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Raheem AA, Murugan P, Shanmugam R, Praveen C. Azulene Bridged π-Distorted Chromophores: The Influence of Structural Symmetry on Optoelectrochemical and Photovoltaic Parameters. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1451-1460. [PMID: 34648248 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Conjugated chromophores possessing π-twisted functionality such as tetracyanobutadiene (TCBD) have emerged as promising active layer materials for organic photovoltaics (OPVs). In this study, we disclose the synthesis of two azulenyl chromophores containing one and two TCBD groups. The symmetrical and unsymmetrical structural characteristics of these molecules inflict dissimilar optoelectronic and electrochemical properties. Based on molar absorptivity, aggregation behavior, HOMO-LUMO energies and other quantum chemical parameters, the symmetrical molecule (TATC2) appears to be a better non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) compared to its unsymmetrical counterpart (TATC1). For instance, higher absorptivity and deeper HOMO-LUMO levels for TATC2 (23950 M-1 cm-1 ; -6.01 eV/-3.86 eV) over TATC1 (12200 M1 cm-1 ; -5.46 eV/-3.64 eV) was observed. Validating this structure-property relationship on solar cell prototypes exhibited higher photovoltaic parameters (VOC =0.54 V, FF=0.48, JSC =6.42 mA/cm2 ) for TATC2 than TATC1 (VOC =0.47 V, FF=0.38, JSC =5.77 mA/cm2 ). Though the device parameters are not high, this work uncovers the intrinsic properties of azulene-tethered twisted chromophores as potential π-semiconductor choice for NFA solar cells. In particular, this report explores the utility of azulene-based π-twisted semiconductors as acceptor material for OPVs with cell efficiencies of 1.70 and 1.04 % for TATC2 and TATC1 respectively.
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- Abbasriyaludeen Abdul Raheem
- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai-625009, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electrochemical Power Sources Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), Karaikudi-630003, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Elwahy AHM, Hafner K. Alkynylazulenes as Building Blocks for Highly Unsaturated Scaffolds. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Clemens Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität, Darmstadt Petersenstraβe 22 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Damrongrungruang T, Rattanayatikul S, Sontikan N, Wuttirak B, Teerakapong A, Kaewrawang A. Effect of Different Irradiation Modes of Azulene-mediated Photodynamic Therapy on Singlet Oxygen and PGE 2 Formation. Photochem Photobiol 2020; 97:427-434. [PMID: 33075141 DOI: 10.1111/php.13346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Azulene samples in ethanol/distilled water (1, 10 and 100 µm) were irradiated with a 638 nm red laser (0.5 watts, light-to-target distance 2 cm, energy density 4 or 40 J cm-2 ) by either continuous, fractionation or pulse mode. Singlet oxygen in the samples was measured using 10 µm 9,10-dimethyl anthracene (positive control 10 μm erythrosine) and relative fluorescence intensities were measured at 375/436 nm excitation/emission. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs, 1 × 105 cells/well) preincubated with 0.01 μg mL-1 rhTNF-α for 6 h were cultured with irradiated azulene samples in RPMI-1640 under standard conditions. PGE2 was quantified by rhPGE2 ELISA kit using a Varioscan® microplate reader at an excitation wavelength of 420 nm. Kruskal Wallis with Dunn`s test was performed at a significance level of P < 0.05. The highest singlet oxygen amount was found in 10 µm azulene samples irradiated at 40 J cm-2 under continuous mode (P = 0.001 when compared with 10 µm erythrosine). PGE2 expression in rhTNF-α-induced PBMCs was reduced to 45% of control by 1 µm azulene irradiated at 40 J cm-2 under fractionation mode. Fractionation mode with intermediate laser energy density in the presence of low concentration of azulene could increase singlet oxygen and tend to reduce PGE2 .
