4-AHBA为核的聚芳醚树枝状化合物的合成及其光学性能

合成了三个新的以2-(4-氨基-2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(4-AHBA)为核的聚芳醚树枝状化合物(1a～1c),其结构由1H NMR,13C NMR,IR,MS和元素分析表征.研究了1和4-AHBA在氯仿中的紫外吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱,结果表明,1与4-AHBA相比,紫外吸收强度大大提高,且最大吸收波长从349 nm红移...     

薁2/6-位芳基取代的模型化合物的设计合成及性质研究

设计合成了薁2/6-位芳基取代的六个模型化合物1～6,化合物1～3和4～6分别为薁2-位和6-位取代的化合物,其取代基顺序均分别为五氟苯、苯和α-噻吩.对化合物的紫外吸收光谱、荧光光谱、电化学以及质子响应等物理化学性质进行了研究,并结合密度泛函理论(DFT)计算研究了2/6-位不同取代芳基对于薁衍生物的基本物理化学性质的影响.吸收光谱研究表明,在薁的2/6-位引入不同取代芳基均可以使其S0→S2跃迁吸收峰红移(Δλ=6～68nm),2/6-位引入给电子的噻吩基团发生明显红移(Δλ=68/48nm),其中2-位引入给电子噻吩基团红移更加明显(Δλ=68nm).荧光光谱研究表明,在薁6-位引入强拉电子的五氟苯,所得化合物4荧光强度最强(φF=0.082);质子化后,同样含有五氟苯基的化合物1-H~+的荧光强度最强((φF=0.359).电化学和DFT理论计算表明,在薁2/6-位引入拉电子的五氟苯基可显著降低分子的最高已占分子轨道(HOMO)和最低空分子轨道(LUMO)能级(1和4的ΔEHOMO/ΔELUMO分别为-0.23/-0.18和-0.20/-0.15 eV).这些研究结果为基于薁的有机功能分子的设计合成及性质研究提供了有效依据.     

改性SiO2载体对邻菲咯啉钌荧光特性及氧敏感荧光膜性能的影响

为提高极性荧光指示剂Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂在非极性硅橡胶中的分散性,以沉淀白炭黑、气相白炭黑和甲基MQ树脂,载负荧光指示剂Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂,再填充到二甲基硅橡胶(PDMS)中,制备氧敏感荧光膜.以分光光度计和荧光光谱仪,研究载体种类对Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂的吸附性、荧光特性及氧敏感荧光膜性能的影响.白炭黑载负Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂的荧光发射光谱相对其稀溶液约红移20 nm.载体表面的甲基可减弱SiO₂载体对Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂分子的吸附性和相互作用,减少荧光发射光谱的红移12 nm,提高荧光强度近10倍.白炭黑有助改善Ru(dpp)₃Cl₂在PDMS中的分散性和氧敏感荧光膜的荧光输出和猝灭比,尤以MQ树脂的效果最为显著.     

荧光素蒽醌甲酯分子内光诱导电子转移及电荷分离态的检测

合成了以荧光素为光敏剂的电子给体-受体二元化合物荧光素蒽醌甲酯(FL-AQ),用吸收光谱、荧光光谱、荧光寿命研究了该化合物在乙醇溶液中的光物理性质,并首次用纳秒级瞬态吸收光谱检测了此化合物分子内光诱导电子转移所形成的电荷分离态.在溶液中激发FL,电子可从FL有效地转移到AQ,其速率常数为3.95×10⁹s^-1,效率为95%.但由于电荷分离态寿命较短,瞬态吸收信号弱,若在此溶液中加入二氧化钛(TiO₂)纳米胶体,使FL-AQ吸附在胶体上,电荷分离态信号明显增强.480nm处FL^+·的寿命为11.1μs;560nm处AQ^-·的寿命为8.93μs.     

可溶性镍酞菁的光谱特性研究

利用UV-Vis吸收光谱、荧光光谱及半经验ZINDO/S方法,研究了4种可溶性镍酞菁(FPcNi、MePcNi、iBPcNi、iPPcNi)的电子吸收光谱和荧光光谱.研究结果表明:随着取代基的供电子能力增加,酞菁的最大吸收波长(λ_max)和发射波长(λ_em)发生红移,摩尔消光系数变小;随着溶液浓度增大,酞菁聚集体浓度增大,λ_max发生蓝移,但浓度对λ_em影响较小,同时荧光相对强度随浓度增大,出现最大值;随着溶剂配合能力的增加,λ_max、λ_em都发生红移.     

