Structural and vibrational studies of molecular conductors using quantum mechanical methods: 1,3-Dithiole-2-thione, 1,3-dithiole-2-one, 1,3-dioxole-2-one and 1,3-dioxole-2-thione

Computations were carried out by employing the RHF and density functional theory (DFT) methods to investigate the geometries, atomic charges, harmonic vibrational frequencies for the 1,3-dithiole-2-thione (DTT), 1,3-dithiole-2-one (DTO), 1,3-dioxole-2-thione (DOT) and 1,3-dioxole-2-one (DOO) molecules and their radical cations. The geometrical parameters and atomic charges on various atomic sites of the DTT and DOT molecules and their radical cations suggest extended conjugation in these systems. Contrary to this, for the DOO⁺ and DTO⁺ ions there is no evidence in favour of such conjugation, however, the neutral molecules exhibit some conjugation. Harmonic forced field and vibrational mode calculations provided convincing theoretical evidence for the reassignment of some fundamental vibrational modes for all the four molecules. In going from the neutral species to the charged ions for all the four cases the CC stretching frequency is found to decrease drastically. The CS stretching frequency reduces drastically for the DTT and DOT molecules as compared to their radical cations whereas the CO stretching frequency is found to increase in going from the neutral molecule to its radical cation for the DOO and DTO molecules. The ring stretching mode with a₁ symmetry and CC and CO/S stretching modes in these molecules appear to help in conversion of neutral molecule into respective radical cation and neighbouring radical cation into respective neutral molecule. Thus, there appears the feasibility of stretching vibrational mode coupling with electron transfer.     

The vibrational energy manifold of the lowest lying bending mode of tricarbon oxide sulfide,OCCCS,as determined by relative intensity measurements

The determination of a precise vibrational energy level scheme for the two-dimensional bending mode of tricarbon oxide sulfide (3-thioxo-1,2-propadiene-1-one), OCCCS, has been carried out by relative intensity measurements of rotational transitions up to the seventh excited vibrational state of ν₇. The harmonic wavenumber ω₇ was determined to be 84.50 ± 0.63 cm^?1 while the anharmonicity constant χ₇₇ was found to be ?0.62 ± 0.11 cm^?1, respectively. A linear dependence of the expectation value of the electric dipole moment on the vibrational quantum number υ₇ was found. All results confirm that in O CCCS the potential function describing the two-dimensional oscillator of ν₇ is very harmonic without a perturbing barrier to linearity as was found in the case of OCCCO.     

Synthesis and photochromic properties of 1,2-dihetarylethenes with 1,3-dioxole- and 1,3-oxazole-2-thione bridges

Methods for the synthesis of substituted bis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethenes with 1,3-dioxole- and 1,3-oxazole-2-thione fragments as ethene bridges were developed. These compounds exhibit photochromic properties. Dedicated to Academician N. K. Kochetkov on the occasion of his 90th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1299–1301, May, 2005.     

Vibrational spectra of tetramethyleyclobutane-1-one-3-thione and the fully deuterated derivative

Raman and i.r. spectra of tetramethylcyclobutane-1-one-3-thione (TMCBOT) and the fully deuterated derivative TMCBOT-_d¹² have been recorded. A fairly complete set of vibrational frequencies and assignments are given for the two molecules. The CO stretching mode was observed as a very strong Fermi doublet in the infrared spectrum of TMCBOT at 1811/1782 cm⁻¹. For TMCBOT-d₁₂ a similar doublet was observed at 1808/1775 cm⁻¹. The CS stretching mode was assigned to bands at 1303 cm⁻¹ for TMCBOT and 1307 cm⁻¹ for the deuterated molecule.     

The molecular structure of tetrathiofulvalene-13C (TTF) from proton magnetic resonance studies using nematic solvents

The molecular structure of TTF dissolved in nematic liquid crystalline solvents has been determined from the proton magnetic resonance including couplings due to ¹³C in natural abundance. The molecule is puckered in a boat conformation with the SCHCHS planes making a dihedral angle of 13 ± 2° with the S₂C  CS₂ plane. The other structural parameters obtained are r_CH = 1.085 ± 0.014 Å and the angel CCH = 123.7 ± 1.5°.     

