Synthesis, electronic properties, and electrochemiluminescence of donor-substituted phenylethynylanthronitriles

A new series of pi-conjugated donor-acceptor compounds (1-6) with inherent redox centers have been prepared and studied with respect to their electronic properties. The photophysical characteristics of these compounds have been studied in relation to their structures. Cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry were used to probe the ground-state electronic properties of the neutral and charged species. The observed electronic absorption properties of the neutral and charged molecules are explained with the help of frontier orbital structures and electrostatic potential maps obtained from density functional theory (DFT, B3LYP/6-31G) calculations. Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of this series of donor-substituted phenylethynylanthronitriles with different donors was also studied. The structure-property relationship of all of the compounds is discussed.     

Aromaticity, optical properties and zero field splitting of homo- and hetero-bimetallic (C8H8)M(μ2-,η8═C8H8)M(C8H8) where M = Ti, Zr, Th Complexes

This work presents a relativistic calculation of electron delocalization, optical properties, and zero field splitting in a group of molecules with the structure (C(8)H(8))M(μ(2)-,η(8)═C(8)H(8))M(C(8)H(8)), where M = Ti, Zr and Th. Additionally we also studied the heterobimetallic combinations (Ti-Th and Zr-Th). The molecular properties are discussed based on their electronic structure and the influence of the electron mobility in metal-metal communication. Nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS) was determined via the gauge-including-atomic-orbital (GIAO) method with the OPBE functional. The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) was employed to calculate excitation energies, and the electronic transitions over 500 nm are presented with the objective to analyze the transition metal role as an antenna effect in the absorption band in the near-IR region. Finally the ZFS was calculated using Pederson-Khana and coupled perturbed DFT approaches implemented in the ORCA code. The contributions to spin-spin coupling (SS) and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) were analyzed, and the spin-density over the metal centers is discussed employing our scheme of metal-metal communication. Our aim is to determine the influence of the electronic structure over the optical and magnetic properties in a group of model compounds to understand the transition metals effect over these properties.     

An enthalpic scale of hydrogen-bond basicity. 3. Ammonia, primary, secondary, and tertiary amines

A reliable enthalpic scale of hydrogen-bond acceptor strength (basicity) is built for aliphatic amines by means of a new infrared method, from the temperature variation of hydrogen-bond equilibrium constants. Enthalpies of hydrogen bonding to a reference hydrogen-bond acceptor, 4-fluorophenol, have been determined in CCl4 and/or C2Cl4 for ammonia and 68 primary, secondary, and tertiary amines. The scale spans from -23.8 kJ mol(-1) for i-Pr2NCH(Et)2 to -39.4 kJ mol(-1) for Et3N. This large variation is mainly explained by the basicity-enhancing electronic effects of alkyl groups, which can be overcompensated by dramatic basicity-decreasing steric effects. Relationships between DeltaH degrees and the change in electronic energy or the infrared shift of the OH stretching upon hydrogen bonding are studied and found useful in the prediction of the hydrogen bond enthalpies of amines with several hydrogen-bond acceptor sites. A careful statistical analysis of the enthalpy-entropy relationship shows an isoentropic tendency. The entropies of 65% of hydrogen-bonding reactions between aliphatic amines and 4-fluorophenol have a mean value of -55.1 +/- 4.2 J K(-1) mol(-1). Amines excluded from the isoentropic set are mainly severely hindered ones. The hydrogen-bond enthalpic scale can be useful in measuring the electrostatic character of Lewis bases.     

6,7,8,9-四氢-吩嗪并[2,3]C_(60)衍生物的结构、电子光谱和二阶非线性光学性质的理论研究

利用半经验AM1量子化学方法研究了6, 7, 8, 9-四氢-吩嗪并[2, 3]C60衍生物(1～4)及其异构体5, 6, 7, 8-四氢-9, 10-二氮杂蒽并[2, 3]C60衍生物 (5～8) 的结构。 结果表明,目标分子的前线轨道主要由C60部分决定, C60母体与加成基团之间存在较强的分子内电荷转移, C60部分是电子受体,吩嗪环部分为电子给体。 在AM1优化几何构型的基础上, 用INDO/SCI方法计算了目标分子的电子光谱, 用完全态求和(SOS)公式计算了其二阶非线性光学性质。 计算结果表明, 目标分子在400 nm 以上均存在弱吸收峰, 与实验所得结果一致。 5, 6, 7, 8-四氢-9, 10-二氮杂蒽并[2, 3]C60衍生物(5～8)的二阶非线性光学系数(0)比其异构体6, 7, 8, 9-四氢-吩嗪并[2, 3]C60衍生物(1～4)的大得多。     

