Role of methoxy and C_(α)-based substituents in electrochemical oxidation mechanisms and bond cleavage selectivity of β-O-4 lignin model compounds

In order to better understand the specific substituent effects on the electrochemical oxidation process of β-O-4 bond, a series of methoxyphenyl type β-O-4 dimer model compounds with different localized methoxyl groups, including 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-phenylethanone, 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-phenylethanol, 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone, 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanol, 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone, 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanol have been selected and their electrochemical properties have been studied experimentally by cyclic voltammetry, and FT-IR spectroelectrochemistry. Combining with electrolysis products distribution analysis and density functional theory calculations, oxidation mechanisms of all six model dimers have been explored. In particular, a total effect from substituents of both para-methoxy(on the aryl ring closing to Cα) and Cα-OH on the oxidation mechanisms has been clearly observed, showing a significant selectivity on the Cα-Cβbond cleavage induced by electrochemical oxidations.

Synthesis of Calix[4] arene Thia Derivative and Extraction Effect of Substituents on Mercury( Ⅱ) and Lead( Ⅱ)

Calix[4]arene derivatives have been reported to possess high selectivity for metal ions.In order to analyze the extraction effect of substituents on Hg^(2+)and Pb^(2+),calix[4]arene derivatives containing hydroxyl,bromoethoxy and 1,11-dioxa-4,8-dithiahendecene were successfully synthesized,with their extraction effectiveness towards Hg^(2+)and Pb^(2+)were evaluated respectively.The results indicated that the phenolic hydroxyl in calix[4]arene improved the extraction ability on Hg^(2+)by promoting the formation of the negative oxygen ions that could bind with Hg^(2+)by coordination and ionic bonds.The extraction ability of 5,17-dinitro-26,28-(1’,11’-dioxa-4’,8’-dithiahendecene)-calix[4]arene(calix[4]arene thia derivative)was improved slightly due to the better coordination capacity for metal ions after introduction of 1,11-dioxa-4,8-dithiahendecene,which was a chelate-binding centre.Regarding to Pb^(2+),only 1,11-dioxa-4,8-dithiahendecene on molecule contributed to extraction due to the coordination bond.Since the metal ion with higher charge-to-radius ratio could coordinate with one ligand more stably,Pb^(2+)with higher charge-to-radius ratio than Hg^(2+)was coordinated and extracted by the calix[4]arene thia derivative more easily.Furthermore,extraction rates of the calix[4]arene thia derivative on both ions(Hg^(2+)and Pb^(2+))increased with the increase of pH value in acidic aqueous system(pH<7).

THE UNIFORMITY OF DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSTITUENTS ALONG THE CHAIN OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE SYNTHESIZED IN TWO-PHASE MEDIUM C_6H_6——C_2H_5OH

Based on the property that carboxymethylcellulose (CMC ) can be de-graded to anhydroglucose residues by cellulase, the rate constant (K) of enzymatic degra-dation of CMC synthesized in the benzene-ethanol medium has been determined. Further-morel experimental equation K = 2.71× 10^(-2)(DS)^(-1.2) reflecting the relationship betweenK and the degree of substitution (DS) is correlated and used to describe chemical mi-crostructure uniformity of the distribution of substituents along chains effectively. Chainstructure parameters of enzymatic degradation products of CMC-the number of chainbreaks and the percentage of glucose released have been also measured. Average length ofsubstituted and unsubstituted chain segments are calculated simultaneously. Through thestudy of static and dynamic procedures of enzymatic degradation, the method to charac-terize the distribution of substituents of CMC along the chain has been improved.

Synthesis and phosphorescent properties of two novel iridium (Ⅲ) complexes bearing bulky tert-butyl substituents

The synthesis and phosphorescence properties of two novel Ir(Ⅲ)complexes bearing tert-butyl substituents,bis(4-tert-butyl-2- phenylbenzothiozolato-N,C^(2′))iridium(Ⅲ)(acetylacetonate)[(tbt)_2Ir(acac)]and bis(4-tert-butyl-1-phenyl-1H-benzimidazolato- N,C^(2′))iridium(Ⅲ)(acetylacetonate)[(tpbi)_2Ir(acac)],are reported,their molecular structures are confirmed by^1H NMR,ESI-MS and elementary analysis.Photoluminescence(PL)studies revealed that they can emit strong green and orange phosphorescence in high quantum yields.Compared to their prototypes lacking of tert-butyl substituents,the two novel iridium(Ⅲ)complexes both have shorter lifetimes and improved or nearly similar PL quantum efficiencies,implying that the exciton quenching is inhibited effectively when molecular steric hindrance increases.The two chelates have great potential to be used as electrophosphorescent materials.

