Computational Study of Bridge-Assisted Intervalence Electron Transfer

被引:45
作者
Ding, Feizhi [1 ]
Wang, Haobin [1 ]
Wu, Qin [2 ]
Van Voorhis, Troy [2 ]
Chen, Shaowei [3 ]
Konopelski, Joseph P. [3 ]
机构
[1] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Chem & Biochem, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
MIXED-VALENCE; STRUCTURAL-PROPERTIES; COMPLEXES; SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION; FERROCENYL; REDOX; ENERGY; STATE;
D O I
10.1021/jp912049p
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Intervalence electron transfer reactions were studied computationally by means of density functional theory and constrained density functional theory (CDFT). Two ferrocene moieties, connected via various bridge structures, were used as model mixed-valence compounds in the computational investigation. Features of the frontier orbitals were analyzed to offer a qualitative account of the intervalence characteristics of the model complexes. The effective electronic coupling between the donor and acceptor sites was calculated using the CDFT method, which provided a quantitative measure of the intervalence electronic communication. The relationship between the bridge linkage and the effectiveness of intervalence transfer was discussed on the basis of the theoretical results and compared to experimental data available in the literature.
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页码:6039 / 6046
页数:8
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