Structural and electronic properties of organophosphorus-based systems as sensitizers in solar cells

Considerable attention has been paid to modulating these organic π-conjugates to realize effective and efficient organic photovoltaic by the means of theoretical methods. In respect to this, six commonly used heterocyclic compounds: thiophine (Th), thienopyrazine (TP), benzothiadiazole (BD), quinoxahine (BP), benzobisthiadiazole (BBD), and thenothiadiazole (TD) were co-oligomerized with bisazaphosphole (BAP) and theoretically examined for use in solar cells using density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory to evaluate their optical, electronic, and light harvesting efficiency, as well as voltaic properties. The results showed that TP, TD, BD, BP, and BDD were preferable for optimization of the bandgaps and molecular energy levels of these organophosphorus-based compounds over Th. heterocyclic compounds. The calculated electron transfer process to the conduction band of [6,6]-phenyl-C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and the subsequent regeneration in BAP–BBD and PBAP (polybisazaphosphole)–TD were possible in organic voltaic cells, making these modeled compounds more proficient solar cell sensitizers. The method used can be explored in understanding the relationship between electronic properties and molecular structure of other materials for electronic devices.     

Selectivity equivalence of two poly(methylphenylsiloxane) open-tubular columns prepared with different deactivation techniques for gas chromatography

The solvation parameter model is used to characterize the retention properties of a poly(methylphenylsiloxane) column Rxi-50 over the temperature range 60-240 degrees C. The smooth variation of the system constants with temperature affords a general picture of how the relative importance of the different intermolecular interactions change with temperature. The system constants and retention factors for varied compounds are compared with those for Rtx-50 prepared with a similar stationary phase but using a different surface deactivation technique. The two columns are shown to be nearly selectivity equivalent. The Rtx-50 column is slightly more cohesive, dipolar/polarizable and hydrogen-bond basic than Rxi-50, while Rxi-50 is slightly more electron lone pair attractive and hydrogen-bond acidic. Only the difference in hydrogen-bond acidity can be identified with some certainty as related to the difference in deactivation processes. For compounds with a separation greater than 0.2 retention factor units on Rtx-50, it should be relatively straightforward to achieve an acceptable separation for the same compounds on Rxi-50.     

trans versus geminal electron delocalization in tetra- and diethynylethenes: a new method of analysis

trans-Diethynylethene [(E)-hex-3-ene-1,5-diyne (1 a)], geminal-diethynylethene [3-ethynyl-but-3-ene-1-yne (1 b)], and tetraethynylethene [3,4-diethynyl-hex-3-ene-1,5-diyne (2)] are flexible molecular building blocks for pi-conjugated polymers with interesting electronic and photonic properties. The type of functionalization, the length of the polymer chain, and the choice of pi-conjugation pattern, play a crucial role in determining the properties of these compounds. To rationalize the impact of the different delocalization pathways in the various types of isomers (trans or geminal) on the molecular and electronic structure, a detailed theoretical investigation is presented. We develop a method based on the natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis of Weinhold, which allows one to correlate electron delocalization with molecular and electronic structure observables. The method reveals that the difference between trans (or through) and geminal (or cross) conjugation is not only due to the vertical pi conjugation, but also to the in-plane sigma hyperconjugation. The method is used to correlate the changes in molecular and electronic observables, such as the bond lengths or the absorption frequencies, with the electronic structure of the compounds under investigation. Moreover, this method allows us to predict how a certain substituent will affect the molecular structure and the electronic properties of a given backbone.     

Time-resolved resonance Raman and density functional theory study of hydrogen-bonding effects on the triplet state of p-methoxyacetophenone

Picosecond and nanosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy combined with density functional theory calculations have been performed to characterize the structure, dynamics, and hydrogen-bonding effects on the triplet state of the phototrigger model compound p-methoxyacetophenone (MAP) in cyclohexane, MeCN, and 50% H2O/50% MeCN (v:v) mixed solvent. Analogous work has also been done to study the corresponding ground state properties. The ground and triplet states of MAP were both found to be associated strongly with the water solvent molecules in the 50% H2O/50% MeCN solvent system. A hydrogen-bond complex model involving one or two water molecules bonded with the oxygen atoms of the MAP carbonyl and methoxy moieties has been employed to explore the hydrogen-bond interactions and their influence on the geometric and electronic properties for the ground and triplet states of MAP. Among the various hydrogen-bond configurations examined, the carbonyl hydrogen-bond configuration involving one water molecule was calculated to lead to the most stable hydrogen-bond complex for both the ground and the triplet states with the strength of the hydrogen-bond interaction being stronger in the triplet state than the ground state. The increased carbonyl located hydrogen-bond strength in the triplet state results in substantial modification of both the electronic and the structural conformation so that the triplet of the hydrogen-bond complex can be considered as a distinct species from the free MAP triplet state. This provides a framework to interpret the differences observed in the TR3 spectral and triplet lifetime obtained in the neat MeCN solvent (attributed to the free MAP triplet state) and the 50% H2O/50% MeCN solvent (due to the triplet of the hydrogen-bond complex). Temporal evolution at early picosecond times indicates rapid ISC conversion, and subsequent relaxation of the excess energy of the initially formed energetic triplets occurs for both the free MAP and the hydrogen-bond complex. The triplet of the carbonyl hydrogen-bond complex appears to be generated directly from the corresponding ground state complex and it does not dissociate back to the free triplet state within the triplet state lifetime. We briefly discuss the influence of the carbonyl hydrogen-bond effect on the pi pi* triplet reactivity for MAP and closely related compounds.     

