Theoretical and voltammetric studies on the electron detachment process of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones

Electronic and steric substituent effects on the fluorescence emission of 2-pyrazoline derivatives

A series of substituted 2-pyrazolines were synthesized, and the steric and electronic effects of substituents on the C3 - and C5 -positions of the heterocyclic ring on their fluorescent ability were investigated. Two different conjugative intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and intramolecular charge transfer through space (spiro-conjugation) affect the fluorescence intensity of these compounds. The extent of the ICT process and spiro-conjugation depends on the electronic nature of the additional substitution and its position on the attached aryl rings. In addition, the effects of the concentration and the solvent polarity on the fluorescence emission were studied. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to gain insight into the geometric, electronic, and spectroscopic properties of the pyrazoline derivatives. The results of both experimental and computational studies explain the effects of the geometrical orientation of the C3 - and C5 -aryl rings toward the heterocyclic ring and also the electronic nature of their additional substitutions on the fluorescence intensity.

Photooxidation of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones: retention or elimination of 2-substitution

A series of mono and disubstituted 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones (DHQZs) were synthesized and the electronic and steric effects of the C₂- and N₃-substitutions on the retention or elimination of the C₂-substitution by exposing them to the ultraviolet light were investigated. Electron transfer from photo-excited dihydroquinazolinones to chloroform solvent is proposed, in which both lone pairs on the N₁- and N₃-atoms can be involved in this process. The extent of the N₁- and N₃-atoms contributions in this electron-transfer process and also the retention or elimination of the C₂-substitutions are dependent on the nature and steric hindrance of both C₂- and N₃-substitutions. The experimental results are supported by the computational studies. Photoinduced electron-transfer reaction of a series of mono and disubstituted 2,3- dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones was investigated.