Template Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Hexaaza Macrocyclic Complexes with C-Methyl Substituents

Two new macrocyclic complexes with C-methyl substituents on the framework, namely, [CuL]（ClO4）2 （L = 5,12-dimethyl-1,8-dihydroxyethyl-1,3,6,8,10,13-hexaazacyclotetradecane） 1 and [NiL]（ClO4）2 2, have been synthesized and structurally characterized through X-ray diffraction analysis. Also, crystal structure of [CuL^1]（ClO4）2 （L^1 = 1,8-dimethyl- 1,3,6,8, [ 0,13- hexaazacyclotetradecane） 3 has been determined. Crystal data for 1： C14H32C12CuN6O10, Mr = 578.90, monoclinic, P2 1/n, α = 8.3529（11）, b = 10.8105（17）, c = 13.3709（17） ,A, β = 105.189（10）°, V= 1165.2（3） A3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.650 g/cm^3, F（000） = 602, λ（MoKct） = 0.71073 A,μ = 1.229 mm ^-1, R = 0.0474 and wR = 0.0895 for 2771 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. Crystal data for 2： C14H32C12N6NiO10, Mr = 574.07, monoclinic, P2 1/c, a = 8.3636（12）, b = 12.997（2）, c = 10.764（2） A, β = 99.31（2）°, V = 1154.7（3） A^3, Z = 2, DC = 1.651 g/cm^3, F（000） = 600, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073 A,μ = 1. 134 mm^-1, R = 0.0380 and wR = 0.0796 for 2670 observed reflections （i 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. Crystal data for 3： C 10H26Cl2CuN6O8, Mr = 492.81, monoclinic, P2 1/n, a = 8.4860（17）, b = 8.6320（17）, c = 12.662（3） ,A,β = 103.40（3）°, V = 902.2（3）A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.814 g/cm^3, F（000） = 510, λ（MoKa） = 0.71073A, μ = 1.562 mm^-1, R = 0.0505 and wR = 0.1061 for 1967 observed reflections （I〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. Complexes 1 and 2 are isostructural with the metal ions situated at the inversion center/Hydrogen bonds between O atoms of pendant and perchlorate anion give rise to a two-dimensional supramolecular layer. The Cu（Ⅱ） ions of compounds 1 and 3 adopt distorted axially-elongated octahedral coordinate geometry, and the nickel（Ⅱ） ion in complex 2 is four-coordinated with a square-planar configuration.

ELECTRONIC EFFECTS OF POLYFLUORINATED SUBSTITUENTS ON THE POLYMERIZATION AND THE PROPERTIES OF POLYTHIOPHENES

Three series of polythiophenes containing fluoroalkoxy and fluoroether substituents were prepared by electrochemical polymerization. The effect of substituents with fluoroalkoxy or ether functional groups on the electrochemical polymerization of thiophene monomers and properties of the obtained polymers were analyzed. The introduction of a fluoroether functional group at the 3-position of the thiophene ring leads to an increase of the oxidation potential of the monomer and to a decrease of the conductivity of the resulting polymers, even with the use of a CH2 group as spacer. Conversely, the presence of an oxygen atom directly at the 3-position of the thiophene ring, which offsets the negative withdrawing effect of fluoroalkyl groups, facilitates the synthesis of highly conducting polythiophenes.

