scholarly journals A Density Functional Theory Study on Paracetamol-Oxalic Acid Co-Crystal

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Punya Paudel ◽  
Krishna Raj Adhikari ◽  
Kapil Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Oxalic Acid ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Lattice Energy ◽  
Stable Form ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Monoclinic Form ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

Paracetamol (PCA) has two well-known polymorphic forms, monoclinic (form I) and orthorhombic (form II). The parallel packing of flat hydrogen bonded layers in the metastable form II results in compaction properties superior to the thermodynamic stable form I which contains corrugated hydrogen bonded layers of molecules. In this study, the structure of Paracetamol (PCA)-Oxalic acid (OXA) co-crystal has been analyzed and found layered structure similar to PCA form II which enhance ability to form tablet. The Density Functional Theory (DFT) has been conducted to find some physicochemical properties of co-crystal. It was observed that the lattice energy of co-crystal is more than that of PCA form II showing more stability on co-crystal. The energy gap between highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO gap) in co-crystal was found less than PCA form II showing bigger enhancement of reactivity.

scholarly journals Theoretical Study of a Class of Organic D-π-A Dyes for Polymer Solar Cells: Influence of Various π-Spacers

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Trang ◽  
Tran Ngoc Dung ◽  
Ngo Tuan Cuong ◽  
Le Thi Hong Hai ◽  
Daniel Escudero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Structure Theory ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Alkyl Groups

A class of D-π-A compounds that can be used as dyes for applications in polymer solar cells has theoretically been designed and studied, on the basis of the dyes recently shown by experiment to have the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE), namely the poly[4,8-bis(5-(2-butylhexylthio)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-TZNT] (PBDTS-TZNT) and poly[4,8-bis(4-fluoro-5-(2-butylhexylthio)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-TZNT] (PBDTSF-TZNT) substances. Electronic structure theory computations were carried out with density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory methods in conjunction with the 6−311G (d, p) basis set. The PBDTS donor and the TZNT (naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c]bis(2-octyl-[1,2,3]triazole)) acceptor components were established from the original substances upon replacement of long alkyl groups within the thiophene and azole rings with methyl groups. In particular, the effects of several π-spacers were investigated. The calculated results confirmed that dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d] silole (DTS) acts as an excellent π-linker, even better than the thiophene bridge in the original substances in terms of well-known criteria. Indeed, a PBDTS-DTS-TZNT combination forms a D-π-A substance that has a flatter structure, more rigidity in going from the neutral to the cationic form, and a better conjugation than the original compounds. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap of such a D-π-A substance becomes smaller and its absorption spectrum is more intense and red-shifted, which enhances the intramolecular charge transfer and makes it a promising candidate to attain higher PCEs.

scholarly journals Towards Rational Designing of Efficient Sensitizers Based on Thiophene and Infrared Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Irfan ◽  
Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi ◽  
Shabbir Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Orbital Energies ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Geometries, electronic properties, and absorption spectra of the dyes which are a combination of thiophene based dye (THPD) and IR dyes (covering IR region; TIRBD1-TIRBD3) were performed using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT), respectively. Different electron donating groups, electron withdrawing groups, and IR dyes have been substituted on THPD to enhance the efficiency. The bond lengths of new designed dyes are almost the same. The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energies of designed dyes are above the conduction band of TiO2 and the highest occupied molecular orbital energies are below the redox couple revealing that TIRBD1-TIRBD3 would be better sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. The broad spectra and low energy gap also showed that designed materials would be efficient sensitizers.

scholarly journals Density Functional Theory Study of CL-20/Nitroimidazoles Energetic Cocrystal Compounds in an External Electric Field

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
xiaosong Xu ◽  
Renfa Zhang ◽  
Wenxin Xia ◽  
Peng Ma ◽  
Congming Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Nitro Group ◽  
External Electric Field ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital

Abstract The external electric field has a significant influence on the sensitivity of the energetic cocrystal materials. In order to find out the relationship between the external electric field and sensitivity of energetic cocrystal compounds 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane/1,4-dinitroimidazole (CL-20/1,4-DNI), 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane/1-methyl-2,4-dinitro-1H-imidazole (CL-20/2,4-MDNI) and 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane/1-methyl-4,5-dinitro-1H-imidazole (CL-20/4,5-MDNI). In this work, density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP-D3/6-311+G(d,p) and M062X-D3/ma-def2 TZVPP levels was employed to calculate the bond dissociation energies (BDEs) of selected N-NO2 trigger bonds, frontier molecular orbitals, electrostatic potentials (ESPs) and nitro group charges (QNO2) under different external electric field. The results show that as the positive electric field intensity increases, the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap and BDEs become smaller, and the local positive ESPs becomes larger, so that the energetic cocrystals tends to have higher sensitivity. In addition, the linear fitting results show that the trigger bond length and nitro group charge changes are closely related to the external electric field strength.