D-A结构的9,9-二芳基芴类发光材料的合成、表征及性能

设计合成了一系列以三苯胺结构为核心的具有推电子-拉电子(D-A)结构的9,9-二芳基芴类有机小分子. 研究了介质极性对吸收与发射光谱行为的影响及分子结构与其发光能力的关系. 该类化合物荧光发射波长范围在430-530 nm. 并在特定极性溶剂中观察到双重荧光现象. 溶剂效应显示该类化合物随着介质极性的增加, 分子内电荷转移态(ICT)的荧光发射峰波长先红移后蓝移且荧光强度降低, 表现出扭曲的分子内电荷转移(TICT)行为. 该类化合物的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级位于-5.24 - -5.50 eV, 且可以通过改变取代基电负性的强弱来调节. 所得化合物的玻璃化转变温度为192-206 °C, 热重分析(TGA)表明化合物的热分解温度都在400 °C以上, 具有良好的热稳定性.     

二(2-苯基-8-羟基喹啉)锌及其衍生物的电子光谱性质的含时密度泛函理论研究

采用从头算(ab initio)和密度泛函理论(DFT B3LYP)方法。对二(2-苯基-8-羟基喹啉)锌(Zn(qPh)₂)及其衍生物的基态结构进行优化，同时用ab initio HF单激发组态相互作用(CIS)法在6-31G基组上优化其最低激发单重态几何结构，用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT/B3LYP)及6-31G基组计算吸收和发射光谱。计算表明，该类物质电子在基态与激发态间的跃迁，主要是电子云分布由定域化向离域化的转变。吸收及发射光谱的计算值与实验值基本符合。该类化合物的电子亲和能较大，都是优良的电子传输材料，改变中心金属原子对配合物光谱性质影响不大。而羟基氧被硫原子取代后，化合物的吸收光谱产生明显红移。     

N,N'-二-[3-羟基-4-(2-苯并噻唑)苯基]脲的光谱实验与密度泛函理论研究

利用实验观测与密度泛函理论(DFT)计算方法考察了新化合物N, N'-二-[3-羟基-4-(2-苯并噻唑)苯基]脲(4-DHBTU)的红外、核磁与紫外吸收光谱性质.与单体2-(4-氨基-2-羟苯基)苯并噻唑(4-AHBT)相比, 4-DHBTU的实验紫外吸收强度显著增强,最大吸收峰发生了明显红移,并呈现出双吸收峰特征.结合实验光谱数据与密度泛函理论计算分析表明, 4-DHBTU分子最稳定的基态异构体为cis-C₁₁和trans-C₁₁,而导致上述紫外光谱差异的主要原因是4-DHBTU样品中cis-C₁₁, trans-C₁₁, cis-C₂₂, trans-C₂₂等多种异构体共存.此外, 4-DHBTU与溶剂二甲基亚砜(DMSO)间氢键作用使得核磁实验中4-DHBTU的15H、16H氢谱化学位移显著增大.     

过氧化氢激活型近红外氟硼二吡咯光敏剂的设计、合成及光动力治疗研究

基于传统的氟硼二吡咯(BODIPY)荧光染料,设计合成了一种过氧化氢(H₂O₂)激活型近红外光敏剂中位-N-(4-硼酸苄基)吡啶鎓盐取代的碘化双苯乙烯基氟硼二吡咯(FP-IBDP). FP-IBDP在乙腈中的吸收和发射波长均达到近红外区,最大吸收和发射波长分别为681 nm和740 nm,对应的荧光量子效率和单线态氧效率分别为0.01和0.09.在被H₂O₂激活后, FP-IBDP转变为IBDP,其在乙腈中的最大吸收和发射波长分别为661 nm和701 nm.与FP-IBDP相比, IBDP的荧光量子效率和单线态氧效率大幅提升,分别达到0.11和0.48.细胞水平的荧光影像实验表明FP-IBDP对癌细胞内的H₂O₂具有灵敏的响应,并能通过明显的荧光增强变化实现癌细胞与正常细胞的有效区分.活性氧检测实验证明FP-IBDP能够被癌细胞内过表达的H₂O₂激活,并能在660nm光照射下在癌细胞内产生单线态氧.噻唑蓝(MT...     

氟取代三(8-羟基喹啉)铝衍生物电子结构、电子光谱的量子化学研究: 实现蓝色发光的途径

采用Gaussian 03程序包和密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP/6-31G方法, 研究了三(8-羟基喹啉)铝(Alq3)的3种氟代衍生物的电子结构与电子光谱, 讨论了氟原子在不同位置取代对Alq3的前线轨道、HOMO-LUMO能隙以及电子光谱的影响, 发现氟取代使Alq3的前线轨道能级降低, 在6位碳上氟代的Alq3的HOMO-LUMO能隙变大, 吸收和发射光谱发生蓝移, 而在5和7位碳上氟代的Alq3能隙变小, 吸收和发射光谱发生红移. 理论模拟结果与实验事实基本吻合, 证明在Alq3分子的合适位置进行化学修饰可实现蓝色发光.     

