Micro-Raman, mid-IR, far-IR and DFT studies on 2-[4-(4-fluorobenzamido)phenyl]benzothiazole

Heterojunction solar cell based on donor-acceptor pi-conjugated naphthalene bisbenzimidazole, perylene bisbenzimidazole, and naphthalene imidazole: A spectroscopic, microscopic and DFT assessment

This study represents detailed vibrational analysis of naphthalene bisbenzimidazole (NBBI), perylene bisbenzimidazole (PBBI), and naphthalene imidazole (NI) by vibrational spectroscopic (Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and Raman), Atomic Force Microscopic (AFM) and quantum chemical studies for the first time. These sorts of compounds provide an opportunity to build potential n-type organic thin film phototransistors which can be used as organic semiconductors. Optimized molecular structures and vibrational wavenumbers of these molecules in their ground states have been calculated by Density Functional Theory (DFT) using B3LYP functional with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Finally, theoretical UV-Visible spectrum was predicted and Light Harvesting Efficiencies (LHE) were evaluated. AFM analysis revealed that PBBI has the highest surface roughness thus exhibits an increase in high Jsc value and high conversion efficiency.

Rapid Quantitative Detection of Deltamethrin in Corydalis yanhusuo by SERS Coupled with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

With the increase in demand, artificially planting Chinese medicinal materials (CHMs) has also increased, and the ensuing pesticide residue problems have attracted more and more attention. An optimized quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method with multi-walled carbon nanotubes as dispersive solid-phase extraction sorbents coupled with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was first proposed for the detection of deltamethrin in complex matrix Corydalis yanhusuo. Our results demonstrate that using the optimized QuEChERS method could effectively extract the analyte and reduce background interference from Corydalis. Facile synthesized gold nanoparticles with a large diameter of 75 nm had a strong SERS enhancement for deltamethrin determination. The best prediction model was established with partial least squares regression of the SERS spectra ranges of 545~573 cm⁻¹ and 987~1011 cm⁻¹ with a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.9306, a detection limit of 0.484 mg/L and a residual predictive deviation of 3.046. In summary, this article provides a new rapid and effective method for the detection of pesticide residues in CHMs.

Monomer spectroscopic analysis and dimer interaction energies on N-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide by experimental and theoretical approaches

In this study, theoretical harmonic vibrational frequencies and geometric parameters of N-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide have been investigated by Hartree-Fock (HF), density functional theory (B3LYP hybrid functional) methods with 6-311++G (d,p) basis set, for the first time. Experimental FT-IR (400-4000cm(-1)) and Laser-Raman spectra (100-4000cm(-1)) of title compound in solid phase have been recorded. Interaction energies, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, C-H⋯O and aromatic π⋯π stacking interactions in dimer structures of the title compound have been evaluated by the calculation methods. The dimer calculations have aimed to present the efficacy and performance of M06-2X hybrid functional on the intermolecular interactions and more strongly bound systems for the corrected and interaction energy by the counterpoise correction procedure. The interaction energies by M06-2X approach give more stable results than HF and B3LYP, extremely. The more strongly bonds, especially, on N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π⋯π interaction for the both dimer structure have also supported that the M06-2X functional of density functional is more effective.

The influence of the various central metals on photophysical and photochemical properties of benzothiazole-substituted phthalocyanines

The photophysical (fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes, fluorescence quenching studies by 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ)) and photochemical (singlet oxygen quantum yields and photodegradation studies under light irradiation) properties of tetra-benzothiazole substituted metal-free (H2Pc, 1), lead (II) (PbPc, 2) and zinc(II) (ZnPc, 3) phthalocyanine compounds were investigated in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution. All of these compounds did not show any aggregation and they produced good singlet oxygen (especially ZnPc). The influence of the various central metal ions (zinc, lead or without metal) on the photophysical and photochemical parameters was also investigated and compared.