scholarly journals Computational studies of the thermodynamic properties, and global and reactivity descriptors of fluorescein dye derivatives in acetonitrile using density functional theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 174751982199451
Author(s):  
Juma Mzume Juma ◽  
Said AH Vuai
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Ionization Potential ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Hybrid Functional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reactivity Descriptors

This work reports density functional theory calculations of the optimized geometries, molecular reactivity, energy gap, and thermodynamic properties of molecular dyes fluorescein (FS), fluorescein attached with methoxy (FSO), fluorescein attached with amine (FSA), fluorescein attached with methane (FSM), fluorescein attached with ethene (FSE), and fluorescein attached with thiophene (FST) using the hybrid functional B3LYP and 6-311G basis sets. When donating groups are attached to the molecular dye, the bond lengths are slightly decreased which is important for easy transfer of electron from donating to the accepting group. For all dyes, highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest occupied molecular orbital analysis results in positive outcomes upon electron injection to semiconductors and subsequent dye regeneration by the electrolyte. The ionization potential increases with increasing conjugation; therefore, the molecular dye attached to thiophene has the highest ionization potential. Meanwhile, a donating group with increased conjugation results in low electron affinity.

Electronic Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Fluorescent Sensor Reacting with Volatile Organic Compounds: A Theoretical Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-590
Author(s):  
Haiyang Gu ◽  
Xingyi Huang ◽  
Quansheng Chen ◽  
Chin Ping Tan ◽  
Yanhui Sun
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Array Sensor ◽  
Volatile Organic

A theoretical study of copper porphyrin (CuP), without any meso substituent, reacting with different volatile organic compounds (VOCs), recently applied as the dye in the fluorescent array sensor was calculated for the ground and excited electronic states. Geometry structures of CuP and its complexes were optimized by using density functional theory coupled with B3LYP/LAN2DZ basis set, whereas excitation energies were calculated by time-dependent density functional theory at the same level. The calculated relative energies of CuP and its complexes have displayed the following order: CuP-L6 < CuP-L1 < CuP-H2S < CuP < CuP-L4 < CuP-L2 < CuP-O2 < CuP-L5 < CuP-L3. The relative energies between CuP and propionaldehyde (L6) possess the lowest energy gap, causing the binding to react more efficiently and faster than the other complexes. The results also reveal that the addition of VOCs has a significant influence on the spectrum property and energy gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). This study suggests that the calculation result is useful for the application of a CuP-based fluorescent array sensor for a special analyte.

scholarly journals Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and density functional theory study of 6-methyl-2-[(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl]-1H-benzimidazole

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-401
Author(s):  
Ahlam Idrissi ◽  
Karim Chkirate ◽  
Nadeem Abad ◽  
Bahia Djerrari ◽  
Redouane Achour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Surface Analysis ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Crystal Packing ◽  
Hirshfeld Surface ◽  
Hirshfeld Surface Analysis ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital

In the title molecule, C13H13N3O, the isoxazole ring is inclined to the benzimidazole ring at a dihedral angle of 69.28 (14)°. In the crystal, N—H...N hydrogen bonds between neighboring benzimidazole rings form chains along the a-axis direction. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H...H (48.8%), H...C/C...H (20.9%) and H...N/N...H (19.3%) interactions. The optimized structure calculated using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6–311 G(d,p) level is compared with the experimentally determined structure in the solid state. The calculated highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap is 4.9266 eV.

scholarly journals Structural, Electronic, Molecular Orbital Analysis and Charge Distributions on Nitrate Salt of Guanidine through DFT and TD-DFT Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1905-1910
Author(s):  
S. Thangarasu ◽  
V. Siva ◽  
A. Shameem ◽  
A. Murugan ◽  
S. Athimoolam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Frontier Molecular Orbital ◽  
Mulliken Charge ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Td Dft ◽  
Guanidinium Nitrate

Guanidinium nitrate, a non-linear optical material has been systematically studied through quantum chemical (density functional theory and Hartree Fock) methods. Studies on Mulliken charge, Frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) and hyperpolarizability analyses have been performed. The Mulliken population analyses were carried out for the optimized molecular geometry by HF and B3LYP methods with 6-311++G(d,p) levels. The molecular orbital parameters of guanidinium nitrate have been calculated by FMO analysis. Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis indicates the electron delocalization on the guanidinium nitrate and also its low value of energy gap indicates electron transfer. Optical property has been investigated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculation. The second-order hyperpolarizability value of the ion pairs is much greater than urea, which confirms the good NLO nature of guanidinium nitrate.

