取代基对1-甲基尿嘧啶与N-甲基乙酰胺氢键复合物中氢键强度的影响

使用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法和二阶微扰理论MP2方法对由1-甲基尿嘧啶与N-甲基乙酰胺所形成的氢键复合物中的氢键强度进行了理论研究, 探讨了不同取代基取代氢键受体分子1-甲基尿嘧啶中的氢原子对氢键强度的影响和氢键的协同性. 研究表明: 供电子取代基使N－H…O＝C氢键键长r(H…O)缩短, 氢键强度增强; 吸电子取代基使N－H…O＝C氢键键长r(H…O)伸长, 氢键强度减弱. 自然键轨道(NBO)分析表明: 供电子基团使参与形成氢键的氢原子的正电荷增加, 使氧原子的负电荷增加, 使质子供体和受体分子间的电荷转移量增多; 吸电子基团则相反. 供电子基团使N－H…O＝C氢键中氧原子的孤对电子轨道n(O)对N－H的反键轨道σ^*(N－H)的二阶相互作用稳定化能增强, 吸电子基团使这种二阶相互作用稳定化能减弱. 取代基对与其相近的N－H…O＝C氢键影响更大.     

N,N-B螯合物光物理性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法计算了4种N,N-B螯合物1,1q,2和2q的基态和激发态结构、吸收和发射光谱、跃迁密度矩阵、分子内电荷转移特征、黄昆(HR)因子、FranckCondon因子和电子耦合等光物理性质,深入探究化合物1q和2q在几何结构微调后发光效率降低的本质原因.计算结果表明,N,N-B螯合物中喹啉取代吡啶,以及吲哚配体中N杂原子的引入对光物理性质产生了较大影响.相比于化合物1和2,化合物1q和2q由于共轭面的扩展导致HOMO-LUMO能隙变窄,使吸收红移.通过计算HR因子和跃迁密度矩阵对激发态的特征和几何弛豫进行分析,结果表明化合物1q和2q具有明显增强的片段间电荷转移特征,发射能和振子强度减弱导致kr减小,并且激发态和基态间的电子耦合急剧增强造成快速的非辐射衰变,导致化合物1q和2q在CH2Cl2溶液中不发光.同时,化合物1和2具有高效的发光效率和较大的斯托克斯位移,是一类有发展前景的发光材料.     

2-氨基苯并噻唑的结构及激发态质子转移动力学

通过傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、傅里叶变换拉曼（FT-Raman）和488 nm拉曼光谱,结合密度泛函理论（DFT）计算研究了2-氨基苯并噻唑（ABT）在晶态和溶剂中的二聚体结构,并解释了质子性溶剂中ABT二聚体与溶剂分子间的氢键作用.电子光谱实验揭示了ABT二聚体的光物理和光化学反应;紫外吸收和荧光发射光谱结果表明,溶剂、激发波长和pH值对ABT二聚件激发态衰变具有调控作用;含时密度泛函理论（TD-DFT）解释了ABT二聚体双荧光现象,提出了高激发态的质子转移机理.     

氢键链质子接受能力对质子转移反应影响的理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法,6-311+g(d,p)基组,对甲酸与质子性溶剂分子形成的HCOOH-S_1-S_2(S_1和S_2分别为H_2O和NHF2)复合物在气相时发生的基态三质子转移反应过程进行了理论研究.4个甲酸复合物HCOOH-H_2O-H_2O,HCOOH-NHF2-NHF2,HCOOH-H_2O-NHF2及HCOOH-NHF2-H_2O中发生的三质子转移反应都是以异步协同质子迁移方式进行的.甲酸复合物中的氢键链组成和连接方式对基态三质子转移反应能垒有显著影响.HCOOH-S_1-S_2复合物中氢键链的质子接受能力可以表示为a×β1+b×β2(a+b=1).当a=0.45,b=0.55时,HCOOH-S_1-S_2中氢键链的质子接受能力和HCOOH-S_1-S_2复合物中的质子转移反应能垒成线性关系.氢键链的质子接收能力越强,反应能垒越低.     