Comparison of free and metal coordinated 1,4-disubstituted-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadienes : Crystal and molecular structures of 1,4-dicyclohexyl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene and trans-[dichloro(triphenylphosphine)(1,4-di-tert-butyl- 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene)palladium(II)]

The crystal and molecular structures of c-Hex-DAB (c-hexyl-NC(H)C(H)N-c-hexyl; DAB = 1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene) and of trans-[PdCl₂(PPh₃)(t-Bu-DAB)] are reported. Crystals of c-Hex-DAB are monoclinic with space group C_2/c and cell constants: a = 24.70(1), b = 4.660(2), c = 12.268(3)Å, β = 107.66(4)°, Z = 4. The molecule has a flat E-s-trans-E structure with bond lengths of 1.258(3)Å for the CN double bond and 1.457(3)Å for the central CC′ bond. These bond lengths and the NC-C′ angle of 120.8(2)° indicate that the C- and N-atoms are purely sp²-hybridized and that there is little or no conjugation within the central DAB skeleton. Crystals of trans-[PdCl₂(PPh₃)(t-Bu-DAB)] are triclinic with space group P-1 and cell constants: a = 17.122(3), b = 18.279(3), c = 10.008(5)Å, α = 96.77(2), β = 95.29(3), γ = 109.79(2). Z = 4. The t-Bu-DAB ligand is coordinated to the metal via one lone pair only. In this 2e; σ-N coordination mode the E-s-trans-E conformation of the free DAB-ligand is still present and the bonding distances within the DAB-ligand are hardly affected. [CN: 1.261(10)Å; CC′: 1.479(10)Å (mean).] The PdN-, NC- and central CC′-bond lengths are compared with those found in other metal -R-DAB complexes.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, intramolecular hydrogen bond,dipole moment, 14N quadrupole coupling constants and centrifugal distortion of 2flu

Microwave spectra of CH₂FCONH₂, CH₂FCOND(1)H(2), CH₂FCONH-(1)D(2), and CH₂FCOND₂ are reported. The stable form of the molecule is shown to possess a planar FCCONH₂ skeleton, with two out-of-plane hydrogens. The C-F and CO bonds are trans to one another and a weak intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed between the fluorine atom and the nearest amide group hydrogen atom stabilizing the identified rotamer. Other conformations are not present in concentrations exceeding 10% of the total. Nine vibrationally excited states were assigned. Six of these were attributed to the C-C torsional mode and one to the lowest in-plane bending mode. The first excited state of -NH_z out-of-plane deformation mode was tentatively assigned. Relative intensity measurements yielded 114±14 cm^?1 for C-C torsional mode and 239±20 cm^?1 for the in-plane bending mode. The dipole moment was determined asμ_a = 1.27±0.01 D, μ_b = 1.67±0.02 D, and μ_tot = 2.10±0.02 D, while the ¹⁴N quadrupole coupling constants were found to be χ_aa = 1.6±0.2 MHz, χ_bb = 1.6±0.2 MHz and χ_cc = ?3.2±0.3 MHz.     

Microwave spectra of isotopic glycolaldehydes,substitution structure,intramolecular hydrogen bond and dipole moment

The microwave spectra of ¹³CH₂OH-CHO, CH₂OH-¹³CHO, and CH₂OH-CH¹⁸O are reported and have been used in combination with previously published data on other monosubstituted glycolaldehydes to determine the substitution structure of the molecule as r(CO) = 1.209 Å, r(C-O) = 1.437 Å, r(C-C) = 1.499 Å, r(O-H) = 1.051 Å, r(C-H_ald) = 1.102 Å, r(C-H_alc) = 1.093 Å, r(O β H) = 2.007 Å, r(O β O) = 2.697 Å, ∠(C-CO) = 122°44', ∠(C-C-H_ald) = 115°16', ∠(C-C-O) = 111°28', ∠(C-O-H) = 101°34', ∠(C-C-H_alc) = 109°13', ∠(H-C-H) = 107°34', ∠(O-H β O) = 120°33', ∠(H β OC) = 83°41', and ∠(O-H, C0) = 24°14'. The intramolecular hydrogen bond and the other structural parameters are discussed and compared to related molecules. The dipole moment is redetermined to be μ_a = 0.262 ±0.002 D, μ_b = 2.33 ± 0.01 D, and μ_tot = 2.34 ± 0.01 D. Relative intensity measurements yielded 195 ± 30 cm^?1 for the C-C torsional fundamental and 260±40 cm^?1 for the lowest in-plane skeletal bending mode. Computations performed by the CNDO/2 method correctly predict the observed cis hydrogen-bonded conformer to be the energetically favoured one and in addition yield some indication of the existence of at least two other non-hydrogen-bonded forms of higher energy.     

