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Korsaye FA, Perrella F, Petrone A, Adamo C, Rega N, Ciofini I. Monitoring Density Redistribution at the Excited State in a Dual Emitting Molecule: An Analysis Based on Real-Time Density Functional Theory and Density Descriptors. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:4324-4334. [PMID: 38758031 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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In this work, we computed and analyzed, by means of density-based descriptors, the real-time evolution of both the locally excited (LE) and charge-transfer (CT) excited states for the planar and twisted conformations of the DMABN (4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzonitrile) molecule using real-time time-dependent density functional theory (DFT) and three different exchange-correlation energy functionals (EXC) belonging to the same family (the PBE one). Our results based on the analysis of density-based descriptors show that the underlying EXC modifies the evolution in time of the density. In particular, comparing the frequency of density reorganization computed with the three functionals (PBE, PBE0, and LC-PBE), we found that the frequency of electronic interconversion of the individual determinants involved during the dynamics increases from PBE to PBE0 and to LC-PBE. This allows us to show that there is a correlation between the delocalization of the electronic density and the frequency of reorganization. In particular, the greater the mean hole-electron distance during the dynamics, the lower is the frequency of density reorganization.
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- Feven-Alemu Korsaye
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138 Napoli, Italia
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- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138 Napoli, Italia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italia
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Unità di Napoli, via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italia
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Largo San Marcellino 10, I-80138 Napoli, Italia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italia
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Unità di Napoli, via Cintia 21, I-80126 Napoli, Italia
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, F-75005 Paris, France
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Nayak M, Patel CB, Mishra A, Singh R, Singh RK. Unveiling the Influence of Glutathione in Suppressing the Conversion of Aspirin to Salicylic Acid: A Fluorescence and DFT Study. J Fluoresc 2024; 34:1441-1451. [PMID: 38530561 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03665-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Aspirin is a commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, associated with many adverse effects. The adverse effects of aspirin such as tinnitus, Reye's syndrome and gastrointestinal bleeding are caused due to conversion of aspirin into its active metabolite salicylic acid after oral intake. Glutathione is a naturally occurring antioxidant produced by the liver and nerve cells in the central nervous system. It helps to metabolize toxins, break down free radicles, and support immune function. This study aims to investigate and explore the possibility of inhibiting aspirin to salicylic acid conversion in presence of glutathione at a molecular level using spectroscopic techniques such as UV-Visible absorption, time-Resolved and time-dependent fluorescence and theoretical DFT/ TD-DFT calculations. The results of steady state fluorescence spectroscopy and time-dependent fluorescence indicated that the aspirin to salicylic acid conversion is considerably inhibited in presence of glutathione. Further, the results presented here might have significant clinical implications for individuals with variations in glutathione level.
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- Monalisha Nayak
- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
- Government Polytecnic Rajgrah, Mirzapur, Bathua, 231001, India.
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Loos PF, Jacquemin D. A mountaineering strategy to excited states: Accurate vertical transition energies and benchmarks for substituted benzenes. J Comput Chem 2024. [PMID: 38661240 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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In an effort to expand the existing QUEST database of accurate vertical transition energies [Véril et al. WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 2021, 11, e1517], we have modeled more than 100 electronic excited states of different natures (local, charge-transfer, Rydberg, singlet, and triplet) in a dozen of mono- and di-substituted benzenes, including aniline, benzonitrile, chlorobenzene, fluorobenzene, nitrobenzene, among others. To establish theoretical best estimates for these vertical excitation energies, we have employed advanced coupled-cluster methods including iterative triples (CC3 and CCSDT) and, when technically possible, iterative quadruples (CC4). These high-level computational approaches provide a robust foundation for benchmarking a series of popular wave function methods. The evaluated methods all include contributions from double excitations (ADC(2), CC2, CCSD, CIS(D), EOM-MP2, STEOM-CCSD), along with schemes that also incorporate perturbative or iterative triples (ADC(3), CCSDR(3), CCSD(T)(a)⋆ $$ {}^{\star } $$ , and CCSDT-3). This systematic exploration not only broadens the scope of the QUEST database but also facilitates a rigorous assessment of different theoretical approaches in the framework of a homologous chemical series, offering valuable insights into the accuracy and reliability of these methods in such cases. We found that both ADC(2.5) and CCSDT-3 can provide very consistent estimates, whereas among less expensive methods SCS-CC2 is likely the most effective approach. Importantly, we show that some lower order methods may offer reasonable trends in the homologous series while providing quite large average errors, and vice versa. Consequently, benchmarking the accuracy of a model based solely on absolute transition energies may not be meaningful for applications involving a series of similar compounds.
