Kinetics of formation of charge transfer complexes of poly(vinyl pyridines) with iodine, 7,7′8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone by electronic spectroscopic studies

The kinetics of formation of charge transfer complexes of poly(4-vinyl pyridine), poly(2-vinyl pyridine), and poly(2-vinyl pyridine-co-styrene) with iodine, 7,7′,8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone has been studied using electronic absorption spectroscopy. The charge transfer complexes of analogous low molecular weight donors, namely 2- and 4-picolines with the same set of acceptors have also been investigated for comparison. The composition and the equilibrium constants of the charge transfer complexes have been obtained. The equilibrium constant of the polymeric complexes is found to be higher than that of analogous complexes of the low molecular weight donors. A new method for determining the rate constants of the association and dissociation of the equilibrium involving the charge transfer complex formation has been proposed. The rate constants vary with the concentration of the acceptor. It indicates that the charge transfer complexes undergo a further reaction and hence the observed rate constants are not true but apparent rate constants. The charge transfer complexes have also been investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.     

XPS studies of charge transfer interactions in some polyphenylacetylene-electron acceptor systems

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies have been performed on charge transfer complexes of trans-polyphenylacetylene (PPA). The acceptors used included halogens, such as I₂ and Br₂, and organic electron acceptors, such as 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ), chloranil, fluoranil, and 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (TCNQ). Incomplete and relatively weak charge transfer interactions were observed in most of the complexes. These help to account for the relatively low conductivity levels observed in most of the PPA complexes when compared with the corresponding complexes of other conjugated polymers. PPA has also been found to interact with molecular oxygen to some extent in solution. In complexes involving O₂, Br₂, and fluoranil, XPS data suggest that the charge transfer interaction may have proceeded further than the pure formation of molecular charge transfer complexes.     

Binding at molecule/gold transport interfaces. V. Comparison of different metals and molecular bridges

The geometric and electronic structural properties of symmetric and asymmetric metal cluster-molecule-cluster' complexes have been explored. The metals include Au, Ag, Pd, and Al, and both benzenedithiol and the three isometric forms of dicyanobenzene are included as bridging molecules. Calculated properties such as cluster-molecule interface geometry, electronic state, degree of metal --> molecule charge transfer, metal-molecule mixing in the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) energy region, the HOMO-LUMO gap, cluster --> cluster' charge transfer as a function of external field strength and direction, and the form of the potential profile across such complexes have been examined. Attempts are made to correlate charge transport with the characteristics of the cluster-complex systems. Indications of rectification in complexes that are asymmetric in the molecule, clusters, and molecule-cluster interfaces are discussed. The results obtained here are only suggestive because of the limitations of the cluster-complex model as it relates to charge transport.     

Spectroscopic study of charge transfer complexes of some benzo crown ethers with π-acceptors DDQ and TCNE in dichloromethane solution

Formation of the charge transfer complexes between benzo-15-crown-5, dibenzo-18-crown-6, dibenzo-24-crown-8 and dibenzo-crown-10 and the π-acceptors DDQ and TCNE in dichloromethane solution was investigated spectrophotometrically. The molar absorptivities and formation constants of the resulting 1:1 molecular complexes were determined. The stabilities of the complexes of both π-acceptors vary in the order DB18C6 > DB3OC10 ⋍ DB24C8 > B15C5. All of the resulting complexes were isolated in crystalline form and characterized. The influences of potassium ion on the formation and stability of the TCNE molecular complexes were studied. Effects of the crown ether structure and the role of the K⁺ ion on the formation of charge transfer complexes are discussed.     

Quantum Topological Studies on the Molecular Complexes-CO_2-NCH and CO_2-OH_2

Topological properties of charge distribution for the title complexes and their constituent are analyzed by using ab initio calculations at 3-21G basis set. The results obtained are compared with those originated from ab initio and energy decomposition method. It has been determined that the title molecular complexes are T-shaped. The characteristics of the bonds and the changes originated from the formation of the complexes are discussed.     

