Computed energies (E) for compounds 6a–da.
| 6a | 6b | 6c | 6d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Energy | ΔE | MO | Energy | ΔE | MO | Energy | ΔE | MO | Energy | ΔE |
| HOMO | −6.6 | 3.93 | HOMO | −6.8 | 3.91 | HOMO | −10.6 | 4.10 | HOMO | −6.5 | 3.91 |
| LUMO | −2.6 | LUMO | −2.9 | LUMO | −6.5 | LUMO | −2.6 | ||||
| HOMO−1 | −7.2 | 4.8 | HOMO−1 | −7.3 | 4.7 | HOMO−1 | −10.7 | 5.10 | HOMO−1 | −7.2 | 4.78 |
| LUMO+1 | −2.4 | LUMO+1 | −2.5 | LUMO+1 | −5.6 | LUMO+1 | −2.4 | ||||
| HOMO−2 | −7.7 | 6.23 | HOMO−2 | −7.9 | 6.24 | HOMO−2 | −11.2 | 6.10 | HOMO−2 | −7.6 | 6.291 |
| LUMO+2 | −1.5 | LUMO+2 | −1.7 | LUMO+2 | −5.2 | LUMO+2 | −1.4 | ||||
E = energy; ΔE (eV) = ELUMO − EHOMO; HOMO, highest occupied molecular orbital; LUMO, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital; MO, molecular orbital.