生色团连接的苯骈三氮唑衍生物的激发态分子内质子转移

用从头算和密度泛函理论研究了对硝基二苯乙烯作为生色团连接的2-(2-羟基-苯基)-苯骈三氮唑的衍生物2-羟基-5-[对硝基-二苯乙烯基-氧亚甲基]-苯基-(2H-苯骈三氮唑)(C1)和4′-硝基-3,4-二[2-羟基-(2H-苯骈三氮唑)-苄氧基]-二苯乙烯(C2)发生激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)的可能性.系统研究了C1和C2发生ESIPT的互变异构体的基态与激发态的性质变化,包括相关的键长、键角等结构参数,Mulliken电荷和偶极矩,前线轨道以及势能曲线.计算结果表明,对于C1来讲,酮式(keto)的基态(K)不存在稳定结构,因此发生基态分子内质子转移(GSIPT)可能性很小.酮式的激发态(K*)的氢键强度要远强于烯醇式(enol)的激发态(E*)的氢键强度.分子在光致激发后,质子供体所带负电荷减小而质子受体所带负电荷增加.在K*,HOMO→LUMO的电子跃迁导致电子密度从"酚环"向质子化杂环转移.E*→K*跃迁只需要克服较小的能垒(约41 kJ.mol-1).计算结果表明C1发生ESIPT的可能性很大.C2由于具有高能量,其具有基态的单质子转移特征的异构体EK(同时含烯醇E与酮K结构)、具有基态的双质子转移特征的异构体2K(含有双酮结构),以及具有双酮结构特征的激发态2K*均无法获得它们的稳定结构,因此,基态分子内单或双质子转移和激发态分子内双重质子转移发生的可能性极小.然而,由于双烯醇式的激发态(2E*)和EK的激发态(EK*)存在稳定结构,且2E*→EK*跃迁具有低能垒,因此C2有可能发生激发态分子内单重质子转移.本文进一步计算了两个分子的紫外-可见吸收光谱与荧光发射光谱,获得了具有较大斯托克位移的ESIPT的荧光发射峰.     

吡咯与一系列小分子之间的双氢键

采用密度泛函理论, 在B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p)水平上对以吡咯为质子供体的一系列双氢键体系进行了详细的研究. 采用AIM理论对双氢键体系进行了电子密度拓扑分析, 讨论了双氢键的成键特征和双氢键形成前后受体和供体H原子的积分净电荷、偶极矩、体积和能量的变化.     

面向有机光电材料的电子激发态结构与过程的计算方法

共轭聚合物与有机分子材料中的电子激发结构与过程决定了材料的光电功能：根据Kasha规则,低能级激发态的排序决定能否发光;最低激发态至基态的辐射跃迁与无辐射跃迁之间的竞争决定了发光效率,后者主要由非绝热耦合（声子作用）决定;电荷激发态载体的传输由电子分布与振动耦合或杂质和无序的散射弛豫过程决定．本文针对有机功能材料的发光性能,介绍两种理论方法的研究进展,即可用于计算共轭聚合物激发态结构的量子化学密度矩阵重整化群方法和计算发光效率的多模耦合无辐射跃迁速率方法．这些方法被应用于有机功能材料的性能预测和分子设计中．     

聚集诱导发光现象的理论研究

本文系统介绍了本课题组发展的分子辐射跃迁和无辐射跃迁速率常数的热振动关联函数理论方法的最新进展及其在聚集诱导发光领域的典型应用. 基于第一性原理计算, 定量考察了位阻、温度、聚集等因素对分子体系发光性质的影响. 从微观角度给出了分子聚集诱导发光机理： 分子激发态的无辐射能量衰减通道主要是对应于低频模式的芳香环扭转和高频模式的碳碳伸缩振动. 当位阻增加、温度降低或者分子聚集时, 芳香环的转动受限, 无辐射能量衰减通道被抑制, 导致无辐射跃迁速率常数降低, 而其对辐射跃迁速率常数影响不大, 从而提高分子的荧光量子产率, 荧光增强.     

