文摘
A series of eight 4-substituted 1-(adamantane-1-carbonyloxy)pyridine-2(1H)-thiones (1, X = H, OC7H15, Me, CF3, SC3H7, CN, COOMe, and Cl) was prepared and characterized by UV−vis spectroscopy in MeCN and cyclohexane. The observed lowest energy transition, designated as πCS → π*ring, exhibits a substantial substituent effect and λmax ranges from 333 (X = OC7H15) to 415 nm (X = CN). Experimental λmax values for all esters except for 1b (X = OC7H15) correlate with the σp− parameter (ρ = 0.41 ± 0.03, r2 = 0.95). In contrast, the energy of the absorption band at about 295 nm, designated as πCS → π*CS, is practically substituent independent. Both absorption bands exhibit a modest negative solvatochromic effect. The experimental absorption energies correlate better with excitation energies calculated for N-acetyloxy analogues 2 with the ZINDO//DFT than with the TD-DFT//DFT method. Calculations for a series of 12 N-acetates 2 predict the most blue-shifted π → π* transition for the alkoxy substituent and most red-shifted for the NO2 group relative to the parent 2a (X = H).