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Kasprzyk W, Romańczyk PP, Kurek SS, Świergosz T. A switchable green emitting dye and its phenomenal properties: implications for the photoluminescence features of carbon dots. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:17079-17089. [PMID: 39189364 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02517b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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New molecular fluorophores are constantly being discovered in post-synthetic mixtures of carbon dots (CDs), prompting researchers to elucidate their role in the optical properties of these nanomaterials. It has been reported that the green-emitting fluorophore that forms during the synthesis of popular citric acid/urea CDs is HPPT (4-hydroxy-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3,6(2H,5H)-trione). However, due to the low concentration of HPPT-like molecules within the structure of CDs, their actual binding and contribution to the optical properties of CDs has not so far been convincingly confirmed. In this joint experimental and quantum chemical study, we show that HPPT is a strong acid and only its anionic form, HPPT-, present in solutions of pH 0-10, is emissive. Next, its fluorescence can be switched off rapidly in strongly alkaline environments as a result of HPPT- hydrolysis, leading to the opening of its pyrrole ring and formation of CDPC (3-carbamoyl-2,6-dihydroxypyridine-4-carboxylic acid), existing as the CDPC2- dianion under these conditions. Eventually, we found that the ring opening hydrolysis is reversible and the green emission may be restored in acidic environments. The kinetics and mechanism of this hydrolysis were also revealed. The optical features of citric acid (CA)-urea CDs under various conditions were compared with a simpler CD system prepared by treating the CDs obtained from CA solely with HPPT- (HPPT@CDs). Our results indicate the feasibility of the post-synthetic modification of HPPT- present in the structures of CA-urea CDs and HPPT@CDs. Without HPPT- they emit blue fluorescence only. Thus, this makes the nanosystem switch the PL emission colour reversibly from green to blue owing to the opening and closing of the pyrrole ring in HPPT-like molecules. More importantly, the latter process may be considered a first step toward genuine fine tuning of the PL emission colour from CDs. These findings are of general importance to the further development of citric acid-based CDs with tailored properties.
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- Wiktor Kasprzyk
- Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
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- Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
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- Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
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- Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
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Knysh I, Lipparini F, Blondel A, Duchemin I, Blase X, Loos PF, Jacquemin D. Reference CC3 Excitation Energies for Organic Chromophores: Benchmarking TD-DFT, BSE/ GW, and Wave Function Methods. J Chem Theory Comput 2024. [PMID: 39237472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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To expand the QUEST database of highly accurate vertical transition energies, we consider a series of large organic chromogens ubiquitous in dye chemistry, such as anthraquinone, azobenzene, BODIPY, and naphthalimide. We compute, at the CC3 level of theory, the singlet and triplet vertical transition energies associated with the low-lying excited states. This leads to a collection of more than 120 new highly accurate excitation energies. For several singlet transitions, we have been able to determine CCSDT transition energies with a compact basis set, finding minimal deviations from the CC3 values for most states. Subsequently, we employ these reference values to benchmark a series of lower-order wave function approaches, including the popular ADC(2) and CC2 schemes, as well as time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT), both with and without applying the Tamm-Dancoff approximation (TDA). At the TD-DFT level, we evaluate a large panel of global, range-separated, local, and double hybrid functionals. Additionally, we assess the performance of the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) formalism relying on both G0W0 and evGW quasiparticle energies evaluated from various starting points. It turns out that CC2 and ADC(2.5) are the most accurate models among those with respective O ( N 5 ) and O ( N 6 ) scalings with system size. In contrast, CCSD does not outperform CC2. The best performing exchange-correlation functionals include BMK, M06-2X, M06-SX, CAM-B3LYP, ωB97X-D, and LH20t, with average deviations of approximately 0.20 eV or slightly below. Errors on vertical excitation energies can be further reduced by considering double hybrids. Both SOS-ωB88PP86 and SOS-ωPBEPP86 exhibit particularly attractive performances with overall quality on par with CC2, whereas PBE0-DH and PBE-QIDH are only slightly less efficient. BSE/evGW calculations based on Kohn-Sham starting points have been found to be particularly effective for singlet transitions, but much less for their triplet counterparts.
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- Iryna Knysh
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 3, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM-L Sim, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut NEEL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), F-75005 Paris, France
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Vautrin L, Lambert A, Mahdhaoui F, El Abed R, Boubaker T, Ingrosso F. Structural and Electronic Properties of Novel Azothiophene Dyes: A Multilevel Study Incorporating Explicit Solvation Effects. Molecules 2024; 29:4053. [PMID: 39274901 PMCID: PMC11397383 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29174053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Revised: 08/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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Among azobenzene derivatives, azothiophenes represent a relatively recent family of compounds that exhibit similar characteristics as dyes and photoreactive systems. Their technological applications are extensive thanks to the additional design flexibility conferred by the heteroaromatic ring. In this study, we present a comprehensive investigation of the structural and electronic properties of novel dyes derived from 3-thiophenamine, utilizing a multilevel approach. We thoroughly examined the potential energy surfaces of the E and Z isomers for three molecules, each bearing different substituents on the phenyl ring at the para position relative to the diazo group. This exploration was conducted through quantum chemistry calculations at various levels of theory, employing a continuum solvent model. Subsequently, we incorporated an explicit solvent (a dimethyl sulfoxide-water mixture) to simulate the most stable isomers using classical molecular dynamics, delivering a clear picture of the local solvation structure and intermolecular interactions. Finally, a hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) approach was employed to accurately describe the evolution of the solutes' properties within their environment, accounting for finite temperature effects.
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- Laura Vautrin
- Université de Lorraine and CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques UMR 7019, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine and CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques UMR 7019, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine and CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques UMR 7019, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Hétérocyclique, Produits Naturels et Réactivité (LR11SE39), Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Avenue de l'Environnement, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Hétérocyclique, Produits Naturels et Réactivité (LR11SE39), Faculté des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Avenue de l'Environnement, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
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- Université de Lorraine and CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie Théoriques UMR 7019, F-54000 Nancy, France
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Zhou F, Pan Y, Hung WY, Chen CF, Chen KM, Li JL, Yiu SM, Liu YM, Chou PT, Chi Y, Lau KC. Tetradentate Pt(II) Complexes Based on Xylenylamino Linked Dual Pyrazolate Chelates for Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Chemistry 2024:e202402636. [PMID: 39109460 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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In this work, we report the syntheses of three Pt(II) emitters, namely, Pt4N1, Pt4N2, and Pt4N3, to which their tetradentate chelates were assembled by linking two pyrazolate chelates with a single xylenylamino entity. Functionalization of Pt4N1 was achieved upon the addition of electronegative CF3 substituent on pyridinyl groups and switching to more electron-deficient pyrazinyl groups in giving Pt4N2 and Pt4N3, respectively. The vertically arranged xylenylamino entity has effectively suppressed the inter-molecular π-π stacking and Pt⋅⋅⋅Pt interaction, as shown by the single crystal X-ray structural analyses. Upon fabrication of OLED devices, Pt4N2 and Pt4N3 based devices delivered efficient cyan and green emission, with an EQEmax of 15.2 % and 11.2 %, respectively, affirming the successfulness of the tetradentate chelating strategy.
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- Fan Zhou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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Loos PF, Jacquemin D. A mountaineering strategy to excited states: Accurate vertical transition energies and benchmarks for substituted benzenes. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:1791-1805. [PMID: 38661240 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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In an effort to expand the existing QUEST database of accurate vertical transition energies [Véril et al. WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 2021, 11, e1517], we have modeled more than 100 electronic excited states of different natures (local, charge-transfer, Rydberg, singlet, and triplet) in a dozen of mono- and di-substituted benzenes, including aniline, benzonitrile, chlorobenzene, fluorobenzene, nitrobenzene, among others. To establish theoretical best estimates for these vertical excitation energies, we have employed advanced coupled-cluster methods including iterative triples (CC3 and CCSDT) and, when technically possible, iterative quadruples (CC4). These high-level computational approaches provide a robust foundation for benchmarking a series of popular wave function methods. The evaluated methods all include contributions from double excitations (ADC(2), CC2, CCSD, CIS(D), EOM-MP2, STEOM-CCSD), along with schemes that also incorporate perturbative or iterative triples (ADC(3), CCSDR(3), CCSD(T)(a) ⋆ , and CCSDT-3). This systematic exploration not only broadens the scope of the QUEST database but also facilitates a rigorous assessment of different theoretical approaches in the framework of a homologous chemical series, offering valuable insights into the accuracy and reliability of these methods in such cases. We found that both ADC(2.5) and CCSDT-3 can provide very consistent estimates, whereas among less expensive methods SCS-CC2 is likely the most effective approach. Importantly, we show that some lower order methods may offer reasonable trends in the homologous series while providing quite large average errors, and vice versa. Consequently, benchmarking the accuracy of a model based solely on absolute transition energies may not be meaningful for applications involving a series of similar compounds.
