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Perera SM, Aikawa T, Shaner SE, Moran SD, Wang L. Effects of the Intramolecular Group and Solvent on Vibrational Coupling Modes and Strengths of Fermi Resonances in Aryl Azides: A DFT Study of 4-Azidotoluene and 4-Azido- N-phenylmaleimide. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:8911-8921. [PMID: 37819373 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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The high transition dipole strength of the azide asymmetric stretch makes aryl azides good candidates as vibrational probes (VPs). However, aryl azides have complex absorption profiles due to Fermi resonances (FRs). Understanding the origin and the vibrational modes involved in FRs of aryl azides is critically important toward developing them as VPs for studies of protein structures and structural changes in response to their surroundings. As such, we studied vibrational couplings in 4-azidotoluene and 4-azido-N-phenylmaleimide in two solvents, N,N-dimethylacetamide and tetrahydrofuran, to explore the origin and the effects of intramolecular group and solvent on the FRs of aryl azides using density functional theory (DFT) calculations with the B3LYP functional and seven basis sets, 6-31G(d,p), 6-31+G(d,p), 6-31++G(d,p), 6-311G(d,p), 6-311+G(d,p), 6-311++G(d,p), and 6-311++G(df,pd). Two combination bands consisting of the azide symmetric stretch and another mode form strong FRs with the azide asymmetric stretch for both molecules. The FR profile was altered by replacing the methyl group with maleimide. Solvents change the relative peak position and intensity more significantly for 4-azido-N-phenylmaleimide, which makes it a more sensitive VP. Furthermore, the DFT results indicate that a comparison among the results from different basis sets can be used as a means to predict more reliable vibrational spectra.
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- Sathya M Perera
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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Wang X, Zhang T, Zhang H, Wang X, Xie B, Fan W. Combined DFT and Machine Learning Study of the Dissociation and Migration of H in Pyrrole Derivatives. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7383-7399. [PMID: 37615481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Systematic DFT calculations of model coal-pyrrole derivatives substituted by different functional groups are carried out. The N-H bond dissociation energies (N-H BDEs) and H-transfer activation energies (H-TAEs) of pyrrole derivatives are fully evaluated to elucidate the effect of the type of substituents and their position on the molecular reactivity. The results indicate that compounds substituted with electron-donating groups (EDGs) are more prone to pyrolysis while those substituted with electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) are difficult to pyrolyze. Furthermore, quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models for N-H BDEs and H-TAEs about pyrrole derivatives are built with multiple linear regression (MLR) and support vector machine (SVM). The final results show that the SVM-QSPR model has better fitness, prediction, and robustness, while the MLR-QSPR model can express the physical meaning better. The effects of functional groups on pyrolysis are clarified by the models presented in this paper, which will support the optimization of ultra-low NOx combustion.
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- Xin Wang
- Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Energy Conservation and Clean Combustion Research Center, Shanghai Power Equipment Research Institute, No.1115 Jianchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Testoff TT, Aikawa T, Tsung E, Lesko E, Wang L. DFT studies of aggregation induced energy splitting and excitonic diversification in benzene and anthracene multimers. Chem Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Solvent effect on the efficiency of triphenylamine-based dye-sensitized solar cells, molecular approach. Chem Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Electronically excited state structures and stabilities of organic small molecules: A DFT study of triphenylamine derivatives. Chem Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2021.111256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Feng W, Wang T, Testoff TT, Bridgmohan CN, Zhao C, Sun H, Hu W, Li W, Liu D, Wang L, Zhou X. Exploiting singlet excited state conformation for rational design of highly efficient photoinduced electron transfer molecules. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 229:118016. [PMID: 31923789 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.118016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In spite of the pivotal role of excited state electronic structures as regulation of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process, the effect of excited state conformation on PET remains elusive. Here we exploit distinguishable emission characters of trans and cis singlet excited states of donor-acceptor-donor ensemble MTPAAZO to reveal that its PET efficiency and rate are closely depended on its singlet excited state conformation. The PET process occurs solely in cis conformation of MTPAAZO singlet excited states. Novel molecule (MTPA)2Ab as-designed with similar structure of MTPAAZO cis singlet excited states shows high PET efficacy and rate, leading to long-lived CS states. Our findings enable the rational design of the novel molecules with highly efficient PET process suitable for charge separation applications.
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- Wenhui Feng
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, PR China.
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Sun H, Li P, Liu D, Wang T, Li W, Hu W, Wang L, Zhou X. Tuning photophysical properties via alkoxyl groups in charge-separated triphenylamine sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang J, Rueck-Braun K. The Effect of Substituent-Dependent Photoinduced Intramolecular Charge Transfer on the Photochromism of Hemithioindigos. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201700103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Junjie Wang
- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie; Technische Universität Berlin; Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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Sun H, Liu D, Wang T, Lu T, Li W, Ren S, Hu W, Wang L, Zhou X. Enhanced Internal Quantum Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Effect of Long-Lived Charge-Separated State of Sensitizers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:9880-9891. [PMID: 28256820 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Effective charge separation is one of the key determinants for the photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Herein, two charge-separated (CS) sensitizers, MTPA-Pyc and YD-Pyc, have been synthesized and applied in DSSCs to investigate the effect of the CS states of the sensitizers on the device's efficiency. The CS states with lifetimes of 64 and 177 ns for MTPA-Pyc and YD-Pyc, respectively, are formed via the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the 4-styryltriphenylamine (MTPA) or 4-styrylindoline (YD) donor to the pyrimidine cyanoacrylic acid (Pyc) acceptor. DSSCs based on MTPA-Pyc and YD-Pyc exhibit high internal quantum efficiency (IQE) values of over 80% from 400 to 600 nm. In comparison, the IQEs of the charge transfer (CT) sensitizer cells are 10-30% lower in the same wavelength range. The enhanced IQE values in the devices based on the CS sensitizers are ascribed to the higher electron injection efficiencies and slower charge recombination. The results demonstrate that taking advantage of the CS states in the sensitizers can be a promising strategy to improve the IQEs and further enhance the overall efficiencies of the DSSCs.
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- Haiya Sun
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Functional Fine Chemicals , Tianjin, 300072, China
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