氢键对水辅助甲酸分子质子转移反应影响的理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法和6-31G(d,p)基组,对甲酸与质子性溶剂水分子(用W表示)形成的HCOOH-(H_2O)_n(n=1～3)复合物在气相时发生的基态多质子转移反应过程进行了理论研究.7个甲酸复合物HCOOH-W,HCOOH-W_2,HCOOH-W-aW,HCOOH-W-dW,HCOOH-W_3,HCOOH-W_2-aW和HCOOH-W_2-dW中发生的多质子转移反应都是以异步协同质子迁移方式进行.甲酸复合物HCOOH-(H_2O)_n(n=1～3)中水分子的数量和氢键链连接方式对基态多质子转移反应有显著影响.     

气相水杨酸激发态分子内质子转移特性分析

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)研究了气相水杨酸(SA)分子的激发态氢键动力学过程。通过对水杨酸分子基态和激发态结构的优化,以及对其稳态吸收和发射光谱特性、前线分子轨道、红外振动光谱和势能曲线的计算分析,阐明水杨酸分子内质子转移可在激发态下自发地发生,导致其激发态可存在烯醇式和酮式两种异构体结构,并揭示了这种质子转移源于分子内电荷转移的激发态氢键的加强机制。     

Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Study on the Electronic Excited State of Hydrogen-Bonded Clusters Formed by 2-Hydroxybenzonitrile (<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-Cyanophenol) and Carbon Monoxide

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method has been carried out to investigate excited-state hydrogen-bonding dynamics between 2-hydroxybenzonitrile (o-cyanophenol) and carbon monoxide. We have demonstrated that intermolecular hydrogen bond between 2-hydroxybenzonitrile (o-cyanophenol) and C=O group are significantly strengthened in the electronically excited state by theoretically monitoring the changes of the bond lengths of hydrogen bonds and hydrogen-bonding groups in different electronic states. In this study, we firstly analyze frontier molecular orbitals (MOs). Our results are consistent with the intermolecular hydrogen bond strengthening in the electronically excited state of Coumarin 102 in alcoholic solvents, which has been demonstrated for the first time by Zhao and Han. Moreover, the calculated electronic excitation energies of the hydrogen bonding C=O and O–H groups are markedly red-shifted upon photoexcitation, which illustrates the hydrogen bonds strengthen in the electronically excited state again. And the geometric structures in both ground state and the S₁ state of this hydrogen-bonded complex are calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) and TDDFT methods, respectively.     

Ultrafast hydrogen bond strengthening of the photoexcited fluorenone in alcohols for facilitating the fluorescence quenching

The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method was performed to investigate the excited-state hydrogen-bonding dynamics of fluorenone (FN) in hydrogen donating methanol (MeOH) solvent. The infrared spectra of the hydrogen-bonded FN-MeOH complex in both the ground state and the electronically excited states are calculated using the TDDFT method, since the ultrafast hydrogen-bonding dynamics can be investigated by monitoring the vibrational absorption spectra of some hydrogen-bonded groups in different electronic states. We demonstrated that the intermolecular hydrogen bond C=O...H-O between fluorenone and methanol molecules is significantly strengthened in the electronically excited-state upon photoexcitation of the hydrogen-bonded FM-MeOH complex. The hydrogen bond strengthening in electronically excited states can be used to explain well all the spectral features of fluorenone chromophore in alcoholic solvents. Furthermore, the radiationless deactivation via internal conversion (IC) can be facilitated by the hydrogen bond strengthening in the excited state. At the same time, quantum yields of the excited-state deactivation via fluorescence are correspondingly decreased. Therefore, the total fluorescence of fluorenone in polar protic solvents can be drastically quenched by hydrogen bonding.     