High-Performance D-A Copolymer Donor Based on Difluoroquinoxaline A-Unit with Alkyl-Chlorothiophene Substituents for Polymer Solar Cells

Side chain engineering with fluorine substitution is widely used to enhance photovoltaic performance of polymer donors in the research field of polymer solar cells(PSCs).However,fluorine substitution has disadvantages of complicated synthesis and high cost.Herein,we synthesized a novel D-A copolymer donor PBQ9 based on difluoroquinoxaline A-unit with chlorine substitution on its alkyl-thiophene side chains instead of fluorine substitution in the polymer donor PBQ6,which greatly shortens the synthetic route and reduces the cost.Interestingly,the optimized binary PSC with PBQ9 as polymer donor and m-TEH as acceptor demonstrated a high power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 18.81%(certified PCE of 18.33%by National Institute of Metrology,China)with a high fill factor of 80.59%,and the photovoltaic performance of the PSCs is insensitive to the different batches of the polymer donor.The results indicate that PBQ9 is a high-performance polymer donor and that chlorine substitution is an effective strategy to improve photovoltaic performance and reduce the cost of polymer donors.

Introducing alkoxy groups as outer side chains and substituents ofπ-bridges obtains high-performance medium-bandgap polymerized small molecule acceptors

The medium-bandgap polymerized small molecule acceptors(PSMAs)have broad application scenarios.However,the effort in the molecular design of the high-performance medium-bandgap PSMAs is limited.In this article,we introduce alkoxy groups as outer side chains and as substituents of the thiopheneπ-bridges of the high-performance PSMA PY-IT to synthesize a mediumbandgap PSMA PO-TO.Due to the fact that the non-covalent interaction between the alkoxy groups and the terminal groups of the small molecule acceptor(SMA)unit can weaken the intramolecular charge transfer(ICT)effect,the bandgap of PO-TO is enlarged and its absorption is blue-shifted compared with PY-IT,while the absorbance of PO-TO solution and film is enhanced significantly compared with that of PY-IT.When blended PO-TO with the polymer donor PBQx-TF,the corresponding all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)exhibit an open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))exceeding 1.04 V with a power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13.75%.Furthermore,PO-TO was used as the third component to fabricate ternary all-PSCs with PBQx-TF as the polymer donor and PY-IT as the main polymer acceptor,and the ternary all-PSCs based on PBQx-TF:PY-IT:PO-TO(1:1:0.2,w/w/w)demonstrated a high PCE of 17.71%with simultaneously improved V_(oc)of 0.940 V,short-circuit current density(J_(sc))of 24.60 m A cm^(-2)and fill factor(FF)of76.81%.In comparison,the binary all-PSCs based on PBQx-TF:PY-IT showed a PCE of 16.77%.This result indicates that introducing alkoxy groups is a promising strategy for synthesizing high-performance medium-bandgap PSMAs.

“Substituents optimization”and“push effect”dual strategy for design of cobalt phthalocyanine catalyst on oxygen reduction reaction

Molecular metallocycle electrocatalysts like metalloporphyrins and metallophthalocyanines were found to be effective for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)due to their M-N_(4) active sites and large conjugated elec-tronic molecular structures.Herein,the“substituents optimization”strategy combined with“push effect”modification was innovatively employed to target a single Co-N_(4) active site in three substituted phthalo-cyaninato cobalt complexes:tetranitrophthalocyaninato cobalt(CoTNPc),tetra(4-nitrophenoxy)phthalo-cyaninato cobalt(CoTPNPc),and tetraphenoxy phthalocyaninato cobalt(CoTPPc)electrocatalyst,also with 4-phenylpyridine axial coordination on Co-N_(4) unit.Through substituents screening,the half-wave poten-tial(E_(1/2))for ORR increases in the order of CoTPNPc(0.75 V)<CoTPPc(0.80 V)<CoTNPc(0.83 V)along with decreased electron-withdrawing ability of their substituents from-OC_(6) H_(4)-NO_(2),-OC_(6) H_(5) to-NO_(2) in the three cobalt phthalocyanine derivatives.CoTNPc with the weakest electron-withdrawing substituent exhibits the best ORR performance among the three compounds.This is attributed to its higher elec-tron delocalization and lifted HOMO energy level with the lower energy barrier in the rate-determining step relative to the other two compounds,which facilitate the electron transfer and reduction of oxy-gen as evidenced by XPS,UPS,and DRS analysis combined with DFT calculations.Further coordination of 4-phenylpyridine shifts the E_(1/2) up to 0.78,0.82,and 0.85 V for CoTPNPc,CoTPPc,and CoTNPc.DFT calcu-lations demonstrate that the introduction of the electron-donating phenylpyridine ligand into the cobalt phthalocyanines breaks the symmetry of the Co-N_(4) center and also raises the electron density of Co sites,which promotes O_(2) adsorption and improves ORR performance.After comparing the two strategies,the substituents on metallophthalocyanine are more determined by the electroactivity than the axial group,which directly regulates the coordination environment and then the activation barrier of the ORR pro-cess.This work provides theoretical and experimental guidance by two coupling strategies for the design of highly active molecular CoPc-based ORR electrocatalysts in the practical application.