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- Pierre-François Loos
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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Knysh I, Raimbault D, Duchemin I, Blase X, Jacquemin D. Assessing the accuracy of TD-DFT excited-state geometries through optimal tuning with GW energy levels. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:144115. [PMID: 38602292 DOI: 10.1063/5.0203818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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We study the accuracy of excited state (ES) geometries using optimally tuned LC-PBE functionals with tuning based on GW quasiparticle energies. We compare the results obtained with the PBE, PBE0, non-tuned, and tuned LC-PBE functionals with available high-level CC reference values as well as experimental data. First, we compare ES geometrical parameters obtained for three different types of systems: molecules composed of a few atoms, 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN), and conjugated dyes. To this end, we used wave-function results as benchmarks. Next, we evaluate the accuracy of the theoretically simulated spectra as compared to the experimental ones for five large dyes. Our results show that, besides small compact molecules for which tuning LC-PBE does not allow obtaining geometries more accurate than those computed with standard functionals, tuned range-separated functionals are clearly to be favored, not only for ES geometries but also for 0-0 energies, band shapes, and intensities for absorption and emission spectra. In particular, the results indicate that GW-tuned LC-PBE functionals provide improved matching with experimental spectra as compared to conventionally tuned functionals. It is an open question whether TD-DFT with GW-tuned functionals can qualitatively mimic the actual many-body Bethe-Salpeter (BSE/GW) formalism for which analytic ionic gradients remain to be developed.
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- Iryna Knysh
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM-L_Sim, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut, Néel F-38042, Grenoble
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
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Maroń AM, Cannelli O, Socie EC, Lodowski P, Oppermann M, Machura B, Chergui M. Early bird or night owl? Controlling the ultrafast photodynamics of triphenylamine substituted 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:6265-6276. [PMID: 38305747 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04492k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Controlling the ultrafast photodynamics of metal-free organic molecules has great potential for technological applications. In this work, we use solvent polarity and viscosity as "external knobs" to govern the photodynamics of an electron-donating derivative of 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (terpy), namely 4'-(4-(di(4-tert-butylphenyl)amine)phenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (tBuTPAterpy). We combine femtosecond fluorescence upconversion (FlUC), transient absorption (TA) and quantum mechanical calculations to provide a comprehensive description of the tBuTPAterpy's photodynamics. Our results demonstrate that, by changing the solvent, the time scale of light-induced conformational changes of the system can be tuned over two orders of magnitude, controlling the tBuTPAterpy fluorescence spectral region and yield. As a result, depending on the local environment, tBuTPAterpy can act either as an "early bird" or a "night owl", with a tunability that makes it a promising candidate for metal-free sensors.
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- Anna Maria Maroń
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy (LSU) and Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC CH H1 625, Station 6, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy (LSU) and Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC CH H1 625, Station 6, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy (LSU) and Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC CH H1 625, Station 6, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Ultrafast Spectroscopy (LSU) and Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science (LACUS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC CH H1 625, Station 6, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., S.S.14 Km.163, 5 in Area Science Park, I - 34149, Trieste, Italy
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Abdelaziz B, Chérif I, Gassoumi B, Patanè S, Ayachi S. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Responses of Nitrobenzofurazan-Sulfide Derivatives: DFT-QTAIM Investigation on Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:9895-9910. [PMID: 37972307 PMCID: PMC10694821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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In this study, we report on the green fluorescence exhibited by nitrobenzofurazan-sulfide derivatives (NBD-Si, i = 1-4). The optical responses of these studied compounds in a polar methanol solvent were simulated by the use of time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) employing the Becke-3-Parameter-Lee-Yang-Parr (B3LYP) functional along with the 6-31G(d,p) basis set. The computed energy and oscillator strength (f) results complement the experimental results. The band gap was calculated as the difference between the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO). Additionally, the density of states (DOS) was computed, providing a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental properties of these materials and further corroborating the experimental data. When the experimental data derived from ultraviolet/visible (UV/visible) and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques and those from simulated spectra are analyzed, the extracted values match up adequately. In addition, the NBD-sulfide compounds exhibit a large Stokes shift up to 85 nm in a polar methanol solvent. They are hypothesized to represent a novel paradigm of excited-state intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). To understand the intrinsic optical properties of NBD-Si materials, an ICT was identified, and its direction within the molecule was evaluated using the ratio of βvect and βtotal, values extracted from the computed nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. Moreover, the reduced density gradient (RDG)-based noncovalent interactions (NCIs) were employed to characterize the strength and type of NBD-Si interactions. Furthermore, noncovalent interactions were identified and categorized using the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) analysis. Ultimately, the combination of Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations was utilized to enhance the characterization and rationalization of these NCIs.