Revisiting the electronic excited-state hydrogen bonding dynamics of coumarin chromophore in alcohols: Undoubtedly strengthened not cleaved

In the present work, the electronic excited-state hydrogen bonding dynamics of coumarin chromophore in alcohols is revisited. The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method has been performed to investigate the intermolecular hydrogen bonding between Coumarin 151 (C151) and methanol (MeOH) solvent in the electronic excited state. Three types of intermolecular hydrogen bonds can be formed in the hydrogen-bonded C151–(MeOH)₃ complex. We have demonstrated again that intermolecular hydrogen bonds between C151 and methanol molecules can be significantly strengthened upon photoexcitation to the electronically excited state of C151 chromophore. Our results are consistent with the intermolecular hydrogen bond strengthening in the electronically excited state of Coumarin 102 in alcoholic solvents, which has been demonstrated for the first time by Zhao et al. At the same time, the electronic excited-state hydrogen bond cleavage mechanism of photoexcited coumarin chromophores in alcohols proposed in some other studies about the hydrogen bonding dynamics is undoubtedly excluded. Hence, we believe that the two contrary dynamic mechanisms for intermolecular hydrogen bonding in electronically excited states of coumarin chromophores in alcohols are clarified here.     

Fluorescence quenching phenomena facilitated by excited-state hydrogen bond strengthening for fluorenone derivatives in alcohols

Spectroscopic studies on benzo[b]fluorenone (BF) solvatochromism in several aprotic and alcoholic solvents have been performed to investigate the fluorescence quenching by hydrogen bonding and proposed a weaker ability to form intermolecular hydrogen bond of BF than fluorenone (FN). In this work, the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method was used to study the excited-state hydrogen bonding of both FN and BF in ethanol (EtOH) solvent. As a result, it is demonstrated by our theoretical calculations that the hydrogen bond of BF–EtOH complex is almost identical with that of FN–EtOH. Moreover, the fluorescence quantum yields of FN and BF in the alcoholic solvent is efficiently dependent on the energy gap between the lowest excited singlet state (fluorescent state) and ground state, which can be used to explain the fluorescence quenching by the excited-state hydrogen bond strengthening.     

Excited-State Hydrogen Bonding Dynamics of Hydrogen-Bonded Clusters Formed by of Coumarin Derivatives in Aqueous Solution: A Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Study

The time-dependent density functional theory and the density functional theory are used to investigate the nature of hydrogen bonds formed by the derivative of the coumarin (TFKC) and the water molecules. The ground-state geometry optimizations, electronic excited energies and corresponding oscillation strengths for the TFKC monomer, the hydrogen-bonded TFKC–Water (HBA) dimer, TFKC–Water (HBB) dimer and TFKC–2Water complex are calculated. We find that, upon photoexcitation, the weaker hydrogen bond in the ground state will be affected by the relatively large impact for TFKC in the water. For better understanding the properties of the hydrogen bonds in the excited states, the frontier molecular orbitals of the S0 and S1 states are shown, and we find the obvious electron density transitions form the water molecules to the TFKC monomer. The electron transfer is expected to be the reason the hydrogen bond dynamics happens.     

Photophysics,Excited‐state Double‐Proton Transfer and Hydrogen‐bonding Properties of 5‐Deazaalloxazines

The photophysical properties of 5‐deazaalloxazine and 1,3‐dimethyl‐5‐deazaalloxazine were studied in different solvents. These compounds have higher values of fluorescence quantum yields and longer fluorescence lifetimes, compared to those obtained for their alloxazine analogs. Electronic structure and S₀–S_i transitions were investigated using the ab initio methods [MP2, CIS(D), EOM‐CCSD] with the correlation‐consistent basis sets. Also the time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT) has been employed. The lowest singlet excited states of 5‐deazaalloxazine and 1,3‐dimethyl‐5‐deazaalloxazine are predicted to have the π, π* character, whereas similar alloxazines have two close‐lying π, π* and n, π* transitions. Experimental steady‐state and time‐resolved spectral studies indicate formation of an isoalloxazinic excited state via excited‐state double‐proton transfer (ESDPT) catalyzed by an acetic acid molecule that forms a hydrogen bond complex with the 5‐deazaalloxazine molecule. Solvatochromism of both 5‐deazaalloxazine and its 1,3‐dimethyl substituted derivative was analyzed using the Kamlet–Taft scale and four‐parameter Catalán solvent scale. The most significant result of our studies is that the both scales show a strong influence of solvent acidity (hydrogen bond donating ability) on the emission properties of these compounds, indicating the importance of intermolecular solute–solvent hydrogen‐bonding interactions in their excited state.     

