Dipole moments of HDO in highly excited vibrational states measured by Stark induced photofragment quantum beat spectroscopy

We report here a measurement of electric dipole moments in highly vibrationally excited HDO molecules. We use photofragment yield detected quantum beat spectroscopy to determine electric field induced splittings of the J=1 rotational levels of HDO excited with 4, 5, and 8 quanta of vibration in the OH stretching mode. The splittings allow us to deduce mua and mub, the projections of dipole moment onto the molecular rotation inertial axes. We compare the measured HDO dipole moment components with the results of quantitative calculations based on Morse oscillator wave functions and an ab initio dipole moment surface. The vibrational dependence of the dipole moment components reflect both structural and electronic changes in HDO upon vibrational excitation; principally the vibrational dependence of the O-H bond length and bond angle, and the resulting change in orientation of the principal inertial coordinate system. The dipole moment data also provide a sensitive test of theoretical dipole moment and potential energy surfaces, particularly for molecular configurations far from equilibrium.     

Orientational motions of vibrational chromophores in molecules at the air/water interface with time-resolved sum frequency generation

The first time-resolved experiments in which interfacial molecules are pumped to excited electronic states and probed by vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) are reported. This method was used to measure the out-of-plane rotation dynamics, i.e. time dependent changes in the polar angle, of a vibrational chromophore of an interfacial molecule. The chromophore is the carbonyl group, the rotation observed is that of the -C=O bond axis, with respect to the interfacial normal, and the interfacial molecule is coumarin 314 (C314) at the air/water interface. The orientational relaxation time was found to be 220+/-20 ps, which is much faster than the orientational relaxation time of the permanent dipole moment axis of C314 at the same interface, as obtained from pump-second harmonic probe experiments. Possible effects on the rotation of the -C=O bond axis due to the carbonyl group hydrogen bonding with interfacial water are discussed. From the measured equilibrium orientation of the permanent dipole moment axis and the carbonyl axis, and knowledge of their relative orientation in the molecule, the absolute orientation of C314 at the air/water interface is obtained.     

Conformational analysis of 4-methyl-2-trimethylsiloxy-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinane

Conformational analysis of 4-methyl-2-trimethylsiloxy-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinane was performed by the dipole moment method and quantum-chemical calculations. The 1,3,2-dioxaphosphinane heteroring was found to adopt a chair conformation with equatorial orientation of the 4-methyl group and axial orientation of the irregular trimethylsiloxy substituent. The conformational equilibrium involves non-eclipsed gauche and trans conformers (the latter prevailing) interconvertible through rotation about the exocyclic P-O bond.     

极性分子键角与键偶极矩的关系

研究了基态极性分子的键角和键偶极矩之间的关系。我们采用原子偶极矩校正的Hirshfeld （ADCH）电荷来计算键偶极矩,利用电子的局域函数和键临界点处的局域函数值来分析键的电子结构。通过对IVA族（IVA = C,Si,Ge）、VA族（VA = N,P,As ）、VIA族（VIA = O,S,Se）和VIIA族（VIIA = F,Cl,Br）元素形成的系列共价型基态分子,以及环状基态分子的键角和键偶极矩数据进行分析,发现在键的电子结构类似的情况下,由于键偶极矩的排斥作用,这些分子的键角随键偶极矩的增加而增大。这一发现有助于加深我们对分子几何结构的认识。     

Interaction-induced dipole moment of the Ar-H2 dimer: dependence on the H2 bond length

We present ab initio calculations of the interaction-induced dipole moment of the Ar-H2 van der Waals dimer. The primary focus of our calculations is on the H2 bond length dependence of the dipole moment, which determines the intensities of both the collision-induced H2 upsilon = 1 <-- 0 fundamental band in gaseous Ar-H2 mixtures and the dopant-induced H2 upsilon = 1 <-- 0 absorption feature in Ar-doped solid H2 matrices. Our calculations employ large atom-centered basis sets, diffuse bond functions positioned between the two monomers, and a coupled cluster treatment of valence electron correlation; core-valence correlation effects appear to make negligible contributions to the interaction-induced dipole moment for the Ar-H2 configurations considered here.     

