Synthesis and Characterization of a Class of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Molecules: Experiments and Theoretical Calculations

Mukhopadhyay, S and Kanth, Raja Bhaskar and Ramasesha, S and Patil, Satish (2010) Synthesis and Characterization of a Class of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Molecules: Experiments and Theoretical Calculations. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A, The, 114 (13). pp. 4647-4654.

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Abstract

A class of conjugated molecules containing donor (thiophene) and acceptor (malononitrile) is synthesized by Knoevenagel condensation reaction between 2-(2,6-dimethy1-4H-pyran-4-ylidene) malononitrile and thiophene carbaldehyde containing two and three thiophene units. The resulting molecules are characterized by H-1 and C-13 NMR. We have performed UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, and cyclic voltammetry measurements on these materials. The spectroscopic and electrochemical measurements proved beyond doubt that these materials possess lowexcitation gap and are suitable for being an active material in various electronic devices. We have also performed electronic structure calculations using density functional theory (DFT) and INDO/SCI methods to characterize the ground and excited states of this class of molecules. These donor-acceptor molecules show a strong charge transfercharacter that increases with the increase in the number of thiophene rings coupled to the malononitrile acceptor moiety. We have also calculated the pi-coherence length, Stoke's shift, and effect of solvents on excited states for this class of molecules, Our theoretical values agree well with experimental results.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Physical Chemistry A, The
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2010 05:04
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:59
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27124

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