Frontier orbital interactions of electron pushing and drawing substituents with ferrocenyl group

The frontier orbital interactions of electron pushing and drawing substituents with ferrocenyl group were analyzed based on the electrochemical,UV visible spectral and spectroelectrochemical results of five ferrocene derivatives,R-Fc-A1(PⅠ),A1-Fc-A1(PⅡ),D-Fc-R (PⅢ),D-Kc-A1(PIV) and D-Fc-A2(PV)(R,CH2OH;A1 CHO;A2,CH=C(CN)2 and D,(C18H37)2N-C6H4-CH=CH) It was found that there are strong interactions of the LUMO (πA) of electron drawing substituents with le2g(dxy,dx2 y2)and e2u of the ferroeenyl group because the energy levels of πA and e2g,C2U of (Cp )2 are close,which lower not only the energy levels of bonded orbits,πA+ and dx2-y2+[πA] of PⅠ,PⅡ,PⅣ and PⅤobviously,but also those of their non-bonded orbu dxy For PⅢ,PⅣ and PⅤ,there are strong interactions of HOMO(πD) of the electron pushing substituent with le of the ferrocenyl group because the levels of πD and e of (Cp)2 are close,which result in the formation of anti-bonded orbit,πD- and bonded orbit

Tetrathiafulvalene esters with high redox potentials and improved solubilities for non-aqueous redox flow battery applications

The exploitation of high performance redox-active substances is critically important for the development of non-aqueous redoxflow batteries.Herein,three tetrathiofulvalene(TTF)derivatives with different substitution groups,namely TTF diethyl ester(TTFDE),TTF tetramethyl ester(TTFTM),and TTF tetraethyl ester(TTFTE),are prepared and their energy storage properties are evaluated.It has been found that the redox potential and solubility of these TTF derivatives in conventional carbonate electrolytes increases with the number of ester groups.The battery with a catholyte of 0.2 mol L^(-1) of TTFTE delivers a specific capacity of more than 10 Ah L^(-1) at the current density of 0.5 C with two discharge voltage platforms locating at as high as 3.85 and 3.60 V vs.Li/Liþ.Its capacity retention can be improved from 2.34 Ah L^(-1) to 3.60 Ah L^(-1) after 100 cycles by the use of an anion exchange membrane to block the crossover of TTF species.The excellent cycling stability of the TIF esters is supported by their well-delocalized electrons,as revealed by the density function theory calculations.Therefore,the introduction of more and larger electron-withdrawing groups is a promising strategy to simultaneously increase the redox-potential and solubility of redox-active ma-terials for non-aqueous redoxflow batteries.

Synthesis and self-assembly of phthalocyanines bearing sulfur-containing substituents

Asymmetrically substituted phthalocyanines with sulfur-containing substituents for fabrication of self- assembled monolayers were synthesized. Phthalocyanine 7, bearing a disulfide group, was synthesized from phthalocyanine with a hydroxyl group, which was prepared via mixed condensation of the corresponding substituted phthalonitriles. Phthalocyanine 10, bearing an acetyl protected thiol group, was synthesized through the Pd-catalyzed coupling reaction of an iodophthalocyanine. Their self- assembling behavior on gold substrates was further studied by UV-vis spectroscopy.

Influence of terminal substituents on the halide anion binding of foldamer-based receptors

Foldamers 1–4 incorporating different terminal substituents have been designed and synthesized for binding halide anions.~1H NMR titration experiments carried out in DMSO-d_6/CDCl_3（15/85, v/v）demonstrated that the short oligo （aryltriazole）s backbone 1 could not bind halide anions unless that amide H-bond donors were incorporated at the termini of the oligomer. Terminal substituents on oligo（aryltriazoleamide）s foldamers 2–4 display a considerable influence on the binding affinities of the foldamers for halide anions. Large steric hindrance of the terminal substituents was found to be unfavorable for binding halide anions, but aromatic π-π interactions between two terminal substituents are capable of stabilizing the conformation of foldamers thus giving rise to an enhancement in the binding strengths. However, the terminal substituents were found to hardly affect the binding selectivity in the studied cases.

