Photoisomerization and photocyclization of 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diimine and its methyl-substituted derivatives in low-temperature argon matrices
Photoisomerization and photocyclization of 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diimine and its methyl-substituted derivatives in low-temperature argon matrices
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.09.031
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发表时间:
2005-02-14
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Nakata, M
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作者:
Ujike, K;Akai, N;Nakata, M
3,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,2-diimine was produced from 1,2-diaminobenzene in a low-temperature argon matrix by UV irradiation (lambda < 270 nm). Conformational changes from cis-cis to cis-trans and trans-trans were induced upon irradiation of lambda > 410 nm. while the shorter-wavelength irradiation of 410 > lambda > 350 nm resulted in photoisomerization from cis-trans to cis-cis in addition to photocyclization to yield 7,8-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-triene. This photocyclization mainly occurred upon irradiation of 350 > lambda > 290 nm. Similar spectral changes due to photoisomerization among the four isomers of 4-methyl-3.5-cyclohexadiene-1.2-diimine and among the three of 4,5-dimethyl-3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-diimine were observed, but not due to photocyclization. The wavelength dependence for the photoisomerization and the methyl-substitution effect for the photocyclization were elucidated in terms of the pi-pi* and n-pi* vertical transition energies and oscillator strengths obtained by the time-dependent density functional theory (DFT) calculation. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.