Charge-transfer complex formation between o-chloranil and a series of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Charge Transfer Complex of Lorlatinib with Chloranilic Acid: Characterization and Application to the Development of a Novel 96-Microwell Spectrophotometric Assay with High Throughput

Lorlatinib (LRL) is the first drug of the third generation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors used a first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study describes, for the first time, the investigations for the formation of a charge transfer complex (CTC) between LRL, as electron donor, with chloranilic acid (CLA), as a π-electron acceptor. The CTC was characterized by ultraviolet (UV)-visible spectrophotometry and computational calculations. The UV-visible spectrophotometry ascertained the formation of the CTC in methanol via formation of a new broad absorption band with maximum absorption peak (λmax) at 530 nm. The molar absorptivity (ε) of the complex was 0.55 × 10³ L mol^-1 cm^-1 and its band gap energy was 2.3465 eV. The stoichiometric ratio of LRL/CLA was found to be 1:2. The association constant of the complex was 0.40 × 10³ L mol^-1, and its standard free energy was -0.15 × 10² J mole^-1. The computational calculation for the atomic charges of an energy minimized LRL molecule was conducted, the sites of interaction on the LRL molecule were assigned, and the mechanism of the reaction was postulated. The reaction was adopted as a basis for developing a novel 96-microwell spectrophotometric method (MW-SPA) for LRL. The assay limits of detection and quantitation were 2.1 and 6.5 µg/well, respectively. The assay was validated, and all validation parameters were acceptable. The assay was implemented successfully with great precision and accuracy to the determination of LRL in its bulk form and pharmaceutical formulation (tablets). This assay is simple, economic, and more importantly has a high-throughput property. Therefore, the assay can be valuable for routine in quality control laboratories for analysis of LRL's bulk form and pharmaceutical tablets.

Synthesis, spectroscopic and computational characterization of charge transfer complex of remdesivir with chloranilic acid: Application to development of novel 96-microwell spectrophotometric assay

Remdesivir (REM) is an adenosine triphosphate analog antiviral drug that has received authorization from European Commission and approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). This study, describes, for the first time, the synthesis of a novel charge transfer complex (CTC) between REM, as electron donor, with chloranilic acid (CLA), as π electron acceptor. The CTC was characterized using different spectroscopic and thermogravimetric techniques. UV-visible spectroscopy ascertained the formation of the CTC in methanol via formation of a new broad absorption band with maximum absorption peak (λmax) at 530 nm. The molar absorptivity (ε) of the complex was 3.33 × 103 L mol-1 cm-1 and its band gap energy was 1.91 eV. The stoichiometric ratio of REM:CLA was found to be 1:1. The association constant of the complex was 1.11 × 109 L mol-1, and its standard free energy was 5.16 × 104 J mole-1. Computational calculation for atomic charges of energy minimized REM was conducted, the site of interaction on REM molecule was assigned and the mechanism of the reaction was postulated. The solid-state CTC was further characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques. Both FT-IR and 1H NMR confirmed the formation of the CTC and its structure. The reaction was adopted as a basis for developing a novel 96-microwell spectrophotometric method (MW-SPA) for REM. The assay limits of detection and quantitation were 3.57 and 10.83 µg/well, respectively. The assay was validated, and all validation parameters were acceptable. The assay was implemented successfully with great precision and accuracy to the determination of REM in its bulk form and pharmaceutical formulation (injection). This assay is simple, economic, and more importantly, has high throughput property. Therefore, the assay can be valuable for routine in quality control laboratories for analysis of REM's bulk form and pharmaceutical injection.

