ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202580603
Pablo Roseiro, Ashini Shah, Saad Yalouz, Vincent Robert
{"title":"Cover Feature: Interplay between Spinmerism and Spin-Orbit Coupling for a d2 Metal Ion in an Open-Shell Ligand Field (ChemPhysChem 6/2025)","authors":"Pablo Roseiro, Ashini Shah, Saad Yalouz, Vincent Robert","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202580603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202580603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows how the interplay between spinmerism and spin–orbit coupling opens the way to a broader singlet/triplet mixing in a system consisting of a spin-crossover ion with a field of radical ligands. Using a model system, this work investigates the competition and synergy between both phenomena. More information can be found in the Research Article by V. Robert and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400914).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.202580603","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202580601
Claudia Gräve, Dr. Jörg Lindner, Stefan Flesch, Dr. Luis I. Domenianni, Prof. Dr. Peter Vöhringer
{"title":"Front Cover: Linear and Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of the Multifunctional Vibrational Probe, 3-(4-Azidophenyl) Propiolonitrile. Deperturbing a Fermi Triad by Isotopic Substitution (ChemPhysChem 6/2025)","authors":"Claudia Gräve, Dr. Jörg Lindner, Stefan Flesch, Dr. Luis I. Domenianni, Prof. Dr. Peter Vöhringer","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202580601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202580601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> shows two different isotopologues of a multifunctional vibrational probe molecule featuring both an azide and a cyanoethynyl chemical moiety. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400818), P. Vöhringer and co-workers explain how they used two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy with femtosecond laser pulses in combination with isotope labeling techniques to expose accidental Fermi-resonance couplings and the complex pathways for intramolecular vibrational energy flow.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.202580601","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202580602
Mohamed Chellegui, Abel Idrice Adjieufack, Mahmoud Trabelsi, Vincent Liégeois, Benoît Champagne
{"title":"Cover Feature: Unveiling the Reaction Mechanism of Diels-Alder Cycloadditions between 2,5-Dimethylfuran and Ethylene Derivatives Using Topological Tools (ChemPhysChem 6/2025)","authors":"Mohamed Chellegui, Abel Idrice Adjieufack, Mahmoud Trabelsi, Vincent Liégeois, Benoît Champagne","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202580602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202580602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows how density functional theory was employed to unravel the bond-breaking and -forming steps along the reaction coordinate of the Diels–Alder reactions between 2,5-DMF and ethylene derivatives activated by electron-withdrawing substituents, thus demonstrating how the evolution of the distribution of electron density into basins unveils the reaction mechanism. More information can be found in the Research Article by B. Champagne and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400896).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"26 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.202580602","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-16DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401004
Meryem Fistikçi Eşsiz, Ferruh Lafzi, Selçuk Eşsiz
{"title":"Revisiting Reaction Mechanism of Regioselective Disulfide-catalyzed Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of 1-Arylbutadienes: A Computational Study.","authors":"Meryem Fistikçi Eşsiz, Ferruh Lafzi, Selçuk Eşsiz","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202401004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202401004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A computational study of the regioselective aerobic oxidative cleavage of 1-arylbutadienes was carried out employing density functional theory (DFT) and high-level coupled-cluster methods, such as coupled-cluster singles and doubles with perturbative triples [CCSD(T)]. Our results demonstrate that the reaction proceeds either via the intramolecular reduction or dimerization of peroxyl radical. These findings are in contrast to a previously proposed mechanism that progresses via formation of the dioxetane ring. Our computations further indicate that the homolysis of S-S bond of diaryl disulfide derivatives cannot be achieved by irradiation with direct visible light under the reaction conditions due to the high bond dissociation energy.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143647472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401134
Siddhi Gojare, Shuang Chen, Jiachen Chen, Zairan Yu, Juana Vazquez Quesada, Philipp Pleßow, Karin Fink, Yuemin Wang
