Planochromism of cyanoxime anions: computational and mechanistic studies in solid state and solutions.
Planochromism of cyanoxime anions: computational and mechanistic studies in solid state and solutions.
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氰肟阴离子的平面变色:固态和溶液中的计算和机械研究。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ica.2020.119570
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Gerasimchuk,Nikolay
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作者:
Morton,Jeffrey;Dennison,Richard;Nemykin,Victor;Gerasimchuk,Nikolay
The benzoylcyanoxime, NC-C(double bondN-OH)-C(O)-C6H5(later H(BCO)), represents a new ampolydentate ligand that received attention in the light of useful biological properties of its coordination compounds. Colorless H(BCO), upon deprotonation, gains color that depends on the counter-cation and the system in general. Five derivatives of H(BCO), with colorless organic and inorganic mono-cations – Cs, Tl, Ag, N(CH3)4and As(C6H5)4– were synthesized and characterized by the X-ray analysis, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy. Compounds exhibited unexpected and significant differences in color, both in solid state and in solutions, that were challenging to explain, thereby warranting detailed investigation including high-level DFT/TDFT computations. It was found that the BCO−anion demonstrates negative solvatochromic in polar protic ROH (Rdouble bondH, CH3, C2H5, C3H7, C4H9) solvents, and appears yellow in color, as tetraalkylammonium or alkali metal salts. In polar aprotic solvents, such as CH3CN, DMF, and DMSO, solutions of the BCO-anion are red. The color originates fromn→ π * transition in the anion. Solid state structures evidenced a considerable dependence on planarity of the BCO−anion on its color, as well as on the character of bonding in the Csingle bondNsingle bondO fragment: yellow color is associated with anoxime(bond length Csingle bondN is shorter than Nsingle bondO), while red color is due to thenitrosocharacter (bond length Csingle bondN is longer than the Nsingle bondO). An addition of ethanol to red solutions of the BCO-containing salts leads to the color change to yellow, which is the result of the formation of an H-bond between the Csingle bondNsingle bondO fragment of cyanoxime and the solvent, also leading to the flattening of the structure. An explanation for this new color-changing effect was offered, based on experimental evidence and TD/DFT calculations.