Unusual effect of carborane ligands on the electronic properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis><Superscript>0</Superscript>-metal complexes

Modern quantum-chemical and photophysical methods have been used to study the structure of the frontier molecular orbitals and the nature of ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) transitions of structurally complex d ⁰-metallocenes. It has been shown that such metal complexes with carboranyl ligands have emissive LMCT states with preferential charge transfer from aromatic π-ligands to the metal and a large electric dipole moment. The electronic excitation and absorption spectra were simulated for the first time, and dipole moments of metal complexes containing metal–carbon σ- and π-bonds were estimated, which is of fundamental importance for the development of molecular photonics.     

Charge transfer excitations in cofacial fullerene-porphyrin complexes

Porphyrin and fullerene donor-acceptor complexes have been extensively studied for their photo-induced charge transfer characteristics. We present the electronic structure of ground states and a few charge transfer excited states of four cofacial porphyrin-fullerene molecular constructs studied using density functional theory at the all-electron level using large polarized basis sets. The donors are base and Zn-tetraphenyl porphyrins and the acceptor molecules are C(60) and C(70). The complexes reported here are non-bonded with a face-to-face distance between the porphyrin and the fullerene of 2.7 to 3.0 A?. The energies of the low lying excited states including charge transfer states calculated using our recent excited state method are in good agreement with available experimental values. We find that replacing C(60) by C(70) in a given dyad may increase the lowest charge transfer excitation energy by about 0.27 eV. Variation of donor in these complexes has marginal effect on the lowest charge transfer excitation energy. The interfacial dipole moments and lowest charge transfer states are studied as a function of face-to-face distance.     

烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体吡啶基胺类配体的构效关系研究

采用分子动力学模拟退火技术寻找了一类新型烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体吡啶基胺类配体分子的优势构象，用分子力学方法进行了结构优化，再用半经验量子化学方法中的AM1方法进一步优化，并做了电子结构计算.用计算所得物化参数对配体亲和性进行多元线性回归分析，回归结果表明：化合物pKi值与分子最低空轨道能量(ELUMO)、吡啶基所带总电荷(Qp)及分子构象相关.根据计算结果对该类化合物与受体的作用机制和作用位点进行了讨论.     

Molecular complexes of paraquat with anilines

The U V-VIS spectra of molecular complexes of paraquat with ring and N-substituted anilines have been recorded in methanol and 50% v/v aqueous methanol. All the complexes exhibited well-resolved charge transfer bands in the wavelength region where neither of the components have any absorption. The energies of charge transfer bands of the substituted aniline-paraquat complexes bear linear relationships with the ionization potentials obtained from the substituted aniline-TCNE complexes, indicating π - π interaction between paraquat and the donors. Both ring and N-substituents have effects on the positions of the CT bands as well as on the stabilities of the complexes. The positions of the CT bands are shifted to shorter wavelengths and the stabilities of the complexes decrease on going from methanol to aqueous. methanol.     

Molecular complexes of quinones: I. π-π complexes of p-chloranil with benzene and its derivatives

The relation between the position of the charge transfer band of molecular complexes formed by p-chloranil with benzene derivatives and ionization potentials of the donor molecule was analyzed. Electronic absorption spectra of p-chloranil complexes with donor molecules possessing degenerate molecular orbitals were examined. Unlike complexes with other acceptors, such as 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene and 1,3-dinitrobenzenea, molecular complexes of p-chloranil with analogous donors were classed within a single group.     

Synthesis of a novel triptycene-based molecular tweezer and its complexation with paraquat derivatives

[reaction: see text] A novel triptycene-based molecular tweezer has been synthesized, and its complexation with paraquat derivatives in solution and in the solid state has been studied. Due to its electron-rich cavity, the molecular tweezer could form stable complexes with paraquat derivatives with different functional groups. Moreover, it was also found that formation of the complexes was caused by a charge transfer interaction and the complexes dissociated upon two one-electron reduction of the bipyridinium ring.     

