Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Exploring electron donor and acceptor effects: DFT analysis of ESIPT/GSIPT in 2-(oxazolinyl)-phenols for photophysical and luminophore enhancement. |
| Authors: |
Panneerselvam, Murugesan, Francis, Reshma Rensil, Nathiya, Singaravel, Solomon, Rajadurai Vijay, Jaccob, Madhavan, Costa, Luciano T. |
| Superior Title: |
Journal of Chemical Physics; 5/7/2024, Vol. 160 Issue 17, p1-16, 16p |
| Subject Terms: |
ELECTRON donors, CHARGE carrier mobility, ELECTROPHILES, ELECTRON affinity, SPIN-orbit coupling, MOLECULAR orbitals, OPTOELECTRONIC devices |
| Abstract: |
Understanding excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) is essential for designing organic molecules to enhance photophysical and luminophore properties in the development of optoelectronic devices. In this context, an attempt has been made to understand the impact of substituents on the ESIPT process of 2-(oxazolinyl)-phenol. Electron donating (EDG: –NH2, –OCH3, and –CH3) and electron withdrawing (EWG: –Cl, –Br, –COOH, –CF3, –CN, and –NO2) substitutions have been computationally designed and screened through density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. Furthermore, the ground state intramolecular proton transfer and ESIPT mechanisms of these designed luminophores are explored using the transition state theory. The results reveal that molecules with EDG show higher absorption and emission peaks than molecules with EWG and also indicate that the mobility of charge carriers in 2-(oxazolinyl)-phenol derivatives is significantly influenced by substituents. We found that the EWGs decrease the reorganization energy and increase the vertical ionization potential and electron affinity values, as well as the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap, compared to the EDG substituted molecules. Significantly, the excited state (S1) of the keto emission (K) form shows notably larger values for the EDG substitutions. The intersystem crossing pathway efficiency weakens with reduced spin–orbit coupling matrix element in the enol form with electron-donating substituents and vice versa in the keto form during S1–T3 transitions. Our research links intramolecular proton transfers and triplet generation, making these substituted molecules appealing for optoelectronic devices. Introducing EDGs, such as –NH2, boosts the ESIPT reaction in 2-(oxazolinyl)-phenol. This study guides designing ESIPT emitters with unique photophysical properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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