Charge-transfer interactions electron-donor-acceptor

It has not yet been clarified whether the ring substituents interact directly with the binding site or affect the molecular characteristics of the DHP molecules in common. A recently used atomistic pseudoreceptor model for a series of DHP indicated a putative charge-transfer interaction was stabilizing the DHP-binding site complex [19]. To prove this hypothesis qualitative and quantitative analysis of the molecular orbitals of nine DHP derivatives (Fig. 9.11) was performed [18]. Charge-transfer (or electron-donor-acceptor) interactions are indicative of electronic... 

In coordinately saturated donor-acceptor complexes, the formation of new bonds as described with the thallium(I) tetracarbonylcobaltate (vide supra) is not readily accomplished. However, strong charge-transfer interactions between donor and acceptor moiety may lead to partial or complete electron transfer, which can be revealed by (UV-Vis or IR) spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic techniques. For example, CT crystals of nitrosonium (NO+) with aromatic donors show various degrees of charge transfer as detected by gradual shifts in the N-O stretch (IR)... 

The Lewis definitions of acid-base interactions are now over a half a century old. Nevertheless they are always useful and have broadened their meaning and applications, covering concepts such as bond-formation, central atom-ligand interactions, electrophilic-nucleophilic reagents, cationic-anionic reagents, charge transfer complex formation, donor-acceptor reactions, etc. In 1923 Lewis reviewed and extensively elaborated the theory of the electron-pair bond, which he had first proposed in 1916. In this small volume which had since become a classic, Lewis independently proposed both the proton and generalized solvent-system definitions of acids and bases. He wrote ... 

Recently, the quaternized poly-4-vinylpyridine, 50-54 (QPVP) was found to be an electron acceptor in the charge-transfer interactions 104 Ishiwatari et al.105) studied alkaline hydrolyses of p-nitrophenyl-3-indoleacetate 58 (p-NPIA) and N-(indole-3-acryloyl) imidazole 59 (IAI) (electron donor) in the presence of QPVP. The fcobs vs. polyelectrolyte concentration plots are shown in Fig. 12. As is seen in... 

Mulliken [3] presented a classification of electron donor-acceptor complexes based on the extent of intermolecular charge transfer that accompanies complex formation. An outer complex is one in which the intermolecular interaction B- XY is weak and there is little intra- or intermolecular electric charge redistribution, while an inner complex is one in which there is extensive electric charge (electrons or nuclei) redistribution to give [BX] + - -Y . Inner complexes are presumably more strongly bound in general than outer complexes. 

Evaluation of the Work Term from Charge Transfer Spectral Data. The intermolecular interaction leading to the precursor complex in Scheme IV is reminiscent of the electron donor-acceptor or EDA complexes formed between electron donors and acceptors (21). The latter is characterized by the presence of a new absorption band in the electronic spectrum. According to the Mulliken charge transfer (CT) theory for weak EDA complexes, the absorption maximum hv rp corresponds to the vertical (Franck-Condon) transition from the neutral ground state to the polar excited state (22). 

Fig. 9.12 Schematic representation of a charge-transfer interaction. The solid arrow illustrates n-electron transfer between the HOMO of the donor molecule (HOMOD) and the LUMO of the acceptor molecule (LUMOA). Dashed arrows indicate interactions between corresponding HOMO and LUMO of one molecule [18].

Among oxo-metals, osmium tetroxide is a particularly intriguing oxidant since it is known to oxidize various types of alkenes rapidly, but it nonetheless eschews the electron-rich aromatic hydrocarbons like benzene and naphthalene (Criegee et al., 1942 Schroder, 1980). Such selectivities do not obviously derive from differences in the donor properties of the hydrocarbons since the oxidation (ionization) potentials of arenes are actually less than those of alkenes. The similarity in the electronic interactions of arenes and alkenes towards osmium tetroxide relates to the series of electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complexes formed with both types of hydrocarbons (26). Common to both arenes and alkenes is the immediate appearance of similar colours that are diagnostic of charge-transfer absorp-... 

Mechanical movements in supramolecular structures rely on modulation of noncovalent-bonding interactions. Such changes occur when charge-transfer interactions between electron-donor and electron-acceptor groups are weakened. 

Specific donor-acceptor charge transfer interactions can lead to a relatively large numerical value of the electronic matrix element, possibly attributable to an increase in V, and, thus, to larger rate constants than those predicted by distance variations alone. 

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