The capacitive power transfer (CPT) system and inductively power transfer (IPT) system are the two typical wireless power transfer systems. Based on the power transfer characteristics, the power transfer capacity of the two wireless power transfer systems were analyzed. Firstly, the maximum power transfer capacity and its existing condition of the two wireless power transfer systems were analyz...

proton transfer (pt) and methyl group transfer (mgt) occurring in small biomimetic systems, formamide-formamidic acid (fa-fi), and n-formyl-n-methylformamide-(e)-methyl n-formylformimidate (nmfa-nmfi) are investigated in the gas phase and in single-walled carbon nanotubes by using the density functional theory and the oniom approach. it is shown that pt reaction is disfavoured in single-walled ...

One of the key problems of molecular bioenergetics is the understanding of the function of redox-driven proton pumps on a molecular level. One such class of proton pumps are the heme-copper oxidases. These enzymes are integral membrane proteins in which proton translocation across the membrane is driven by electron transfer from a low-potential donor, such as, e.g. cytochrome c, to a high-poten...

The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) is reviewed for several benchmark systems [o-hydroxybenzaldehyde (OHBA), salicylic acid and 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)-benzothiazole (HBT)] in order to verify the applicability of the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and the resolution-of-the-identity approximate second-order coupled cluster (RI-CC2) methods. It was found that t...

A variety of N-(selenomethyl)alkyl-phthalimides (alkyl = -(CH2)n-; n = 2-5, 1a, b, d, e) and N-(selenobenzyl)propyl phthalimide (1c) were synthesized and their photochemistry was studied at λ = 300 nm. Steady-state photolysis and laser time-resolved spectroscopy studies confirmed that these reactions proceeded by direct or acetone-sensitized excitation followed by intramolecular electron transf...

We investigated the mechanism of intramolecular charge transfer and the following radiationless dynamics of the excited states of 1-aminoanthraquinone using steady state and time-resolved absorption spectroscopy combined with quantum chemical calculations. Following photoexcitation with 460 nm, conformational relaxation via twisting of the amino group, charge transfer and the intersystem crossi...

We investigated the dynamics of excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) of photo-amphiprotic 7-hydroxyquinoline (7HQ) in the presence of a hydrogen (H)-bond bridging diol in a polar aprotic medium. The formation of 1 : 1 H-bonded complexes of 7HQ with various diols of different alkane chain lengths was revealed using steady-state electronic spectroscopy. With femtosecond-resolved fluorescence spec...

We investigated two important unresolved issues on excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reactions, i.e., their driving force and the charge state of the transferred species by means of quantum chemical topology. We related changes in the aromaticity of a molecule after electron excitation to reaction dynamics in an excited state. Additionally, we found that the conveyed particle...

The simultaneous, concerted transfer of electrons and protons--electron-proton transfer (EPT)--is an important mechanism utilized in chemistry and biology to avoid high energy intermediates. There are many examples of thermally activated EPT in ground-state reactions and in excited states following photoexcitation and thermal relaxation. Here we report application of ultrafast excitation with a...

A study on the mechanism of the asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction is reported. This investigation includes the determination of the rate law, kinetic isotope effects, and competition experiments. The reaction was found to be first order in aldehyde and azolium catalyst or free carbene. A primary kinetic isotope effect was found for the proton of the aldehyde. Taken together with a seri...