{"title":"Adsorption of CO on α-Al2O3(0001): A combined experimental and computational study.","authors":"Siddhi Gojare, Shuang Chen, Jiachen Chen, Zairan Yu, Juana Vazquez Quesada, Philipp Pleßow, Karin Fink, Yuemin Wang","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202401134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202401134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>α-Al2O3 is a widely utilized material with diverse technological applications, particularly as a catalyst support in heterogeneous catalysis. Here, we present a systematic investigation of the interaction between CO and the α-Al2O3(0001) single-crystal surface by combining polarization-resolved infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy with theoretical calculations. The latter includes a comprehensive analysis of multiple coverage scenarios using periodic density functional theory calculations, as well as various embedded quantum cluster models to evaluate the performance of hybrid functionals and wavefunction methods such as MP2. The combined results reveal that the Al-terminated α-Al2O3(0001) surface exhibits high reactivity and is stabilized by partial hydroxylation even under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. This is evidenced by two characteristic CO bands (2172-2195 cm-1 for CO-Al3+ and 2163 cm-1 for OC…OH) with distinct binding energies, which are consistent with theoretical predictions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143623828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401143
Domenic Gust, Alexander Merker, Konstantin Moritz Knötig, Kawon Oum, Thomas Lenzer
{"title":"Photoinduced Dynamics of [N(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sub>2</sub>[Cu<sub>4</sub>Br<sub>6</sub>] Thin Films with Dual Self-Trapped Exciton Emission and Negative Thermal Quenching.","authors":"Domenic Gust, Alexander Merker, Konstantin Moritz Knötig, Kawon Oum, Thomas Lenzer","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202401143","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202401143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Organic-inorganic halocuprates(I) form a promising class of light-emitting materials with high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield. However, the understanding of their emission properties and the PL mechanism is still limited. Here, we investigate thin films of bis(tetrapropylammonium) hexa-μ-bromo-tetrahedro-tetracuprate(I), [N(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sub>2</sub>[Cu<sub>4</sub>Br<sub>6</sub>], which has a zero-dimensional (0D) molecular salt structure containing [Cu<sub>4</sub>Br<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2-</sup> ions. The compound shows a bright orange PL, consisting of two bands, with a quantum yield of about 95 % at room temperature. An analysis of the temperature-dependent width of the two emission bands provides large Huang-Rhys factors of 81 and 33, which are assigned to two self-trapped exciton states (denoted as STE1 and STE2) with different excited-state structures of the anion. For both STE bands, a decrease of the lifetime from 82 to 32 μs over the temperature range 80-323 K is accompanied by an increase of the PL band integral, indicating an unusual negative thermal quenching process. The microsecond lifetimes are consistent with a phosphorescence process. Broadband transient absorption experiments from the femto- to the microsecond regime provide a time constant for S<sub>1</sub>→T<sub>1</sub> intersystem crossing (ISC) step of 490 ps and time scales for the cooling processes in S<sub>1</sub> and T<sub>1</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401143"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143613741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401122
Y M Shulga, S A Baskakov, E N Kabachkov, M V Zhidkov, N N Dremova, A V Alperovich, P P Kushch, G A Kichigina, D P Kiryukhin, Yu V Baskakova, S S Krasnikova, N Y Shulga, K G Belay, G L Gutsev
{"title":"Modification of Graphene Oxide Aerogel Monolith by Gamma Irradiation.","authors":"Y M Shulga, S A Baskakov, E N Kabachkov, M V Zhidkov, N N Dremova, A V Alperovich, P P Kushch, G A Kichigina, D P Kiryukhin, Yu V Baskakova, S S Krasnikova, N Y Shulga, K G Belay, G L Gutsev","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202401122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202401122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, monolithic graphene oxide aerogel (GOA) with a volume of about 4 cm<sup>3</sup> was obtained. In order to modify its properties, the GOA samples were irradiated with <sup>60</sup>Co gamma rays with doses from 10 to 220 kGy. By using XPS it was found that the oxygen/carbon ratio in the samples studied decreases as a result of irradiation. A blue shift of the G peak is observed in the Raman spectra of the irradiated samples which indicates an increase in the proportion of sp<sup>3</sup> bonds during irradiation. It was shown for the first time that detachment of the surface layer from the GOA monolith begins at a dose of 40 kGy. It turned out that the pore sizes on the outer side of the exfoliated layer of the GOA monolith are smaller than those of the inner layers. The surface layer removal improves the GOA sorption properties towards n-hexane.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401122"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143604257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500058