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- Teerasak Damrongrungruang
- Division of Oral Diagnosis, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Laser in Dentistry Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Melatonin Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Laser in Dentistry Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Damrongrungruang T, Kitchindaopat N, Thanasothon P, Theeranut K, Tippayawat P, Ruangsuwan C, Suwannee B. Effects of photodynamic therapy with azulene on peripheral blood mononuclear cell viability and singlet oxygen formation. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2018; 24:318-323. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Narita M, Murafuji T, Yamashita S, Fujinaga M, Hiyama K, Oka Y, Tani F, Kamijo S, Ishiguro K. Synthesis of 2-Iodoazulenes by the Iododeboronation of Azulen-2-ylboronic Acid Pinacol Esters with Copper(I) Iodide. J Org Chem 2018; 83:1298-1303. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Masahiro Narita
- Graduate
School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
- Graduate
School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Institute
for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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Székely A, Péter Á, Aradi K, Tolnai GL, Novák Z. Gold-Catalyzed Direct Alkynylation of Azulenes. Org Lett 2017; 19:954-957. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Anna Székely
- MTA-ELTE
“Lendület” Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Research
Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry Pázmány Péter
stny. 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE
“Lendület” Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Research
Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry Pázmány Péter
stny. 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE
“Lendület” Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Research
Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry Pázmány Péter
stny. 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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- Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry, Pázmány Péter
stny. 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE
“Lendület” Catalysis and Organic Synthesis Research
Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry Pázmány Péter
stny. 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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Yang X, Shi X, Aratani N, Gonçalves TP, Huang KW, Yamada H, Chi C, Miao Q. Benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2- b]fluorene: an isomeric motif for pentacene containing linearly fused five-, six- and seven-membered rings. Chem Sci 2016; 7:6176-6181. [PMID: 30034757 PMCID: PMC6024176 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01795a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A new class of conjugated polycyclic molecules containing a C6–C5–C6–C7–C6 polycylic framework was synthesized. Both experiments and calculations show different electron structures in comparison to their pentacene isomers.
Benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]fluorene (5a), a new π-conjugated polycyclic hydrocarbon containing linearly fused six-, five-, six-, seven- and six-membered rings (C6–C5–C6–C7–C6), was designed and its stable derivatives 5b and 5c were synthesized. With 22 π electrons, 5a is an isomer of pentacene with quinoidal, dipolar ionic and diradical resonance forms. Molecules 5b and 5c were experimentally investigated with cyclic voltammetry, electronic absorption spectroscopy and X-ray crystallographic analysis, and theoretically studied by calculating the NICS value, diradical character and dipole moment. A comparison of 5a–c with pentacene and other pentacene analogues containing linearly fused five- or seven-membered rings was also conducted and discussed. It was found that 5b behaved as a p-type organic semiconductor in solution-processed thin film transistors with a field effect mobility of up to 0.025 cm2 V–1 s–1.
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- Xuejin Yang
- Department of Chemistry , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, New Territories , Hong Kong , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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- Graduate School of Materials Science , Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) , 8916-5 Takayama-cho , Ikoma 630-0192 , Japan
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering and KAUST Catalysis Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering and KAUST Catalysis Center , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Graduate School of Materials Science , Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) , 8916-5 Takayama-cho , Ikoma 630-0192 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , 117543 , Singapore .
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- Department of Chemistry , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, New Territories , Hong Kong , China .
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Förster S, Seichter W, Weber E. Crystal structure of 1,3-bis-{[4-(acetyl-sulfanyl)phenyl]ethynyl}azulene. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2015; 71:o1099-100. [PMID: 26870518 PMCID: PMC4719999 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989016000323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the title compound, C30H20O2S2, the dihedral angles between the central azulene ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.039 Å) and the pendant benzene rings are 28.96 (7) and 55.15 (7)°. The dihedral angles between the benzene rings and their attached acetyl-sulfanyl groups are 59.60 (10) and 84.79 (10)°. The expected π-π stacking inter-actions are not observed in the crystal structure; instead, the packing features C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link the mol-ecules into C(12) [010] chains, which are supported by weak C-H⋯π contacts.