Synthesis, spectroscopic and computational studies on hydrogen bonded charge transfer complex of duvelisib with chloranilic acid: Application to development of novel 96-microwell spectrophotometric assay

Duvelisib (DUV) is a is a small-molecule with inhibitory action for phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). It has been recently approved for the effective treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Novel charge transfer complex (CTC) between DUV, as electron donor, with chloranilic acid (CLA), as π electron acceptor has been synthesized and characterized using different spectroscopic and thermogravimetric techniques. UV-visible spectroscopy ascertained the formation of the CTC in different solvents of varying polarity indexes and dielectric constants via formation of new broad absorption band with maximum absorption peak (λ_max) in the range of 488-532 nm. The molar absorptivity of the CTC was dependent on the polarity index and dielectric constant of the solvent; the correlation coefficients were 0.9955 and 0.9749, respectively. The stoichiometric ratio of DUV:CLA was 1:1. Electronic spectral analysis was conducted for characterization of the complex in terms of its electronic constants. Computational calculation for atomic charges of energy minimized DUV was conducted and the site of interaction on DUV molecule was assigned. The solid-state CTC of DUV:CLA (1:1) was synthesized, and its structure was characterized by UV-visible, mass, FT-IR, and ¹H NMR spectroscopic techniques. Both FT-IR and ¹H NMR confirmed that both CT and hydrogen bonding contributed to the molecular composition of the complex. The reaction was adopted as a basis for developing a novel 96-microwell spectrophotometric assay (MW-SPA) for DUV. The assay limits of detection and quantitation were 0.57 and 1.72 µg/well, respectively. The assay was validated and all validation parameters were acceptable. The method was implemented successfully with great precision and accuracy to the analysis of the DUV in its bulk and capsules.

Synthesis and characterization of highly conductive charge-transfer complexes using positron annihilation spectroscopy

Molecular charge-transfer complexes of the tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) with picric acid (Pi-OH), benzene-1,4-diol (QL), tin(IV) tetrachloride (SnCl(4)), iodine, bromine, and zinc chloride (ZnCl(2)) have been synthesized and investigated by elemental and thermal analysis, electronic, infrared, Raman and proton-NMR, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. In this work, three types of acceptors π-acceptors (Pi-OH and QL), σ-acceptors (iodine and bromine), and vacant orbital acceptors (SnCl(4) and ZnCl(2)) were covered. The results of elemental analysis indicated that the CT complexes were formed with ratios 1:1 and 1:2 for QL, SnCl(4), and ZnCl(2) acceptors and iodine, Pi-OH, and Br(2) acceptors, respectively. The type of chelating between the TMEDA donor and the mentioned acceptors depends upon the behavior of both items. The positron annihilation lifetime parameters were found to be dependent on the structure, electronic configuration, and the power of acceptors. The correlation between these parameters and the molecular weight and biological activities of studied complexes was also observed. Regarding the electrical properties, the AC conductivity and the dielectric coefficients were measured as a function of frequency at room temperature. The TMEDA charge-transfer complexes were screened against antibacterial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and antifungal (Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans) activities.

Effects of methyl substituent on the charge-transfer complexations of dicarbazolylalkanes with p-chloranil, tetracyanoethylene and tetracyanoquinodimethane

Series of 1,n-dicarbazolylalkanes and 1,n-di(3-methylcarbazolyl)alkanes (where n=1-5) were synthesized and the molar extinction coefficients, equilibrium constants, enthalpies, and entropies of their charge-transfer (CT) complexes with the π-acceptors p-chloranil, tetracyanoethylene, and tetracyanoquinodimethane were investigated. 1,n-Di(3-methylcarbazolyl)alkanes formed CT complexes with higher equilibrium constants, more negative enthalpies and entropies than 1,n-dicarbazolylalkanes. Vibrational spectra of CT complexes of one of the donor molecules (1,4-dicarbazolylbutane) with all three acceptors were compared.