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- Pierre-François Loos
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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Kim S, Jung S, Lee JJ, Kim C. A water-soluble colorimetric chemosensor for sequential probing of Cu 2+ and S 2- and its practical applications to test strips, reversible test, and water samples. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 256:112568. [PMID: 38678914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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A water-soluble colorimetric chemosensor NHOP ((E)-1-(2-(2-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidene)hydrazineyl)-2-oxoethyl)pyridin-1-ium) chloride) was developed for the sequential probing of Cu2+ and S2-. NHOP underwent a color change from pale yellow to colorless in the presence of Cu2+ in pure water. The binding ratio between NHOP and Cu2+ was confirmed to be 1:1 by the Job plot and ESI-MS (electrospray ionization mass spectrometry). The detection limit of NHOP for Cu2+ was calculated as 0.15 μM, which was far below the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standard (20 μM). The NHOP-coated test strip was able to easily monitor Cu2+ in real-time. Meanwhile, the NHOP-Cu2+ complex reverted from colorless to pale yellow in the presence of S2- through the demetallation. The stoichiometric ratio between NHOP-Cu2+ and S2- was determined to be 1:1 by analyzing the Job plot and ESI-MS. The detection limit of NHOP-Cu2+ for S2- was calculated as 0.29 μM, which was very below the WHO (World Health Organization) guideline (14.7 μM). NHOP successfully achieved the quantification for Cu2+ and S2- in water samples. NHOP could work as a sequential probe for Cu2+ and S2- at the biological pH range (7.0-8.4). Moreover, NHOP could successively probe Cu2+ and S2- at least three cycles because of its reversible property. The detection mechanisms of NHOP for Cu2+ and NHOP-Cu2+ for S2- were demonstrated with Job plot, ESI-MS, and DFT (density functional theory) calculations. Therefore, NHOP could work as an efficient sequential probe for Cu2+ and S2- in environmental systems.
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- Soyeon Kim
- Department of Fine Chem., SNUT (Seoul National Univ. of Sci. and Tech.), Seoul 139-743, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fine Chem., SNUT (Seoul National Univ. of Sci. and Tech.), Seoul 139-743, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Fine Chem., SNUT (Seoul National Univ. of Sci. and Tech.), Seoul 139-743, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fine Chem., SNUT (Seoul National Univ. of Sci. and Tech.), Seoul 139-743, Republic of Korea.
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Wu Y, Xin Y, Pan Y, Yiu S, Yan J, Lau KC, Duan L, Chi Y. Ir(III) Metal Emitters with Cyano-Modified Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylidene Chelates for Deep-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309389. [PMID: 38689505 PMCID: PMC11234470 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Ir(III) carbene complexes have been explored as one of the best blue phosphors for their high performance. Herein, the authors designed and synthesized a series of blue-emitting Ir(III) phosphors (f-ct9a-c), featuring fac-coordinated cyano-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylidene cyclometalates. These Ir(III) complexes exhibit true-blue emission with a peak maximum spanning 448-467 nm, with high photoluminescence quantum yields of 81-88% recorded in degassed toluene. Moreover, OLED devices bearing phosphors f-ct9a and f-ct9b deliver maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQEmax) of 25.9% and 30.3%, together with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIEx,y) coordinates of (0.157, 0.225) and (0.142, 0.169), respectively. Remarkably, the f-ct9b-based device displays an incredible EQE of 29.0% at 5000 cd·m-2. The hyper-OLED device based on f-ct9b and ν-DABNA exhibits an EQEmax of 34.7% and CIEx,y coordinates of (0.122, 0.131), affirming high potentials in achieving efficient blue electroluminescence.
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- Yixin Wu
- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Department of ChemistryDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringCenter of Super‐Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF)City University of Hong KongHong KongSAR999077China
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Costa JCS, Lobo Ferreira AIMC, Lima CFRA, Santos LMBF. The Cohesive Interactions in Phenylimidazoles. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:4674-4684. [PMID: 38815182 PMCID: PMC11182350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c01589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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This work presents a comprehensive study exploring the thermodynamics of the solid phase of a series of phenylimidazoles, encompassing experimental measurements of heat capacity, volatility, and thermal behavior. The influence of successive phenyl group insertions on the imidazole ring on thermodynamic properties and supramolecular behavior was thoroughly examined through the evaluation of 2-phenylimidazole (2-PhI), 4-phenylimidazole (4-PhI), 4,5-diphenylimidazole (4,5-DPhI), and 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole (2,4,5-TPhI). Structural correlations between molecular structure and thermodynamic properties were established. Furthermore, the investigation employed UV-vis spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Additive effects arising from the introduction of phenyl groups were found through the analysis of the solid-liquid and solid-gas equilibria, as well as heat capacities. A good correlation emerged between the thermodynamic properties of sublimation and the molar volume of the unit cell, evident across 2-PhI, 4,5-DPhI, and 2,4,5-TPhI. In contrast to its isomer 2-PhI, 4-PhI exhibited greater cohesive energy due to the stronger N-H···N intermolecular interactions, leading to the disruption of coplanar geometry in the 4-PhI molecules. The observed higher entropies of phase transition (fusion and sublimation) are consistent with the higher structural order observed in the crystalline lattice of 4-PhI.
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- José C. S. Costa
- CIQUP, Institute of Molecular
Sciences (IMS), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty
of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto P4169-007, Portugal
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- CIQUP, Institute of Molecular
Sciences (IMS), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty
of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto P4169-007, Portugal
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C. Lima
- CIQUP, Institute of Molecular
Sciences (IMS), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty
of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto P4169-007, Portugal
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N. B. F. Santos
- CIQUP, Institute of Molecular
Sciences (IMS), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty
of Science, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, Porto P4169-007, Portugal
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Buttarazzi E, Inchingolo A, Pedron D, Alberto ME, Collini E, Petrone A. Conformational and environmental effects on the electronic and vibrational properties of dyes for solar cell devices. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:204301. [PMID: 38785282 DOI: 10.1063/5.0207770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The main challenge for solar cell devices is harvesting photons beyond the visible by reaching the red-edge (650-780 nm). Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) devices combine the optical absorption and the charge separation processes by the association of a sensitizer as a light-absorbing material (dye molecules, whose absorption can be tuned and designed) with a wide band gap nanostructured semiconductor. Conformational and environmental effects (i.e., solvent, pH) can drastically influence the photophysical properties of molecular dyes. This study proposes a combined experimental and computational approach for the comprehensive investigation of the electronic and vibrational properties of a unique class of organic dye compounds belonging to the family of red-absorbing dyes, known as squaraines. Our focus lies on elucidating the intricate interplay between the molecular structure, vibrational dynamics, and optical properties of squaraines using state-of-the-art density functional theory calculations and spectroscopic techniques. Through systematic vibrational and optical analyses, we show that (i) the main absorption peak in the visible range is influenced by the conformational and protonation equilibria, (ii) the solvent polarity tunes the position of the UV-vis absorption, and (iii) the vibrational spectroscopy techniques (infrared and Raman) can be used as informative tools to distinguish between different conformations and protonation states. This comprehensive understanding offers valuable insights into the design and optimization of squaraine-based DSSCs for enhanced solar energy conversion efficiency.
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- Edoardo Buttarazzi
- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci ed. 12/C, I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138 Napoli, Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo ed. 6, Via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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Farcaş AA, Bende A. Theoretical insights into dopamine photochemistry adsorbed on graphene-type nanostructures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:14937-14947. [PMID: 38738904 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00432a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The equilibrium geometry structures and light absorption properties of the dopamine (DA) and dopamine-o-quinone (DAQ) adsorbed on the graphene surface have been investigated using the ground state and linear-response time-dependent density functional theories. Two types of graphene systems were considered, a rectangular form of hexagonal lattice with optimized C-C bond length as the model system for graphene nanoparticles (GrNP) and a similar system but with fixed C-C bond length (1.42 Å) as the model system for graphene 2D sheet (GrS). The analysis of the vertical excitations showed that three types of electronic transitions are possible, namely, localized on graphene, localized on the DA or DAQ, and charge transfer (CT). In the case of the graphene-DA complex, the charge transfer excitations were characterized by the molecule-to-surface (MSCT) character, whereas the graphene-DAQ was characterized by the reverse, i.e. surface-to-molecule (SMCT). The difference between the two cases is given by the presence of an energetically low-lying unoccupied orbital (LUMO+1) that allows charge transfer from the surface to the molecule in the case of DAQ. However, it was also shown that the fingerprints of excited electronic states associated with the adsorbed molecules cannot be seen in the spectrum, as they are mostly suppressed by the characteristic spectral shape of graphene.