Dual fluorescence of ellipticine: excited state proton transfer from solvent versus solvent mediated intramolecular proton transfer

Photophysical properties of a natural plant alkaloid, ellipticine (5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole), which comprises both proton donating and accepting sites, have been studied in different solvents using steady state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques primarily to understand the origin of dual fluorescence that this molecule exhibits in some specific alcoholic solvents. Ground and excited state calculations based on density functional theory have also been carried out to help interpretation of the experimental data. It is shown that the long-wavelength emission of the molecule is dependent on the hydrogen bond donating ability of the solvent, and in methanol, this emission band arises solely from an excited state reaction. However, in ethylene glycol, both ground and excited state reactions contribute to the long wavelength emission. The time-resolved fluorescence data of the system in methanol and ethylene glycol indicates the presence of two different hydrogen bonded species of ellipticine of which only one participates in the excited state reaction. The rate constant of the excited state reaction in these solvents is estimated to be around 4.2-8.0 × 10(8) s(-1). It appears that the present results are better understood in terms of solvent-mediated excited state intramolecular proton transfer reaction from the pyrrole nitrogen to the pyridine nitrogen leading to the formation of the tautomeric form of the molecule rather than excited state proton transfer from the solvents leading to the formation of the protonated form of ellipticine.     

Time‐dependent density functional theory study on the electronic excited‐state geometric structure,infrared spectra,and hydrogen bonding of a doubly hydrogen‐bonded complex

The geometric structures and infrared (IR) spectra in the electronically excited state of a novel doubly hydrogen‐bonded complex formed by fluorenone and alcohols, which has been observed by IR spectra in experimental study, are investigated by the time‐dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method. The geometric structures and IR spectra in both ground state and the S₁ state of this doubly hydrogen‐bonded FN‐2MeOH complex are calculated using the DFT and TDDFT methods, respectively. Two intermolecular hydrogen bonds are formed between FN and methanol molecules in the doubly hydrogen‐bonded FN‐2MeOH complex. Moreover, the formation of the second intermolecular hydrogen bond can make the first intermolecular hydrogen bond become slightly weak. Furthermore, it is confirmed that the spectral shoulder at around 1700 cm^?1 observed in the IR spectra should be assigned as the doubly hydrogen‐bonded FN‐2MeOH complex from our calculated results. The electronic excited‐state hydrogen bonding dynamics is also studied by monitoring some vibraitonal modes related to the formation of hydrogen bonds in different electronic states. As a result, both the two intermolecular hydrogen bonds are significantly strengthened in the S₁ state of the doubly hydrogen‐bonded FN‐2MeOH complex. The hydrogen bond strengthening in the electronically excited state is similar to the previous study on the singly hydrogen‐bonded FN‐MeOH complex and play important role on the photophysics of fluorenone in solutions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 2009     

Time-dependent Density Functional Theory Study on the Electronically Excited States of N-Methylformamide in Aqueous Solution

Excited-state hydrogen-bonding dynamics of N-methylformamide (NMF) in water has been investigated by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method. The ground-state geometry optimizations were calculated by density functional theory (DFT) method, while the electronic transition energies and corresponding oscillation strengths of the low-lying electronically excited states of isolated NMF, water monomers and the hydrogen-bonded NMF-H 2 O were calculated by TDDFT method. According to Zhao's rule on the excited-state hydrogen bonding dynamics, our results demonstrate that the intermolecular hydrogen bond C=O···O-H is strengthened and weakened in different electronically excited states. The hydrogen bond strengthening and weakening in the electronically excited state plays an important role in the photophysics of NMF in solutions.