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- Balkis Abdelaziz
- Laboratory
of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
- Department
of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth
Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire
Interfaces et Matériaux Avancés (LIMA), Faculté
des Sciences, Université de Monastir, Avenue de l’Environnement, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department
of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth
Sciences, University of Messina, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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Yasini P, Shepard S, Smeu M, Borguet E. Modulation of Charge Transport through Single Molecules Induced by Solvent-Stabilized Intramolecular Charge Transfer. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:9771-9780. [PMID: 37933172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c03576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The modulation of charge transport through single molecules can be established by using the intrinsic characteristics of molecules and the physical properties of their environment. Therefore, the impact of the solvent on the electronic properties of molecules in the junction and their charge transport behavior are of great interest. Here, for the first time, we focused on charge transport through dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN). This molecule shows unique behavior, specifically noticeable electronic structure modulations in bulk solvents, e.g., dual fluorescence in a polar environment. Using the scanning tunneling microscopy break junction (STM-BJ) technique, we find an order of magnitude increase in conductance along with a second conductance value in polar solvents over nonpolar solvents. Inspired by the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) explanation of the famous dual fluorescence of DMABN in polar solvents, we hypothesize stabilization of twisted DMABN molecules in the junction in more polar solvents. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations using density functional theory (DFT) show that DMABN can twist in the junction and have a larger dipole moment compared to planar DMABN junction geometries, supporting the hypothesis. The nonequilibrium Green's function with the DFT approach (NEGF-DFT) is used to calculate the conductance throughout the AIMD trajectory, finding a significant change in the frontier orbitals and transmission function at large internal twisting angles, which can explain the dual conductance in polar solvents in STM-BJ experiments.
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- Parisa Yasini
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Physics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Physics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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Knysh I, Villalobos-Castro JDJ, Duchemin I, Blase X, Jacquemin D. Excess and excited-state dipole moments of real-life dyes: a comparison between wave-function, BSE/ GW, and TD-DFT values. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29993-30004. [PMID: 37905396 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04467j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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In this work, we assess the accuracy of the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) many-body Green's function formalism, adopting the eigenvalue-self-consistent evGW exchange-correlation kernel, for the calculation of the excited-state (μES) and excess dipole moments (Δμ), the latter ones being the changes of dipole amplitude between the ground and excited states (ES), in organic dyes. We compare the results obtained with wave-function methods [ADC(2), CC2, and CCSD], time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT), and BSE/evGW levels of theory. First, we compute the evolution of the dipole moments of the two lowest singlet excited states of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) upon twisting of the amino group. Next, we use a set of 25 dyes having ES characters ranging from locally excited to charge transfer to determine both μES and Δμ. For DMABN our results show that BSE/evGW provides Δμ values closer to the CCSD reference and more consistent trends than TD-DFT. Moreover, a statistical analysis of both Δμ and μES for the set of 25 dyes shows that the BSE/evGW accuracy is comparable or sometimes slightly better than that of TD-M06-2X and TD-CAM-B3LYP, BSE/evGW outperforming TD-DFT in challenging cases (zwitterionic and cyanine transitions). Finally, the starting point dependency of BSE/evGW seems to be larger for Δμ, ES dipoles, and oscillator strengths than for transition energies.
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- Iryna Knysh
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France.
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM-L_Sim, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut Néel, F-38042 Grenoble, France.
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France.
- Institut Universitaire de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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Mathew R, Verma P, Barak A, Adithya Lakshmanna Y. Excited-State Dynamics in 4-[4'(Dimethylamino)styryl]pyridine, a Photobase: Role of Photoinitiated Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7419-7428. [PMID: 37647516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The photoinitiated proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) process in photoacid-based adducts is predominantly governed by the evolution of the electron-proton transfer state. However, such a process is underexplored in the case of photobases as the excited states evolve through multiple competitive channels. Here, we elucidate the excited-state dynamics of a photobase, 4-[4'-(dimethylamino)styryl]pyridine (DMASP), in the presence of hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) that enables PCET. Transient absorption measurements show the evolution of a protonated species in the excited state with a time constant of ∼2.5 ps. Fluorescence upconversion measurements reveal the signatures of an emissive intramolecular charge transfer state and a protonated state. The role of such states is further confirmed by time-resolved measurements in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid and computational analysis. Furthermore, the proton-abstraction dynamics of DMASP is analyzed in bulk methanol and butanol solvents. The extent of proton abstraction by DMASP is found to be higher in the presence of HFIP when compared with the normal alcohols over a time period of a few picoseconds.
