), 465 (2), and 499 nm (3)) are red-shifted according to the electron-donating ability of substituents on the terpyridine ligand, but blue-shift trend of the high-lying ILCT transitions (at 301 (1), 297 (2), and 272 nm (3)). It also reveals that the lowest energy emissions of 1–3 at 649 nm, 656 nm, and 676 nm have the character of mixing ³[π*(trpy) → d(Os)] and ³ ππ* (³MLCT/³ILCT) transitions localized on the terpyridine ligand, which are identical to the transition properties of the lowest-energy absorptions.     

Synthesis,characterization and magnetism of copper(Ⅱ)-lan-thanide(Ⅲ) heterobimetalic complexes with N,N'-oxamidobis-(benzoato) cuprate (Ⅱ)

Seven new μ-oxamido copper(Ⅱ)-lanthanide(Ⅲ)hetero-bitnetalic complexes described by the fonnula Cu(obbz)Ln-(Ph-phen)2NO3(Ln=La,Nd,Eu,Gd,Tb,Ho,Er),where obbz denotes the oxamidobis(benzoato)and Ph-phen represents 5-phenyl-1,10-phenanthroline,have been synthesized and characterized by the elemental analyses,spectro-scopic(IR,UV,ESR)studies,magnetic moments(at room temperature)and molar conductivity measurement.The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of Cu(obbz)Gd(Ph-phen)2NO3 complex has been measured over the range 4.2-300 K.The least-squares fit of the experimental susceptibilities based on the spin Hamiltonian operator,H=-2JS1 S2,yielded J= 1.28 cm-1,a weak ferromagnetic coupling.A plausible mechanism for a ferromagnetic coupling between Gd(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ)is discussed in terms of spin-polarization.     

~(99)Ru and ~(13)C-NMR Spectra for the Tris Chelates of 5-Substituted 1,10-Phenanthrolines with Ruthenium (Ⅱ)

Ru(5-X-Phen),' complexes(whereX=H,CH3,Ph,Cl,andNO2)havebeenfoundtohaveextensiveapplicationascatalystsinphotoinducedelectron-transferprocessesand,especially,asphotosensitizersinsolarenergyconversionbywaterphotoreductionprocesses.Someresearchersincludingthepresentauthorhavefound1Handl3CNMRspectroscopyusefultostudytheinteractionsthatdevelopincoordinationofpolypyridineligandstotransitionmetalsl-3.Sincethe99Ru-NMRchendcalshiftcansensitivelyreflecttheelectronicandgeometricalchangesaroundtheme…     

Theoretical study of the substituent effects on structure and dissociation of RNSi and RSiN (R = H, Li)

The effects of substituent on stability, structural properties and dissociation of HSiN, LiSiN and their isomers have been studied in detail using ab initio MP2, CCSD and CCSD(T) and density functional B3LYP methods. After dissociation of HNSi, LiNSi, HSiN and LiSiN, the fragmented atoms have been considered to be either in their ground state or in their valence excited state in various dissociation channels. Only allowed dissociations of these molecules are considered. Various dissociation channels of HSiN and LiSiN and their isomers have been explored and an interesting trend has been observed for the dissociation of stable isomers HNSi and LiNSi and less stable isomers HSiN and LiSiN. The effect of substituents on dipole moment has been discussed. The potential energy surfaces for the RSiN ↔ RNSi isomerization reactions have been analyzed. The structural properties of these molecules agree well with the theoretical and experimental values wherever available.