Dušan N Sredojević, Miriama Malček Šimunková, Đorđe Trpkov, Miljana Dukić, Vesna Lazić, Michal Malček
{"title":"Exploring Novel Interfacial Charge Transfer Complexes Between TiO<sub>2</sub> and Flavonoids: Theoretical Study.","authors":"Dušan N Sredojević, Miriama Malček Šimunková, Đorđe Trpkov, Miljana Dukić, Vesna Lazić, Michal Malček","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202500058","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202500058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The formation of interfacial charge transfer (ICT) complexes with suitable ligands is an effective method to improve the spectral properties of materials based on titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>). In the presented work, six structurally different flavonoids are studied as potential ligands for synthesizing novel TiO<sub>2</sub>-based ICT complexes using density functional theory (DFT). The formation of stable bidentate Ti-O coordination between the TiO<sub>2</sub> surface and studied flavonoids is confirmed by Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analysis. The calculated band gaps of the studied ICT complexes are within the range of 1.95-2.15 eV, which is significantly lower than the one of pristine TiO<sub>2</sub> (3.20 eV) and it corresponds to the absorption in the visible spectral region. The lowest band gaps were found for the ICT complexes with flavonoids containing the OH group at position 3 of the C ring (myricetin, quercetin). The thermochemistry calculations revealed that the formed ICT complexes possess increased radical scavenging potential when compared to their parent flavonoids, which are well-known as naturally occurring antioxidants.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202500058"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143584931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202401142
Marta Pawlak, Joanna Drzeżdżon, Katarzyna N Jarzembska, Radosław Kamiński, Kacper Pobłocki, Janusz Datta, Dagmara Jacewicz
{"title":"Studies of Catalytic Activity of New Nickel(II) Compounds Containing Pyridine Carboxylic Acids Ligands in Oligomerization Processes of Selected Olefins and Cyclohexyl Isocyanide.","authors":"Marta Pawlak, Joanna Drzeżdżon, Katarzyna N Jarzembska, Radosław Kamiński, Kacper Pobłocki, Janusz Datta, Dagmara Jacewicz","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202401142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202401142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Catalysts based on nickel(II) ions, due to their high reactivity and easiness of ligand modification, are among the most widely used catalytic systems in the world, with applications in a variety of catalytic processes. Here we present research that led to the synthesis of new nickel(II) complex compounds containing nicotinic and isonicotinic acid ligands. Their catalytic properties have been studied in oligomerization processes of olefins and isocyanides and the obtained oligomers were subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis to determine their physicochemical properties. The catalytic activity values achieved in the oligomerization of olefins, only in a few cases reached above 100 g·mmol-1·h-1·bar-1. However, the newly obtained catalytic systems showed very high (99%) and moderate (36%) efficiency in the oligomerization of cyclohexyl isocyanide. The conducted studies provide knowledge about the influence of modification of the main ligand and reaction conditions on the values of catalytic activity, process yields, as well as physicochemical properties of the obtained oligomers. Furthermore, it was possible to determine which of the processes carried out using the newly synthesized catalytic systems achieve better results and in which process they should be further used and developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2025-03-05DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400998
Rashi Jain, Sudhir Kumar Sahoo
{"title":"Molecular Insights into Alkali Metal Interaction with Redox Active Covalent Organic Framework as Cathode in Batteries.","authors":"Rashi Jain, Sudhir Kumar Sahoo","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) based organic electrodes have emerged as promising electrode candidates for the development of next generation alkali metal ion batteries. We have employed density functional theory (DFT) based calculations to investigate the interaction of alkali metal atoms with one redox active, crystalline, experimentally synthesized COF, namely TQBQ, which consists of triquinoxalinylene and benzoquinone units in the skeleton. The electrochemical properties such as average adsorption energy, average voltage and volume change in terms of structure distortion are computed to explore its feasibility as cathode for lithium (Li), sodium (Na) and potassium (K) ion batteries. We show that among three alkali metal atoms (Li, Na and K), the TQBQ-COF would be a better candidate as cathode for potassium ion battery owing to higher average voltage and minimal volume change.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400998"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143566259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}