Benzosuberyl Substituents as a"Sandwich-like"Function in Olefin Polymerization Catalysis

For the rational design of metal catalyst in olefin polymerization catalysis,various strategies were applied to suppress the chain transfer by bulking up the axial positions of the metal center,among which the"sandwich"type turned out to be an eficient category in achieving high molecular weight polyolefin.In the a-dimine system,the"sandwich"type catalysts were built using the typical 8-aryl-naphthyI framework.In this contribution,by introducing the rotationally restrained benzosuberyl substituent into the ortho-position of N-aryl rings,a new class of "sandwich-like"a-diimine nickel catalysts was constructed and fully identified.The rotationally restrained benzosuberyl substituents played a"sandwich-like"function by capping the nickel center from two axial sites.Compared to the nickel catalyst Ni1 bearing freely rotated benzhydryl substituent,Ni2 featuring benzosubery|substituent enabled the increase(8 times)of polymer molecular weights from 8 kDa to 65 kDa in the polymerization of ethylene.By further increasing the steric bulk of another ortho-site of the N-aryl ring,the polymer molecular weight even reached an ultrahigh level of 833 kDa(Mw=1857 kDa)using the optimized Ni3.Notably,these nickel catalysts could also mediate the copolymerization of ethylene with methyl 10-undecenoate,with Ni3 giving the highest copolymer molecular weight(88 kDa)and the highest incorporation of comonmer(2.0 mol1%),along with high activity of up to 10^(5)g·mol^(-1)·h^(-1).

Effect of substituents in hydroxyl radical-mediated degradation of azo pyridone dyes: Theoretical approaches on the reaction mechanism

Understanding the degradation behavior of azo dyes in photocatalytic wastewater treatment is of fundamental and practical importance for their application in textile-processing and other coloration industries. In this study, quantum chemistry, as density functional theory, was used to elucidate different degradation pathways of azo pyridone dyes in a hydroxyl radical(HO ·)-initiated photocatalytic system. A series of substituted azo pyridone dyes were synthesized by changing the substituent group in the para position of the benzene moiety, ranging from strong electron-donating to strong electron-withdrawing groups. The effect of dye molecular structure on the photocatalytic degradation reaction mechanism was analyzed and quantification of substituent effects on the thermodynamic and kinetics parameters was performed. Potential energy surface analysis revealed the most susceptible reaction site for the HO ·attack. The calculated reaction barriers are found to be strongly affected by the nature of substituent group with a good correlation using Hammett σp constants and experimentally determined reaction rates. The stability of pre-reaction complexes and transition state complexes were analyzed applying the distortion-interaction model. The increased stability of the transition state complexes with the distancing from the substituent group has been established.

Rational design of systematic AIEEgens further modified by substituents from a novel chain structure

The expansion of new structures in aggregation-induced emission/aggregation-induced emission enhancement(AIE/AIEE)systems has attracted persistent attention recently,from which more luminescent functional molecules with characteristic skeletons are derived to satisfy specialized applications.In this study,a series of derivatives cored by tetraphenyl enamine with various terminal groups were designed and synthesized based on a novel p-πconjugate chain structure(–C=C–N–).Experimental and theoretical studies reveal that attaching modified groups to enamine core is decisive to achieve successful conversion from non-luminance to AIEE-activity.Moreover,due to different substituent effect on electronic structure,molecular conformation and molecular packing,diverse enamine compounds exhibited prominent substituent tunable emission properties,realizing regulated AIEE effect and multicolor emitting.These results not only offer a new method to design AIEgens/AIEEgens with p-πconjugate chain structures,but also provide in-depth knowledge for functional modifications of more novel AIE/AIEE units and materials.

