作者:A. Manimekalai、A. Balamurugan
DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2011.03.060
日期:2011.5
2,5-Diarylpenta-2,4-dienenitriles 1-9 were synthesized and characterized by the high resolution H-1, C-13, H-1-H-1 COSY and H-1-C-13 COSY spectra. Spectral data indicate the trans arrangement of the side chain protons H(3), H(4) and H(5) and trans orientation of H(3) proton with respect to cyano group in 1-9. Computational calculations were carried out for some possible structures and they support the conformation in which all side chain protons are trans to each other and H(3) proton is trans to CN group. Moreover, syn orientation of NO2 group with respect to H(5) proton in 4-6 is revealed by computational calculations and chemical shift data. From the favored conformations, geometrical parameters, HOMO-LUMO energies, dipole moment, polarizabilities and first order hyperpolarizabilities were determined theoretically. The highest beta(tot) is observed for the nitrile 9 where electron releasing substituent (OCH3) and electron withdrawing substituent (NO2) are present at the opposite ends of the conjugated system and hence it is the best NLO candidate. The NLO character decreases according to the order 9 > 3 > 5 > 4 > 7 > 8 > 6 > 2 > 1. The H-1 and C-13 chemical shifts in gaseous state as well as in solution were also determined theoretically by DFT method and they are in agreement with the experimental values. NBO analyses were further carried out for the minimum energy conformer. From H-1 and C-13 chemical shifts, the effect of introduction of substituents (NO2, OCH3, Cl) in the phenyl ring on the chemical shifts of the side chain protons [H(3), H(4) and H(5)] and carbons [C(3), C(4) and C(5)] were analyzed in detail. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.