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- Reshma Mathew
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore 560012, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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Datar A, Gudivada S, Matthews DA. Ab Initio Investigation of Intramolecular Charge Transfer States in DMABN by Calculation of Excited State X-ray Absorption Spectra. J Phys Chem A 2023. [PMID: 37209154 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c01409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Dual fluorescence in 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) and its derivatives in polar solvents has been studied extensively for the past several decades. An intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) minimum on the excited state potential energy surface, in addition to the localized low-energy (LE) minimum, has been proposed as a mechanism for this dual fluorescence, with large geometric relaxation and molecular orbital reorganization a key feature of the ICT pathway. Herein, we have used both equation-of-motion coupled-cluster with single and double excitations (EOM-CCSD) and time-dependent density functional (TDDFT) methods to investigate the landscape of excited state potential energy surfaces across a number of geometric conformations proposed as ICT structures. In order to correlate these geometries and valence excited states in terms of potential experimental observables, we have calculated the nitrogen K-edge ground and excited state absorption spectra for each of the predicted "signpost" structures and identified several key spectral features that could be used to interpret a future time-resolved X-ray absorption experiment.
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- Avdhoot Datar
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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Knysh I, Letellier K, Duchemin I, Blase X, Jacquemin D. Excited state potential energy surfaces of N-phenylpyrrole upon twisting: reference values and comparison between BSE/ GW and TD-DFT. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:8376-8385. [PMID: 36883347 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00474k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The puzzling case of the mixing between the charge transfer (CT) and local excited (LE) characters upon twisting of the geometry of N-phenylpyrrole (N-PP) is investigated considering the six low-lying singlet excited states (ES). The theoretical calculations of the potential energy surfaces (PES) have been performed for these states using a Coupled Cluster method accounting for the impact of the contributions from the triples, many-body Green's function GW and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) formalisms, as well as Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) using various exchange-correlation functionals. Our findings confirm that the BSE formalism is more reliable than TD-DFT for close-lying ES with mixed CT/LE nature. More specifically, BSE/GW yields a more accurate evolution of the excited state PES than TD-DFT when compared to the reference coupled cluster values. BSE/GW PES curves also show negligible exchange-correlation functional starting point dependency in sharp contrast with their TD-DFT counterparts.
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- Iryna Knysh
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France.
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, IRIG-MEM-L_Sim, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut Néel, F-38042, Grenoble, France.
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France.
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005, Paris, France
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Das A, Bhattacharyya S, Rohwer EJ, Gazzetto M, Cannizzo A, Rothlisberger U, Feurer T. Control of Excited State Charge Transfer Dynamics of DMABN in Deep Eutectic Solvent: Involvement of the Partially Twisted Intermediate State. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Raman A, Neelambra AU, Karunakaran V, Easwaramoorthi S. Solvent-Controlled Photoswitching of Azobenzene: An Excited State Shuttle. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201112. [PMID: 36546595 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The light-controlled excited state trans-cis isomerization process is a key to the development of conversion of light energy to mechanical motion at the molecular level. Considerable efforts have been made in tuning the isomerization process with electron donor and acceptor substituents by altering the excited state reaction coordinate. Here, we report a two novel push-pull series of para-diethylamino (DEA) and diphenylamino (DPA) substituted (E)-4'-((4-(diethylamino)phenyl)diazenyl)-N,N-diphenyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-amine (1) and (E)-4'-((4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)diazenyl)-N,N-diphenyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-amine (2). Compounds 1 and 2 undergo both photochemical and photophysical excited state deactivation pathways which can be controlled by varying the solvent polarity. These structural motifs of 1 and 2 would undergo torsional motions upon excitation to exhibit either trans→cis photoisomerization or to form a twisted intramolecular charge transfer state and both the process originates from the same excited state and competes with each other. Thus, alternations in the surrounding environment such as solvent polarity, solution viscosity, and protonation were employed to understand the preferential excited state deactivation pathway and thereby these systems could be employed as a new class of azobenzene-based luminescent photochromic molecules. For instance, in nonpolar solvent, toluene photoisomerization is preferred over TICT, but polar solvent, ethanol preferentially stabilizes the TICT state by virtue of N-C rotation which renders the energy barrier unfavourable for photoisomerization. The photostationary state of 1 in toluene is predominantly the Z isomer, whereas in ethanol E isomer is nearly two-fold higher than the Z isomer. These feature sets up a new approach towards the construction of multinary molecular switches and subsequent development in diverse fields.