Properties of the X 1Σ state of BF

A perturbation theoretical approach for treating electron correlation has been used to calculate the potential energy curve and dipole moment function of BF near its equilibrium bond length. A dipole moment of 0.89 D (B^?F⁺) is predicted at R_e. When the bond is stretched by ≈0.2 Å the dipole reverses sign.     

How and why do transition dipole moment orientations depend on conformer structure?

A remarkable influence of the orientation of a polar side chain on the direction of the S(1) ← S(0) transition dipole moment of monosubstituted benzenes was previously reported from high-resolution electronic spectroscopy. In search for a more general understanding of this non-Condon behavior, we investigated ethylamino-substituted indole and benzene (tryptamine and 2-phenylethylamine) using ab initio theory and compared the results to rotationally resolved laser-induced fluorescence measurements. The interaction of the ethylamino side chain with the benzene chromophore can evoke a rotation and a change of ordering of the molecular orbitals involved in the excitation, leading to state mixing and large changes in the orientation of the excited-state transition dipole moment. These changes are much less pronounced in tryptamine with the indole chromophore, where a rotation of the transition dipole moment is attributed to Rydberg contributions of the nitrogen atom of the chromophore. For phenylethylamine, a strong dependence of the oscillator strengths of the lowest two singlet states from the conformation of the side chain is found, which makes the use of experimental vibronic intensities for assessment of relative conformer stabilities at least questionable.     

Experimental studies of light-induced charge transfer and charge redistribution in (X(2)-bipyridine)Re(I)(CO)(3)Cl complexes

Stark emission spectroscopy, transient DC photoconductivity (TDCP), and ground-state dipole moment measurements have been used to evaluate charge transfer (CT) within various (X(2)-bipyridine)Re(I)(CO)(3)Cl complexes following (3)MLCT excited-state formation. The Stark technique reports on vector differences between ground-state (mu(g)) and excited-state (mu(e)) dipole moments, while TDCP, when combined with independently obtained mu(g) information, reports on scalar differences. For systems featuring collinear, same-signed ground- and excited-state dipole moments, the scalar and vector differences are equivalent. However, for the low symmetry systems studied here, they are distinctly different. The vector difference yields the effective adiabatic one-electron-transfer distance (R(12)), while the combined vector and scalar data yield information about dipole rotation upon ground-state/excited-state interconversion. For the systems examined, charge transfer distances are substantially smaller than geometric electron-donor/electron-acceptor site separation distances. The measured distances are significantly affected by changes in acceptor ligand substituent composition. Electron-donating substituents decrease CT distances, while electron-withdrawing substituents increase CT distances, as do aromatic substituents that are capable of expanding the bipyridyl ligand (acceptor ligand) pi system. The Stark measurements additionally indicate that the CT vector and the transition dipole moment are significantly orthogonal, a consequence of strong polarization of the Re-Cl bond (orthogonal to the metal/acceptor-ligand plane) in the ground electronic state and relaxation of the polarization in the upper state. The ground-state Re-Cl bond polarization is sufficiently large that the overall ground-state scalar dipole moment exceeds the overall excited-state scalar dipole moment, despite transfer of an electron from the metal center to the diimine ligand. This finding provides an explanation for the otherwise puzzling negative solvatochromism exhibited in this family of compounds. Combining TDCP and Stark results, we find that the dipole moment can be rotated in some instances by more than 90 degrees upon (3)MLCT excited-state formation. The degree of rotation or reorientation can be modulated by changing the identity of the acceptor ligand substituents. Reorientational effects are smallest when the compounds feature aromatic substituents capable of spatially extending the pi system of the acceptor ligand.     