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- Sebastian Förster
- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse, 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse, 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse, 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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Förster S, Seichter W, Weber E. Crystal structure of 1-iodo-3-{[4-(tert-butyl-sulfan-yl)phen-yl]ethyn-yl}azulene. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2015; 71:o544-5. [PMID: 26396788 PMCID: PMC4571388 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989015012542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The title compound, C20H19IS, features a 1,3-disubstituted azulene involving an ethynylene elongated 4-(tert-butyl-sulfanyl)-phenyl sidearm and an iodine atom as the substituents. The azulene ring system is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 Å) and subtends a dihedral angle of 35.7 (1)° with the benzene ring. As a result of the inherent dipole character of the azulene core, a supra-molecular π-π dimer [separation between the centroids of the five- and seven-membered rings = 3.7632 (10) Å] with anti-parallel orientated mol-ecules can be observed in the crystal. The packing is consolidated by an unusual I⋯π(acetyl-ene) contact [I⋯Cg = 3.34 Å, C-I⋯Cg = 173.3°], and a very weak C-H⋯π inter-action is also found in the structure, with the azulene five-membered ring as the acceptor.
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- Sebastian Förster
- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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Förster S, Seichter W, Weber E. Crystal structure of diethyl 2-amino-6-[(thio-phen-3-yl)ethyn-yl]azulene-1,3-di-carboxyl-ate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2015; 71:o212-3. [PMID: 25844254 PMCID: PMC4350707 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989015003898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
The title compound, C22H19NO4S, has an almost planar geometry supported by intra-molecular N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The thio-phene ring is inclined to the azulene ring by 4.85 (16)°, while the eth-oxy-carbonyl groups are inclined to the azulene ring by 7.0 (2) and 5.7 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R 2 (2)(12) ring motif. The dimers are linked via C-H⋯π inter-actions, forming sheets parallel to (10-1).
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- Sebastian Förster
- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
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Förster S, Seichter W, Kuhnert R, Weber E. Conformational and packing structures of crystalline azulene derivatives controlled by substitution. J Mol Struct 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.06.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Clikeman TT, Bukovsky EV, Kuvychko IV, San LK, Deng SHM, Wang XB, Chen YS, Strauss SH, Boltalina OV. Poly(trifluoromethyl)azulenes: structures and acceptor properties. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:6263-6. [PMID: 24788399 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00510d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Six new poly(trifluoromethyl)azulenes prepared in a single high-temperature reaction exhibit strong electron accepting properties in the gas phase and in solution and demonstrate the propensity to form regular π-stacked columns in donor-acceptor crystals when mixed with pyrene as a donor.
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- Tyler T Clikeman
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Karabacak M, Bilgili S, Mavis T, Eskici M, Atac A. Molecular structure, spectroscopic characterization (FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV and NMR), HOMO and LUMO analysis of 3-ethynylthiophene with DFT quantum chemical calculations. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 115:709-718. [PMID: 23886506 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.06.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this work, FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV and NMR spectra of 3-ethynylthiophene (3-ETP, C6H4S) were carried out by using density functional theory DFT/B3LYP method with the 6-311++G(d,p), 6-311+G(d,p), 6-311G(d,p), 6-31++G(d,p), 6-31+G(d,p), 6-31G(d,p) basis sets. FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were recorded in the regions of 3500-400cm(-1) and 3500-50cm(-1), respectively. The geometrical parameters, energies and wavenumbers were obtained and the complete assignments of fundamental vibrations were performed on the basis of the total energy distribution (TED) of the vibrational modes, calculated with scaled quantum mechanics (SQM) method and PQS program. The (1)H, (13)C and HMQC ((1)H-(13)C correlation) NMR spectra in chloroform (CDCl3) were recorded and calculated. The UV spectrum of investigated compound were recorded in the region of 200-400nm in ethanol solution. The electronic properties, such as excitation energies, absorption wavelengths, HOMO and LUMO energies were performed by DFT/B3LYP approach and the results were compared with experimental observations. The thermodynamic properties such zero-point vibrational energy, thermal energy, specific heat capacity, rotational constants, entropy, and dipole moment of the studied compound were calculated. As a result, the calculated results were compared with the observed data and found to be in good agreement.
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- Mehmet Karabacak
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, H.F.T. Technology Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Turgutlu, Manisa, Turkey
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