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- Arunachalam Raman
- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute Adyar, Chennai, 600 020, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Photosciences & Photonics Section Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Photosciences & Photonics Section Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute Adyar, Chennai, 600 020, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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Suda K, Yokogawa D. Spin-Orbit Coupling Calculation Combined with the Reference Interaction Site Model Self-Consistent Field Explicitly Including Constrained Spatial Electron Density Distribution. J Chem Theory Comput 2022; 18:6043-6051. [PMID: 36069633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Studying the radiative and non-radiative decay processes of molecules in a solution is an important issue in the design of organic and functional molecules. Theoretical approaches have great potential for revealing this decay process through computation of various parameters, such as the energy surfaces at the excited state and spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The development of quantum chemical programs has enabled the calculation of SOC values to become popular for the gas phase. However, SOC calculations in solution have some difficulties that need to be overcome. In the present study, the authors combined the SOC calculations with the reference interaction site model self-consistent field explicitly including constrained spatial electron density distribution. To validate the reliability of our method, the decay process of dimethylaminobenzonitrile in cyclohexane and acetonitrile was studied. By computing the SOC values in both solution systems, the authors were able to investigate the decay process at the atomistic level. Furthermore, a natural transition orbital analysis and the measurement of the decomposed SOC values were found to provide a clear understanding of intersystem crossing.
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- Kayo Suda
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Treto-Suárez MA, Schott E, Mena Ulecia K, Koivisto BD, Hidalgo-Rosa Y, Páez-Hernández D, Zarate X. Understanding the Deactivating/Activating Mechanisms in Three Optical Chemosensors Based in Crown Ether with Na+/K+ Selectivity Using Quantum Chemical Tools. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200188. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Manuel A. Treto-Suárez
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica CHILE
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica CHILE
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- Temuco Catholic University: Universidad Catolica de Temuco cDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas Y Químicas CHILE
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia CHILE
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- Universidad Autónoma de Chile - Campus El Llano Subercaseaux: Universidad Autonoma de Chile - Campus El Llano Subercaseaux hInstituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas CHILE
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Carmona-Espíndola J, Gázquez JL. Charge transfer excitations and constrained density functional theory. Theor Chem Acc 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02860-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gómez S, Soysal EN, Worth GA. Micro-Solvated DMABN: Excited State Quantum Dynamics and Dual Fluorescence Spectra. Molecules 2021; 26:7247. [PMID: 34885829 PMCID: PMC8658867 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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In this work, we report a complete analysis by theoretical and spectroscopic methods of the short-time behaviour of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) in the gas phase as well as in cyclohexane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, and water solution, after excitation to the La state. The spectroscopic properties of DMABN were investigated experimentally using UV absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscopy. The computational study was developed at different electronic structure levels and using the Polarisable Continuum Model (PCM) and explicit solvent molecules to reproduce the solvent environment. Additionally, excited state quantum dynamics simulations in the diabatic picture using the direct dynamics variational multiconfigurational Gaussian (DD-vMCG) method were performed, the largest quantum dynamics "on-the-fly" simulations performed with this method until now. The comparison with fully converged multilayer multiconfigurational time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) dynamics on parametrised linear vibronic coupling (LVC) potentials show very similar population decays and evolution of the nuclear wavepacket. The ring C=C stretching and three methyl tilting modes are identified as the responsible motions for the internal conversion from the La to the Lb states. No major differences are observed in the ultrafast initial decay in different solvents, but we show that this effect depends strongly on the level of electronic structure used.
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- Sandra Gómez
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK;
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK;
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Leier J, Michenfelder NC, Unterreiner AN, Olzmann M. Indications for an intermolecular photo-induced excited-state proton transfer of p-nitrophenol in water. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1975051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Julia Leier
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Behera SK, Park SY, Gierschner J. Duale Emission: Klassen, Mechanismen und Bedingungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Santosh Kumar Behera
- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies IMDEA Nanociencia Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco C/ Faraday 9 28049 Madrid Spanien
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials and Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) Department of Materials Science and Engineering Seoul National University ENG 445 Seoul 08826 Korea
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- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies IMDEA Nanociencia Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco C/ Faraday 9 28049 Madrid Spanien
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Jachak M, Khopkar S, Patel K, Patil Y, Shankarling G. Synthesis of Novel d-π-A chromophores: Effect of structural manipulations on photophysical properties, viscosity and DFT study. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Loos PF, Comin M, Blase X, Jacquemin D. Reference Energies for Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Excitations. J Chem Theory Comput 2021; 17:3666-3686. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Pierre-François Loos
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst NEEL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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Kretz B, Egger DA. Accurate Molecular Geometries in Complex Excited-State Potential Energy Surfaces from Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory. J Chem Theory Comput 2021; 17:357-366. [PMID: 33284603 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The interplay of electronic excitations and structural changes in molecules impacts nonradiative decay and charge transfer in the excited state, thus influencing excited-state lifetimes and photocatalytic reaction rates in optoelectronic and energy devices. To capture such effects requires computational methods providing an accurate description of excited-state potential energy surfaces and geometries. We suggest time-dependent density functional theory using optimally tuned range-separated hybrid (OT-RSH) functionals as an accurate approach to obtain excited-state molecular geometries. We show that OT-RSH provides accurate molecular geometries in excited-state potential energy surfaces that are complex and involve an interplay of local and charge-transfer excitations, for which conventional semilocal and hybrid functionals fail. At the same time, the nonempirical OT-RSH approach maintains the high accuracy of parametrized functionals (e.g., B3LYP) for predicting excited-state geometries of small organic molecules showing valence excited states.
