Characterization of the molecular parameters determining charge transport in anthradithiophene.

The molecular parameters that govern charge transport in anthradithiophene (ADT) are studied by a joint experimental/theoretical approach involving high-resolution gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum-mechanical methods. The hole reorganization energy of ADT has been determined by an analysis of the vibrational structure of the lowest ionization band in the gas-phase photoelectron spectrum as well as by density-functional theory calculations. In addition, various dimers and clusters of ADT molecules have been considered in order to understand the effect of molecular packing on the hole and electron intermolecular transfer integrals. The results indicate that the intrinsic electronic structure, the relevant intramolecular vibrational modes, and the intermolecular interactions in ADT are very similar to those in pentacene.

Hole- and electron-vibrational couplings in oligoacene crystals: intramolecular contributions.

The hole-vibrational coupling is reported for anthracene, tetracene, and pentacene on the basis of a joint experimental and theoretical study of ionization spectra using high-resolution gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles correlated quantum-mechanical calculations. The hole-vibrational coupling is found to be significantly smaller than the electron-vibrational coupling in the case of these oligomers; however, both quantities are predicted to converge to the same value when increasing the chain length.

Control of oxo-molybdenum reduction and ionization potentials by dithiolate donors.

The compounds (L-N3)MoO(qdt) and (L-N3)MoO(tdt) [(L-N3) = hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate; tdt = toluene-3,4-dithiolate; qdt = quinoxaline-2,3-dithiolate] have been studied by cyclic voltammetry and photoelectron, magnetic circular dichroism, and electronic absorption spectroscopies, and the experimental data have been interpreted in the context of ab initio molecular orbital calculations on a variety of dithiolate dianion ligands. The PES data reveal very substantial differences between (L-N3)MoO(qdt) and (L-N3)MoO(tdt) in that the first ionization (originating from the Mo dxy orbital) for (L-N3)MoO(qdt) is about 0.8 eV to deeper binding energy than that of (L-N3)MoO(tdt). This stabilizing effect is also reflected in the solution reduction potentials, where (L-N3)MoO(qdt) is approximately 220 mV easier to reduce than (L-N3)MoO(tdt). A direct correlation between the relative donating ability of a given dithiolate ligand and the reduction potential of the (L-N3)MoO(dithiolate) complex has been observed, and a linear relationship exists between the calculated Mulliken charge on the S atoms of the dithiolate dianion and the Mo reduction potential. The study confirms previously communicated work (Helton, M. E.; Kirk, M. L. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4384-4385) that suggests that anisotropic covalency contributions involving only the out-of-plane S orbitals of the coordinated dithiolate control the Mo reduction potential by modulating the effective nuclear charge of the metal, and this has direct relevance to understanding the mechanism of ferricyanide inhibition in sulfite oxidase. Furthermore, these results indicate that partially oxidized pyranopterins may play a role in facilitating electron and/or atom transfer in certain pyranopterin tungsten enzymes which catalyze formal oxygen atom transfer reactions at considerably lower potentials.