Theoretical investigation on regulating photophysical properties and proton transfer behavior by electronegativity for near-infrared emitting styryl dyes

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Our main focus is to explore the atomic electronegativity-dependent photoinduced behavior of styryl derivatives (HBO, HBS, and HBSe). The results of structural parameter calculation by the DFT method show that the intramolecular hydrogen bonds of normal and tautomer form are strengthened and weakened, respectively, in an excited state (S1), which is conducive to the excited intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process. The enhancement of excited hydrogen bond is beneficial to the ESIPT process from the aspects of infrared vibration frequency (IR), Mulliken's charge analysis, and density gradient reduction (RDG). Additionally, by determining the bond energy with the band critical point (BCP) parameter, we found that the lower the electronegativity of the atom, the larger the hydrogen bond strength at the excited state and the more likely ESIPT reaction occurs. Meanwhile, the intramolecular H-bonds O-H…N in HBO, HBS, and HBSe are enhanced with the weakened electron-withdrawing capacity of the atom (from O to S and Se). Subsequently, frontier molecular orbital (FMOs) and charge density difference (CDD) analyses essentially revealed that electron redistribution induces the ESIPT process. Low atomic electronegativity exhibits the high chemical activity of the excited state. Furthermore, to demonstrate the electronegativity-dependent ESIPT behavior of the system, we built potential energy curves (PECs) and located the transition states (TS) of proton transfer processes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology - 23(2024), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 575-585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Xiu-Min [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Qi-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Ju, Xue-Hai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atomic electronegativity
Energy barrier
Excited state intramolecular proton transfer
Journal Article
Photophysical properties

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s43630-024-00540-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368762653