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- Alex-Adrian Farcaş
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Donat Street, No. 67-103, Ro-400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Donat Street, No. 67-103, Ro-400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Krumins E, Crawford LA, Rogers DM, Machado F, Taresco V, East M, Irving SH, Fowler HR, Jiang L, Starr N, Parmenter CDJ, Kortsen K, Cuzzucoli Crucitti V, Avery SV, Tuck CJ, Howdle SM. A facile one step route that introduces functionality to polymer powders for laser sintering. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3137. [PMID: 38605004 PMCID: PMC11009337 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47376-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Laser Sintering (LS) is a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) exploiting laser processing of polymeric particles to produce 3D objects. Because of its ease of processability and thermo-physical properties, polyamide-12 (PA-12) represents ~95% of the polymeric materials used in LS. This constrains the functionality of the items produced, including limited available colours. Moreover, PA-12 objects tend to biofoul in wet environments. Therefore, a key challenge is to develop an inexpensive route to introduce desirable functionality to PA-12. We report a facile, clean, and scalable approach to modification of PA-12, exploiting supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) and free radical polymerizations to yield functionalised PA-12 materials. These can be easily printed using commercial apparatus. We demonstrate the potential by creating coloured PA-12 materials and show that the same approach can be utilized to create anti-biofouling objects. Our approach to functionalise materials could open significant new applications for AM.
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- Eduards Krumins
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre of Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, 522 Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2GX, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Nottingham Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre of Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, 522 Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2GX, UK
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- Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre of Additive Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, 522 Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2GX, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK.
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Yan J, Feng ZQ, Wu Y, Zhou DY, Yiu SM, Chan CY, Pan Y, Lau KC, Liao LS, Chi Y. Blue Electrophosphorescence from Iridium(III) Phosphors Bearing Asymmetric Di-N-aryl 6-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylidene Chelates. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305273. [PMID: 37461316 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
Efficient blue phosphors remain a formidable challenge for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To circumvent this obstacle, a series of Ir(III)-based carbene complexes bearing asymmetric di-N-aryl 6-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylidene chelates, namely, f-ct6a‒c, are synthesized, and their structures and photophysical properties are comprehensively investigated. Moreover, these emitters can undergo interconversion in refluxing 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, catalyzed by a mixture of sodium acetate (NaOAc) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (TsOH·H2O) without decomposition. All Ir(III) complexes present good photoluminescence quantum yield (ΦPL = 83-88%) with peak maximum (max.) at 443-452 nm and narrowed full width at half maximum (FWHM = 66-73 nm). Among all the fabricated OLED devices, f-ct6b delivers a max. external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 23.4% and Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage CIEx , y coordinates of (0.14, 0.12), whereas the hyper-OLED device based on f-ct6a and 5H,9H,11H,15H-[1,4] benzazaborino [2,3,4-kl][1,4]benzazaborino[4',3',2':4,5][1,4]benzazaborino[3,2-b]phenazaborine-7,13-diamine, N7,N7,N13,N13,5,9,11,15-octaphenyl (ν-DABNA) exhibits max. EQE of 26.2% and CIEx , y of (0.12, 0.13). Finally, the corresponding tandem OLED with f-ct6b as dopant gives a max. luminance of over 10 000 cd m-2 and max. EQE of 42.1%, confirming their candidacies for making true-blue OLEDs.
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- Jie Yan
- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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Tulyabaev AR, Khuzin AA, Lukmanov TI, Sabirov DS. Is this how bromine spiropyran salt is converted to merocyanine under UV irradiation? A look through the prism of quantum chemical calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10336-10342. [PMID: 38501209 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06322d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The stability of merocyanine forms formed under UV irradiation of a solution of a spiropyran salt, in which an organic part acts as a cation and a compact bromide ion as an anion, their photophysical properties, and the formation mechanism are studied in this work using time-dependent density functional theory. Theoretical calculations show that TTC and CTT are the most stable open forms (the difference in stability energies is 10.5 and 12.0 kcal mol-1 relative to the formation energy of spiropyran, respectively). The simulated absorption bands in the UV spectrum of the merocyanine forms are observed both in the UV region at 308-366 nm and in the visible region at 544-757 nm due to n → π* and π → π* type transitions. We found that the isomerisation mechanism of spiropyran into merocyanine forms includes two key stages: the ring opening to form cisoid merocyanine forms (except unstable TCC) through conical intersection and their subsequent isomerisation to form stable transoid isomers. The length of the Cspiro-O bond is 1.97 Å and the C1'-C2'-C3'-C4' angle is 70° in the structure close to conical intersection. The stage that determines the rate of this process is the isomerisation between transoid forms, as in the case of transformation of open merocyanine forms into spiropyran.
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- Arthur R Tulyabaev
- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 141 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, Russia.
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 141 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, Russia.
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 141 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, Russia.
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- Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Ufa Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 141 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, Russia.
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Jung SG, Jung G, Cole JM. Automatic Prediction of Peak Optical Absorption Wavelengths in Molecules Using Convolutional Neural Networks. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:1486-1501. [PMID: 38422386 PMCID: PMC10934802 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Molecular design depends heavily on optical properties for applications such as solar cells and polymer-based batteries. Accurate prediction of these properties is essential, and multiple predictive methods exist, from ab initio to data-driven techniques. Although theoretical methods, such as time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations, have well-established physical relevance and are among the most popular methods in computational physics and chemistry, they exhibit errors that are inherent in their approximate nature. These high-throughput electronic structure calculations also incur a substantial computational cost. With the emergence of big-data initiatives, cost-effective, data-driven methods have gained traction, although their usability is highly contingent on the degree of data quality and sparsity. In this study, we present a workflow that employs deep residual convolutional neural networks (DR-CNN) and gradient boosting feature selection to predict peak optical absorption wavelengths (λmax) exclusively from SMILES representations of dye molecules and solvents; one would normally measure λmax using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. We use a multifidelity modeling approach, integrating 34,893 DFT calculations and 26,395 experimentally derived λmax data, to deliver more accurate predictions via a Bayesian-optimized gradient boosting machine. Our approach is benchmarked against the state of the art that is reported in the scientific literature; results demonstrate that learnt representations via a DR-CNN workflow that is integrated with other machine learning methods can accelerate the design of molecules for specific optical characteristics.
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- Son Gyo Jung
- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
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Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
- Research
Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0FA, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
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Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0FA, U.K.
- Scientific
Computing Department, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- ISIS
Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
- Research
Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0FA, U.K.
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P Neme N, Jansen TLC, Havenith RWA. Cyclopentene ring effects in cyanine dyes: a handle to fine-tune photophysical properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:6235-6241. [PMID: 38305348 PMCID: PMC10866127 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05219b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The aim of this study is to investigate the photophysical properties of a cyanine dye analogue by performing first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent-DFT. Cationic cyanine dyes are the subject of great importance due to their versatile applications and the tunability of their photophysical properties, such as by modifying their end groups and chain length. An example of this is the vinylene shift, which is experimentally known for these molecules, and it consists of a bathochromic (red) shift of approximately 100 nm of the 0-0 vibronic transition when a vinyl group is added to the polymethine chain. Our study shows that when the saturated moiety C2H4 of the cyclopentene ring is added to the chain, it interacts with the conjugated π-system, resulting in a smaller HOMO-LUMO gap. Here, we demonstrate the origin of this interaction and how it can be used to fine tune the absorption energies of this class of dyes.
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- Natália P Neme
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Gent B-9000, Belgium
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Zangoli M, Monti F, Zanelli A, Marinelli M, Flammini S, Spallacci N, Zakrzewska A, Lanzi M, Salatelli E, Pierini F, Di Maria F. Multifunctional Photoelectroactive Materials for Optoelectronic Applications Based on Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazines and Thieno[1,2,5]thiadiazoles. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303590. [PMID: 37983681 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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In this study, we introduce a novel family of symmetrical thiophene-based small molecules with a Donor-Acceptor-Donor structure. These compounds feature three different acceptor units: benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (Bz), thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine (Pz), and thieno[1,2,5]thiadiazole (Tz), coupled with electron donor units based on a carbazole-thiophene derivative. Using Density Functional Theory (DFT), we investigate how the molecular geometry and strength of the central acceptor unit impact the redox and spectroscopic properties. Notably, the incorporation of Pz and Tz moieties induces a significant redshift in the absorption and emission spectra, which extend into the near-infrared (NIR) region, simultaneously reducing their energy gaps (~1.4-1.6 eV). This shift is attributed to the increased coplanarity of the oligomeric inner core, both in the ground (S0 ) and excited (S1 ) states, due to the enhanced quinoidal character as supported by bond-length alternation (BLA) analysis. These structural changes promote better π-electron delocalization and facilitate photoinduced charge transfer processes in optoelectronic devices. Notably, we show that Pz- and Tz-containing molecules exhibit NIR electrochromic behavior and present ambivalent character in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. Finally, theoretical calculations suggest that these molecules could serve as effective two-photon absorption (2PA) probes, further expanding their potential in optoelectronic applications.