Bonding in tropolone, 2-aminotropone, and aminotroponimine: no evidence of resonance-assisted hydrogen-bond effects

The properties of the intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) in tropolone, aminotropone, and aminotroponimine have been compared with those in the corresponding saturated analogues at the B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. In general, all those compounds in which the seven-membered ring is unsaturated exhibit a stronger IMHB than their saturated counterparts. Nevertheless, this enhanced strength is not primarily due to resonance-assisted hydrogen-bond effects, but to the much higher intrinsic basicity and acidity of the hydrogen-bond acceptor and donor groups, respectively, in the unsaturated compounds. These acidity and basicity enhancements have a double origin: 1) the unsaturated nature of the moiety to which the hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor are attached and 2) the cyclic nature of the compounds under scrutiny. As has been found for hydroxymethylene and aminomethylene cyclobutanones, and cyclobutenones and their nitrogen-containing analogues, the IMHB strength follows the [donor, acceptor] trend: [OH, C=NH]>[OH, C=O]>[NH(2), C=NH]>[NH(2), C=O] and fulfills a Steiner-Limbach correlation similar to that followed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

具有三角架结构的丙二酸、β-二酮和吡唑衍生物的合成、结构及超分子自组装

本文系统的探讨了1,3,5-丙二酸衍生物取代基（2-5）,戊烷-2,4-二酮取代基(6),3,5-二甲基-1H-吡唑取代基-2,4,6-三乙基苯(7)的合成和结构。1H NMR分析表明,这些化合物在溶液中具有高度的对称性;X-单晶衍射分析确认这些化合物在固态均采取1,3,5-交替构象,即三个功能取代基团处在中心苯环平面的一边,而三个乙基则位于该中心苯环平面的另一边。分子内和分子间氢键是化合物4,5,7实现超分子自组装的主要作用力。化合物7（L）的吡唑取代基与铜离子（II）通过Cu-N的配位键作用形成笼状配合物8 (Cu3L2),在配合物8中,两配体分子7（L）采取了顺式面面相向的构象。     

Electronic structure,electrical and magnetic properties of RMo(8)O(14) compounds (R = La,Ce, Pr,Nd, Sm) containing bicapped Mo(8) clusters

Magnetic and electrical resistivity properties of RMo(8)O(14) (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) compounds containing different bicapped-octahedral Mo(8) clusters are discussed. Extended Hückel (EH) molecular calculations were carried out in order to study the influence of the position of metal capping atoms on the electronic structure of different Mo(8) isomers. Different optimal metal electron counts are possible for these clusters. Periodic density functional calculations confirm the molecular character of these compounds and allow the understanding of their semiconducting and magnetic properties.     

二芳基氨(硼)-π-碳硼烷三元化合物的二阶非线性光学性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对二芳基氨(硼)-π-十二顶点碳硼烷三元化合物的结构及二阶非线性光学(NLO)性质进行计算.结果表明,化合物共轭桥长度及二芳基氨(硼)对化合物偶极矩的影响较小.随着分子共轭桥的增长,分子的电子空间范围R2增大,从而使极化率和第一超极化率增大.通过分析化合物的电子光谱和对应的分子轨道组成可知,分子中电荷转移主要发生在二芳基氨(硼)和π-桥之间,碳硼烷的贡献较少.二芳基氨和二芳基硼的供电子能力差异可以调节分子的二阶NLO响应.     