IR, 1H NMR, mass, XRD and TGA/DTA investigations on the ciprofloxacin/iodine charge-transfer complex

The charge-transfer complex (CTC) of ciprofloxacin drug (CIP) as a donor with iodine (I(2)) as a sigma acceptor has been studied spectrophotometrically in CHCl(3). At maximum absorption bands, the stoichiometry of CIP:iodine system was found to be 1:1 ratio according to molar ratio method. The essential spectroscopic data like formation constant (K(CT)), molar extinction coefficient (ɛ(CT)), standard free energy (ΔG°), oscillator strength (f), transition dipole moment (μ), resonance energy (R(N)) and ionization potential (I(D)) were estimated. The spectroscopic techniques such as IR, (1)H NMR, mass and UV-vis spectra and elemental analyses (CHN) as well as TG-DTG and DTA investigations were used to characterize the chelating behavior of CIP/iodine charge-transfer complex. The iodine CT interaction was associated with a presence of intermolecular hydrogen bond. The X-ray investigation was carried out to investigate the iodine doping in the synthetic CT complex.

Spectroscopic characterization of charge-transfer complexes of morpholine with chloranilic and picric acids in organic media: crystal structure of bis(morpholinium 2,4,6-trinitrocyclohexanolate)

Electron donor-acceptor interaction of morpholine (morp) with chloranilic acid (cla) and picric acid (pa) as pi-acceptors was investigated spectrophotometrically and found to form stable charge-transfer (CT) complexes (n-pi*) of [(Hmorp)(2)(cla)] and [(Hmorp)(pa)](2). The donor site involved in CT interaction is morpholine nitrogen. These complexes are easily synthesized from the reaction of morp with cla and pa within MeOH and CHCl(3) solvents, respectively. (1)HNMR, IR, elemental analyses, and UV-vis techniques characterize the two morpholinium charge-transfer complexes. Benesi-Hildebrand and its modification methods were applied to the determination of association constant (K), molar extinction coefficient (epsilon). The X-ray crystal structure was carried out for the interpretation the predict structure of the [(Hmorp)(pa)](2) complex.

Charge-transfer complex formation between p-chloranil and 1,n-dicarbazolylalkanes

Dimer model compounds of polyvinylcarbazoles (1,n-di(N-carbazolyl)alkanes, when n=1-5) were synthesized to model the effects of distance and orientation between carbazole groups in polymeric systems. Charge-transfer (CT) complexes of carbazole, N-ethylcarbazole and 1,n-di(N-carbazolyl)alkanes with p-chloranil (p-CHL) have been investigated spectrophotometrically in dichloromethane. The colored products are measured spectrophotometrically at different wavelength depending on the electronic transition between donors and acceptor. The formation constants of the CT complexes were determined by the Benesi-Hildebrand equation. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated by Van't Hoff equation. Stochiometries of the complexes formed between donors and acceptor were defined by the Job's method of the continuous variation and found in 1:1 complexation with donor and acceptor at the maximum absorption bands.

Charge transfer complex formation between p-chloranil and 1,n-di(9-anthryl)alkanes

Dimer model compounds of polyvinylanthracenes (1,n-di(9-anthryl)alkanes, when n=1-5) were synthesized to model the effects of distance and orientation between anthracene groups in polymeric systems. Charge transfer (CT) complexes of anthracene, 9-methylanthracene and 1,n-di(9-anthryl)alkanes with p-chloranil (p-CHL) have been investigated spectrophotometrically in dichloromethane. The colored products are measured spectrophotometrically at different wavelength depending on the electronic transition between donors and acceptor. The formation constants of the CT complexes were determined by the Benesi-Hildebrand equation. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated by Van't Hoff equation. Stochiometries of the complexes formed between donors and acceptor were defined by the Job's method of the continuous variation and found in 1:1 complexation with donor and acceptor at the maximum absorption bands.