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- Mattia Zangoli
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated Nanostructures, Istituto ISOF-CNR, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
- RCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biosystems and Soft Matter, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawinskiego 5B, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biosystems and Soft Matter, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Pawinskiego 5B, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività (ISOF), via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
- CLAN-Center for Light Activated Nanostructures, Istituto ISOF-CNR, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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Herbert JM. Visualizing and characterizing excited states from time-dependent density functional theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3755-3794. [PMID: 38226636 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04226j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) is the most widely-used electronic structure method for excited states, due to a favorable combination of low cost and semi-quantitative accuracy in many contexts, even if there are well recognized limitations. This Perspective describes various ways in which excited states from TD-DFT calculations can be visualized and analyzed, both qualitatively and quantitatively. This includes not just orbitals and densities but also well-defined statistical measures of electron-hole separation and of Frenkel-type exciton delocalization. Emphasis is placed on mathematical connections between methods that have often been discussed separately. Particular attention is paid to charge-transfer diagnostics, which provide indicators of when TD-DFT may not be trustworthy due to its categorical failure to describe long-range electron transfer. Measures of exciton size and charge separation that are directly connected to the underlying transition density are recommended over more ad hoc metrics for quantifying charge-transfer character.
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- John M Herbert
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Vázquez-Domínguez P, Rizo JF, Arteaga JF, Jacquemin D, Favereau L, Ros A, Pischel U. Azaborahelicene fluorophores derived from four-coordinate N, C-boron chelates: synthesis, photophysical and chiroptical properties. Org Chem Front 2024; 11:843-853. [PMID: 38298564 PMCID: PMC10825847 DOI: 10.1039/d3qo01762a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
A series of six azaborahelicenes with varying electron-donor substitution at the 4-position of the aryl residue (i.e., naphthyl) or with variable π-extension of the aryl residue (thianthrenyl, anthryl, pyrenyl) was prepared with an efficient and flexible synthetic protocol. These different types of functionalization afforded notably pronounced intramolecular charge-transfer (ICT) character for the dyes with the strongest electron donor substitution (NMe2) or easiest to oxidize aryl residues, as evidenced by photophysical investigations. These effects also impact the corresponding chiroptical properties of the separated M- and P-enantiomers, which notably display circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with dissymmetry factors in the order of magnitude of 10-4 to 10-3. Theoretical calculations confirm the optical spectroscopy data and are in agreement with the proposed involvement of ICT processes.
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- Pablo Vázquez-Domínguez
- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC-US) C/Américo Vespucio 49 E-41092 Seville Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Innovation Centre in Advanced Chemistry, ORFEO-CINQA, University of Seville C/Prof. García González 1 41012 Seville Spain
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC-US) C/Américo Vespucio 49 E-41092 Seville Spain
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- CIQSO - Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva Campus de El Carmen s/n E-21071 Huelva Spain
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) F-75005 Paris France
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- Institute for Chemical Research (CSIC-US) C/Américo Vespucio 49 E-41092 Seville Spain
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- CIQSO - Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva Campus de El Carmen s/n E-21071 Huelva Spain
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Yan J, Wu C, Tong KN, Zhou F, Chen Y, Pan Y, Xie G, Chi Y, Lau KC, Wei G. Structural Engineering of Iridium(III) Phosphors with Imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ylidene Cyclometalates for Efficient Blue Electroluminescence. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2301555. [PMID: 38185747 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
Iridium(III) complexes are particularly noted for their excellent potentials in fabrication of blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), but the severe efficiency roll-off largely hampered their practical applications. To reveal the underlying characteristics, three Ir(III) complexes, namely f-ct5c, f-ct5d, and f-ct11, bearing imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ylidene cyclometalates are prepared and characterized in detail. Both f-ct5c and f-ct5d (also their mixture f-ct5mix) gave intensive blue emissions peaking at ≈465 nm with short radiative lifetimes of 1.76 and 2.45 µs respectively, in degassed toluene. Alternatively, f-ct11 with two 4-tert-butylphenyl substituents on each imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ylidene entity, possessed a bluish-green emission (508 nm) together with an extended radiative lifetime of 34.3 µs in the dispersed PMMA matrix. Consequently, the resulting solution-processed OLED with f-ct11 delivered a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax ) of 6.5% with serious efficiency roll-offs. In contrast, f-ct5mix based device achieved a high EQEmax of 27.2% and the EQE maintained at 23.0% of 1000 cd m-2 . Furthermore, the hyper-OLEDs with f-ct5mix as the sensitizer and v-DABNA as the terminal emitter afford narrowed emission with a considerably high EQEmax exceeding 32%, affirming the potential of f-ct5mix to serve as both the emitter and sensitizer in OLEDs.
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- Jie Yan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, HONG KONG
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Putra MH, Bagemihl B, Rau S, Groß A. Prediction of Strong Solvatochromism in a Molecular Photocatalyst. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302643. [PMID: 37754665 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Based on quantum chemical calculations, we predict strong solvatochromism in a light-driven molecular photocatalyst for hydrogen generation, that is we show that the electronic and optical properties of the photocatalyst strongly depend on the solvent it is dissolved in. Our calculations in particular indicate a solvent-dependent relocation of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO). Ground-state density functional theory and linear response time-dependent density functional theory calculations were applied in order to investigate the influence of implicit solvents on the structural, electronic and optical properties of a molecular photocatalyst. Only at high dielectric constants of the solvent, is the HOMO located at the metal center of the photosensitizer, whereas at low dielectric constants the HOMO is centered at the metal atom of the catalytically active complex. We elucidate the electronic origins of this strong solvatochromic effect and sketch the consequences of these insights for the use of photocatalysts in different environments.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89069, Ulm, Germany
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Electrochemical Energy Storage, 89069, Ulm, Germany
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Zhu G, Lin Y, Zhou W, Song H, Li Z. Study of the electronic effect and quantitative spectra predictions of o-methoxyaniline-terminated monoazonaphthols: a combined experimental and DFT study. RSC Adv 2023; 13:33736-33742. [PMID: 38020020 PMCID: PMC10655066 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05518c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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A combined experimental and density functional theory (DFT) study on the UV-Vis spectra of o-methoxyaniline-terminated mono azo dyes was conducted. By applying time-dependent-DFT calculations, details of excitation processes were determined and visualization by hole-electron analysis was undertaken. Fragment-divided analysis revealed the contributions of different parts of the structures for the UV-Vis spectra, that richer/poorer electron density on aromatic rings lead to greater/less maximum absorption wavelengths (λmax) and larger/smaller half peak width (W1/2). Combining theoretical prediction with experimental verification, we answered the question of how the electronegativities of substituents affected the electron densities and how it affected the spectra. In addition, a linear model connecting the λmax and W1/2 to the chemical shifts obtained by NMR spectroscopy was constructed, which laid the foundation for construction of a spectral library.
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- Guoxun Zhu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Measurement and Emergency Test Technology, Institute of Analysis, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China National Analytical Centre Guangzhou 510070 P. R. China
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- FSPG Hi-Tech Co., Ltd Foshan 528000 P. R. China
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- WINDA OPTO-Electronics Co., Ltd Foshan 528136 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Measurement and Emergency Test Technology, Institute of Analysis, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China National Analytical Centre Guangzhou 510070 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Measurement and Emergency Test Technology, Institute of Analysis, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China National Analytical Centre Guangzhou 510070 P. R. China
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He X, Wang Z, He X, Liu H, Chen J, Li H, Wang C. A Plant Dye for Photocatalytic Methane Conversion. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301796. [PMID: 37503795 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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A metal-free natural dye has been developed to selectively convert methane to methyl trifluoroacetate (CH3 TFA) using visible light, probably due to the formation of a chloride-bridged dimer undergoing fast intra-complex charge transfer.
