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Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study
This study demonstrates the presence of CH-π interaction in poly [9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-1) due to an aggregate formation of PFO-1 in the liquid state. The absorption spectra of PFO-1 in certain solvents at low concentrations showed a single band at 390 nm. However, when using high conc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8912045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268589 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051488 |
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author | Elzupir, Amin O. Hussein, Rageh K. Ibnaouf, Khalid H. |
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description | This study demonstrates the presence of CH-π interaction in poly [9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-1) due to an aggregate formation of PFO-1 in the liquid state. The absorption spectra of PFO-1 in certain solvents at low concentrations showed a single band at 390 nm. However, when using high concentrations, a new band at 437 nm appeared. This band is due to the aggregate formation of PFO-1. The aggregate formation occurs as a result of the CH interaction of the n-alkyl side chains with π-electrons in the benzene ring. The optical characteristics of another conjugated polymer of poly [9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)-fluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-2) were investigated to confirm the CH-π interaction. The absorption showed only one wavelength at 390 nm without any new band at the end of the spectrum, even at higher concentrations and lower temperatures. The main reason for the absence of aggregate formation in PFO-2 is the sterical hindrance caused by the branched alkyl side chains. In addition, Density Functional Theory (DFT) was used to compute the HOMO–LUMO transitions, electron charge distribution, and frontier molecular orbitals for each polymer. The Mulliken charge distribution and demonstrated a notable difference in the reactivity of the alkyl side chain, confirming the higher ability of PFO-1 to form CH-π bonds. docking model emphasized that the band at 437 nm could be attributed to the interaction between CH in the n-alkyl side chain and π bonds in the aromatic rings of PFO-1. |
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spelling | pubmed-89120452022-03-11 Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study Elzupir, Amin O. Hussein, Rageh K. Ibnaouf, Khalid H. Molecules Article This study demonstrates the presence of CH-π interaction in poly [9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-1) due to an aggregate formation of PFO-1 in the liquid state. The absorption spectra of PFO-1 in certain solvents at low concentrations showed a single band at 390 nm. However, when using high concentrations, a new band at 437 nm appeared. This band is due to the aggregate formation of PFO-1. The aggregate formation occurs as a result of the CH interaction of the n-alkyl side chains with π-electrons in the benzene ring. The optical characteristics of another conjugated polymer of poly [9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)-fluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-2) were investigated to confirm the CH-π interaction. The absorption showed only one wavelength at 390 nm without any new band at the end of the spectrum, even at higher concentrations and lower temperatures. The main reason for the absence of aggregate formation in PFO-2 is the sterical hindrance caused by the branched alkyl side chains. In addition, Density Functional Theory (DFT) was used to compute the HOMO–LUMO transitions, electron charge distribution, and frontier molecular orbitals for each polymer. The Mulliken charge distribution and demonstrated a notable difference in the reactivity of the alkyl side chain, confirming the higher ability of PFO-1 to form CH-π bonds. docking model emphasized that the band at 437 nm could be attributed to the interaction between CH in the n-alkyl side chain and π bonds in the aromatic rings of PFO-1. MDPI 2022-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8912045/ /pubmed/35268589 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051488 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Elzupir, Amin O. Hussein, Rageh K. Ibnaouf, Khalid H. Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title | Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title_full | Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title_fullStr | Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title_short | Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study |
title_sort | intermolecular ch-π electrons interaction in poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (pfo): an experimental and theoretical study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8912045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268589 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051488 |
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