Selenoketene substitution structure

Microwave studies (26.5–40 GHz) of further isotopic species of selenoketene formed by pyrolysis of 1,2,3-selenodiazole (¹²CH₂¹²C^76,77,82Se, ¹²CH₂¹³C⁸⁰Se and ¹³CH₂¹²C⁸⁰Se) and by pyrolysis of 5-deuterio-1,2,3-selenodiazole (¹²CHD¹²C^78,80Se) are reported. In conjunction with earlier results for ¹²CH¹²C^78,80Se an r_s structure has been derived with distances SeC (1.706 Å), CC (1.303 Å), CH (1.0908 A) and a HCH bond angle of 119.7°. The geometry of the CH₂C moiety of selenoketene is closer to allene, CH₂CCH₂, than to ketene, CH₂CO.     

Molecular structures of isobutene and 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene as studied by gas electron diffraction

The structures of isobutene and 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene have been studied by gas electron diffraction. For isobutene the rotational constants obtained by Laurie by microwave spectroscopy have also been taken into account. Leastsquares analyses have given the following r_g bond distances and valence angles (r_av for isobutene and r_α for dimethylbutene): for isobutene, r(CC) = 1.342±0.003 Å, r(C-C)= 1.508±0.002Å, r(C-H, methyl) = 1.119±0.007 Å, r(C-H, methylene) = 1.095±0.020 Å, ∠(C-CC) = 122.2±0.2°, ∠(H-C-H) = 107.9±0.8°, and ∠(C-C-H) 121.3±1.5°; for dimethylbutene, r(CC)= 1.353 ±0.004 Å, r(C-C) = 1.511±0.002 Å, r(C-H) = 1.118± 0.004 Å, ∠(C-CC)= 123.9±0.5°, and ∠(H-C-H)= 107.0±1.0°, where the uncertainties represent estimated limits of experimental error. The bond distances and valence angles in these molecules and in related molecules are compared with one another. The CC and C-C bond distances increase almost regularly with the number of methyl groups, and the C-C bonds in isobutene and dimethylbutene are shorter than those in acetaldehyde and acetone by about 0.01 Å. Systematic variations in the C-CC angles suggest the steric influence of methyl groups.     

Absorption and emission spectra of the lowest triplet state in hexachloroacetone

T₁ ← S₀ absorption and T₁ → S₀ phosphorescence spectra of neat cystalline hexachloroacetone have been analyzed at 4.2°K. From the lifetime and energy the upper state is assigned as ³nπ^*. The spectra are sharp compared to other aliphatic ketones, with the 0-0 band at 26 248 ± 2 cm ^?1. The phosphorescence shows two strong progressions; one involving the CO stretching mode at 1784 cm^?1 (x), the other a long progression of at least 8 bands involving a mode at 143 cm^t-1 (a). The 143 cm^?1 progression forming mode can best be asigned to the CO out-of-plane wagging vibration. The absorption shows the same two strong progressions, reduced in frequency to 1270 cm^t-1 and 123 cm^?1, respectively, but with the progression in mode a broadened with increasing n. The broadening is interpreted as arising from inversion doublets; the close harmonicity up to n = 5 allowing the potential barrier to inversion to be estimated as > 700 cm^?1. A feature of the spectra is the absence of low frequency torsional modes suggesting lack of pseudo Jahn-Teller distortion of the triplet state potential surface. For comparison, the phosphorescence of crystalline hexafluoroacetone was also studied at 4.2°K. The spectrum exhibits broad bandedness with a 00 band tentatively assigned at 26 870 ± 20 cm^?1.     

A nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of tetraselenafulvalene partially oriented in a nematic liquid crystal

The molecular structure of tetraselenafulvalene (TSeF) dissolved in a nematic crystal solvent is determined from the PMR spectra including ⁷⁷Se satellites. The molecule is found to be either puckered in a boat form or possessing a broad potential function for the in-phase puckering motion. The dihedral angle between the SeHCCHSe and Se₂CCSe₂ plane is 15.5 ± 0.6°. The structure is in good agreement with that of the dimerized TSeF in the solid state. Some ⁷⁷Se indirect coupling constants are also determined.     

An electron diffraction investigation of the molecular structure of gaseous 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene

The gas phase molecular structure of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene has been investigated by the electron, diffraction technique. The following structural parameters (r_a structure) have been obtained: CC = 1.336±0.004 Å; C-C = 1.505±0.002 Å; C-H = 1.092±0.003 Å; ∠CC-C = 123.4±0.4°; ∠C-C-H = 110.5±0.7°; methyl torsional angle CC-C-H = 31±3°. If local C_3v symmetry is assumed then a twist of 13 ±4° of the carbon skeleton is observed. This twist reduces to virtually 0° if no local symmetry is imposed on the methyl group. The twisted structure is in good agreement with that obtained by valence force-field calculations.     

