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Substituents Destabilize the Molecule by Increasing Biradicaloid Character and Stabilize by Intramolecular Charge Transfer in the Derivatives of Benzobis(thiadiazole) and Thiadiazolothienopyrazine: A Computational Study
Author(s) -
Thomas Anup,
Krishna Chaitanya Gunturu,
Bhanuprakash Kotamarthi,
Krishna Prasad Komuri M. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201100701
Subject(s) - intramolecular force , chemistry , singlet state , molecule , computational chemistry , ground state , homo/lumo , density functional theory , ring (chemistry) , chemical physics , charge (physics) , photochemistry , atomic physics , excited state , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Keeping in view the possible applications of singlet open‐shell molecules as semiconductors, non‐classical derivatives of the heterocyclic rings benzobis(thiadiazole) ( BBT ) and its positional isomer thiadiazolothienopyrazine ( TTP ) are characterized using DFT methodologies. M06‐2X, B3LYP and BHandHLYP functionals were used to optimize the geometries and estimate the vertical transition energies. It is observed that unlike the BHandHLYP functional (50 % exchange), which gives rise to spin‐contaminated solutions for all molecules in the series, M06‐2X (54 % exchange) affords a wavefunction either with no instability or negligible instability for most of the molecules. The results are compared with the earlier reported experimental data and those obtained herein using the spin‐flip (SF)‐5050 method. It is found that B3LYP does not fare well while on the other hand the M06‐2X and SF‐50‐50 are in good agreement with the experimental results. It is seen that M06‐2X TD‐DFT for the molecules can be carried out without major spin contamination and also that the more time‐consuming CI can be avoided for the calculation of transition energies. The biradical nature of the molecules is estimated by the singlet–triplet gap. Intramolecular charge transfer is calculated. It is found that the ring substituents donate charge in the ground state, creating a zwitterionic structure. Thus the substituents play an interesting dual role, decreasing the stability of the molecule by increasing the biradical character (small HOMO–LUMO gap), and stabilization of this ground state by intramolecular charge transfer.