The theoretical interpretation of the Linear/circularly polarized light-induced molecular orientation of the azo group-containing trans-Achiral Schiff base dinuclear complex composite material

¹ Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, 162-8601 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
² Institute for Molecular Science, UVSOR, 444-8585 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

^a Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: 1317707@ed.tus.ac.jp; Tel.: +81-3-5228-8271.
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Abstract

We have investigated linearly polarized UV and circularly polarized UV light-induced molecular orientation, namely increasing optical anisotropy of newly synthesized AZ containing chiral Schiff base Ni (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) complexes, as organic/inorganic hybrid materials in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cast films. The driving force and reason for polarized UV light-induced molecular orientation of AZ is so-called Weigert effect. The increase of the dichroic was measured with polarized absorption electronic spectra. In addition, we study on newly synthesized composites of AZ containing chiral Schiff base metal complexes with AZ to irradiate with not only linearly but also circularly polarized UV light (Wavelength selective (260, 318(π-π* of AZ) and 380 nm) and continuous wavelength). In addition, we comparison between simulated by TD-DFT and experimental spectra of electronic and CD spectra, and we calculated dipole moments by TD-DFT. Furthermore, we are using the CD spectrum after circularly polarized light UV irradiation, tried to observation change of supramolecular chiral order of the complexes.