Intramolecular hydrogen-bonding effects on structural and electronic properties of pyrrole-phenylene derivatives: a DFT study

Autor: Chinapong Kritayakornupong, Nuttaporn Janprapa, Viwat Vchirawongkwin
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 139
ISSN: 1432-2234
1432-881X
DOI: 10.1007/s00214-020-02623-x
Popis: Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations are employed to evaluate structural, electronic, charge-transport and optical properties of pyrrole-phenylene copolymer ((Py-co-Ph)4) and its derivatives. The distorted coplanar structure is found for the pristine pyrrole-phenylene copolymer, while the functionalized structures with –OCH3, –OH, and –F exhibit the highly coplanar structures due to larger π-orbital overlap along neighboring backbones and strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding interaction. A good linear correlation between HOMO and LUMO as a functional resonance effect is observed. A better hole transport behavior is obtained from –OCH3, –N(CH3)2, –OH, –CN, and –F functionalizations compared to the parent. According to the optical properties, –CN, –COOH, and –NO2 substitutions reveal the absorption peaks covering the solar region, which are characterized as the potential solar materials.
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