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Medhi B, Nath U, Sarma M. Revisiting fulgide photochromism: Mechanistic decoding and electron transport from computational exploration. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:154308. [PMID: 38634497 DOI: 10.1063/5.0203307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The photochromic behavior of the fulgide molecule relies on ring-closure and ring-opening processes involving conical intersections during excited state transformation between isomers. The precise location and topography of these conical intersections significantly shape the decay process and fluorescence phenomena inherent to the molecule. This work combines electronic structure theory calculations using the density functional theory and wavefunction methods, as well as surface hopping simulation to analyze the photochemical behavior of an experimentally synthesized fulgide molecule, (E)-p-methylacetophenylisopropylidenesuccinic anhydride (1E). Our study reveals the conical intersection between the first excited state (S1) and the ground electronic state (S0), which emerges beyond the S1 minimum of 1E to the ring-closing side. The distinctive topography of this conical intersection appears to be sloped. These findings suggest a reduced quantum yield for the formation of the closed isomer, indicating a higher likelihood of reformation of the open isomer(s). The surface hopping simulation further supports this observation, revealing a mere ∼8% quantum yield for the formation of the closed isomer. In addition, the photoisomerization of the fulgide molecule initiates a cascade of conduction switching and holds great potential for applications in molecular electronics. Delving into the realm of molecular electronics, we have further examined the electron transport properties, disclosing the higher conductivity of the closed isomer.
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- Biman Medhi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Zhu HY, Li QS. Theoretical Understanding on the Facilitated Photoisomerization of a Carbonyl Supported Borane System. Chemphyschem 2023:e202300435. [PMID: 37646234 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300435] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Boron compound BOMes2 containing an internal B-O bond undergoes highly efficient photoisomerization, followed by sequential structural transformations, resulting in a rare eight-membered B, O-heterocycle (S. Wang, et al. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 5285-5289). In this work, the detailed reaction mechanisms of such a unique carbonyl-supported tetracoordinate boron system in the first excited singlet (S1 ) state and the ground (S0 ) state were investigated by using the complete active space self-consistent field and its second-order perturbation (MS-CASPT2//CASSCF) method combined with time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). Moreover, an imine-substituted tetracoordinated organic boron system (BNMes2 ) was selected for comparative study to explore the intrinsic reasons for the difference in reactivity between the two types of compounds. Steric factor was found to influence the photoisomerization activity of BNMes2 and BOMes2 . These results rationalize the experimental observations and can provide helpful insights into understanding the excited-state dynamics of heteroatom-doped tetracoordinate organoboron compounds, which facilitates the rational design of boron-based materials with superior photoresponsive performances.
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- Hong-Yang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, P. R. China
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Abdou-Mohamed A, Aupic C, Fournet C, Parrain JL, Chouraqui G, Chuzel O. Stereoselective formation of boron-stereogenic organoboron derivatives. Chem Soc Rev 2023. [PMID: 37325998 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00163f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Four-coordinate organoboron derivatives present interesting chemical, physical, biological, electronical, and optical properties. Given the increasing demand for the synthesis of smart functional materials based on chiral organoboron compounds, the exploration of stereoselective synthesis of boron-stereogenic organo-derivatives is highly desirable. However, the stereoselective construction of organoboron compounds stereogenic at boron has been far less studied than other elements of the main group due to configurational stability concerns. Nowadays, these species are no longer elusive and configurationally stable compounds have been highlighted. The idea is to show the potential of the stereoselective building of the four-coordinate boron centre and encourage future endeavors and developments in the field.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France.
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Zhu H, Li Q. Understanding of Photo‐Induced Reversible Rearrangement from Borepin to Borirane. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201360. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hong‐Yang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology 5 South Zhongguancun Street Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology 5 South Zhongguancun Street Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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Murali AC, Nayak P, Venkatasubbaiah K. Recent advances in the synthesis of luminescent tetra-coordinated boron compounds. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5751-5771. [PMID: 35343524 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00160h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Tetra-coordinated boron compounds offer a plethora of luminescent materials. Different chelation around the boron center (O,O-, N,C-, N,O-, and N,N-) has been explored to tune the electronic and photophysical properties of tetra-coordinated boron compounds. A number of fascinating molecules with interesting properties such as aggregation induced emission, mechanochromism and tunable emission by changing the solvent polarity were realised. Owing to their rich and unique properties, some of the molecules have shown applications in making optoelectronic devices, probes and so on. This perspective provides an overview of the recent developments of tetra-coordinated boron compounds and their potential applications.
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- Anna Chandrasekar Murali
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar-752050, Odisha, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar-752050, Odisha, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar-752050, Odisha, India.
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Dzhemilev UM, Khusainova LI, Ryazanov KS, Khafizova LO. Boron-containing small rings: synthesis, properties, and application prospects. Russ Chem Bull 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-021-3292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li J, Liu MK, Li QS, Li ZS. Theoretical study on the photochemistry of furoylazides: Curtius rearrangement and subsequent reactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:28317-28324. [PMID: 33300534 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05539e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Organic azides are an efficient source of nitrenes, which serve as vigorous intermediates in many useful organic reactions. In this work, the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) and its second-order perturbation (CASPT2) methods were employed to study the photochemistry of 2-furoylazide 1 and 3-furoylazide 5, including the Curtius rearrangement to two furylisocyanates (3 and 7) and subsequent reactions to the final product cyanoacrolein 9. Our calculations show that the photoinduced Curtius rearrangement of the two furoylazides takes place through similar stepwise mechanisms via two bistable furoylnitrenes 2 and 6. However, the decarbonylation and ring-opening process of 7 to 9 prefers a stepwise mechanism involving the 3-furoylnitrene intermediate 8, while 3 to 9 goes in a concerted asynchronous way without the corresponding 2-furoylnitrene intermediate 4. Importantly, we revealed that several conical intersections play key roles in the photochemistry of furoylazides. Our results are not only consistent and also make clear the experimental observations (X. Zeng, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 10-13), but additionally provide important information on the chemistry of furoylazides and nitrenes.
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- Jian Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Du X, Li Q. Theoretical Study on Photoisomerization Mechanisms of Diphenyl‐Substituted N,C‐Chelate Organoboron Compounds. Chemistry 2020; 26:12891-12897. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xin‐Yi Du
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology 5 South Zhongguancun Street Beijing P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology 5 South Zhongguancun Street Beijing P. R. China
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Haque A, Al-Balushi RA, Raithby PR, Khan MS. Recent Advances in π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials. Molecules 2020; 25:E2645. [PMID: 32517244 PMCID: PMC7321365 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Boron-containing π-conjugated materials are archetypical candidates for a variety of molecular scale applications. The incorporation of boron into the π-conjugated frameworks significantly modifies the nature of the parent π-conjugated systems. Several novel boron-bridged π-conjugated materials with intriguing structural, photo-physical and electrochemical properties have been reported over the last few years. In this paper, we review the properties and multi-dimensional applications of the boron-bridged fused-ring π-conjugated systems. We critically highlight the properties of π-conjugated N^C-chelate organoboron materials. This is followed by a discussion on the potential applications of the new materials in opto-electronics (O-E) and other areas. Finally, attempts will be made to predict the future direction/outlook for this class of materials.
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- Ashanul Haque
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hail, Ha’il 81451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A’Sharqiyah University, P.O. Box 42, Ibra 400, Sultanate of Oman;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman
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Zhu HY, Li QS. Insights into the Photoinduced Isomerization Mechanisms of a N,C-Chelate Organoboron Compound: A Theoretical Study. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:510-517. [PMID: 32040267 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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As the first discovered organoboron compound with photochromic property, B(ppy)Mes2 (ppy=2-phenylpyridine, Mes=mesityl) displays rich photochemistry that constitutes a solid foundation for wide applications in optoelectronic fields. In this work, we investigated the B(ppy)Mes2 to borirane isomerization mechanisms in the three lowest electronic states (S0 , S1 , and T1 ) based on the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) and its second-order perturbation (CASPT2) methods combined with time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. Our results show that the photoisomerization in the S1 state is dominant, which is initiated by the cleavage of the B-Cppy bond. After overcoming a barrier of 0.5 eV, the reaction pathway leads to a conical intersection between the S1 and S0 states (S1 /S0 )x , from which the decay path may go back to the reactant B(ppy)Mes2 via a closed-shell intermediate (Int1-S0 ) or to the product borirane via a biradical intermediate (Int2-S0 ). Although triplet states are probably involved in the photoinduced process, the possibility of the photoisomerization in T1 state is very small owing to the weakly allowed S1 →T1 intersystem crossing and the high energy barrier (0.77 eV). In addition, we found the photoisomerization is thermally reversible, which is consistent with the experimental observations.
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- Hong-Yang Zhu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Francés-Monerris A, Holub J, Roca-Sanjuán D, Hnyk D, Lang K, Oliva-Enrich JM. Photochromic System among Boron Hydrides: The Hawthorne Rearrangement. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:6202-6207. [PMID: 31560852 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photoswitchable molecules have attracted wide interest for many applications in chemistry, physics, and materials science. In this work, we revisit the reversible photochemical and thermal rearrangements of the two B20H182- isomers reported by Hawthorne and Pilling in 1966, whose mechanism had not been understood so far. We investigate the rearrangements by means of a joint experimental and computational study with the outcome that B20H182- represents the first boron-based photochromic system ever reported. Both photochemical and thermal isomerizations occur through the same intermediate and involve a diamond-square-diamond (DSD) mechanism. Given the absence within boron chemistry of named chemical reactions as opposed to organic chemistry, we propose to label the B20H182- photo- and thermal isomerization processes as the Hawthorne rearrangement.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , 250 68 Husinec-Řež , Czech Republic
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- Institut de Ciència Molecular , Universitat de València , P.O. Box 22085, 46071 València , Spain
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , 250 68 Husinec-Řež , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , 250 68 Husinec-Řež , Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Química-Física "Rocasolano", CSIC , Serrano 119 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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