Predication of second-order optical nonlinearity of [(Bu2t Im)AuX] (X=halogen) using time-dependent density-functional theory combined with sum-over-states method

The dipole polarizability and second-order polarizability of recently synthesized (1,3-di-ter-butylimidazol-2-ylidine) gold complexes [(Bu2t Im)AuX] (X=halogen) were investigated by using time-dependent density-functional theory combined with sum-over-states method. We have discovered that these complexes possess remarkably larger molecular second-order polarizability compared with the organometallic and organic complexes. The value of the second-order polarizability increases in the order of F相似文献   

Electrospray Mass Spectrometry of Biomacromolecular Complexes with Noncovalent Interactions—New Analytical Perspectives for Supramolecular Chemistry and Molecular Recognition Processes

The development of “soft” ionization methods in recent years has enabled substantial progress in the mass spectrometric characterization of macromolecules, in particular important biopolymers such as proteins and nucleic acids. In contrast to the still existing limitations for the determination of molecular weights by other ionization methods such as fast atom bombardment and plasma desorption, electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption have provided a breakthrough to macromolecules larger than 100 kDa. Whereas these methods have been successfully applied to determine the molecular weight and primary structure of biopolymers, the recently discovered direct characterization by ESI-MS of complexes containing noncovalent interactions (“noncovalent complexes”) opens new perspectives for supramolecular chemistry and analytical biochemistry. Unlike other ionization methods ESI-MS can be performed in homogeneous solution and under nearly physiological conditions of pH, concentration, and temperature. ESI mass spectra of biopolymers, particularly proteins, exhibit series of multiply charged macromolecular ions with charge states and distributions (“charge structures”) characteristic of structural states in solution, which enable a differentiation between native and denatured tertiary structures. In the first part of this article, fundamental principles, the present knowledge about ion formation mechanism(s) of ESI-MS, the relations between tertiary structures in solution and charge structures of macro-ions in the gas phase, and experimental preconditions for the identification of noncovalent complexes are described. The hitherto successful applications to the identification of enzyme–substrate and –inhibitor complexes, supramolecular protein–and protein–nucleotide complexes, double-stranded polynucleotides, as well as synthetic self-assembled complexes demonstrate broad potential for the direct analysis of specific noncovalent interactions. The present results suggest new applications for the characterization of supramolecular structures and molecular recognition processes that previously have not been amenable to mass spectrometry; for example, the sequence-specific oligomerization of polypeptides, antigen–antibody complexes, enzyme–and receptor–ligand interactions, and the evaluation of molecular specificity in combinatorial syntheses and self-assembled systems.     

Simulation of highly emissive states based on ligand-to-metal charge transfer

Properties of the frontier orbitals of a d⁰-organometallic complex with promising photoluminescent and photosensor characteristics have been systematically studied by modern quantum-chemical methods. It has been demonstrated that the lowest electronically excited states are related to charge transfer from high-lying ligand-centered molecular orbitals to the predominantly metal-centered lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. Such an approach makes it possible to predict complexes with promising spectral-luminescent properties, including catalytic precursors of early transition metals.     

The Electronic Structures and Chemical Bonding of Some Dinuclear and Trinuclear Low－valence Molybdenum Complexes Containing Thiolate Bridges

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Recent progress of luminescent metal complexes with photochromic units

Photo-responsive molecules have been studied extensively because of their light irradiation abilities that enable modulation of certain physical and chemical properties in emerging molecular electronic and photonic devices. For advanced photonic applications, photochromic metal complexes that have photochromic units as the photo-responsive ligand are highly desirable, as they allow improvement of the photochromic properties and their photo-switching functionality. This article focuses on recent progress in luminescent metal complexes with photochromic units. Luminescence-switching properties of photochromic metal complexes depend on characteristic electronic transitions. The electronic transitions of photochromic metal complexes can be divided into three categories: (1) π–π* transition of the ligand, (2) metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) in transition-metal complex, and (3) f–f transition in lanthanide complex. Luminescence modulation using various metal complexes with photochromic units has been studied extensively in recent years, and various applications for future molecular switching devices are expected in the field of advanced photonics. Based on the literature and our studies on luminescent metal complexes with photochromic units, we report on the recent progress of luminescent metal complexes with photochromic units.     