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- Bernhard Kretz
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Petaccia M, Giansanti L, Wilson JN, Lee H, Battista S, Mancini G. Fluorescent molecular rotors as sensors for the detection of thymidine phosphorylase. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 29:115881. [PMID: 33276189 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Three new fluorescent molecular rotors were synthesized with the aim of using them as sensors to dose thymidine phosphorylase, one of the target enzymes of 5-fluorouracil, a potent chemotherapic drug largely used in the treatment of many solid tumors, that acts by hindering the metabolism of pyrimidines. 5-Fluorouracil has a very narrowtherapeutic window, in fact, its optimal dosage is strictly related to the level of its target enzymes that vary significantly among patients, and it would be of the utmost importance to have an easy and fast method to detect and quantify them. The three molecular rotors developed as TP sensors differ in the length of the alkylic spacer joining the ligand unit, a thymine moiety, and the fluorescent molecular rotor, a [4-(1-dimethylamino)phenyl]-pyridinium bromide. Their ability to trigger an optical signal upon the interaction with thymidine phosphorylase was investigated by fluorescent measurements.
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- Manuela Petaccia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, 67100 Coppito (Aq), Italy; CNR - Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00016 Monterotondo Scalo (RM), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, 67100 Coppito (Aq), Italy; CNR - Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00016 Monterotondo Scalo (RM), Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, 67100 Coppito (Aq), Italy
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- CNR - Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00016 Monterotondo Scalo (RM), Italy
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Behera SK, Park SY, Gierschner J. Dual Emission: Classes, Mechanisms, and Conditions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:22624-22638. [PMID: 32783293 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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There has been much interest in dual-emission materials in the past few years for materials and life science applications; however, a systematic overview of the underlying processes is so-far missing. We resolve this issue herein by classifying dual-emission (DE) phenomena as relying on one emitter with two emitting states (DE1), two independent emitters (DE2), or two correlated emitters (DE3). Relevant DE mechanisms for materials science are then briefly described together with the electronic and/or geometrical conditions under which they occur. For further reading, references are given that offer detailed insight into the complex mechanistic aspects of the various DE processes or provide overviews on materials families or their applications. By avoiding ambiguities and misinterpretations, this systematic, insightful Review might inspire future targeted designs of DE materials.
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- Santosh Kumar Behera
- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, IMDEA Nanociencia, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, C/ Faraday 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials and Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, ENG 445, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, IMDEA Nanociencia, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, C/ Faraday 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Stsiapura VI. Solvent effect on excited state potential energy surfaces of Thioflavin T. Qualitatively different results by TDDFT and SA-2-CASSCF methods. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1874-1884. [PMID: 32516484 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Thioflavin T (ThT) is a viscosity-sensitive fluorescent dye and its emission intensity undergoes a significant enhancement upon binding to DNA or amyloid fibrils. This fluorescence light-up feature has been attributed earlier to restriction of structural rearrangements in the excited state that are coupled to an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) reaction. In this work TDDFT (using B3LYP and CAM-B3LYP functionals) and SA-2-CASSCF calculations were carried out to obtain relaxed excited-state potential energy surfaces (PES) along twisting φ and wagging δ angles that describe mutual orientation of benzothiazole (BTZ) and dimethylaniline (DMA) fragments in ThT. For isolated ThT molecule both methods predict that during structural rearrangements of the initially excited Franck-Condon state, besides twisting along CC bond which connects BTZ and DMA fragments, a considerable wagging motion is expected to occur. Account for solvent effect using polarized continuum model showed qualitative differences in the excited state PES features calculated by SA-2-CASSCF and TDDFT methods. Single-reference TDDFT calculations failed to describe solvation of TICT state and predicted increase of its energy in more polar media.