Energetics of the dipole flip-flop motion in a ferroelectric polymer chain

The authors report on a study of dipole flip-flop "local" transition in ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride [P(VDF)] chains, using total energy calculation based on the density functional theory. The calculated results indicate that a simple flipping of a single electric dipole moment is energetically allowed. Furthermore, such a flipping involves no change either in bond length, bond angle, or the orientation of the chain. The calculations also show that on a thin film of ordered chains, strong dipole interactions existing in P(VDF) could cause modulation of the dipole orientation thus forming superlattices on P(VDF) films. These results are in good agreement with recent scanning tunnel microscope experimental measurements. Furthermore, our calculations show that partial flipping may also exist and extend over a length of several monomers during the flip-flop transition.     

Molecular mechanics assessment of the configurational statistics of polyoxyethylene

Previous investigators have shown that statistical mechanical averages for configuration-dependent physical properties of long unperturbed polyoxyethylene chains are sensitive to the gauche–trans energy difference for rotation about C? C bonds. Agreement between theory and experiment could be obtained only by significant adjustment of this energy away from values predicted by semiempirical conformational energy computations. The present work examines the success of MM 2 in evaluating conformational properties of long unperturbed polyoxyethylene chains. Calculations are performed which identify the rotational isomers, and their energies, for the indicated bonds in CH₃OCH₂CH₂O? CH₂? CH₂? OCH₂CH₂OCH₃. These energies are used to assign statistical weights utilized in the configuration partition function for a rotational isomeric state chain with symmetric threefold interdependent rotations. The customary generator matrix scheme is employed to evaluate the mean-square unperturbed end-to-end distance, mean-square unperturbed dipole moment, and their temperature coefficients. Contrary to computational schemes employed previously, MM 2 is found to provide an estimate of the gauche–trans energy difference for rotation about C? C which is in harmony with the known dimensions and dipole moments of the unperturbed polymer. MM 2 also provides good estimates for most of the other parameters required in the rotational isomeric state treatment. A notable exception is provided by the gauche–trans energy difference for rotation about the C? O bond. This energy difference is overestimated by MM 2.     

A comprehensive approach to electro-orientation, electrodeformation, dielectrophoresis, and electrorotation of ellipsoidal particles and biological cells

Suspended cells may respond to AC polarization by orienting, deforming, moving or rotating. For modeling of ellipsoidal cells, a new dipole approach is proposed. Along each of the principal axis of the model, three finite elements of arbitrary but equal cross-sectional area for the interior, low conductive membrane shell and exterior are assumed. The length of the external medium elements is defined by influential radii which are related to the depolarizing factors. The model predicts the potential at the ellipsoid's surface leading to the induced dipole moment. The moment obtained is identical to the Laplace approach for homogeneous ellipsoids; in the single-shell case, it is slightly different. The reason is the constant shell thickness which overcomes the confocal thickness necessary for the Laplace solution. Expressions for electro-orientation, deformation, dielectrophoresis, and electrorotation are derived. In linearly and circularly polarized fields, different orientation spectra are predicted to occur. While in linearly polarized AC fields, particles are oriented along their axis of highest polarizability, in circularly polarized fields, the axis of lowest polarizability is oriented perpendicular to the plane of field rotation. Based on this finding, a new electro-orientation method is proposed. In dielectrophoresis and electrorotation, reorientations are predicted which lead to discontinuous spectra.     

13C NMR investigations of phenol–triethylamine complexes: Influence of hydrogen bond interaction on the electronic structure of the aliphatic chain

The influence of hydrogen bond formation on ¹³C chemical shifts at the α and β positions of triethylamine and tri-n-butylamine has been investigated by dipole moment measurements and CNDO/2 calculations. It has been shown that a hydrogen bridge dipole moment occurs during complexation. Moreover, the change observed in the C-α? C-β bond dipole moment is proportional to the hydrogen bridge dipole moment, but is approximately 100 times smaller. This change has been related to differences between the ¹³C chemical shifts at the α and β positions of amines.     

Structure and dynamics of the aqueous liquid-vapor interface: a comprehensive particle-based simulation study

This research addresses a comprehensive particle-based simulation study of the structural, dynamic, and electronic properties of the liquid-vapor interface of water utilizing both ab initio (based on density functional theory) and empirical (fixed charge and polarizable) models. Numerous properties such as interfacial width, hydrogen bond populations, dipole moments, and correlation times will be characterized with identical schemes to draw useful conclusions on the strengths and weakness of the proposed models for interfacial water. Our findings indicate that all models considered in this study yield similar results for the radial distribution functions, hydrogen bond populations, and orientational relaxation times. Significant differences in the models appear when examining both the dipole moments and surface relaxation near the aqueous liquid-vapor interface. Here, the ab initio interaction potential predicts a significant decrease in the molecular dipole moment and expansion in the oxygen-oxygen distance as one approaches the interface in accordance with recent experiments. All classical polarizable interaction potentials show a less dramatic drop in the molecular dipole moment, and all empirical interaction potentials studied yield an oxygen-oxygen contraction as the interface is approached.     

On the quantum properties of adsorbed particles within the model of a hydrogen atom near a hard wall

A hydrogen molecule near a hard wall was considered within the Heiteler–London method using the atomic orbits in the presence of the wall. Rapidly converging expansions of the atomic wave functions were proposed. The asymptotics were obtained and studied. The atomic dipole moment induced by the surface gave rise to a long-range interatomic interaction. The covalent bond length increased near the wall. Depending on the orientation relative to the wall, the potential well can vanish. It is interpreted as an interaction between the atomic dipole moments. An approximation of the interatomic potential was proposed.     

Molecular orbital calculations of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and its model compounds

Calculations of dipole moments of poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its model compounds were performed by the MNDO method. 2,2-difluoropropane as a model compound was found to have a dipole moment of 8.97 × 10^?30 C m (2.69 D). It was in satisfactory agreement with a previously obtained experimental value, 8.01 × 10^?30 C m. Dipole moments of two other model compounds, tetrafluoropentane and octafluorononane, were calculated to be 1.70 and 3.24 × 10^?29 C m, respectively. Ratios of repeat unit moments of the second and third compounds to the first compound moment were equal to 0.95 and 0.90, respectively. These were nearly identical with a theoretical ratio, 0.96, derived from the free rotation model of a polymer chain. The calculated dipole moments were considered to reflect the molecular structures in which free rotations of nearly tetrahedral bond angles might be allowed around C—C links. Dipole moments of each monomer unit for three polymorphs of PVDF, Form I, II, and III were calculated to be 7.64, 5.40, and 5.07 × 10^?30 C m, respectively. Ratios of the three moments to the first model compound moment were found to be 0.85, 0.60, and 0.57. The decreasing order of the three factors suggests that orientations of monomer unit dipoles are more and more interdependent, and free internal rotations around skeletal bonds are more and more hindered, when the conformation varies from Form I to III. Also it was confirmed that the atomic charge distributions of the three polymorphs were very similar, and that the difference in dipole moments were primarily caused by conformation changes of the polymer chain.     

具有极性大侧基乙烯基聚合物的分子尺寸和均方二极矩

基于旋转异构态模型和生成矩阵代数方法,重新推导了大侧基聚合物均方回转半径和均方二极矩等基础量公式,应用于对聚乙烯咔唑（PVK）、聚对氯苯乙烯（PPCS）、聚乙烯砒啶（P2VP）和聚乙烯砒咯烷酮（PVP）链构象-构型依赖性质的研究.计算得到其无规链的均方二极矩特征比分别为0.55、0.57、0.48和0.37,均方回转半径特征比分别为2.07、1.74、1.11和1.52,全同链温度系数在？6.1×10？3～2.1×10？3K？1之间,范围比间同和无规链大.比较各特征比变化曲线规律,发现PPCS、PVP和P2VP的基础量分别受聚合物聚合度、规整程度和构象能的影响相对比较明显,而大侧基使PVK的均方二极矩和均方回转半径特征差异显著;对照改进的计算结果表明,在计算均方二极矩和回转半径时考虑极性侧基的方向和尺寸是十分重要的,在聚合物极性和柔性分析中不能忽略极性大侧基的影响.     