Synthesis theoretical and experimental spectroscopic characterization of isoniazid-benzoic acid drug complexes: Insilico and invitro biological evaluations

New organic charge-transfer molecules were synthesised by salt formation from isoniazid and benzoic acid/aspirin compounds acting as acceptor and donor molecules. The synthesised charge transfer complexes were characterized and structurally confirmed by various instrumental techniques such as UV–visible, FT-IR, powder XRD, and NMR spectroscopic methods. Initially, compounds are studied molecular docking analysis with different kinds of proteins, such as 1HNY.pdb, 1PGG.pdb and 4-COX.pdb. Docking results have been compared with molecular electrostatic potential mapping and Mulliken charge distribution methods. Results show that both complexes IAC and IBC have almost the same binding constant value with 1HNY.pdb. Besides, IBC has a more binding constant than the IAC with inflammatory proteins (1PGG.pdb and 4-COX.pdb). The reactivity of the complexes is explained by the chemical potential and electrophilic index derived by the frontier molecular orbitals using the DFT method. These results show a more electrophilic index of IBC than the IAC indicating, more electron affinity nature of IBC. This is also reflected in the in-vitro biological studies, which shows IAC having better activity in anti-diabetic studies whereas IBC has better activity in anti-inflammatory studies. For the sake of complex ability, all biological and molecular docking experimental results are compared with standard drug molecules.     

Structure and bonding studies of ClX-C2H4 (X = H or Br) van der Waals complexes

High-quality ab initio calculations at the MPn (n = 2, 3 or 4) levels for the π-donor complex formed by HCl and ethene, and the recently characterized ClBr-ethene complex are presented. Interaction energies were calculated with the inclusion of both basis-set superposition error and zero-point energy corrections, resulting in values of about 1 kcal mol⁻¹ for both complexes. The total charge densities for both complexes yielded molecular graphs indicative of the weak binding in these molecules, and correspondingly, calculated charges showed that the XCl moiety has an overall slightly negative charge, while the ethene moiety is slightly positive. Analysis of the Laplacian of the charge density showed that the geometry of the ClBr- C₂H₄ complex may be understood in terms of the VSEPR model as an example of an AXYE₃ molecule.     

Scalable improvement of SPME multipolar electrostatics in anisotropic polarizable molecular mechanics using a general short‐range penetration correction up to quadrupoles

We propose a general coupling of the Smooth Particle Mesh Ewald SPME approach for distributed multipoles to a short‐range charge penetration correction modifying the charge‐charge, charge‐dipole and charge‐quadrupole energies. Such an approach significantly improves electrostatics when compared to ab initio values and has been calibrated on Symmetry‐Adapted Perturbation Theory reference data. Various neutral molecular dimers have been tested and results on the complexes of mono‐ and divalent cations with a water ligand are also provided. Transferability of the correction is adressed in the context of the implementation of the AMOEBA and SIBFA polarizable force fields in the TINKER‐HP software. As the choices of the multipolar distribution are discussed, conclusions are drawn for the future penetration‐corrected polarizable force fields highlighting the mandatory need of non‐spurious procedures for the obtention of well balanced and physically meaningful distributed moments. Finally, scalability and parallelism of the short‐range corrected SPME approach are addressed, demonstrating that the damping function is computationally affordable and accurate for molecular dynamics simulations of complex bio‐ or bioinorganic systems in periodic boundary conditions. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Structures of HCN-Mgn (n=2-6) complexes from rotationally resolved vibrational spectroscopy and ab initio theory

High-resolution infrared laser spectroscopy has been used to determine the structures of HCN-Mgn complexes formed in helium nanodroplets. The magnesium atoms are first added to the droplets to ensure that the magnesium complexes are preformed before the HCN molecule is added. The vibrational frequencies, structures, and dipole moments of these complexes are found to vary dramatically with cluster size, illustrating the nonadditive nature of the HCN-magnesium interactions. All of the complexes discussed here have the nitrogen end of the HCN pointing towards the magnesium clusters. For Mg3, the HCN binds to the "threefold" site, yielding a symmetric top spectrum. Although the HCN-Mg4 complex also has C3v symmetry, the HCN sits "on-top" of a single magnesium atom. These structures are confirmed by both ab initio calculations and measurements of the dipole moments. Significant charge transfer is observed in the case of HCN-Mg4, indicative of charge donation from the lone pair on the nitrogen of HCN into the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the Mg4.