Color-tuning Pt(ii) complexes for natural-light electrophosphorescence

Efficient and durable OLEDs of cyan, greenish yellow, yellow and white colors were fabricated in simple structures with Pt–Cpy bonded complexes, giving state-of-the-art tuning the color of electroluminescence.

Dielectric Relaxation Studies of Hydrogen Bonded Complexes of Benzamide and Acetamide with 4-substituted Phenols Using X-band Microwave Frequency

At 308 K, using a 9.37 GHz dielectric relaxation setup, dielectric studies of hydrogen bonded complexes of benzamide and acetamide with 4-fluorophenol, 4-bromophenol, 4-chlorophenol, and 4-iodophenol in benzene were performed. Various dielectric parameters (such as ??, ??, ?0, and ??) were tested. The steric interactions of the proton donor determined the group rotation relaxation time t(2), whereas the significance of Higasi’s single frequency method for multiple relaxation time t(1) was determined by the hydrogen bonding power of the phenolic hydrogen. The presence of a 1:1 complex system between the prepared samples, as well as a charge transfer between the free hydroxyl group of phenols and the carbonyl group of amides was confirmed by the fact that the relaxation time and molar free energy activation of the 1:1 molar ratio were greater than some other higher molar ratios (i.e. 3:1, 2:1, 1:2, 1:3).

Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes of Neutral Nitroxide Radicals with 2-Propanol Studied by Multifrequency EPR/ENDOR

The hydrogen bond plays a key role in weak directional intermolecular interactions. It is operative in determining molecular conformation and aggregation, and controls the function of many chemical systems, ranging from inorganic, organic to biological molecules. Although an enormous amount of spectroscopic information has been collected about hydrogen-bond formation between molecules with closed-shell electronic configuration, the details of such interactions between open-shell radicals and closed-shell molecules are still rare. Here we report on an investigation of hydrogen-bonded complexes between pyrroline-type as well as piperidine-type neutral nitroxide radicals and an alcohol, i.e., 2-propanol. These nitroxide radicals are commonly used as EPR spin labels and probes. To obtain information on the geometry of the complexes and their electronic structure, multi-resonance EPR techniques at various microwave frequencies (X-, Q-, W-band, 244 GHz) have been employed in conjunction with DFT calculations. The planar five-membered ring system of the pyrroline-type nitroxide radical was found to form exclusively well-defined in-plane σ-type hydrogen-bonded complexes with one 2-propanol molecule in the first solvation shell in frozen solution. The measured hyperfine parameters of the hydrogen-bridge proton and the internal magnetic parameters describing the electron Zeeman and the electron-nuclear hyperfine and nuclear quadrupole interactions are in good agreement with values predicted by state-of-the-art DFT calculations. In contrast, multi-resonance EPR on the non-planar six-membered ring system of the piperidine-type nitroxide radical (TEMPOL) reveals a more complex situation, i.e., a mixture of a σ-type with, presumably, an out-of-plane π-type complex, both present in comparable fraction in frozen solution. For TEMPOL, the DFT calculations failed to predict magnetic interaction parameters that are in good agreement with experiment, apparently due to the considerable flexibility of the nitroxide and hydrogen-bonded complex. The detailed information about nitroxide/solvent complexes is of particular importance for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) and site-directed spin-labeling EPR studies that employ nitroxides as polarizing agents or spin labels, respectively.

1,2-Dihydro-1,3,2-diazaborinine tautomer as an electron-pair donor in hydrogen-bonded complexes

Ab initio MP2/aug’-cc-pVTZ calculations have been carried out to investigate 1,2-dihydro-1,3,2-diazaborinine:HX complexes for HX = H+, HF, HCl, H2O, HCN, NH3, HCP, and HCCH. Most complexes are stabilized by linear, traditional hydrogen bonds except for those with H2O and NH3 which have bridging structures and nonlinear hydrogen bonds. H-atom transfer from N to B can occur in complexes with HF and HCl, with formation of a traditional F-H…N and a proton-shared Cl…H…N bond. The binding energies of the uncharged complexes range from 25 to 88 kJ.mol–1. Spin-spin coupling constants have been used to characterize these hydrogen-bonded complexes. Des calculs ab initio MP2/aug'-cc-pVTZ ont été effectués pour étudier les complexes 1,2-dihydro-1,3,2-diazaborinine:HX pour HX = H+, HF, HCl, H2O, HCN, NH3, HCP et HCCH. La plupart des complexes sont stabilisés par des liaisons hydrogène traditionnelles, linéaires, à l'exception de celles avec H2O et NH3 qui ont des structures pont et des liaisons hydrogène non linéaires. Le transfert de l'atome d'hydrogène de N à B peut se produire dans des complexes avec HF et HCl, avec formation d'une liaison F-H···N traditionnelle et d'une liaison Cl···H···N avec un proton comparti. Les énergies de liaison des complexes non chargés vont de 25 à 88 kJ·mol–1. Des constantes de couplage spin-spin ont été utilisées pour caractériser ces complexes à liaison l'hydrogène.