Vibro-conformational behaviour and normal coordinate analysis of fluorocarbonyl isocyanate,FC(O)NCO

Vibrational data of vapour, liquid and matrix-isolated fluorocarbonyl isocyanate, FC(O)NCO, were investigated. A subsequent normal coordinate analysis was performed for the A′ species of the predominant planar cis conformer (CO double bond cis with respect to the vicinal NC double bond). The following internal force constants were derived: f_CO= 12.88 mdyn Å⁻¹, f_CF=6.20 mdyn Å⁻¹ and F_CN= 4.42 mdyn Å⁻¹.     

Molecular structures of propene and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene determined by gas electron diffraction

The structures of propene and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene have been studied by electron diffraction intensities measured in the present study and rotational constants reported in the literature. The following average structures have been determined: For propene, r_g(CC) = 1.342 ± 0.002 Å, r_g(C-C) = 1.506 ± 0.003 Å, r_g(C-H)_vinyl = 1.104 ± 0.010 Å, r_g(C-H)_methyl = 1.117 ± 0.008 Å, ∠(C-CC) = 124.3 ± 0.4°, ∠(CC-H) = 121.3 ± 1.4°, and ∠(C-C-H) = 110.7 ± 0.9°; for trifluoropropene, r_g(CC) = 1.318 ± 0.008 Å, r_g(C-C) = 1.495 ± 0.006 Å, r_g(C-H)= 1.100 ± 0.018 Å, r_g(C-F) = 1.347 ± 0.003 Å, ∠(C-CC) = 125.8 + 1.1°, ∠(C-C-F) = 112.0 ± 0.2°, where the valence angles refer to the r_av structure, and the uncertainties represent estimated limits of experimental error. A simple set of quadratic force constants for each molecule has been estimated. Regular trends have been observed in the CC and C-C bond distances and the C-CC angles in these and related molecules. Significant differences between the CC, C-C and C-F distances and the C-C-F angle in trifluoropropene and in hexafluoroisobutene reported by Hilderbrandt et al. have been indicated.     

1H-, 13C- UND 77SE-NMR-STUDIE AN SCHWEFEL- UND SELEN-HALTIGEN CYCLISCHEN 6π-KATIONEN

Abstract

The ¹H, ¹³C and ⁷⁷Se NMR chemical shifts for 1,3-dithiolium, 1,3-thiaselenolium and 1,3-diselenolium tetrafluoroborates which are unsubstituted in the 4 and 5 positions and are unsubstituted or contain ethylseleno, ethylthio or morpholino groups in the 2 positions are reported. The dependence of the chemical shifts on the substituents and ring hetero atoms are discussed and shift increments given. The study includes the ¹³C shift effects for the following series of compounds: (a) thiotropone, ethylthiotropylium cation and tropylium cation; the iso-π-electronic heterocycles (b) thiopyrane-2-thione, 2-ethyl-thiothiopyrylium cation and the thiopyrylium cation, (c) 1,2-dithiole-3-thione, 3-ethylthio-1,2-dithiolium cation and the 1,2-dithiolium cation, and (d) 1,3-dithiole-2-thione, 2-ethylthio-1,3-dithiolium cation and the 1,3-dithiolium cation. Linear correlations between δ (¹H) and δ (¹³C), δ (⁷⁷Se) and δ (¹³C) and δ (¹³C) and δ (¹³C) (i) of neighbouring ring positions and (ii) between ring and substituent atoms proves, that changes in the electron density distribution of the ring systems is the intrinsic reason for the shift effects discussed. In particular the ⁷⁷Se/¹³C shift correlations show, that δ (⁷⁷Se) of double coordinated selenium atoms is determined by the 〈r ^?3〉_4p term in the contribution of paramagnetic screening σ_p(⁷⁷Se).

Es werden die ¹H-,¹³C- und ⁷⁷Se-NMR-chemischen Verschiebungen der in 4/5-Position unsubstituierten 1,3-Dithiolium-, 1,3-Thiaselenolium- und 1,3-Diselenolium-tetrafluoroborate, die in 2-Stellung unsubstituiert sind bzw. den Ethylseleno-, Ethylthio- oder Morpholinrest tragen, mitgeteilt und in Abhängigkeit von den Substituenten und den Ring-Heteroatomen diskutiert.