Electronic structures of intermolecular charge-transfer states in fast electron transfers with tetrathiafulvalene donor. Thermal and photoactivation of [2 + 4] cycloaddition to o-chloranil acceptor

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) spontaneously forms a series of unusual charge-transfer complexes with various quinonoid acceptors such as o-chloranil (CA) that show pronounced near-IR absorption (lambda(CT) = 1100 nm). The successful isolation of the corresponding [1 : 1] donor-acceptor complex from solution and X-ray crystallographic analysis at low temperatures reveal the polarized charge-transfer state: [TTF(q+),CA(q-)] with high degree of charge-transfer (q = 0.6), which is spectrally and crystallographically distinguished from the separate redox (ion-pair) state: [TTF(+*) + CA(-*) ]. The unique interconversion of charge-transfer and electron-transfer states is theoretically well-accommodated by Mulliken theory using semi-empirical valence-bond and molecular-orbital methodologies. Mechanistic implications are discussed of both the thermally activated and the photochemically promoted processes via fast (intracomplex) electron transfer followed by collapse of the adiabatic and the non-adiabatic (vibrationally-excited) ion-pairs, respectively, to the [2 + 4] cycloadduct of tetrathiafulvalene and o-chloranil.

Charge transfer complexes of 9-vinyl-carbazole with pi acceptors in homogeneous and in micellar solutions

The molecular association of 9-vinyl-carbazole (CBZ) with three electron acceptors, p-chloranil (CHL), 2,7-dinitro-9-fluorenone (FL), and tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (TCNQ), is studied in acetonitrile and in micellar aqueous solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). In both media, stable charge transfer (CT) complexes are formed with association constants in the range of 8-500 M(-1). CBZ and FL form a 1:2 complex in acetonitrile, but in SDS micelles the association is 1:1 due to size restriction and occupancy statistics in the host aggregates. The combination of absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy data indicates that the bimolecular CT complex of CBZ with TCNQ is stabilized in two distinct environments of the SDS micelles providing then two separated CT absorption bands.

Vertical ionisation potentials of a number of crown ethers from charge transfer bands of their EDA complexes

Vertical ionisation potentials (I(v)D) of a number of crown ethers, viz. dibenzo-30-crown-10 (Crown 1), benzo-15-crown-5 (Crown 2), dibenzo-24-crown-8 (Crown 3), dicyclohexano-24-crown-8 (Crown 4) and 4'-nitrobenzo-15-crown-5 (Crown 5) are being reported for the first time from a study of EDA interaction of these crown ethers with a number of electron acceptors like C60, C70, o-chloranil, p-chloranil, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) and pyromellitic diimide (PMD). The study has been carried out in CCl4 medium by electronic absorption spectroscopy. Charge transfer (CT) absorption bands in the 360-900 nm range have been found in each case (excepting the 60 fullerene-Crown 4 system). The vertical ionisation potentials (I(v)D) of all the crown ethers thus determined show a good correlation with those calculated by the semiempirical AM1 method. Of the six acceptors under study the vertical electron affinity of PMD was not found in the literature. This has also been determined from an analysis of the present h(nu)(CT) data.

Room temperature solution studies of complexation between o-chloranil and a series of anilines by spectrophotometric method

Electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex formation between o-chloranil and a series of anilines has been studied in CCl4 medium. In all the cases, EDA complexes are formed instantaneously on mixing the donor and acceptor solutions. N,N-dimethylaniline and N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine form stable EDA complexes with o-chloranil while the other complexes decay slowly into secondary products. The kinetics of all these reactions has been studied by UV-VIS absorption spectrophotometric method and the rate constants of the reactions and formation constants of the EDA complexes have been determined. The charge transfer (CT) transition energies of the complexes are found to change systematically with change in the number and position of the methyl groups in the donor molecules (methylanilines). From an analysis of this variation, the electron affinity of o-chloranil has been found to be 2.54 eV. A perturbational inductive effect Hückel parameter hMe has been found from this trend and the value obtained (-0.27) is very close to that (-0.3) obtained by Lepley (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 86 (1964) 2545) from a study of tetracyano ethylene (TCNE)-methylbenzene complexes.