On the Nature of Halide-Water Interactions: Insights from Many-Body Representations and Density Functional Theory

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon B. Bizzarro ◽  
Colin K. Egan ◽  
Francesco Paesani
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Orbital Energy ◽  
Energy Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Functional Theory

<div> <div> <div> <p>Interaction energies of halide-water dimers, X<sup>-</sup>(H<sub>2</sub>O), and trimers, X<sup>-</sup>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>, with X = F, Cl, Br, and I, are investigated using various many-body models and exchange-correlation functionals selected across the hierarchy of density functional theory (DFT) approximations. Analysis of the results obtained with the many-body models demonstrates the need to capture important short-range interactions in the regime of large inter-molecular orbital overlap, such as charge transfer and charge penetration. Failure to reproduce these effects can lead to large deviations relative to reference data calculated at the coupled cluster level of theory. Decompositions of interaction energies carried out with the absolutely localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis (ALMO-EDA) method demonstrate that permanent and inductive electrostatic energies are accurately reproduced by all classes of XC functionals (from generalized gradient corrected (GGA) to hybrid and range-separated functionals), while significant variance is found for charge transfer energies predicted by different XC functionals. Since GGA and hybrid XC functionals predict the most and least attractive charge transfer energies, respectively, the large variance is likely due to the delocalization error. In this scenario, the hybrid XC functionals are then expected to provide the most accurate charge transfer energies. The sum of Pauli repulsion and dispersion energies are the most varied among the XC functionals, but it is found that a correspondence between the interaction energy and the ALMO EDA total frozen energy may be used to determine accurate estimates for these contributions. </p> </div> </div> </div>

scholarly journals Spectroscopic, X-ray Diffraction and Density Functional Theory Study of Intra- and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds in Ortho-(4-tolylsulfonamido)benzamides

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 926
Author(s):  
Malose J. Mphahlele ◽  
Eugene E. Onwu ◽  
Marole M. Maluleka
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Tetrahedral Geometry ◽  
Hindered Rotation ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

The conformations of the title compounds were determined in solution (NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopy) and in the solid state (FT-IR and XRD), complemented with density functional theory (DFT) in the gas phase. The nonequivalence of the amide protons of these compounds due to the hindered rotation of the C(O)–NH2 single bond resulted in two distinct resonances of different chemical shift values in the aromatic region of their 1H-NMR spectra. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions between the carbonyl oxygen and the sulfonamide hydrogen atom were observed in the solution phase and solid state. XRD confirmed the ability of the amide moiety of this class of compounds to function as a hydrogen bond acceptor to form a six-membered hydrogen bonded ring and a donor simultaneously to form intermolecular hydrogen bonded complexes of the type N–H···O=S. The distorted tetrahedral geometry of the sulfur atom resulted in a deviation of the sulfonamide moiety from co-planarity of the anthranilamide scaffold, and this geometry enabled oxygen atoms to form hydrogen bonds in higher dimensions.

STRUCTURES, ABSORPTION SPECTRA, AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF POLYFLUORENE AND ITS DERIVATIVES: A THEORETICAL STUDY

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 595-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
KRIENGSAK SRIWICHITKAMOL ◽  
SONGWUT SURAMITR ◽  
POTJAMAN POOLMEE ◽  
SUPA HANNONGBUA
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Level Energy ◽  
Excitation Energies ◽  
Lumo Energy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Local Energy Minimum ◽  
Pi Systems ◽  
Homo Lumo

The structural and energetic properties of polyfluorene and its derivatives were investigated, using quantum chemical calculations. Conformational analysis of bifluorene was performed by using ab initio (HF/6-31G* and MP2/6-31G*) and density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31G*) calculations. The results showed that the local energy minimum of bifluorene lies between the coplanar and perpendicular conformation, and the B3LYP/6-31G* calculations led to the overestimation of the stability of the planar pi systems. The HOMO-LUMO energy differences of fluorene oligomers and its derivatives — 9,9-dihexylfluorene (DHPF), 9,9-dioctylfluorene (PFO), and bis(2-ethylhexyl)fluorene (BEHPF) — were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. Energy gaps and effective conjugation lengths of the corresponding polymers were obtained by extrapolating HOMO-LUMO energy differences and the lowest excitation energies to infinite chain length. The lowest excitation energies and the maximum absorption wavelength of polyfluorene were also performed, employing the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and ZINDO methods. The extrapolations, based on TDDFT and ZINDO calculations, agree well with experimental results. These theoretical methods can be useful for the design of new polymeric structures with a reducing energy gap.

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