title: Vibrational fingerprint of the structural tuning in push-pull organic chromophores with quinoid or proaromatic spacers.
abstract: The Raman spectra of a series of push-pull molecules containing probenzenoid or quinoid spacers which are substituted with 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene as donor and dicyano-methylene or barbituric acid as acceptors have been analyzed. The experimental spectra have been assigned and interpreted according to density functional theory calculations. Correlations between the Raman spectra of the isolated spacers and of the substituted molecules have been done. Raman bands in the 1620-1560 cm-1 interval provide vibrational markers of the quinoid<-->aromatic structural evolution. This finding is supported by a careful inspection of geometrical parameters, namely, bond length alteration data and particular bond distances. As a result, the peak positions and relative intensities of these Raman features can be used to evaluate the benzenoid character of the spacer as a function of the donor/acceptor substitution pattern. This paper shows that Raman spectroscopy is a powerful spectroscopic tool for the analysis of the conjugational properties (i.e., intramolecular donor-->acceptor charge transfer) of new organic materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga 29071, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casado
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno Oliva
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ruiz Delgado
authors.forename: Juan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: López Navarrete
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Nazario
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carrasquer
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garín
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orduna