Measurement of the sign and the magnitude of heteronuclear coupling constants from spin-state-edited J-cross-polarization NMR experiments

New spin-state-selective (S3) NMR pulse sequences exclusively applying cross-polarization schemes to achieve optimum homonuclear and heteronuclear 1H-X coherence transfer are reported for the simple and accurate measurement of the magnitude and sign of heteronuclear coupling constants for samples at natural abundance. The proposed spin-edited HCP-TOCSY experiments are based on clean heteronuclear S3 excitation, generated by simultaneous co-addition of two independent in-phase and anti-phase components created during the mixing heteronuclear J-cross-polarization (HCP) step, which is finally transferred to other protons by a conventional homonuclear TOCSY mechanism. Selective 1D and non-selective 2D approaches for the easy determination of long-range proton-carbon and proton-nitrogen coupling constants on any protonated and non-protonated heteronuclei are presented and discussed for several organic molecules.     

新型1,3,4-噁二唑衍生物的合成与性质研究

研制高效载流子传输材料是提高有机电致发光器件性能的关键. 采用对酯对二酰氯(5)与含不同链长烷氧取代基的苯甲酰肼(2)缩合制备了一系列腰接羧基1,3,4-噁二唑衍生物, 即1,4-二[5-(4-烷氧基苯)-1,3,4-噁二唑基]-2,5-二羧基苯(7; 烷氧基＝OCnH2n＋1; n＝8, 12, 16), 并采用UV-vis吸收和荧光光谱对合成物进行了表征. 结果表明: 7的分子结构中羧基的横向引入, 对化合物的光物理性质和能带结构产生较大影响. 这些噁二唑化合物的LUMO及HOMO值分别介于－3.62与－3.58 eV之间及－6.94与－6.90 eV之间, 说明它们可能具有良好的电子传输性.     

Multicomponent Molecular Orbital–Climbing Image–Nudged Elastic Band Method to Analyze Chemical Reactions Including Nuclear Quantum Effect

To analyze the H/D isotope effects on hydrogen transfer reactions in XHCHCHCHY?XCHCHCHYH (X, Y=O, NH, or CH₂) including the nuclear quantum effect of proton and deuteron, we propose a multicomponent molecular orbital‐climbing image‐nudged elastic band (MC_MO–CI–NEB) method. We obtain not only transition state structures but also minimum‐energy paths (MEPs) on the MC_MO effective potential energy surface by using MC_MO–CI–NEB method. We find that nuclear quantum effect affects not only stationary‐point geometries but also MEPs and electronic structures in the reactions. We clearly demonstrate the importance of including nuclear quantum effects for H/D isotope effect on rate constants (k_H/k_D).     

Electroreduction of Aryldiazonium Ion at the Polar and Non-Polar Faces of ZnO: Characterisation of the Grafted Films and Their Influence on Near-Surface Band Bending

ZnO is a strong candidate for transparent electronic devices due to its wide band gap and earth-abundance, yet its practical use is limited by its surface metallicity arising from a surface electron accumulation layer (SEAL). The SEAL forms by hydroxylation of the surface under normal atmospheric conditions, and is present at all crystal faces of ZnO, although with differing hydroxyl structures. Multilayer aryl films grafted from aryldiazonium salts have previously been shown to decrease the downward bending at O-polar ZnO thin films, with Zn−O−C bonds anchoring the aryl films to the substrate. Herein we show that the Zn-polar (0001), O-polar (000 ), and non-polar m-plane (10 0) faces of ZnO single crystals, can also be successfully electrografted with nitrophenyl (NP) films. In all cases, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements reveal that the downward surface band bending decreases after modification. XPS provides strong evidence for Zn−O−C bonding at each face. Electrochemical reduction of NP films on O-polar ZnO single crystals converts the film to a mainly aminophenyl layer, although with negligible further change in band bending. This contrasts with the large upward shifts in band bending caused by X-ray induced reduction.     

含氮杂环并苯类高聚物结构与能带规律的从头算和半经验量子化学研究

采用从头算ＨＦ和半经验量子化学方法,对含氮杂环并苯类高聚物体系进行几何结构优化．比较不同方法下它们的电子性质的差异,揭示聚并苯、聚并吡啶、聚并吡嗪的能带分布特征和规律．为深入研究导电、发光等功能材料及能带匹配器件的分子设计提供依据．     

Kinetic investigation of electronic energy transfer processes following the pulsed dye-laser generation of excited atomic barium, Ba[6s6p(P1)], in the presence of atomic strontium

The collisional behaviour of Ba[6s5d(³D_J)], 1.151 eV above the 6s²(¹S₀) electronic ground state, in the presence of atomic strontium, has been investigated in the ‘long-time domain' (ca. 100 μs–1 ms) following the pulsed dye-laser excitation of barium vapour at elevated temperature at λ = 553.5 nm (Ba[6s6p(¹P₁)] ← Ba[6s²(¹S₀)]. Ba(³D_J) is subsequently produced from the short-lived ¹P₁ state (τ_e = 8.37 ± 0.38 ns) by a number of radiative and collisional processes. It may then be monitored in the ‘long-time domain' by atomic spectroscopic marker methods involving either collisional activation of Ba(³D_J) by Ba(¹S₀) and He buffer gas to yield Ba[6s6p(³P_J)] with subsequent emission from the ³P₁ state (τ_e = 1.2 ± 0.1 μs): Ba[6s6p(³P₁)] → Ba[6s²(¹S₀)] + hv (λ = 791.1 nm). Alternatively, emission from Ba(¹P₁) may be monitored at long times following the generation of this short-lived state by energy pooling following self-annihilation of Ba(³D_J) + Ba(³D_J) from Ba[6s6p(¹P₁)] → Ba[6s²(¹S₀)] + hv (λ = 553.5 nm). The generation of Ba(³D_J) in the presence of atomic strontium yields emission in the long-time domain from Sr[5s5p(³P₁)] (τ_e = 19.6 μs): Sr[5s5p(³P₁)] → Sr[5s²(¹S₀)]  + hv (λ = 689.3 nm). Whilst the decay profiles at short times are complex in form, at long times all these atomic profiles show first-order kinetic removal with the decay coefficients for λ = 791.1 nm, 689.3 nm and 553.5 nm emissions in the ratio 1 : 2 : 2, consistent with overall third-order activation of the form: Ba(³D_J) + Ba(³D_J) + Sr(¹S₀) → Sr(³P_J) + 2Ba(¹S₀). The mechanism is modelled in detail, including measurement of integrated emission intensities, yielding kinetic data for fundamental collisional processes. The overall rate constant for the third-order collisional activation of Sr[5s5p(³P_J])from 2Ba[6s5d(³D_J)] + Sr[5s²(¹S₀)] takes the upper limit of 5.8 × 10⁻²⁷ cm⁶ atom⁻² s⁻¹ (T = 900 K). The rate constant for the two body collisional quenching of Ba[6s5d(³D_J)] by ground state atomic strontium, Sr[5s²(¹S₀)], is found to be (2.0 ± 0.1) × 10⁻¹² cm³ atom⁻¹ s⁻¹ (T = 900 K).     

Structural and Physical Properties of New Conducting Cation Radical Salts with Te-Based Counteranions, Tetraiodotellurate(II) and Hexaiododitellurate(II)

This article reports preparation, structure, and conducting property of several cation radical salts of organic donors tetramethyltetrathiafulvalene (TMTTF), ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene (EDT-TTF), bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (ET), bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene (BETS) and hexamethylenetetraselenafulvalene (HMTSF) with two novel planar Te-based dianions, TeI₄²⁻ and Te₂I₆²⁻. (ET)₅Te₂I₆ 1 and (BETS)₅Te₂I₆ 2 are isostructural. In these Te₂I₆²⁻ salts, intermolecular short I···I contacts form a supramolecular corrugated anion sheet. Donor arrangement is similar to the θ-type. With lowering temperature, the resistivity of 1 shows a gradual increase followed by a sharp upturn at 110 K. 2 is metallic down to 120 K and shows a gradual increase of the resistivity followed by a clear transition to an insulating state around 60 K. Crystal structure of (ET)₄TeI₄ 3 is based on the “herring bone” arrangement of ET molecules similar to the α-type. 3 shows a semiconductive behavior around room temperature followed by a transition to an insulating state at 210 K. (EDT-TTF)₄TeI₄ 4, a semiconductor, exhibits a unique two-dimensional arrangement of dimerized EDT-TTF molecules.     

Synthesis,optical, and electrochemical properties of novel copolymers on the basis of benzothiadiazole and electron‐rich arene units

Novel alternating conjugated copolymers ( P1–P6 ) consisting of an electron‐deficient benzothiadiazole and a variety of electron‐rich thiophene‐arene‐thiophene units were synthesized by palladium‐catalyzed polycondensations (Stille and Suzuki reactions), aiming at processable materials with a reduced optical band gap. The structures of P1–P6 were confirmed by ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR, and their molecular weights were determined by size exclusion chromatography. In the Suzuki polycondensation, the role of the catalyst [Pd(PPh₃)₄ and Pd(OAc)₂] on the resulting molecular weight was investigated. Pd(OAc)₂ enhances the molecular weight of the polymers for both thiophene and phenylene bis‐boronic esters as compared with Pd(PPh₃)₄. The optical properties of the polymers were examined in solution and the solid state. The polymers with n‐octyl substituents ( P1 , P4 , P5 , and P6 ) on the thiophene rings possessed less‐planar structures as a result of torsional steric hindrance, and their absorption spectra appeared blueshifted as compared with their unsubstituted analogues ( P2 and P3 ). The electrochemical properties of the polymers were studied using cyclic voltammetry. Although the alkyl substitution affects the oxidation potential, only marginal differences in the reduction potentials were observed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2360–2372, 2002     

二氧化钛分子电致发光激发特性研究

采用密度泛函B3P86方法优化得到了沿分子平面不同外电场作用下TiO₂分子的基态稳定构型, 在优化构型下利用杂化CIS (CI-Singles)-B3P86方法在6-311＋G*基组水平上, 研究了不同外电场下TiO₂分子前六个激发态的激发能和跃迁波长等激发特性. 研究结果表明, TiO₂分子多个激发态满足偶极跃迁定则, 跃迁光谱对应多个峰值, 在分子水平上, 可以增大利用太阳光的比例. 在外电场作用下, 能隙随电场的增大而减小, 电子易从最高占据轨道跃迁到最低空轨道形成空穴, 各个激发态跃迁波长均有随电场增大发生红移的趋势, 最长589 nm, 因而利用外电场可以控制材料的发光光谱范围在可见光区域扩展.     

给/吸电子基团取代对PPV类电致发光聚合物光电特性的影响

用量子化学的AM1和EHMACC/CO方法计算PPV,MEH-PPV和CN-PPV的电子和能带结构,讨论了烷氧基(-OR)和氰基(-CN)侧基取代对PPV类电致发光聚合物光电特性的影响.计算结果表明:给电子基团(-OR)取代使聚合物的HOCO(最高占据晶体轨道)能级升高,电离势减小,而吸电子基团(-CN)取代使LUCO(最低未占据晶体轨道)能级降低,电子亲和势增大,两者都使聚合物能隙降低,同时使聚合物的导电类型由PPV的p型转变成CN-PPV的n和p兼容型.该结果解释了MEH-PPV和CN-PPV光谱的红移及CN-PPV高的电致发光效率,为设计新型高效的PPV类电致发光聚合物提供了理论基础.