Experimental determination of the orientation of the molecular electric dipole moment within light molecules: A rotational zeeman effect study of H2CO and D2CO in excited vibrational states

It is known since long that at least in principle the orientation of the molecular electric dipole moment within a light molecule may be determined from the change of its molecular g-tensor elements upon isotopic substitution. In formaldehyde however, this method has lead to large discrepancies and has cast some doubts on its usefulness, at least as long as vibrational effects are neglected. The results of the present investigation indicate that vibrational effects are indeed responsible for the discrepancies and should be accounted for especially if hydrogen-deuterium substitutions are involved. In the appendix we discuss the problem to which approximation the same molecular property, called dipole moment, is measured by a rotational Stark effect experiment and by a rotational Zeeman effect experiment.     

PHOTOSELECTION AND TRANSIENT LINEAR DICHROISM WITH ORIENTED IMMOBILIZED PURPLE MEMBRANES: EVIDENCE FOR MOTION OF THE C(20)-METHYL GROUP OF THE CHROMOPHORE TOWARDS THE CYTOPLASMIC SIDE OF THE MEMBRANE*

Abstract— We have determined the transition dipole moment orientation of the chromophore during the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin by photoselection and time-resolved linear dichroism experiments with samples of oriented immobilized purple membranes. This technique offers two important advantages over experiments with isotropic aqueous suspensions: (1) the depolarization due to the rotational diffusion of the membranes is eliminated, (2) the sensitivity for detecting the orientation of the transition dipole moment of intermediates is greatly increased. The appropriate equations for the analysis of time-resolved linear dichroism experiments with samples of oriented immobilized membranes will be presented. In the transition from the ground state of bacteriorhodopsin to the M-intermediate, the transition dipole moment tilts out of the plane of the membrane by about 3°. On the basis of current structural information on the plane of the chromophore and the orientation of its C(19) and C(20) methyl groups, a tilt of the transition dipole moment into the plane of the membrane would have been expected if it is assumed that the orientation of the conjugated polyene chain from C(5) to C(13) is the same in both states. The experimental result may be explained by an 11° tilt of the C(5) to C(13) part of the chain out of the plane of the membrane with the C(20) methyl group moving towards the cytoplasmic side of the membrane by about 1.7 Å and the cyclohexene ring staying fixed. This interpretation is supported by recent neutron diffraction experiments on the chromophore position in the M-intermediate.     

Analysis of band intensities in the IR spectra of macromolecular assemblies

Band intensities in the IR spectra of oscillator chain assemblies are calculated. It is shown that the dependences of the band intensity on temperature and on the concentration of the second conformation are nonlinear and are determined by the orientation of the vector of the oscillator dipole moment derivative with respect to the extension coordinate along the rotation axis. In the case of vibrations of the main chain, for bands with perpendicular dichroism, the contributions to the band intensity from the change in the orientation of the vector of the oscillator dipole moment derivative with respect to the extension coordinate and from the change in the vibration shape are compensated by each other. Bands with parallel dichroism, for which this compensation is absent, are more sensitive to changes in the chain conformation. This approach is illustrated by analysis of the vibrational spectra of isotactic and syndiotactic polymethyl methacrylate and polyethylene terephthalate. Institute of Construction Engineering, Kazan. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 359–365, March–April, 1995. Translated by I. Izvekova     

Density functional theory study of the conformational space of phenyl benzoate, a common fragment in many mesogenic molecules

The complete conformational space of phenyl benzoate (three coupled rotors) has been studied by B3LYP density functional theory (DFT) at the 6-31+G* basis set level. The overall quality of the DFT results has been checked via M?ller-Plesset second-order perturbation theory (MP2) calculations performed on a few significant molecular geometries. Contrary to the general belief, we have found that rotation around the C(=O)-O bond is not more restricted than rotation around the C(=O)-C bond. We have commented on the location and magnitude of the molecular dipole moment and their dependence on conformation. The energy data have been fitted through an expression containing a Fourier expansion plus a Lennard-Jones term, suitable to be used in computer simulations or to assist analysis of experimental data.