Preparation and molecular structures of N′-(2-heteroarylmethylidene)-3-(3-pyridyl)acrylohydrazides

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 725-731
Author(s):  
Karolina Jasiak ◽  
Agnieszka Kudelko ◽  
Katarzyna Gajda ◽  
Błażej Dziuk ◽  
Bartosz Zarychta ◽  
...  

AbstractThe crystal and molecular structures of N′-(2-furylmethylidene)-3-(3-pyridyl)acrylohydrazide and N′-(2-thienylmethylidene)-3-(3-pyridyl)acrylohydrazide are reported, and the influence of the type of the heteroatom on the aromaticity of the aromatic rings is discussed. Both molecules are nearly planar. The geometry of the acrylohydrazide arrangement is comparable to that of homologous compounds. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed in order to analyze the changes in the geometry of the studied compounds in the crystalline state and for the isolated molecule. The most significant changes were observed in the values of the N–N and C–N bond lengths. The harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity index, calculated for the furan and thiophene rings, demonstrated a noticeable increase in aromaticity in comparison to isolated rings and their DFT-calculated structures. By contrast, the nucleus independent chemical shift index indicated a decrease in aromatic character of the rings containing heteroatoms.

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Gajda ◽  
Bartosz Zarychta ◽  
Zdzisław Daszkiewicz ◽  
Andrzej A. Domański ◽  
Krzysztof Ejsmont

The crystal and molecular structures of twopara-substituted azobenzenes with π-electron-donating –NEt2and π-electron-withdrawing –COOEt groups are reported, along with the effects of the substituents on the aromaticity of the benzene ring. The deformation of the aromatic ring around the –NEt2group inN,N,N′,N′-tetraethyl-4,4′-(diazenediyl)dianiline, C20H28N4, (I), may be caused by steric hindrance and the π-electron-donating effects of the amine group. In this structure, one of the amine N atoms demonstrates clearsp2-hybridization and the other is slightly shifted from the plane of the surrounding atoms. The molecule of the second azobenzene, diethyl 4,4′-(diazenediyl)dibenzoate, C18H18N2O4, (II), lies on a crystallographic inversion centre. Its geometry is normal and comparable with homologous compounds. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to analyse the changes in the geometry of the studied compounds in the crystalline state and for the isolated molecules. The most significant changes are observed in the values of the N=N—C—C torsion angles, which for the isolated molecules are close to 0.0°. The HOMA (harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity) index, calculated for the benzene ring, demonstrates a slight decrease of the aromaticity in (I) and no substantial changes in (II).


2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
pp. 877-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljubica Andjelkovic ◽  
Marko Peric ◽  
Matija Zlatar ◽  
Maja Gruden-Pavlovic

The aromatic/antiaromatic behavior of the cyclopentadienyl anion (Cp-), bis(?5-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) (Fe(Cp)2), as well as of the Jahn-Teller (JT) active cyclopentadienyl radical (Cp?) and bis(?5-cyclopentadienyl)cobalt(II) (Co(Cp)2) has been investigated using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of the Nuclear Independent Chemical Shifts (NICS). According to the NICS values, pentagon ring in Fe(Cp)2 is more aromatic than isolated Cp-. The NICS parameters have been scanned along the Intrinsic Distortion Path (IDP) for Cp? and Co(Cp)2 showing antiaromaticity, which decreases with increasing deviation from high symmetry D5h to low symmetry (LS) C2v. Changes in the NICS values along the IDP revealed that Co(Cp)2 in the LS nuclear arrangement has aromatic character, in contrast to the case of Cp?


2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-309
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Bereska ◽  
Krystyna Czaja ◽  
Błażej Dziuk ◽  
Bartosz Zarychta ◽  
Krzysztof Ejsmont ◽  
...  

AbstractThe crystal and molecular structures of two polymorphs of N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-cyanoethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine have been characterized by X-ray diffraction along with density functional theory (DFT) studies. The molecules differ from each other by conformation. N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-cyanoethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine has been synthesized by cyanoethylation of ethylenediamine. Cyanoethylation of vicinal diamines is important for the synthesis of hyperbranched polymeric materials applied as catalysts, surfactants and encapsulating agents in drug delivery systems. The molecular geometry of N,N,N′,N′-tetracyanoethyl-1,2-ethylenediamine is similar to that of homologous compounds. DFT calculations were performed to analyze the differences in the molecular geometry of the studied compounds in a crystalline state and for an isolated molecule.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya G. Shenderovich

Due to the rigid structure of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), its 31P chemical shift solely depends on non-covalent interactions in which the molecule is involved. The maximum range of change caused by the most common of these, hydrogen bonding, is only 6 ppm, because the active site is one of the PTA nitrogen atoms. In contrast, when the PTA phosphorus atom is coordinated to a metal, the range of change exceeds 100 ppm. This feature can be used to support or reject specific structural models of organometallic transition metal complexes in solution by comparing the experimental and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculated values of this 31P chemical shift. This approach has been tested on a variety of the metals of groups 8–12 and molecular structures. General recommendations for appropriate basis sets are reported.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 357-368
Author(s):  
Kaiwen Zheng ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Junlang Chen ◽  
...  