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES OF FIREFLY OXYLUCIFERIN, THE LIGHT EMITTER IN FIREFLY BIOLUMINESCENCE

Abstract— The 5-methyl analog of firefly oxyluciferin, two isomeric O-methyl ether derivatives of it and an O, O Ó-dimethyl ether derivative were synthesized and their UV absorption and fluorescence emission spectra were determined. Comparisons of the emission data with the emission wavelength in bioluminescence indicate that the mono-anions of firefly oxyluciferin are candidates for the light-emitters in bioluminescence. Further, we have found that the chemiluminescence of active esters of firefly luciferin produces (from the keto form of oxyluciferin) only red light emission under a variety of conditions; a yellow-green light emission (from the enolic forms of the oxyluciferin product) could not be elicited.     

A Time‐Dependent Density Functional Theory Investigation on the Origin of Red Chemiluminescence

Is the resonance‐based anionic keto form of oxyluciferin the chemical origin of multicolor bioluminescence? Can it modulate green into red luminescence? There is as yet no definitive answer from experiment or theory. The resonance‐based anionic keto forms of oxyluciferin have been proposed as a cause of multicolor bioluminescence in the firefly. We model the possible structures by adding sodium or ammonium cations and investigating the ground‐ and excited‐state geometries as well as the electronic absorption and emission spectra. A role for the resonance structures is obvious in the gas phase. The absorption and emission spectra of the two structures are quite different—one in the blue and another in the red. The differences in the spectra of the models are small in aqueous solution, with all the absorption and emission spectra in the yellow–green region. The resonance‐based anionic keto form of oxyluciferin may be one origin of the red‐shifted luminescence but is not the exclusive explanation for the variation from green (≈530 nm) to red (≈635 nm). We study the geometries, absorption, and emission spectra of the possible protonated compounds of keto(?1) in the excited states. A new emitter keto(?1)′‐H is considered.     

Predictions of the electronic absorption and emission spectra of luciferin and oxyluciferins including solvation effects

The ground and excited state properties of luciferin (LH(2)) and oxyluciferin (OxyLH(2)), the bioluminescent chemical in the firefly, have been characterized using the configuration interaction singles (CIS) and time dependent density functional (TDDFT) methods. The effects of solvation on the electronic absorption and emission spectra of luciferin and oxyluciferin are predicted with a self-consistent isodensity polarized continuum model of the solvent using both the configuration interaction singles model and time dependent density functional theory. The S(0)-->S(1) vertical excitation energies in the gas phase and in water are obtained with both methods. Optimizations of the excited state geometries permit the first predictions of the fluorescence spectra for these biologically important molecules. Shifts in both the absorption and emission spectra on proceeding from the gas phase to aqueous solution also are predicted.     

The Effects of Heteroatoms Si and S on Tuning the Optical Properties of Rhodamine‐ and Fluorescein‐Based Fluorescence Probes: A Theoretical Analysis

The effects of the incorporated heteroatoms Si and S on tuning the optical properties of rhodamine‐ and fluorescein‐based fluorescence probes is investigated using DFT and time‐dependent DFT with four different functionals. As previously proposed, the large redshift (90 nm) produced by a Si atom in both the absorption and emission spectra can be attributed to the σ*–π* conjugation between the σ* orbital of the Si atom and the π* orbital of the adjacent carbon atoms. However, the presence of a Si atom does not alter the fluorescence quenching mechanism of the nonfluorescent forms of the investigated compounds. For the first time, these theoretical results indicate that the n orbital of the S atom plays an important role in determining the optical properties of the nonfluorescent form of rhodamine‐based fluorescence probes. It alters the fluorescence quenching mechanism by lowering the energy of the dark nπ* state, which is due to breakage of the C10?S52 bond upon photoexcitation.     

TD-DFT Accuracy in Determining Excited-state Structures and Fluorescence Spectra of Firefly Emitter

We analyzed the excited-state structures and emission spectra of firefly emitter, the anionic keto form of firefly oxyluciferin(keto-1), determined by the time dependent-density functional theory(TD-DFT) approach. The analysis is based on a direct comparison with the highly correlated CASSCF(MS-CASPT2) ab initio approach. 49 DFT functionals were considered and applied to the study. Among the tested functionals, mPW3PBE, B3PW91 and B3P86 give the best performance for ground-state geometry, absorption spectrum, excited-state geometry and emission spectrum.     

