Double-Bond versus Triple Bond Bridges: Does it Matter for the Charge-Transfer Absorption by Donor-Acceptor Chromophores

Maj-Britt Suhr Kirketerp, Michael Åxman Petersen, Marius Wanko, Henning Zettergren, Angel Rubio, Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen, Steen Brøndsted Nielsen

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Abstract

Much work has focused on elucidating the different abilities of alkene and alkyne units to transmit donor-acceptor conjugation. One approach is to compare the characteristic chargetransfer (CT) absorption band maxima.[1] The CT band relies on both donor and acceptor strengths, that is, the energy of the separate HOMO of the donor and the separate LUMO of the acceptor, as well as on the electronic coupling between the two orbitals conveyed by the spacer. In the strong coupling regime, the resulting HOMO and LUMO orbitals are more separated in energy (blue-shifted absorption). In the weak coupling regime, each end of the molecule is unperturbed and the smallest HOMO-LUMO gap is obtained.

Original languageEnglish
JournalChemPhysChem
Volume11
Pages (from-to)2495-2498
ISSN1439-4235
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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