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- Xuefeng He
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChem, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Tu J, Veclani D, Monti F, Mazzanti A, Sambri L, Armaroli N, Baschieri A. Unexpected reactivity of cyclometalated iridium(III) dimers. Direct synthesis of a mononuclear luminescent complex. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14867-14879. [PMID: 37795751 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02689b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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A new synthetic method has been developed for the preparation of unexpected emissive iridium(III) complexes (A and B), directly obtained from the established [Ir(ppy)2(μ-Cl)]2 dimer, under reaction conditions in which such compounds are usually considered stable. Complex A ([Ir(ppy)2(Oppy)], where Hppy = 2-phenylpyridine and HOppy = 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)pyridine) was obtained from the dimer without the addition of further ancillary ligands in the reaction environment, but in the presence of a basic water environment in 2-ethoxyethanol as solvent at 165 °C. The complex evidences the unexpected insertion of an oxygen atom between the iridium(III) center and the carbon atom of one ppy moiety. Under specific reaction conditions, the mer-[Ir(ppy)3] complex (B) was obtained. The presence of the right amount of water is important to maximize the formation of A relative to B. Both compounds were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS), and the X-ray structure of A was also determined. DFT calculations were used to shed light on the reaction mechanism leading to the unexpected formation of A, suggesting that the Oppy ligand is generated intramolecularly once the [Ir(ppy)2(μ-OH)]2 dimer is formed. The process is probably assisted by a redox reaction involving the second iridium(III) center in the dimer. The electrochemical and photophysical properties of complexes A and B were investigated in comparison with the well-known fac-[Ir(ppy)3] analogue (C). Complex A displays a green emission (λmax = 545 nm) with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of nearly 40%, whereas the oxygen-free counterpart B is poorly emissive, exhibiting an orange emission (λmax = 605 nm) with a PLQY below 10%. These findings may pave the way for the direct synthesis of neutral luminescent complexes with the general formula [Ir(C^N)2(OC^N)], even using dimers with non-commercial or highly substituted C^N ligands, without the need for synthesizing the corresponding hydroxyl-substituted ancillary ligand, which may be hardly obtainable.
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- Jing Tu
- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Institute for Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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Fontes LFB, Rocha J, Silva AMS, Guieu S. Excited-State Proton Transfer in Luminescent Dyes: From Theoretical Insight to Experimental Evidence. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301540. [PMID: 37450664 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The effective utilization of luminescent dyes often relies on a comprehensive understanding of their excitation and relaxation pathways. One such pathway, Excited-State Proton Transfer (ESPT), involves the tautomerization of the dye in its excited state, resulting in a new structure that exhibits distinct emission properties, such as a very large Stokes' shift or dual-emission. Although the ESPT phenomenon is well-explained theoretically, its experimental demonstration can be challenging due to the presence of numerous other phenomena that can yield similar experimental observations. In this review, we propose that an all-encompassing methodology, integrating experimental findings, computational analyses, and a thorough evaluation of diverse mechanisms, is essential for verifying the occurrence of ESPT in luminescent dyes. Investigations have offered significant understanding of the elements impacting the ESPT process and the array of approaches that can be used to validate the existence of ESPT. These discoveries hold crucial ramifications for the advancement of molecular probes, sensors, and other applications that depend on ESPT as a detection mechanism.
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- Luís F B Fontes
- LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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De Bruecker L, Filez M, Van Speybroeck V. On the Prediction of Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Co 2+ Complexes Relevant for the ZIF Nucleation Process. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:16304-16322. [PMID: 37753934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The nucleation process of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) is to date not completely understood. Recently, it has been found that, during the formation of Co-ZIF-67, after mixing imidazole-type ligands with octahedral precursors containing oxygen-coordinated ligands, a metal-organic pool with a diversity of transition metal complexes (TMCs) is formed showing fingerprints of octahedral and tetrahedral Co2+ complexes with both types of ligands [Filez, M. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2021, 2, 100680]. In order to further unravel this process, we aim to characterize the d-d transitions of the TMCs and focus on their number, intensity, and position, which change during the process and can thus serve as a fingerprint for the formed species. It was previously shown that the number of ligands and symmetry has a detrimental influence on the ground state properties of Co2+ TMCs. Herein, we investigate how far excited state properties of TMCs relevant during nanoporous formation processes can be predicted by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and ligand field density functional theory (LFDFT). As TMCs are known to be challenging systems with possibly degenerate ground states and double excitations, we first investigate the performance of both techniques on first-row octahedral aqua-complexes. With this knowledge, we then focus on tetrahedral Co2+ complexes with aqua and imidazole-type ligands in order to investigate in how far we can propose a spectroscopic fingerprint that allows us to follow the Co2+ complexes during the formation of Co-ZIF-67. The results of TDDFT and LFDFT are qualitatively in agreement and provide complementary information. We found that various features can be used to distinguish between the species. However, as LFDFT is not suited for TMCs possessing the extended imidazole-type ligands and double and spin-flip states are not included in TDDFT, both techniques need to be complemented with more advanced methods to obtain complete insight into the d-d excitations of TMCs with imidazole ligands. Therefore, we particularly explored ab initio ligand field theory, which is capable of describing double excitations and is, in contrast to LFDFT, suitable for TMCs with extended ligands.
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- Liesbeth De Bruecker
- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Conformal Coating of Nanomaterials (CoCooN), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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Oh H, Searles EK, Chatterjee S, Jia Z, Lee SA, Link S, Landes CF. Plasmon Energy Transfer Driven by Electrochemical Tuning of Methylene Blue on Single Gold Nanorods. ACS NANO 2023; 17:18280-18289. [PMID: 37672688 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Plasmonic photocatalysis has attracted interest for its potential to generate energy-efficient reactions, but ultrafast internal conversion limits efficient plasmon-based chemistry. Resonance energy transfer (RET) to surface adsorbates offers a way to outcompete internal conversion pathways and also eliminate the need for sacrificial counter-reactions. Herein, we demonstrate RET between methylene blue (MB) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) using in situ single-particle spectroelectrochemistry. During electrochemically driven reversible redox reactions between MB and leucomethylene blue (LMB), we show that the homogeneous line width is broadened when spectral overlap between AuNR scattering and absorption of MB is maximized, indicating RET. Additionally, electrochemical oxidative oligomerization of MB allowed additional dipole coupling to generate RET at lower energies. Time-dependent density functional theory-based simulated absorption provided theoretical insight into the optical properties, as MB molecules were electrochemically oligomerized. Our findings show a mechanism for driving efficient plasmon-assisted processes by RET through the change in the chemical states of surface adsorbates.
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- Hyuncheol Oh
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Yamamoto M, Chan WC, Lin Z, Yamashita M. Reactions of Tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4) with Organic Azides: Formation of Fluorescent Boron-Fused Hexazenes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302027. [PMID: 37369623 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The reaction of tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4) with organic azides afforded three different compounds, diborylamines, diboryltriazenes, and B2 -hexazenes having a bicyclic B2 N6 ring system. The reaction with aryl azides gave diborylamines, while the reaction with 1 equiv. of alkyl azides furnished diboryltriazenes. In the case of the reaction with an excess amount of primary alkyl azide, a new heterocyclic B2 -hexazenes were obtained. The formation of the B2 N6 structure could be explained by one general reaction mechanism via the diboryltriazene intermediate according to the control experiments and DFT calculations. The B2 -hexazenes exhibited a strong fluorescence with a remarkably high fluorescent quantum yield of up to 96 %.
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- Masahiro Yamamoto
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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Li B, Xiao T, Gu FL, Jiang J, Jia C. Torsion Angles between Donor and Acceptor Moieties as a Descriptor for Designing Nonlinear Optics and Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7274-7283. [PMID: 37607398 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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The performances of nonlinear optics (NLO) and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials are strongly related to the torsion angles (θ) between donor (D) and acceptor (A) moieties in D-A architecture molecules. However, the underlying relationships connecting θ to the performances of NLO/TADF materials remain unclear. Herein, we present a comprehensive theoretical study on NLO/TADF materials composed of a series of D-A backbone molecules (TPAAP/TPAAQ series and AQ-DMAC/AQ-MeFAC series) to shed light on these relationships. It is found that changing θ via the intramolecular locking strategy can greatly influence values of the first hyperpolarizability (β) and singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔEST), further leading to better/worse performances of NLO/TADF materials, respectively. Intriguingly, a more detailed analysis indicates that the variation trends between θ and β/ΔEST are changeable in low θ regions, exhibiting volcano-like relationships. The large coefficients of determination (R2, ranging from 0.76 to 0.93) suggest that this experimentally measurable parameter (θ) can be used as a promising descriptor to evaluate the performances of related materials. Following the revealed θ-β/θ-ΔEST correlations, the optimal/worst torsion angles for different materials are identified. These findings highlight the importance of the intrinsic structure-performance relationships, thus providing novel design strategies for high-performance NLO/TADF materials.