Selective initiation of nonconjugated dienes containing electron donor–electron acceptor systems. III. Synthesis of vinyl ether–styrene monomers

In a continuation of our studies on nonconjugated dienes containing electron donor–electron acceptor systems which may function as model crosslinking monomers, we here report the synthesis of the series, 2-, 3-, and 4-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)styrenes. The dipole moments μ, infrared and ultraviolet absorption properties, refractive indices n_D³⁰, molar refractions (MR_D), and optical exaltations of the compounds were determined. In order to establish whether any intramolecular electronic interactions, e.g., intramolecular charge-transfer complexes, contribute to the structure and properties of these compounds, 2- and 4-(2-ethoxyethoxy)styrenes were also prepared, and their properties compared with those of the vinyloxy series. While there are differences in certain of the properties of these two groups of monomers, these differences are not sufficiently large to permit definite correlations with the proposed interactions.     

Kinetics of hydrogen bonding between anthracene urea derivatives and anions in the excited state

Urea compounds are useful anion sensors due to their hydrogen-bonding capabilities. We investigated the emissive properties of complexes consisting of urea-anthracene (nPUA, n = 1, 2) host compounds and acetate anions held as guests through intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The kinetics of a new emission band formed by conformational changes in the excited singlet state were revealed. The new band is thought to arise from a charge-transfer interaction between the anthracene and urea moieties after intermolecular hydrogen-bond reconfiguration in the excited state, with rate constants of 2.4 × 10(9) and 4.0 × 10(7) s(-1) for 1PUA and 2PUA, respectively.     

Synthesis and spectral characteristics of two novel intramolecular charge transfer fluorescent dyes

The synthesis and absorption/fluorescence properties of two novel intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) compounds of (fluorene-2-yl)-(9-ethylcarbazole-3-yl) ketene and 1-phenyl-3-(fluorenone-2-yl)-5-(9-ethylcarbazole-3-yl)-2-pyrazoline were reported. The primary structure of the target compounds was characterized by IR and ¹H NMR. The systems contained a fluorenone or a propenon group as an electron acceptor (A) and an N-ethylcarbazole and a pyrazoline group as electron donors (D). From the emissive properties it was concluded that the electronic coupling between D and A was sufficient to allow charge transfer in these molecules. The ICT maximal emission displayed a large wavelength shift and Stokes shifts increased in response to the increase of the solvent polarity. The highly solvatochromic properties made the two compounds of great interest as new classes of fluorescent probes, electroluminescent and electrofax materials.     

The influence of phenolic hydroxy substitution on the electron transfer and anti-cancer properties of compounds based on the 2-ferrocenyl-1-phenyl-but-1-ene motif

The ferrocenyl compound 2-ferrocenyl-1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-but-1-ene (), is very cytotoxic against breast cancer cells (IC(50) = 0.44 microM against MDA-MB-231). We now report the synthesis of a new series of para- and meta- substituted mono- and di- ferrocenyl phenols [2-ferrocenyl-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-but-1-ene (), 2-ferrocenyl-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-but-1-ene (), 1,2-di-ferrocenyl-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-but-1-ene (), and 1,2-di-ferrocenyl-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-but-1-ene ()] and their electrochemical and biochemical properties, especially in comparison to the previously reported "standard" compounds [2-ferrocenyl-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-but-1-ene () and ()]. We also report the synthesis and characterization of the diphenyl analogue, 2-ferrocenyl-1,1-diphenyl-but-1-ene (). This structure-activity relationship study was motivated by our hypothesis that the cytotoxicity of is related to its ability to form a quinone methide structure after two in situ 1-electron oxidations, a process which requires the presence of at least one p-phenol. The mono-ferrocenyl compounds (including those previously reported) are reasonably well recognized by the oestrogen receptors alpha (RBAs = 0.9-9.6%) and beta (RBAs = 0.28-16.3%), although the bulkier di-ferrocenyl compounds show very little affinity. In vitro, the cytotoxic effects of the phenolic complexes are related to the positioning of the hydroxyl group (para- superior to meta-), and to the number of ferrocenyl groups (one superior to two), with IC(50) values against the MDA-MB-231 cell line ranging from 0.44-3.5 microM. On the hormone-dependent breast cancer cell line MCF-7, the observed effect seems to be the result of two components, one cytotoxic (antiproliferative) and one estrogenic (proliferative). Electrochemical studies show that only the compounds with a p-phenol engage in proton-coupled intramolecular electron transfer.     

Quantum-chemical modeling of the electronic structure and chemical bond of Sn<Subscript>0.875</Subscript>M<Subscript>0.125</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> (M = Cr,Mn, Co)

The electronic structure of the Sn_0.875M_0.125O₂ compounds (M = Cr, Mn, Co) with a rutile structure and magnetic moments of the transition metal atoms in them were calculated by the ab initio spin-polarized linear muffin-tin orbital method. The electron density and electron localization function maps for these compounds were constructed. Based on these data, the effect of the composition of these phases on the electronic spectrum, chemical bond, and magnetic and transport properties were analyzed.