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Controlled tautomeric switching in azonaphthols tuned by substituents on the phenyl ring

Antonov, Liudmil ; Deneva, Vera ; Simeonov, Svilen ; Kurteva, Vanya ; Crochet, Aurélien ; Fromm, Katharina M. ; Shivachev, Boris ; Nikolova, Rositsa ; Savarese, Marika ; Adamo, Carlo

In: ChemPhysChem, 2015, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 649–657

A series of new tautomeric azonaphthols are synthesized and the possibilities for molecular switching are investigated using molecular spectroscopy, X-ray analysis and density functional theory quantum chemical calculations. Two opposite effects that influence switching are studied: attaching a piperidine sidearm, and adding substituents to the phenyl ring. On the one hand, the attached...

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DFT modeling of the relative affinity of nitrogen ligands for trivalent f elements: an energetic point of view

Petit, Laurence ; Daul, Claude A. ; Adamo, Carlo ; Maldivi, Pascale

In: New Journal of Chemistry, 2007, vol. 31, no. 10, p. 1738-1745

In many theoretical studies dealing with the selective complexation of trivalent actinides with respect to trivalent lanthanides, the method of calculation is assessed by comparing computed geometries with crystal structures that are often available. Yet, the selectivity is better rationalized through thermodynamic data, as enthalpy and entropy terms. In this article, we have theoretically...

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A theoretical characterization of covalency in rare earth complexes through their absorption electronic properties: f-f transitions

Petit, Laurence ; Borel, Alain ; Daul, Claude A. ; Maldivi, Pascale ; Adamo, Carlo

In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, vol. 45, no. 18, p. 7382 -7388

Experimental uncertainties concerning the coordination mode of trivalent plutonium in concentrated LiCl have led us to theoretically evaluate the f-f transitions of a series of rare earth aquo and chloro complexes. The calculation of Pr(III), U(III), Np(III), and Pu(III) systems' spectra was undertaken using the LFDFT (ligand field density functional theory) route that combines the backgrounds of...

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Intramolecular spin alignment in photomagnetic molecular devices: a theoretical study

Ciofini, Ilaria ; Lainé, Philippe P. ; Zamboni, Marta ; Daul, Claude A. ; Marvaud, Valérie ; Adamo, Carlo

In: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2007, vol. 13, no. 19, p. 5360 - 5377

Ground- and excited-state magnetic properties of recently characterized π-conjugated photomagnetic organic molecules are analyzed by the means of density functional theory (DFT). The systems under investigation are made up of an anthracene (An) unit primarily acting as a photosensitizer (P), one or two iminonitroxyl (IN) or oxoverdazyl (OV) stable organic radical(s) as the dangling spin...

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Theoretical modelling of photoactive molecular systems: insights using the Density Functional Theory

Ciofini, Ilaria ; Lainé, Philippe P. ; Bedioui, Fethi ; Daul, Claude A. ; Adamo, Carlo

In: Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 226-239

Nous rendons compte ici des performances d'une approche moderne et opérante de la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT) pour la prédiction du comportement photophysique de composés du ruthénium (II) et de l'osmium(II). Pour interpréter leurs propriétés d'absorption électronique, l'approche DFT dépendante du temps a été utilisée. Nous illustrons notre propos par l'analyse...