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- Bo Li
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & School of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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Martínez A, López-Rull I, Fargallo JA. To Prevent Oxidative Stress, What about Protoporphyrin IX, Biliverdin, and Bilirubin? Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1662. [PMID: 37759965 PMCID: PMC10525153 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12091662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The pigments responsible for eggshell color and patterning in birds are protoporphyrin IX (PP) and biliverdin (BV). Both are involved in the catalytic degradation of the hemo group. Bilirubin (BR), another pigment, is produced when BV is broken down. PP, BV, and BR are free radical scavengers. In this study, we theoretically investigated the antioxidant capacities of these three biological meaningful molecules using Density Functional Theory calculations. First, two antioxidant mechanisms were analyzed for PP, BV, and BR: electron transfer and Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Second, since PP and BV interact with the calcium carbonate matrix of the eggshell, we analyzed the interaction of these pigments with Ca2+ and investigated their chelate compounds. Third, we explored the pro-oxidant properties of PP and BV, which have been proposed for PP when photoactivated to the triplet state, but not for BV. Our results show that PP, BV, and BR are just as good antiradical as other important natural pigments (carotenoids). Neither the antiradical properties of PP and BV nor the UV-visible spectra change due to the presence of calcium, suggesting that the signaling function of these pigments is not affected by the link with Ca2+. Finally, we found that both PP and BV (alone and when linked to Ca2+) can transfer energy from its triplet state to molecular-oxygen-producing singlet oxygen, indicating their pro-oxidant capacity. This investigation answers important questions about the function of these pigments, which may help to understand their influence on the reproductive success of birds.
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- Ana Martínez
- Departamento de Materiales de Baja Dimensionalidad, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior S. N., Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n., 28933 Madrid, Spain;
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- Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
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Yin X, Li X, Li X, Biczysko M, Zhu S, Xu J, Bai YL. Isomerization-induced fluorescence enhancement of two new viologen derivatives: mechanism insight and DFT calculations. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7016-7025. [PMID: 37389262 PMCID: PMC10306075 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02051g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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The dark-colored viologen radical cations are unstable in air and easily fade, thus greatly limiting their applications. If a suitable substituent is introduced into the structure, it will have the dual function of chromism and luminescence, which will broaden its application field. Here, Vio1·2Cl and Vio2·2Br were synthesized by introducing aromatic acetophenone and naphthophenone substituents into the viologen structure. The keto group (-CH2CO-) on the substituents is prone to isomerize into the enol structure (-CH[double bond, length as m-dash]COH-) in organic solvents, especially in DMSO, resulting in a larger conjugated system to stabilize the molecular structure and enhance fluorescence. The time-dependent fluorescence spectrum shows obvious keto-to-enol isomerization-induced fluorescence enhancement. The quantum yield also increased significantly (T = 1 day, ΦVio1 = 25.81%, ΦVio2 = 41.44%; T = 7 days, ΦVio1 = 31.48%, and ΦVio2 = 54.40%) in DMSO. The NMR and ESI-MS data at different times further confirmed that the fluorescence enhancement was caused by isomerization, and no other fluorescent impurities were produced in solution. DFT calculations show that the enol form is almost coplanar throughout the molecular structure, which is conducive to stabilizing the structure and enhancing fluorescence. The fluorescence emission peaks of the keto and enol structures of Vio12+ and Vio22+ were at 416-417 nm and 563-582 nm, respectively. The fluorescence relative oscillator strength of Vio12+ and Vio22+ enol structures is significantly higher than that of keto structures (f value changes from 1.53 to 2.63 for Vio12+ and from 1.62 to 2.81 for Vio22+), indicating stronger fluorescence emission of the enol structure. The calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental results. Vio1·2Cl and Vio2·2Br are the first examples of isomerization-induced fluorescence enhancement of viologen derivatives, which shows strong solvatofluorochromism under UV light, making up for the disadvantage that it is easy for a viologen radical to fade in air, and providing a new strategy for designing and synthesizing viologen materials with strong fluorescence.
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- Xiuping Yin
- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
- International Center for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
- International Center for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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- College of Science, Shanghai University 99 Shangda Road Shanghai 200444 China
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Bartolini M, Micheletti C, Picchi A, Coppola C, Sinicropi A, Di Donato M, Foggi P, Mordini A, Reginato G, Pucci A, Zani L, Calamante M. Orange/Red Benzo[1,2- b:4,5- b']dithiophene 1,1,5,5-Tetraoxide-Based Emitters for Luminescent Solar Concentrators: Effect of Structures on Fluorescence Properties and Device Performances. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2023; 6:4862-4880. [PMID: 37181248 PMCID: PMC10170478 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are a class of optical devices able to harvest, downshift, and concentrate sunlight, thanks to the presence of emitting materials embedded in a polymer matrix. Use of LSCs in combination with silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) devices has been proposed as a viable strategy to enhance their ability to harvest diffuse light and facilitate their integration in the built environment. LSC performances can be improved by employing organic fluorophores with strong light absorption in the center of the solar spectrum and intense, red-shifted emission. In this work, we present the design, synthesis, characterization, and application in LSCs of a series of orange/red organic emitters featuring a benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene 1,1,5,5-tetraoxide central core as an acceptor (A) unit. The latter was connected to different donor (D) and acceptor (A') moieties by means of Pd-catalyzed direct arylation reactions, yielding compounds with either symmetric (D-A-D) or non-symmetric (D-A-A') structures. We found that upon light absorption, the compounds attained excited states with a strong intramolecular charge-transfer character, whose evolution was greatly influenced by the nature of the substituents. In general, symmetric structures showed better photophysical properties for the application in LSCs than their non-symmetric counterparts, and using a donor group of moderate strength such as triphenylamine was found preferable. The best LSC built with these compounds presented photonic (external quantum efficiency of 8.4 ± 0.1%) and PV (device efficiency of 0.94 ± 0.06%) performances close to the state-of-the-art, coupled with a sufficient stability in accelerated aging tests.
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- Matteo Bartolini
- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, RES Lab, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
- CSGI,
Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department
of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, RES Lab, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
- CSGI,
Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- LENS,
European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- LENS,
European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- National
Institute of Optics (CNR-INO), Via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry “U. Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry “U. Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Souza JR, Curutchet C, Aoto YA, Homem-De-Mello P. Benchmarking DFT functionals for photophysics of pyranoflavylium cations. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 122:108460. [PMID: 37004417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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An intense absorption, phosphorescence, a long triplet excited state lifetime and singlet oxygen generation capabilities are characteristics of pyranoflavylium cations, analogues to pyranoanthocyanidins originated in the maturation process of red wine. Such properties make these compounds potential photosensitizers to be applied in photodynamic therapy. In this context, the photophysical processes underlying that treatment critically depend on the electronic structure of the pyranoflavylium molecules. When employing density functional theory to describe the electronic structure of molecules, the choice of the most suitable functional is not trivial, and benchmark studies are needed to orient practitioners in the field. In this work, a benchmark of seven of the most commonly used density functionals in addressing the photophysical properties of a set of eight pyranoflavylium cations is reported. Ground and excited state geometries, molecular orbitals, and absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence transition energies were calculated using density functional theory approaches, and evaluated and compared to experimental data and monoreferential wave function-based methodologies. Statistical analysis of the results indicates that global-hybrid functionals allow an excellent description of absorption and emission energies, with errors around 0.05 eV, while range-separated variants led to somewhat larger errors in the range 0.1-0.2 eV. In contrast, range-separated functionals display excellent phosphorescence energies with errors close to 0.05 eV, in this case global-hybrids showing increased discrepancies around 0.5-0.1 eV.
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Baruah M, Kwon HY, Cho H, Chang YT, Samanta A. A Photoinduced Electron Transfer-Based Hypochlorite-Specific Fluorescent Probe for Selective Imaging of Proinflammatory M1 in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Model. Anal Chem 2023; 95:4147-4154. [PMID: 36800528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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The differentiation of the distinct phenotypes of macrophages is essential for monitoring the stage of inflammatory diseases for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Recent studies revealed that the level of hypochlorite (OCl-) varies from activated M1 macrophages (killing pathogens) to M2 (resolution of inflammation) during inflammation. Thus, we developed a simple and efficient fluorescent probe for discriminating M1 from M0 and M2. Herein, fluorescent-based imaging is applied as an alternative to immunohistochemistry, which is challenging due to the tedious process and high cost. We developed a hypochlorite-specific probe PMS-T to differentiate M1 and M2, employing a metabolism-oriented live-cell distinction. This probe enables the detection of inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis in an ex vivo mouse model. Thus, it can be a potential chemical tool for monitoring inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, that may overcome the existing barriers of immunohistochemistry.
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- Mousumi Baruah
- Molecular Sensors and Therapeutics (MST) Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, NH 91, Tehsil Dadri, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Center for Self-Assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Self-Assembly and Complexity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Sensors and Therapeutics (MST) Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, NH 91, Tehsil Dadri, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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Job N, Thimmakondu VS, Thirumoorthy K. In Silico Drug Design and Analysis of Dual Amyloid-Beta and Tau Protein-Aggregation Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031388. [PMID: 36771052 PMCID: PMC9919237 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder that gradually leads to the state of dementia. The main features of AD include the deposition of amyloid-beta peptides (Aβ), forming senile plaques, and the development of neurofibrillary tangles due to the accumulation of hyperphosphorylated Tau protein (p-tau) within the brain cells. In this report, seven dual-inhibitor molecules (L1-7) that can prevent the aggregation of both Aβ and p-tau are suggested. The drug-like features and identification of the target proteins are analyzed by the in silico method. L1-7 show positive results in both Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) crossing and gastrointestinal absorption, rendering to the results of the permeation method. The molecular docking test performed for L1-7 shows binding energies in the range of -4.9 to -6.0 kcal/mol towards Aβ, and -4.6 to -5.6 kcal/mol for p-tau. The drug's effectiveness under physiological conditions is assessed by the use of solvation models on the investigated systems. Further, the photophysical properties of L1-3 are predicted using TD-DFT studies.
