Matsumoto, Misaki; Antol, Ivana; Abe, Manabu (2019) Curve Effect on Singlet Diradical Contribution in Kekulé-type Diradicals: A Sensitive Probe for Quinoidal Structure in Curved π-Conjugated Molecules. Molecules, 24 (1). ISSN 1420-3049
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Abstract
Curved (non-planar) aromatic compounds have attracted significant research attention in the fields of basic chemistry and materials science. The contribution of the quinoidal structure in the curved π-conjugated structures has been proposed to be the key for materials functions. In this study, the curve effect on the quinoidal contribution was investigated in Kekulé-type singlet diradicals (S-DR1-4) as a sensitive probe for quinoidal structures in curved π-conjugated molecules. The quinoidal contribution in S-DR1-4 was found to increase with increasing the curvature of the curved structure, which was quantitatively analyzed using NBO analysis and the natural orbital occupation numbers computed by the CASSCF method. The curve effect on the singlet-triplet energy gap was examined by the CASPT2 method. The singlet-triplet energy gaps for the highly π-conjugated diradicals were determined for the first time using the CASPT2 method. Substantial quinoidal contribution was found in the curved structures of the delocalized singlet diradicals S-DR1-4, in contrast to its absence in the corresponding triplet states T-DR1-4.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Kekulé-type diradicals ; curve effect ; π-conjugated molecules ; quinoidal structure ; CASPT2/CASSCF calculations |
| Subjects: | NATURAL SCIENCES > Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | Ivana Antol |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2019 16:39 |
| URI: | http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/4414 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules24010209 |
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