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Wu J, Ling Z, Franco LR, Jeong SY, Genene Z, Mena J, Chen S, Chen C, Araujo CM, Marchiori CFN, Kimpel J, Chang X, Isikgor FH, Chen Q, Faber H, Han Y, Laquai F, Zhang M, Woo HY, Yu D, Anthopoulos TD, Wang E. On the Conformation of Dimeric Acceptors and Their Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18 . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202302888. [PMID: 37380618 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
The determination of molecular conformations of oligomeric acceptors (OAs) and their impact on molecular packing are crucial for understanding the photovoltaic performance of their resulting polymer solar cells (PSCs) but have not been well studied yet. Herein, we synthesized two dimeric acceptor materials, DIBP3F-Se and DIBP3F-S, which bridged two segments of Y6-derivatives by selenophene and thiophene, respectively. Theoretical simulation and experimental 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies prove that both dimers exhibit O-shaped conformations other than S- or U-shaped counter-ones. Notably, this O-shaped conformation is likely governed by a distinctive "conformational lock" mechanism, arising from the intensified intramolecular π-π interactions among their two terminal groups within the dimers. PSCs based on DIBP3F-Se deliver a maximum efficiency of 18.09 %, outperforming DIBP3F-S-based cells (16.11 %) and ranking among the highest efficiencies for OA-based PSCs. This work demonstrates a facile method to obtain OA conformations and highlights the potential of dimeric acceptors for high-performance PSCs.
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- Jingnan Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, 65188, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, 65188, Karlstad, Sweden
- Materials Theory Division, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, 65188, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- National Engineering Research Center for Colloidal Materials, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296, Göteborg, Sweden
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Bouaamlat H, Abram T, Bouachrine M, Abarkan M. Organic dyes based on selenophene for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell. J Mol Model 2021; 27:333. [PMID: 34714404 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04953-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The investigation of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on different donor groups linked with cyanoacrylic acid electron acceptor by Selenophene as π-bridged (D-π-A) was performed based on density functional theory (DFT) time-dependent DFT (TDDFT). Different functional were tested W97XD, PBEPBE, CAM-B3LYP, and B3PW91, and compared with experimental results of the reference D1. The theoretical results with CAM-B3LYP functional at 6-311G (d,p) basis sets were capable of predicting the absorption maximum that has been reported experimentally. Calculations were made to establish the conformational orientation of the cyanoacrylic acid group and evaluate the effect of changing donor units' on the electronic properties of the ground state. Structural and electronic properties, along with the photovoltaic properties, were investigated. The LUMO and HOMO energy levels of these dyes can positively affect the process of electron injection and dye regeneration. Light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), injection driving force (ΔGinject), and total reorganization energy (total) were also discussed. To further support the previous proprieties, electronic excited state energies were obtained by TDDFT// CAM-B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) calculations. The calculated results of these dyes reveal that D8 dye possessing triphenylamine donor unit has the best electronic, optical properties, and photovoltaic parameters.
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Kesharwani T, Giraudy KA, Morgan JL, Kornman C, Olaitan AD. Green Synthesis of Halogenated Thiophenes, Selenophenes and Benzo[ b]selenophenes Using Sodium Halides as a Source of Electrophilic Halogens. Tetrahedron Lett 2017; 58:638-641. [PMID: 29277842 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Herein, we report the first synthesis of chlorinated benzo[b]selenophenes via environmentally friendly electrophilic chlorocyclization reaction using "table salt" as a source of "electrophilic chlorine" and ethanol as a solvent. In addition, the synthesis of diverse halogenated heterocycles, including 3-chloro, 3-bromo and 3-iodo thiophenes, selenophenes, and benzo[b]selenophenes was successfully accomplished under the same environmentally benign reaction conditions. This methodology has several advantages over other previously reported reactions as it employs simple starting compounds, an environmentally friendly solvent, ethanol, and non-toxic inorganic reagents under mild reaction conditions, resulting in the high product yields.
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- Tanay Kesharwani
- Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
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- Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
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- Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
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- Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
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- Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
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Arsenyan P, Paegle E, Domracheva I, Gulbe A, Kanepe-Lapsa I, Shestakova I. Selenium analogues of raloxifene as promising antiproliferative agents in treatment of breast cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 87:471-83. [PMID: 25282270 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.09.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Synthetic protocols for the preparation of selenium analogues of raloxifene were elaborated. General aim of the current research is to improve the positive impact of selenium atom introduction in drug design. Antiproliferative activity on CCL-8 (mouse sarcoma), MDA-MB-435s (human melanoma), MES-SA (human uterus sarcoma), MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma), HT-1080 (human fibrosarcoma), MG-22A (mouse hepatoma) tumor cell lines, and normal cell line NIH 3T3 (mouse fibroblasts) was studied. Influence of aminoethoxy "tail" and benzoyl group position on SAR was discussed. Results of in vivo studies on BALB/c female mice with 4T1 cell induced breast cancer model showed that selenium analogue of raloxifene is able to suppress estrogen-depending tumor growth.