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- Nisha Job
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
- Correspondence: (V.S.T.); (K.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
- Correspondence: (V.S.T.); (K.T.)
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Baschieri A, Aleotti F, Matteucci E, Sambri L, Mancinelli M, Mazzanti A, Leoni E, Armaroli N, Monti F. A Pyridyl-1,2-azaborine Ligand for Phosphorescent Neutral Iridium(III) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2456-2469. [PMID: 36696253 PMCID: PMC9906742 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A novel 1,2-azaborine (i.e., 4-methyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-2,1-borazaronaphthalene, 1a) has been synthesized and used for the first time as a B-N alternative to common cyclometalating ligands to obtain neutral phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes (i.e., 2a, 3, and 4) of general formula [Ir(C∧N)2(N∧NB)], where C∧N indicates three different cyclometalating ligands (Hppy = 2-phenylpyridine; Hdfppy = 2-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)pyridine; Hpqu = 2-methyl-3-phenylquinoxaline). Moreover, the azaborine-based complex 2a was compared to the isoelectronic C═C iridium(III) complex 2b, obtained using the corresponding 2-(naphthalen-2-yl)pyridine ligand 1b. Due to the dual cyclometalation mode of such C═C ligand, the isomeric complex 2c was also obtained. All new compounds have been fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS), and the X-ray structure of 2a was determined. The electronic properties of both ligands and complexes were investigated by electrochemical, density functional theory (DFT), and photophysical methods showing that, compared to the naphthalene analogues, the azaborine ligand induces a larger band gap in the corresponding complexes, resulting in increased redox gap (basically because of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) stabilization) and blue-shifted emission bands (e.g., λmax = 523 vs 577 nm for 2a vs 2b, in acetonitrile solution at 298 K). On the other hand, the 3LC nature of the emitting state is the same in all complexes and remains centered on the pyridyl-borazaronaphthalene or its C═C pyridyl-naphthalene analogue. As a consequence, the quantum yields of such azaborine-based complexes are comparable to those of the more classical C═C counterparts (e.g., photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) = 16 vs 22% for 2a vs 2b, in acetonitrile solution at 298 K) but with enhanced excited-state energy. This proves that such type of azaborine ligands can be effectively used for the development of novel classes of photoactive transition-metal complexes for light-emitting devices or photocatalytic applications.
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- Andrea Baschieri
- Istituto
per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy,
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy,
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto
per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy,Laboratorio
Tecnologie dei Materiali Faenza, ENEA, Via Ravegnana 186, 48018 Faenza, RA, Italy
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- Istituto
per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto
per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy,
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Naito T, Kita Y, Shimazaki T, Tachikawa M. Decomposition analysis on the excitation behaviors of thiazolothiazole (TTz)-based dyes via the time-dependent dielectric density functional theory approach. RSC Adv 2022; 12:34685-34693. [PMID: 36545599 PMCID: PMC9717578 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06454e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Thiazolothiazole (TTz)-based materials have been attracting much attention because of their widespread applications. In this paper, we discuss the excited electronic behaviors of asymmetric TTz dyes in solvents based on the time-dependent dielectric density functional theory method. Based on dipole moment and charge distribution (population) analyses, we discuss large intramolecular electron transfers, which are triggered by photon excitations, toward the acceptor part of dyes. In addition, we explore the contributions of geometrical changes and solvent reorientations (reorganizations) to the solvatofluorochromic phenomena based on a decomposition technique. The decomposition analysis shows that the solvent reorientation effect mainly contributes to changes in the fluorescent spectra in response to solvents.
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- Takumi Naito
- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-kuYokohama 236-0026Japan
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-kuYokohama 236-0026Japan
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-kuYokohama 236-0026Japan
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-kuYokohama 236-0026Japan
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Di Grande S, Ciofini I, Adamo C, Pagliai M, Cardini G. Absorption Spectra of Flexible Fluorescent Probes by a Combined Computational Approach: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:8809-8817. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Silvia Di Grande
- Scuola Superiore Meridionale,Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138Napoli, Italy
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126Pisa, Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di M.S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, I-80126Napoli, Italy
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- PSL University, Chimie ParisTech-PSL, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences (iCLeHS UMR8060), F-75005Paris, France
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- PSL University, Chimie ParisTech-PSL, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences (iCLeHS UMR8060), F-75005Paris, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 103 Boulevard Saint Michel, F-75005Paris, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto FiorentinoI-50019, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto FiorentinoI-50019, Italy
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Lyapchev R, Koleva AI, Koleva IZ, Subev K, Madzharova I, Simeonova KB, Petkova-Yankova N, Morgenstern B, Lozanova V, Petrov PY, Nikolova RD. Efficient Synthesis of Fluorescent Coumarins and Phosphorous-Containing Coumarin-Type Heterocycles via Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27217649. [PMID: 36364471 PMCID: PMC9654183 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Quantum-chemical calculations on the spectral properties of some aryl substituted 3-phosphonocoumarins were performed, and the effect of the substituents in the aryl moiety was evaluated. The structures possessing promising fluorescent properties were successfully synthesized via Suzuki and Sonogashira cross-coupling. The synthetic protocol was also applied for the phosphorous chemoisomer of 3-phosphonocoumarin, 1,2-benzoxaphosphorin, and their carboxylate analogues. The optical properties of the arylated and alkynylated products were experimentally determined. The obtained quantum-chemical and experimental results give the possibility for a fine tuning of the optical properties of phosphorous-containing coumarin systems by altering the substituent at its C-6 position.
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- Rumen Lyapchev
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +359-2-8161-249
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medicinal University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Nandi NB, Ghanta S, Kłak J, Sieroń L, Maniukiewicz W, Kumar Misra T. Pseudohalide Coligands Guided Structural Motifs, Magnetism and BSA-Interactions of Copper(II) Complexes Derived from 1,3-Dimethy-6-Aminouracil. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ksenofontov AA, Lukanov MM, Bocharov PS. Can machine learning methods accurately predict the molar absorption coefficient of different classes of dyes? SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 279:121442. [PMID: 35660154 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this article, we provide a convenient tool for all researchers to predict the value of the molar absorption coefficient for a wide number of dyes without any computer costs. The new model is based on RFR method (ALogPS, OEstate + Fragmentor + QNPR) and is able to predict the molar absorption coefficient with an accuracy (5-fold cross-validation RMSE) of 0.26 log unit. This accuracy was achieved due to the fact that the model was trained on data for more than 20,000 unique dye molecules. To our knowledge, this is the first model for predicting the molar absorption coefficient trained on such a large and diverse set of dyes. The model is available at https://ochem.eu/article/145413. We hope that the new model will allow researchers to predict dyes with practically significant spectral characteristics and verify existing experimental data.
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- Alexander A Ksenofontov
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskaya Street, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskaya Street, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7, Sheremetevskiy Avenue, Ivanovo 153000, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskaya Street, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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The role of intramolecular interactions on the stability of the conformers of a spiropyran derivative. Chem Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2022.111654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yamanaka KI, Sato K, Sato S, Nozawa S, Lee S, Fukaya R, Fukuzawa H, You D, Saito S, Takanashi T, Katayama T, Togashi T, Nonaka T, Dohmae K, Adachi SI, Ueda K, Yabashi M, Morikawa T, Asahi R. Ultrafast Charge-Transfer Dynamics in a Visible-Light-Excited Iridium(III) Terpyridine 2-Phenylpyridine Complex Studied by Femtosecond X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rational design of ZL003-based organic dyes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: Influence of alkynyl group and π-spacers on photovoltaic performance. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Butera V, Mazzone G, Detz H. Dinuclear Ruthenium(II)‐Pyrrolide Complexes Linked by Different Organic Units as PDT Photosensitizers: Computational Study of the Linker Influence on the Photophysical Properties*. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Valeria Butera
- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Purkyňova 123 Brno 612 00 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies Università della Calabria 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS Italy
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- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Purkyňova 123 Brno 612 00 Czech Republic
- Center for Micro- and Nanostructures & Institute of Solid State Electronics TU Wien 1040 Vienna Austria
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Zhou Z, Zhang J, Qu Z. Dearomatization of Benzenoid Arenes Triggered by Triplet Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4424-4431. [PMID: 35763759 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The detailed mechanism of photoinduced dearomatization of benzenoid arenes is investigated using both the high-level ab initio method and density functional theory. The results suggest that the optically allowed singlet excited state (S2) can quickly decay to the lowest triplet excited state (T1) through a barrierless internal conversion and intersystem crossing. Importantly, we find a triplet excited state intramolecular proton transfer (T-ESIPT) pathway to produce a diradical triplet intermediate (3MO-H), which can trigger the subsequent [4 + 2] dearomatization reaction. Furthermore, the diastereoselectivity of the reaction was illustrated by the rotation of the O-H group of 3MO-H, which could be effectively modulated by the solvent effect (arising from the strength of the intermolecular hydrogen bond) and the substituted effect (arising from the strength of the electron-donation group). This photochemical mechanism can explain well the experimental observations, and the novel T-ESIPT process can open a new door in studying the photoinduced proton transfer reactions.