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Zheng L, Migliore A, Beratan DN. Electrostatic Field-Induced Oscillator Strength Focusing in Molecules. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:6376-6388. [PMID: 32600048 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c04783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The development of light-harvesting devices based on molecular materials depends critically on the ability to focus the electronic oscillator strength of molecules into the UV-vis spectral window. Typical molecular chromophores have only about 1% of their total electronic oscillator strength in this spectral region and thus perform at a small fraction of their possible effectiveness. This theoretical study finds that the electronic oscillator strength of polyenes in the UV-vis region may be enhanced by 1 order of magnitude using electrostatic fields, motivating specific experimental studies of oscillator strength focusing. We find scaling relationships between the polyene length, the intensity of the applied field, and the field-induced increase in oscillator strength that are useful for the implementation of light-harvesting strategies based on polyenes.
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- Lianjun Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States.,Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States.,Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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Synthesis of novel viscosity sensitive pyrrolo-quinaldine based styryl dyes: Photophysical properties, electrochemical and DFT study. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Karbalaei Khani S, Marefat Khah A, Hättig C. Comparison of Reaction Field Schemes for Coupling Continuum Solvation Models with Wave Function Methods for Excitation Energies. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:4554-4564. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Arbeitsgruppe Quantenchemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum 44780, Germany
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Kochman MA, Durbeej B. Simulating the Nonadiabatic Relaxation Dynamics of 4-( N, N-Dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) in Polar Solution. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:2193-2206. [PMID: 32083861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The compound 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) represents the archetypal system for dual fluorescence, a rare photophysical phenomenon in which a given fluorophore shows two distinct emission bands. Despite extensive studies, the underlying mechanism remains the subject of debate. In the present contribution, we address this issue by simulating the excited-state relaxation process of DMABN as it occurs in polar solution. The potential energy surfaces for the system are constructed with the use of the additive quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) method, and the coupled dynamics of the electronic wave function and the nuclei is propagated with the semiclassical fewest switches surface hopping method. The DMABN molecule, which comprises the QM subsystem, is treated with the use of the second-order algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC(2)) method with the imposition of spin-opposite scaling (SOS). It is verified that this level of theory achieves a realistic description of the excited-state potential energy surfaces of DMABN. The simulation results qualitatively reproduce the main features of the experimentally observed fluorescence spectrum, thus allowing the unambiguous assignment of the two fluorescence bands: the normal band is due to the near-planar locally excited (LE) structure of DMABN, while the so-called "anomalous" second band arises from the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) structure. The transformation of the LE structure into the TICT structure takes place directly via intramolecular rotation, and is not mediated by another excited-state structure. In particular, the oft-discussed rehybridized intramolecular charge transfer (RICT) structure, which is characterized by a bent nitrile group, does not play a role in the relaxation process.
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- Michał Andrzej Kochman
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Chemistry, University College London (UCL), 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0A, United Kingdom
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Caricato M. Coupled cluster theory in the condensed phase within the singles‐T density scheme for the environment response. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Marco Caricato
- Department of Chemistry University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas
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Mirochnik AG, Yu A, Beloliptsev, Fedorenko EV. Dual Luminescence of 1‐(9‐Anthryl)Butane‐1,3‐dione. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Anatolii G. Mirochnik
- Institute of Chemistry Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 159, Prosp. 100-letiya Vladivostoka Vladivostok 690022 Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 159, Prosp. 100-letiya Vladivostoka Vladivostok 690022 Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 159, Prosp. 100-letiya Vladivostoka Vladivostok 690022 Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemistry Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 159, Prosp. 100-letiya Vladivostoka Vladivostok 690022 Russian Federation
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Caricato M. CCSD‐PCM Excited State Energy Gradients with the Linear Response Singles Approximation to Study the Photochemistry of Molecules in Solution. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Marco Caricato
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Kansas 1567 Irving Hill Rd. Lawrence KS 66045 USA
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Maschietto F, Sanz García J, Campetella M, Ciofini I. Using density based indexes to characterize excited states evolution. J Comput Chem 2019; 40:650-656. [PMID: 30549077 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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With the aim of offering new computational tools helping in the description of photochemical reactions and phenomena occurring at the excited state, we present in this work the capability of a density based index (Π) in locating decay channels from higher to lower excited states. The Π index, previously applied to disclose non-radiative decay channels from the first excited state to the ground state, is very simple in its formulation and can be evaluated, practically with no extra computational cost, and coupled to any quantum method able to provide excited states densities. Indeed, this index relies only on the knowledge of energetics and electron densities of the different electronic states involved in the decay. In the present work, we show the proficiency of the Π index in the general case of decay between excited states by applying it to two model systems well characterized both theoretically and experimentally. In both cases, this descriptor was successful in spotting the regions where excited states are more likely to decay, thus suggesting its potential interest for further application in the design of new compounds. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Federica Maschietto
