Excited state properties of neutral, anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles: A quantum chemical characterization

Structure, electronic states, photoluminescence, and carries transport properties of 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles for light-emitting diodes were investigated experimentally [G. Yu, et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6335], and the excellent electroluminescent (EL) properties of them have been found. In this paper, excited state properties of neutral, anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles are studied with quantum chemistry method as well as the 3D real space analysis methods. The transition densities of neutral, anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles show that the orientations and strengths of dipole moments the neutral, anionic and cationic ones are significantly different, where the neutral 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles show the Frenkel character; while the anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles show the plasmon character. The charge difference densities of neutral, anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles reveal the important diversity of the orientations and the results of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). The theoretical results also reveal the contribution of the substituents at the 1,1-position to the neutral and charged excited state properties of 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles. The calculated results are consistent with the experimental results, and further provide the insight of understanding to the excited state properties of neutral, anionic and cationic 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles.