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Strongly electron-withdrawing perfluoromethyl (C[F.sub.3]) groups are substituted as heme side chains of myoglobin (Mb) to obtain larger alterations of the heme electron structure in order to analyze the relationship between the [O.sub.2] affinity of Mb and the electronic properties of heme peripheral side chains. The introduction of electron-withdrawing groups has increased the preferential binding of CO to the protein over that of [O.sub.2].

Dissociation energies, equilibrium structures, equilibrium dipole moments, harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared (IR) intensities, and zero-point vibrational energies (ZPVEs) are presented for the hydrogen fluoride monomer and dimer at the coupled cluster with single and double excitations plus perturbative connected triple excitations [CCSD(T)] level of theory with a series of large basis sets. Discussion focuses on the results from the largest basis set, triple zeta plus double polarization and one set of higher angular momentum functions [TZ2P(f,d)]. The structural parameters and dissociation energy agree well with the recent theoretical values reported in a high level ab initio study by Peterson and Dunning [J. Chem. Phys. 102, 2032 (1995)] and with experimental results. Here, the harmonic vibrational frequencies and IR intensities for the dimer are also predicted. The predicted vibrational frequency shifts relative to the monomer for the HF and DF stretching coordinates in the dimer are close to the experimental estimates. © 1995 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

1-Methyl-3-(N-(1,8-naphthalimidyl)ethyl)imidazolium (MNEI) has potential as a versatile sensor that can measure the electronegativity of anions based on the fluorescence intensity upon irradiation. To clarify the factors that determine the fluorescence intensity, constrained density functional theory (CDFT) was applied to explore the electron transfer (ET) states of MNEI halide species (MNEI–X; X = F, Cl, Br, I). According to the CDFT potential energy surface, intra-molecular ET (SM1) states on MNEI are responsible for the intensity of absorption and fluorescence spectra. However, inter-molecular ET (SET) states between MNEI and X are certainly responsible for fluorescence quenching. Hence, the energetic difference between the SM1 state and the SET state (ΔEM1_ET) is a crucial factor that determines the fluorescence intensity in the spectra of MNEI–X complexes. ΔEM1_ET decreases as the electronegativity of X decreases (i.e., F ＞ Cl ＞ Br ＞ I). This explains the fluorescence intensity of MNEI–X. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the role of one- and two-electron spin-orbit coupling terms to the parity-violating energy shifts for amino acids and helical alkanes. Use of sum-over-state perturbation theory in the study; Effect of weak neutral-current interaction between an electron and nucleus; Inclusion of one-center terms for amino acid and n-alkane calculations.

Electron transfer (ET) states of 1-methyl-3-(N-(1,8-naphthalimidyl)ethyl)imidazolium iodide are responsible for its photophysics. Investigation of an ET state based on constrained density functional theory (CDFT) revealed that nonradiative decay from the ET excited state is mediated by the interaction of the iodine atom with the 1,8-naphthalimide or the imidazolium group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We have designed a novel 1,8-naphthalimide derivative with an open space for an anion. Computational calculation has predicted that the space could trap various anion species and photo-induced charge transfer depending on the anion's electrophilic properties. Indeed, the fluorescence behaviour of the 1,8-naphthalimide derivative complexes with each anion is consistent with the computational prediction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We have investigated the dependencies of various computational methods in the calculation of acid dissociation constants (pK a values) of certain chemical groups found in protonatable amino acids based on our previous scheme [ Matsui ; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012 , 14 , 4181 - 4187 ]. By changing the quantum chemical (QC) method (Hartree-Fock (HF) and perturbation theory, and composite methods, or exchange-correlation functionals in density functional theory (DFT)), basis sets, solvation models, and the cavities used in the solvent models, we have exhaustively tested about 2,200 combinations to find the best combination for pK a estimation among them. Of the tested parameters, the choice of the basis set and cavity is the most crucial to reproduce experimental values compared to other factors. Concerning the basis set, the inclusion of diffuse functions is quite important for carboxyl, thiol, and phenol groups judging from the mean absolute errors (MAEs) measured from the experimental values. Of the cavity models, between the Pauling, Klamt, and the universal force field (UFF) definitions, the UFF defined cavity is the best choice, resulting in the smallest MAEs. Concerning the QC methods, hybrid DFTs and range-separated DFTs always provide better results than pure DFTs and HF. As a result, we found that LC-ϖPBE/6-31+G(d) with PCM-SMD/UFF provides the best pK a estimation with a MAE within 0.15 pK a units.

Poly-paraphenylenevinylene (PPV), a material used in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), for which improving the efficiency is an important issue. In general, the molecular orientations of organic compounds in the crystal form are an essential factor determining electron and hole transfer, which are closely related to the efficiency of OLEDs. We have investigated the effects of the rotation of each molecule and the intermolecular distance in the dimer system of PPV, which consists of donor and acceptor molecules, on its charge-recombination process by performing constrained density functional calculations. Starting from the structure of the crystal, it was clarified that the rotation of the donor decreases the charge-recombination factor, to nearly zero, while that of the acceptor increases it to about 10(6) s(-1). We found that this is caused by the repulsive interaction between the donor and acceptor molecules and the formation of a transport pathway resulting from the acceptor rotation.

Singlet-oxygen [O2((1)Δg)] generation by valence-excited thiophene (TPH) has been investigated using multireference Møller-Plesset second-order perturbation (MRMP2) theory of geometries optimized at the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) theory level. Our results indicate that triplet TPH(1(3)B2) is produced via photoinduced singlet TPH(2(1)A1) because 2(1)A1 TPH shows a large spin-orbit coupling constant with the first triplet excited state (1(3)B2). The relaxed TPH in the 1(3)B2 state can form an exciplex with O2((3)Σg(-)) because this exciplex is energetically more stable than the relaxed TPH. The formation of the TPH(1(3)B2) exciplex with O2((3)Σg(-)) whose total spin multiplicity is triplet (T1 state) increases the likelihood of transition from the T1 state to the singlet ground or first excited singlet state. After the transition, O2((1)Δg) is emitted easily although the favorable product is that from a 2 + 4 cycloaddition reaction.

The reaction space map (RESMAP) representation is proposed for the comprehensive description of the chlorination and dechlorination reactions of polychlorobenzenes. By using the B3LYP/6-311G energies and by assuming the chemical reactions which govern the chlorination and dechlorination processes of polychlorobenzenes, the relative energies of polychlorobenzenes and polychlorophenyl radicals were defined artificially. They were collected as the RESMAP which has the relative energies of polychlorobenzenes at the diagonal parts and the polychlorophenyl radicals connecting two polychlorobenzenes at the off-diagonal parts. The RESMAPs created for three models for the chlorination/dechlorination processes provided a general view of the thermodynamically controlled isomer distributions and chlorination/dechlorination reaction patterns for benzene and (poly)chlorinated benzenes.