In die Betrachtung einbezogen sind die ¹³C-Verschiebungseffekte beim Übergang von den Thionen über die SEt-substituierten Kationen zu den Kation-Grundverbindungen in der Reihe Thiotropon/Ethyl-thiotropyliumion/Tropyliumion und der jeweiligen iso-π-elektronischen Schwefelheterocyclen Thiopyran-2-thion/2-Ethylthiothiopyryliumion/Thiopyryliumion, 1,2-Dithiol-3-thion/3-Ethylthio-1,2-dithioliumion/1,2-Dithioliumion und 1,3-Dithiol-2-thion/2-Ethylthio-1,3-dithioliumion/1,3-Dithioliumion.

Aufgefundene lineare Korrelationen zwischen δ (¹H) und δ (¹³C), δ (⁷⁷Se) und δ (¹³C) sowie δ (¹³C) und δ (¹³C) sowohl benachbarter Ringpositionen als auch zwischen Ring- und Substituentenatomen beweisen, daß als Ursache der diskutierten Verschiebungseffekte im Wesentlichen Änderungen der Elektronendichteverteilung der Ringsysteme anzusehen sind. Speziell die ⁷⁷Se/¹³C-Verschiebungskorrelationen zeigen, daß für δ (⁷⁷Se) zweifach koordinierter Selenatome der 〈r ^?3〉_4p-Term im σ_p (⁷⁷Se)-Verschiebungsbeitrag entscheidend ist.     

Assignments of the vibrational spectra of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene and (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene. Effect of the terminal and lateral methyl groups

The complete assignment of the vibrational spectra of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene and (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene was obtained from a comparative analysis of their i.r. and Raman spectra (solid, liquid and gas) in the range 3200-50 cm⁻¹. It is shown that particular vibrational motions strongly interact to give rise to very characteristic modes depending on the site of methyl substitution. The comparison of our results with those of analogous shorter and larger polyenes and polyenals allows us to discuss the various local coupled motions characteristic of unsubstituted (CHCH CH)CH and methyl substituted (CHC(CH₃)CH), ((CH₃)₂CCH) or (CH₃CHCH) fragments in polyenic chains.     

The molecular structure of fumaric acid and the deformation of carboxyl group geometry on crystallization

The molecular structure of fumaric acid was studied by means of gas electron diffraction at 260° C. The molecular parameters and their standard deviations obtained for a C_2h model are (r_a distances in Å, angles in degrees): CO: 1.202(0.002), C-O: 1.341(0.006), C-C: 1.486(0.004), CC: 1.356(0.016). C-C-O: 112.1(1.0), C-CO: 124.4(1.1), C-CC: 121.8(1.2). From the available data on carboxylic acids the weighted average deformation of the structure of a carboxylic group on crystallization was determined; a significant expansion of the O-H bond (0.040 Å ), the CO bond (0.010 Å ) and the C-C-O bond angle (1.5° ) and a shrinkage of the C-O bond (0.041 Å ), the C_α-C bond (0.012 Å ) and the C-CO bond angle (2.0° ) was found. The energy for these deformations was estimated to be 1.8 kcal mol^?1.     

Solid state and solution NMR studies of some new complexes of mercury selenocyanate with imidazolidine-2-thione and its derivatives

Reactions of imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt), 1,3-diazinane-2-thione (Diaz) and 1,3-diazipane-2-thione (Diap) with mercury(II) selenocyanate in acetonitrile resulted in formation of 2?:?1 complexes. Both solid state and solution NMR, confirm the exocyclic sulfur atom to be the donor in all cases. ¹⁹⁹Hg shielding tensors and anisotropies were calculated from the solid-state NMR spectra. Based on the solid NMR data a distorted tetrahedral disposition of ligands around mercury is proposed.     

Pyridyl-substituted [1,3]Dithiolo-[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>][1,4]dithiine-2-thiones

We have obtained 5-(2-pyridyl)[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiine-2-thione for the first time by cycloaddition of 2-ethynylpyridine to 4,5-dihydro-1,3-dithioltrithione (isotrithionedithiol). We have studied this thione, 5-(2-pyridyl)- and 5-(4-pyridyl)-5,6-dihydro[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiine-2-thiones by mass spectroscopy and also IR, UV, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. We have determined the crystal and molecular structure of 5-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-dihydro[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiine-2-thione.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 429–434, March, 2005.