Study of -NH2 and -NO2 Substituents Effects To Asymmetrical Cd(II)-Porphyrin and Hg(II)-Porphyrin Complexes As a Dye Sensitizer Using Density Functional Theory
Nadiya Liqa Anjani, Dr. Sc. Aulia Sukma Hutama, S.Si, M.Si;Mokhammad Fajar Pradipta, S.Si, M.Eng
2024 | Skripsi | KIMIA
This study was conducted to study and compare the electronic properties of -NH2 and -NO2 substituted metal porphyrin complexes, in particular complex compound structures of cadmium (II)-porphyrin and mercury (II)- porphyrin to be used in sensitizers, based on the substituents and its central metal atoms. The porphyrin complexes were simulated using Density Functional Theory (DFT) approach.
Varieties of the aforementioned metal complexes were optimized geometrically using TD-DFT with CAM-B3LYP and LANL2DZ hybrid function. The density of states (DOS), complexation energy, and HOMO-LUMO gap of the most stable structure were then calculated. Additionally, UV-VIS spectra of said structure were also simulated, also using the same method of TD-DFT/CAM-B3LYP/LANL2DZ.
It was found from this study that having opposing substituents in the same complex lessen its effects on its electronic parameters. It was also found that HgP-R complexes, in particular HgP-(NH2)2NO2 (4), who had more electron-donating group substituent, was the most suitable as a sensitizer, as it had the lowest HOMO-LUMO gap and highest maximum wavelength in electronic absorption spectra.
Kata Kunci : Cadmium (II)-porphyrin metal complexes, density functional theory simulations, DFT/CAM-B3LYP/LANL2DZ, mercury (II)-porphyrin metal complexes, sensitizer.