AbstractCatechin – a natural polyphenol substance – has excellent antioxidant properties for the treatment of diseases, especially for cholesterol lowering. Catechin can reduce cholesterol content in micelles by forming insoluble precipitation with cholesterol, thereby reducing the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine. In this study, to better understand the molecular mechanism of catechin and cholesterol, we studied the interaction between typical catechins and cholesterol by the density functional theory. Results show that the adsorption energies between the four catechins and cholesterol are obviously stronger than that of cholesterol themselves, indicating that catechin has an advantage in reducing cholesterol micelle formation. Moreover, it is found that the molecular interactions of the complexes are mainly due to charge transfer of the aromatic rings of the catechins as well as the hydrogen bond interactions. Unlike the intuitive understanding of a complex formed by hydrogen bond interaction, which is positively correlated with the number of hydrogen bonds, the most stable complexes (epicatechin–cholesterol or epigallocatechin–cholesterol) have only one but stronger hydrogen bond, due to charge transfer of the aromatic rings of catechins.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Denisa Cagardová ◽  
Vladimír Lukeš ◽  
Ján Matúška ◽  
Peter Poliak

Abstract A computational study using density functional theory is reported for selected model aza[n]circulenes (n = 6, 7, 8 and 9) and their derivatives consisting of pyrrole and benzene units. Local aromaticity of central rings was discussed and analyzed using theoretical structural indices. Depending on their molecular structures, energies of the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals change from –5.23 eV to –4.08 eV and from –1.97 eV to –0.41 eV, respectively. Based on B3LYP calculated optimal geometries, electronic structure of molecules and their charge transport properties resulted in the suggestion of three planar molecules containing three or four pyrrole units as potential candidates for p-type semiconductors. Hole drift mobilities for ideal stacked dimers of these potential semiconductors were calculated and they range from 0.94 cm2·V−1·s−1 to 7.33 cm2·V−1·s−1.


2020 ◽  
Vol 644 ◽  
pp. A146
Author(s):  
Tao Chen ◽  
Yang Wang

Context. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fullerenes are the largest molecules found in the interstellar medium (ISM). They are abundant and widespread in various astronomical environments. However, the detailed connection between these two species is unknown; in particular, no quantum chemical studies have been performed. Aims. In this work, we investigate a vital step in transforming planar PAHs to fullerenes, that is, the tubulation processes of PAHs. Methods. We used density functional theory for this study. The molecular structures and vibrational frequencies were calculated using the hybrid density functional B3LYP method. To better describe intermolecular forces, we considered Grimme’s dispersion correction in the calculations for this work. Intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations were also performed to confirm that the transition state structures are connected to their corresponding local potential energy surface minima. Results. As expected, we find that it is easier to bend a molecule as it gets longer, whereas it is harder to bend the molecule if it gets “wider” (i.e., with more rows of benzene rings). The change of multiplicity slightly alters the bending energies, while (a complete) dehydrogenation alleviates the bending barrier significantly and facilitates the formation of pentagons, which may act as an indispensable step in the formation of fullerenes in the ISM.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Chen ◽  
Yuxiang Chen ◽  
Ming Bai ◽  
Chiming Wang ◽  
Dongdong Qi ◽  
...  

The location of the unpaired electron in neutral bis(phthalocyaninato) yttrium double-decker complexes, with different substituents, has been studied on the basis of both experimental methods and density functional theory (DFT) calculations over the molecular structures, atomic charges, electronic absorption, infrared spectra, and electron paramagnetic resonance. The results reveal the location of the unpaired electron mainly on the carbon atoms of both tetrapyrrole chromophores with the population distribution obviously affected by the peripheral substituents.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özgür Alver ◽  
Cemal Parlak ◽  
Yunusa Umar ◽  
Ponnadurai Ramasami

Abstract Fullerenes have received attentions due to their versatile properties. Molecular structures and electronic properties namely binding energy, band gap, electrophilicity index and molecular topological analysis were studied for undoped and silicon doped C20 fullerenes and favipiravir in order to search for possible application of the systems as drug delivery vehicles. Density functional theory (DFT) and quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) were used for the research. Molecular structures having the interaction edges of SiC19… OH in water and SiC19…C=O in gas phase were found as those most stable with binding energies of -57.28 kcal/mol and -43.46 kcal/mol correspondingly. The results and parameters found in this research may provide additional insights into drug delivery systems.


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