Theoretical study of nonlinear optical properties of cobalt bis (dicarbollide) derivatives: the effect of substituents

In the present work, molecular first-order hyperpolarizability (beta(tot)) and dipole moment (d) are obtained at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory by coupled perturbed Hartree-Fock method within the static approach. The investigated molecules are a series of substituted cobalt bis (dicarbollide) derivatives: Hydrogens bonded to the two carbon atoms are replaced by acceptor and donor electron substituents. Correlations between the Hammett electronic parameters of the substituents and the molecular properties are tested. Among them, the named push-pull compounds produced the largest calculated values of beta(tot) and d. The UV-Vis spectra are reported for all studied compounds.