Synthesis, structure, photochromism and DFT calculations of copper(I)-triphenylphosphine halide complexes of thioalkylazoimidazoles

Non-adiabatic dynamics simulation exploration of the wavelength-dependent photoinduced relaxation mechanism of trans-N-1-methyl-2-(tolylazo) imidazole in the gas phase

A comprehensive picture of the photoinduced non-adiabatic relaxation dynamics of trans-N-1-methyl-2-(tolylazo) imidazole (trans-MTAI) in different electronic excited states has been revealed using the on-the-fly surface hopping method at the ab initio CASSCF level.

Transducer influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on photoisomerisation of 1-alkyl-2-(arylazo)imidazoles

The UV light irradiation to a solution of 1-alkyl-2-(arylazo)imidazole (L) in toluene shows transformation of trans to cis configuration about -N=N- bond. The rate of photo-isomerisation and quantum yields are influenced by internal parameters like - nature of substituents, coordination to metal ions, steric and electronic effect, protonation etc. and the external factors like solvent (polarity, viscosity, dipole moment etc.), presence of innocent (to be chemically noninteracting) and noninnocent (chemically interacting) ions or molecules. In this work the influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as - napththalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene - an innocent system, on the photochromic efficiency of L has been examined. The PAHs are π-donor and may form a π-π continuum with L which can significantly affect the motional (vibration, rotation) properties of the analyte and hence the photochromic activity. The rate and quantum yield of trans-to-cis isomerisation of L decrease with increasing [PAH] and also with increasing number of the fused phenyl ring(s) in PAH. Thus the photoisomerisation follows the rate sequence: no PAH>napththalene>anthracene-phenanthrene>pyrene. The reverse change, cis-to-trans is very slow upon light irradiation while appreciably fast in thermal process at dark. The activation energy (E(a)) also decreases with [PAH] and number of fused phenyl rings.

Effect of PEG-200 and Tween-20 on photoisomerization of 1-alkyl-2-(arylazo)imidazoles in toluene

The photoisomerization of 1-alkyl-2-(arylazo)imidazole, trans-to-cis, has been studied in the matrix of PEG-200 and Tween-20 in toluene medium by UV light irradiation. The trans and cis-isomers have different absorption spectra. The cis-to-trans isomerization proceeds slowly in visible light irradiation while it is appreciably fast in thermal process. The rate of trans-to-cis isomerization is decreased by 30-60% in presence of PEG-200 and Tween-20. The quantum yield of the photoisomerization is also decreased by 35-55% and follows the rate sequence: free state>PEG-200-phase>Tween-20 phase. The activation energy (E(a)) of cis→trans, thermal backward isomerization, is reduced in PEG-200 and Tween-20 phase following free state>PEG-200-phase>Tween-20-phase. The branched polyhydroxo structure of Tween-20 may help to wrap the polar photochrome more efficiently than major ether functionalized PEG-200 and stabilizes trans-isomer.

Copper(I) complexes with trispyrazolylmethane ligands: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity in cross-coupling reactions

Three novel Cu(I) complexes bearing tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligands, Tpm(x), have been prepared from reactions of equimolar amounts of CuI and the ligands Tpm, (HC(pz)(3)), Tpm*, (HC(3,5-Me(2)-pz)(3)), and Tpm(Ms), (HC(3-Ms-pz)(3)). X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the Tpm and Tpm(Ms) derivatives exhibit a 2:1 Cu:ligand ratio, whereas the Tpm* complex is a mononuclear species in nature. The latter has been employed as a precatalyst in the arylation of amides and aromatic thiols with good activity. The synthesis of a Tpm*Cu(I)-phthalimidate, a feasible intermediate in this catalytic process, has also been performed. Low temperature (1)H NMR studies in CDCl(3) have indicated that this complex exists in solution as a mixture of two, neutral and ionic forms. Conductivity measurements have reinforced this proposal, the ionic form predominating in a very polar solvent such as DMSO. The reaction of Tpm*Cu(I)-phthalimidate with iodobenzene afforded the expected C-N coupling product in 76% yield accounting for its role as an intermediate in this transformation.