Identification of a Reliable DFT Calculation Method to Predict the Ground-and Excited-State Properties of Nickel(Ⅱ) Complexes with Porphyrin in Crude Oil

Metalloporphyrins have devastating effects on the deep processing and efficient utilization of petroleum resources. Various porphyrins are derived from porphin by substitution at the β, meso, or both positions. Herein, we focus on the interaction between nickel(Ⅱ) and the porphyrin skeleton. Five different density functionals were selected for determining a reliable approach to simulate porphyrin-nickel(Ⅱ) complexes. At D4h symmetry, the 10b1g, 15a1g, 4e1g and 9b2g were dominated by the 3d character of nickel. Compared with pure density functional, the hybrid functional gave larger highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) gap, and the higher HOMO-LUMO gap also corresponded to a higher excitation energy. The characteristic Soret and Q bands modeled by timedependent density functional theory(TDDFT) calculations matched well with experimental results, and the absorption was discussed in detail with natural transition orbitals(NTO) analysis. Furthermore, the binding character of nickel(Ⅱ) with various substituted porphyrins were calculated at perdew-burke-ernzerhof(PBE) level, showed that the geometry and complexation behavior of porphyrin-nickel(Ⅱ) complexes could be significantly tuned by different substituents. The symmetry of the complex was reduced and the skeleton ring get distortion when introducing different substituents. Compared with ETIO porphyrin, the introduction of phenyl on the β position can expand the conjugated system and promote the covalent character of Ni-N bond.

Research on Thermodynamic Properties of Polybrominated Diphenylamine by Neural Network

Based on the location of bromine substituents and conjugation matrix, a new substituent po- sition index ~X not only was defined, but also molecular shape indexes Km and electronega- tivity distance vectors Mm of diphenylamine and 209 kinds of polybrominated diphenylamine （PBDPA） molecules were calculated. Then the quantitative structure-property relationships （QSPR） among the thermodynamic properties of 210 organic pollutants and 0X, K3, M29, M36 were founded by Leaps-and-Bounds regression. Using the four structural parameters as input neurons of the artificial neural network, three satisfactory QSPR models with network structures of 4：21：1, 4：24：1, and 4：24：1 respectively, were achieved by the back-propagation algorithm. The total correlation coefficients R were 0.9999, 0.9997, and 0.9995 respectively and the standard errors S were 1.036, 1.469, and 1.510 respectively. The relative mean deviation between the predicted value and the experimental value of Sθ, AfHe and △fGθ- were 0.11%, 0.34% and 0.24% respectively, which indicated that the QSPR models had good stability and superior predictive ability. The results showed that there were good nonlinear correlations between the thermodynamic properties of PBDPAs and the four structural pa- rameters. Thus, it was concluded that the ANN models established by the new substituent position index were fully applicable to predict properties of PBDPAs.

Effect of Excited-state Substituent Constant on the UV Spectra of 1,4-disubstituted Benzenes

A correlation equation between the UV absorption wavenumbers of 1,4-disubstituted benzenes and the excited-state substituent constant was obtained. For 80 sorts of 1,4- disubstituted benzenes, the correlation coefficient was 0.9805, and the standard deviation was only 672.27 cm^-1. The results imply that the excited-state substituent constant can be used productively for research on UV energy of 1,4-disubstituted benzenes. The present method provides a new avenue to study the UV absorption spectra of aromatic systems with the excited-state substituent constant, and it is helpful to understand the effect of substituent electrostatic effects on the chemical and physical properties of conjugated compounds with multiple substituents in excited state.

Theoretical Study of the C-CI Bond Dissociation Enthalpy and Electronic Structure of Substituted Chlorobenzene Compounds

Quantum chemical calculations were used to estimate the bond dissociation energies （BDEs） for 13 substituted chlorobenzene compounds. These compounds were studied by the hybrid density functional theory （B3LYP, B3PW91, B3P86） methods together with 6-31G^＊＊ and 6-311G^＊＊ basis sets. The results show that B3P86/6-311G^＊＊ method is the best method to compute the reliable BDEs for substituted chlorobenzene compounds which contain the C-C1 bond. It is found that the C-C1 BDE depends strongly on the computational method and the basis sets used. Substituent effect on the C-C1 BDE of substituted chlorobenzene compounds is further discussed. It is noted that the effects of substitution on the C-C1 BDE of substituted chlorobenzene compounds are very insignificant. The energy gaps between the HOMO and LUMO of studied compounds estimate the relative thermal stability ordering are also investigated and from this data we of substituted chlorobenzene compounds.