Yellow-green and red firefly bioluminescence from 5,5-dimethyloxyluciferin

Beetle luciferases (including those of the firefly) use the same luciferin substrate to naturally display light ranging in color from green (lambda(max) similar 530 nm) to red (lambda(max) similar 635 nm). The original mechanism of bioluminescence color determination advanced by White and co-workers was based on the concept that the keto and enol tautomers of the emitter oxyluciferin produce red and green light, respectively. Alternatively, McCapra proposed that color variation is associated with conformations of the keto form of excited-state oxyluciferin. We have prepared the adenylate of D-5,5-dimethylluciferin and shown that it is transformed into the putative emitter 5,5-dimethyloxyluciferin in bioluminescence reactions catalyzed by luciferases from Photinus pyralis and the green-emitting click beetle. 5,5-Dimethyloxyluciferin is constrained to exist in the keto form and fluoresces in the red. However, bioluminescence spectra revealed that green light emission was produced by the firefly enzyme and red light was observed with the click beetle protein. These results, augmented with steady-state kinetic studies, may be taken as the first experimental support for McCapra's mechanism of firefly bioluminescence color or any other proposal that requires only a single keto form of oxyluciferin.     

TDDFT Study of the Electronic Structure,Absorption and Emission Spectra of the Light Emitters of the Amazing Firefly Bioluminescence and Solvation Effects on the Spectra

The ground and excited state properties of luciferin (LH₂) and oxyluciferin (OxyLH₂), the bioluminescent chemicals in the firefly, have been characterized using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent DFT (TDDFT) methods. The effects of solvation on the electronic absorption and emission spectra of luciferin and oxyluciferin were predicted with a self‐consistent isodensity polarized continuum model of the solvent using TDDFT. The S₀→S₁ vertical excitation energies in the gas phase and in water were obtained. Optimizations of the excited state geometries permitted the first predictions of the fluorescence spectra for these biologically important molecules. Shifts in both of the absorption and emission spectra on proceeding from the gas phase to aqueous solution were also predicted.     

萤火虫氧化荧光素及其衍生物的电子结构和光物理性质

通过密度泛函理论(DFT)的MPW3PBE泛函, 对萤火虫生物发光底物氧化荧光素及其衍生物进行了结构全优化. 计算了其电离能、 电子亲和势、 空穴抽取能、 电子抽取能、 空穴和电子重组能, 并评估了其空穴和电子传输能力. 采用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)//MPW3PBE/6-31+G(d)方法计算了吸收光谱, 优化了最低单重态S₁, 研究了其荧光光谱, 进而考察了具有较高发光效率的氧化荧光素作为有机发光二极管(OLED)材料的可能性. 计算结果表明, 氧化荧光素及其衍生物可以同时作为电子传输层和发光层材料.     

Ligand effects on ESR and optical properties of gold atoms in gamma irradiated organic solid solutions at 77 K

Ligand effects on ESR and optical properties of Au0 atoms produced at 77 K in gamma irradiated solid solutions of AuCl/MTHF and AuCl/EtOH with and without HCl were investigated. Four groups of ESR lines were observed at 73 K more clearly around the magnetic fields at about 250, 280, 340, and 400 mT for both gamma irradiated MTHF and EtOH solid solutions with HCl than those without HCl. The values of a and g(J) calculated by Breit-Rabi analysis showed a remarkable dependence on the solvent polarity. It was confirmed that the signals were the hyperfine quartet corresponding to the transitions between the Zeeman levels of Au0 atoms with nuclear spin of 3/2 in the ground state, 2S(1/2). It was also confirmed that Au0 atoms produced after gamma irradiation were located in the nuclear environment of isotropic interaction with surrounding ligand molecules. Delocalization of the unpaired spin density of Au0 onto ligands is found to be as large as one in the case of Cu0 atoms. Our previous hypothesis of the occurrence of configuration mixing of d valence orbital into the wave function of the atom in its 2S(1/2) was strongly supported. The dependence of the ESR, optical absorption, and the steady-state emission and excitation characteristics on solvent polarity was cleared in this study. We observed two kinds of emissions i.e., a band at 385 nm and a set of emission bands at 456, 482, 484, and 520 nm. These correspond to two bands out of the six kinds of emissions observed previously. The bands were attributed to exciplex (Au0 x Ln...Au+)* and the excited Au0 atoms trapped in a large cavity, respectively. The negative counterion of Au+ of the gold compound plays an important role for the formation of the exciplexes.     

Fragment molecular orbital investigation of the role of AMP protonation in firefly luciferase pH-sensitivity

Firefly bioluminescence displays a sensitivity to pH changes through an alteration of the energy of the emitted photon leading to yellow-green light above ～pH 6.5 and red light below this value. Calculations using the fragment molecular orbital method have been performed on the active site of the luciferase enzyme from the Japanese firefly Luciola cruciata in order to investigate both the importance of different protonation states and tautomeric forms of the lumophore, oxyluciferin, and the role played by protonation of the active site AMP molecule. The results suggest that whilst an equilibrium between several protonation/tautomeric states of oxyluciferin is possible, a single oxyluciferin species (the phenolate-keto form) may be mostly responsible for both emission colours, with changes in polarization by the active site caused by protonation of the AMP molecule playing an important role in mediating the pH-dependent shift.