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- Pavel Arsenyan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles 21, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
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Gai BM, Sanna MD, Stein AL, Zeni G, Galeotti N, Nogueira CW. ERK1/2 phosphorylation is involved in the antidepressant-like action of 2,5-diphenyl-3-(4-fluorophenylseleno)- selenophene in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 736:44-54. [PMID: 24797783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We investigated the antidepressant-like action of 5 compounds belonging to the selenophene class. The involvement of ERK and CREB activation in this action was also demonstrated. In the experiment 1, time-course and dose-response effect of H-DPS, CH3-DPS, Cl-DPS, F-DPS and CF3-DPS were accompanied in the mouse forced swimming test (FST). Firstly, animals received compounds at a dose of 50mg/kg, by intragastric (i.g.) route, at different times (15-240 min) before test. Results showed that the peak of maximum anti-despair behavior induced by Cl-DPS, F-DPS and CF3-DPS was at 30 min; maximum effect of H-DPS and CH3-DPS was found at 60 min, which was maintained until 120 min. Regarding dose-response effect, all compounds reduced immobility time and increased latency for the first episode of immobility at a dose of 50mg/kg. In addition, F-DPS also showed antidepressant-like action at a dose of 25mg/kg, whilst H-DPS, CH3-DPS, Cl-DPS and CF3-DPS were not effective at lower doses. Thus, F-DPS was chosen for further investigation of its mechanism of action. Experiment 2 showed that treatment of animals with F-DPS (50 mg/kg, i.g.) significantly increased phosphorylated ERK1/2 levels in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus; however, pCREB levels were not affected. Additionally, in the experiment 3 anti-immobility effect of F-DPS was completely blocked by pretreatment of animals with PD 98,059, an inhibitor of ERK phosphorylation, suggesting that ERK signalling activation is involved in its antidepressant-like action in mice. Together our data appoint F-DPS as a promising molecule for the development of a new antidepressant therapy.
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- Bibiana Mozzaquatro Gai
- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity and Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogens, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, I-50139 Florence, Italy
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- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity and Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogens, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity and Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogens, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, I-50139 Florence, Italy
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- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity and Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogens, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil.
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Gai BM, Bortolatto CF, Brüning CA, Zborowski VA, Stein AL, Zeni G, Nogueira CW. Depression-related behavior and mechanical allodynia are blocked by 3-(4-fluorophenylselenyl)-2,5-diphenyl selenophene in a mouse model of neuropathic pain induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation. Neuropharmacology 2014; 79:580-9. [PMID: 24467850 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Clinically, it is suggested that chronic pain might induce mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Based on this antidepressant drugs have emerged as a new therapy for pain. In this study, the effect of acute and subchronic treatments with 3-(4-fluorophenylselenyl)-2,5-diphenylselenophene (F-DPS) on behavioral changes induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL) was evaluated. At the 4th week after surgery, PSNL caused a significant depression-like behavior in mice evaluated in the forced swimming test (FST) and the tail suspension test (TST), which was accompanied by increased pain sensitivity. The anxiety-like behavior assessed in the light-dark test (LDT) was not modified by PSNL. Acute treatment with F-DPS, at a dose of 1 mg/kg, intragastrically (i.g.) administered 30 min before the FST, produced a significant anti-immobility effect in PSNL mice. The antidepressant drug paroxetine showed acute antidepressant-like action at a dose 10 times higher than F-DPS. Subchronic treatment with F-DPS (0.1 mg/kg, i.g.) reversed depression-like behavior of sciatic nerve-ligated mice in the TST and FST and produced a significant anxiolytic-like action in both sham-operated and PSNL animals. Although the acute F-DPS treatment did not produce anti-allodynic effect, F-DPS subchronic treatment significantly reduced pain sensitivity in PSNL mice. These findings demonstrated that F-DPS blocked behavioral changes induced by neuropathic pain, suggesting that it might be attractive in the pharmacological approach of pain-emotion diseases.
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- Bibiana Mozzaquatro Gai
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil.
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