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- Zhongjun Zhou
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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Du L, Wang J, Qiu Y, Liang R, Lu P, Chen X, Phillips DL, Winter AH. Generation and direct observation of a triplet arylnitrenium ion. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3458. [PMID: 35710806 PMCID: PMC9203820 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31091-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nitrenium ions are important reactive intermediates in both chemistry and biology. Although singlet nitrenium ions are well-characterized by direct methods, the triplet states of nitrenium ions have never been directly detected. Here, we find that the excited state of the photoprecursor partitions between heterolysis to generate the singlet nitrenium ion and intersystem crossing (ISC) followed by a spontaneous heterolysis process to generate the triplet p-iodophenylnitrenium ion (np). The triplet nitrenium ion undergoes ISC to generate the ground singlet state, which ultimately undergoes proton and electron transfer to generate a long-lived radical cation that further generates the reduced p-iodoaniline. Ab Initio calculations were performed to map out the potential energy surfaces to better understand the excited state reactivity channels show that an energetically-accessible singlet-triplet crossing lies along the N-N stretch coordinate and that the excited triplet state is unbound and spontaneously eliminates ammonia to generate the triplet nitrenium ion. These results give a clearer picture of the photophysical properties and reactivity of two different spin states of a phenylnitrenium ion and provide the first direct glimpse of a triplet nitrenium ion. Nitrenium ions are highly electrophilic reactive intermediates of formula R−N−R+, nitrogen analogue of carbenes. Here the authors report the detection of a triplet nitrenium ion using time-resolved spectroscopic methods and ab initio computations, allowing a glimpse at the properties and behavior of this important class of intermediates.
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- Lili Du
- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, 212013, Zhenjiang, P.R. China.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2101d Hach Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 100875, Beijing, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P.R. China. .,Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2101d Hach Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2101d Hach Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Lewis DK, Oh Y, Mohanam LN, Wierzbicki M, Ing NL, Gu L, Hochbaum A, Wu R, Cui Q, Sharifzadeh S. Electronic Structure of de Novo Peptide ACC-Hex from First Principles. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:4289-4298. [PMID: 35671500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Proteins are promising components for bioelectronic devices due in part to their biocompatibility, flexibility, and chemical diversity, which enable tuning of material properties. Indeed, an increasingly broad range of conductive protein supramolecular materials have been reported. However, due to their structural and environmental complexity, the electronic structure, and hence conductivity, of protein assemblies is not well-understood. Here we perform an all-atom simulation of the physical and electronic structure of a recently synthesized self-assembled peptide antiparallel coiled-coil hexamer, ACC-Hex. Using classical molecular dynamics and first-principles density functional theory, we examine the interactions of each peptide, containing phenylalanine residues along a hydrophobic core, to form a hexamer structure. We find that while frontier electronic orbitals are composed of phenylalanine, the peptide backbone and remaining residues, including those influenced by solvent, also contribute to the electronic density. Additionally, by studying dimers extracted from the hexamer, we show that structural distortions due to atomic fluctuations significantly impact the electronic structure of the peptide bundle. These results indicate that it is necessary to consider the full atomistic picture when using the electronic structure of supramolecular protein complexes to predict electronic properties.
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- D Kirk Lewis
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Pieńkos M, Zadykowicz B. Solvent effect on chemiluminescence of acridinium thioester: a computational study. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200166. [PMID: 35607880 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chemiluminescent labelling, which is one of the promising procedures of modern immunodiagnostics, is increasingly carried out using acridinium derivatives, oxidant and alkaline aqueous environment. However, the efficiency of chemiluminescence of luminol or acridinium esters is higher in non-aqueous solvents such as DMSO or acetonitrile. Therefore, the search for a new environment of chemiluminescence reaction, especially this characterized by the higher quantum yield of chemiluminescence, is one of the aims of the research undertaken. Using computational methods (DFT and TD DFT with PCM model of solvent), we examined thermodynamic and kinetic data concerning the chemiluminescence and competitive dark pathways. Our results suggest that better characteristics of chemiluminescence reaction of acridinium thioester are observed in nonpolar solvents, such as methylcyclohexane, n-hexane and n-pentane, than in aqueous media used so far. Further experimental verification is necessary to confirm the possible application of proposed nonpolar solvents in chemiluminescent labelling and hence in immunodiagnostics.
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- Milena Pieńkos
- University of Gdansk: Uniwersytet Gdanski, Faculty of Chemistry, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk, POLAND
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- University of Gdansk: Uniwersytet Gdanski, Faculty of Chemistry, Wita Stwosz 63, 80-308, Gdansk, POLAND
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Di Girolamo A, Monti F, Mazzanti A, Matteucci E, Armaroli N, Sambri L, Baschieri A. 4-Phenyl-1,2,3-triazoles as Versatile Ligands for Cationic Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:8509-8520. [PMID: 35609179 PMCID: PMC9490865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Five cationic iridium(III)
complexes (1–5) were synthesized
exploiting two triazole-based cyclometalating
ligands, namely, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole
(A) and the corresponding mesoionic carbene 1,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene (B). From the combination
of these two ligands and the ancillary one, i.e., 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine (for 1–3) or tert-butyl isocyanide (for 4 and 5), not only the typical bis-heteroleptic complexes
but also the much less explored tris-heteroleptic analogues (2 and 5) could be synthesized. The redox and
emission properties of all of the complexes are effectively fine-tuned
by the different ligands: (i) cyclometalating ligand A induces a stronger highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) stabilization
compared to B and leads to complexes with progressively
narrower HOMO–lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and
redox gaps, and lower emission energy; (ii) complexes 1–3, equipped with the bipyridine ancillary ligand,
display fully reversible redox processes and emit from predominantly
metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) states with high emission quantum
yields, up to 60% in polymeric matrix; (iii) complexes 4 and 5, equipped with high-field isocyanide ligands,
display irreversible redox processes and high-energy emission from
strongly ligand-centered triplets with long emission lifetimes but
relatively low quantum yields (below 6%, both in room-temperature
solution and in solid state). This work demonstrates the versatility
of phenyl-triazole derivatives as cyclometalating ligands with different
chelation modes (i.e., C∧N and C∧C:) for the synthesis of photoactive iridium(III) complexes with
highly tunable properties. Triazole-based
cyclometalating ligands serving as both standard
C∧N chelators (as in 4-phenyl-triazole) and C∧C: carbene ones (as in 4-phenyl-triazolylidene) have
been used to synthesize a series of cationic iridium(III) complexes.
Accordingly, unusual tris-heteroleptic complexes could be obtained
by simultaneously exploiting both chelation modes. These ligands allow
fine tuning of the properties of the related complexes, which exhibit
luminescence all the way from blue to red and quantum yields up to
60% in a diluted polymeric matrix at 298 K.
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- Alessandro Di Girolamo
- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISOF-CNR), Bologna 40129, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISOF-CNR), Bologna 40129, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISOF-CNR), Bologna 40129, Italy
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Kumar C, Luber S. Robust ΔSCF calculations with direct energy functional minimization methods and STEP for molecules and materials. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:154104. [PMID: 35459303 DOI: 10.1063/5.0075927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The direct energy functional minimization method using the orbital transformation (OT) scheme in the program package CP2K has been employed for Δ self-consistent field (ΔSCF) calculations. The OT method for non-uniform molecular orbitals occupations allows us to apply the ΔSCF method for various kinds of molecules and periodic systems. Vertical excitation energies of heteroaromatic molecules and condensed phase systems, such as solvated ethylene and solvated uracil obeying periodic boundary conditions, are reported using the ΔSCF method. In addition, a Re-phosphate molecule attached to the surface of anatase (TiO2) has been investigated. Additionally, we have implemented a recently proposed state-targeted energy projection ΔSCF algorithm [K. Carter-Fenk and J. M. Herbert, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 16(8), 5067-5082 (2020)] for diagonalization based SCF in CP2K. It is found that the OT scheme provides a smooth and robust SCF convergence for all investigated excitation energies and (non-)periodic systems.
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- Chandan Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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