02185nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245015900055210006900214260005700283300000800340490000700348520129500355653000801650653003101658653001701689653002001706653001101726100002401737700002001761700001701781700002301798856012201821       2016                        eng d  a1610-294000aDoes the position of the electron-donating nitrogen atom in the ring system influence the efficiency of a dye-sensitized solar cell? A computational study0 aDoes the position of the electrondonating nitrogen atom in the r  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcJUN  a1210 v223 a<p>We have reported a number of new metal-free organic dyes (2-6) that have cyclic asymmetric benzotripyrrole derivatives as donor groups with peripheral nitrogen atoms in the ring, fluorine and thiophene groups as pi-spacers, and a cyanoacrylic acid acceptor group. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations were employed to examine the influence of the position of the donor nitrogen atom and pi-conjugation on solar cell performance. The calculated electron-injection driving force (Delta G(inject)), electron-regeneration driving force (Delta G(regen)), light-harvesting efficiency (LHE), dipole moment (mu(normal)), and number of electrons transferred (Delta q) indicate that dyes 3, 4, and 6 have significantly higher efficiencies than reference dye 1, which exhibits high efficiency. We also extended our comparison to some other reported dyes, 7-9, which have a donor nitrogen atom in the middle of the ring system. The computed results suggest that dye 6 possesses a higher incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) than reported dyes 7-9. Thus, the use of donor groups with peripheral nitrogen atoms appears to lead to more efficient dyes than those in which the nitrogen atom is present in the middle of the donor ring system.</p>10aDFT10aDye-sensitized solar cells10aOrganic dyes10aPosition effect10aTD-DFT1 aBiswas, Abul, Kalam1 aBarik, Sunirmal1 aDas, Amitava1 aGanguly, Bishwajit  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/does-position-electron-donating-nitrogen-atom-ring-system-influence-efficiency-dye02698nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245016000055210006900215260007300284300001200357490000900369520162800378653002402006653001602030653002102046653001902067653001902086653001102105100001602116700002002132700001702152700003102169700002402200700002502224700002702249856013202276       2016                        eng d  a0022-286000aNaphthoquinone based chemosensor 2-(2 `-aminoethylpyridine)-3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinone: detection of metal ions, X-ray -crystal structures and DFT studies0 aNaphthoquinone based chemosensor 22 aminoethylpyridine3chloro14n  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcJUN  a132-1430 v11143 a<p>Naphthoquinone based Chemosensor 2; 2-(2'-aminoethylpyridine)-3-chloro-1,4-napthoquinone have been synthesized and characterized. Chemosensor 2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn and shows extensive intramolecular as well as intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. Each molecule of Chemosensor 2 showed interaction with five neighboring molecules via C-H center dot center dot center dot N, N-H center dot center dot center dot N, C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl and C-H center dot center dot center dot O interactions. Slipped pi-pi stacking interaction was observed in adjacent quinonoid and benzenoid rings. Chemosensor abilities of Chemosensor 2 ligand have been evaluated with metal ions viz. Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Cr3+, Hg2+, La3+ and Cd2+ in methanol, methanol-water mixture and in presence of mild base triethylamine. Stoichiometry of Chemosensor 2 with metal ions such as Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ and Co2+ ions was determined by Jobs method in methanol and were found as 1:1 for Cu2+ and 2:1 for Ni2+, Zn2+ Co2+. The variation in the metal ligand ratio is observed in aqueous media for Cu2+. Chemosensor 2 can be used selectively for naked eye detection of Cu2+ ions. The association constant obtained in methanol shows the trend Cu2+&gt;Ni2+&gt;Co2+. Cu2+ and two (Ni-1 and Ni-2) Ni2+ complexes were synthesized. Ni-2 complex showed coordination of Chemosensor 2 ligands was through pyridine nitrogen's only. The Chemosensor 2 and its deprotonated forms in methanol, water and triethylamine were also studied by TD-DFT studies. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAminonaphthoquinone10aChemosensor10ahydrogen bonding10aNaphthoquinone10api-pi stacking10aTD-DFT1 aPatil, Amit1 aWare, Anuja, P.1 aBhand, Sujit1 aChakravarty, Debamitra, K.1 aGonnade, Rajesh, G.1 aPingale, Subhash, S.1 aSalunke-Gawali, Sunita  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/naphthoquinone-based-chemosensor-2-2-aminoethylpyridine-3-chloro-14-naphthoquinone-detection