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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Gulyani A, Dey N, Bhattacharya S. Highly Responsive Fluorescent Assemblies Allow for Unique, Multiparametric Sensing of the Phospholipid Membrane Environment. Chemistry 2018; 25:1507-1514. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Akash Gulyani
- Department of Organic Chemistry; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore 560012 India
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine; GKVK Post, Bangalore 560065 India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore 560012 India
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine; GKVK Post, Bangalore 560065 India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore 560012 India
- Present address: Indian Association for Cultivation of Science; Kolkata 700032 India
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Blunt NS, Neuscamman E. Excited-State Diffusion Monte Carlo Calculations: A Simple and Efficient Two-Determinant Ansatz. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 15:178-189. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nick S. Blunt
- University Chemical
Laboratory, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Marefat Khah A, Karbalaei Khani S, Hättig C. Analytic Excited State Gradients for the QM/MM Polarizable Embedded Second-Order Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction for the Polarization Propagator PE-ADC(2). J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:4640-4650. [PMID: 30040882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An implementation of a QM/MM embedding in a polarizable environment is presented for second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory, MP2, for ground state energies and molecular gradients and for the second-order Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction, ADC(2), for excitation energies and excited state molecular gradients. In this implementation of PE-MP2 and PE-ADC(2), the polarizable embedded Hartree-Fock wave function is used as uncorrelated reference state. The polarization-correlation cross terms for the ground and excited states are included in this model via an approximate coupling density. A Lagrangian formulation is used to derive the relaxed electron densities and molecular gradients. The resolution-of-the-identity approximation speeds up the calculation of four-index electron repulsion integrals in the molecular orbital basis. As a first application, the method is used to study the photophysical properties of host-guest complexes where the accuracy and weaknesses of the model are also critically examined. It is demonstrated that the ground state geometries of the full quantum mechanical calculation for the supermolecule can be well reproduced. For excited state geometries, the deviations from the supermolecular calculation are slightly larger, but still the environment effects are captured qualitatively correctly, and energy gaps between the ground and excited states are obtained with sufficient accuracy.
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- Alireza Marefat Khah
- Arbeitsgruppe Quantenchemie , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Bochum D-44801 , Germany
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- Arbeitsgruppe Quantenchemie , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Bochum D-44801 , Germany
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Modesto-Costa L, Borges I. Discrete and continuum modeling of solvent effects in a twisted intramolecular charge transfer system: The 4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN) molecule. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 201:73-81. [PMID: 29734107 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The 4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzonitrile (DMABN) molecule is a prototypical system displaying twisted intramolecular (TICT) charge transfer effects. The ground and the first four electronic excited states (S1-S4) in gas phase and upon solvation were studied. Charge transfer values as function of the torsion angle between the donor group (dimethylamine) and the acceptor moiety (benzonitrile) were explicitly computed. Potential energy curves were also obtained. The algebraic diagrammatic construction method at the second-order [ADC(2)] ab initio wave function was employed. Three solvents of increased polarities (benzene, DMSO and water) were investigated using discrete (average solvent electrostatic configuration - ASEC) and continuum (conductor-like screening model - COSMO) models. The results for the S3 and S4 excited states and the S1-S4 charge transfer curves were not previously available in the literature. Electronic gas phase and solvent vertical spectra are in good agreement with previous theoretical and experimental results. In the twisted (90°) geometry the optical oscillator strengths have negligible values even for the S2 bright state. Potential energy curves show two distinct pairs of curves intersecting at decreasing angles or not crossing in the more polar solvents. Charge transfer and electric dipole values allowed the rationalization of these results. The former effects are mostly independent of the solvent model and polarity. Although COSMO and ASEC solvent models mostly lead to similar results, there is an important difference: some crossings of the excitation energy curves appear only in the ASEC solvation model, which has important implications to the photochemistry of DMABN.
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- Lucas Modesto-Costa
- Departamento de Química, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Praça General Tibúrcio, 80, 22290-270 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Praça General Tibúrcio, 80, 22290-270 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Jędrzejewska B, Skotnicka A, Laurent AD, Pietrzak M, Jacquemin D, Ośmiałowski B. Influence of the Nature of the Amino Group in Highly Fluorescent Difluoroborates Exhibiting Intramolecular Charge Transfer. J Org Chem 2018; 83:7779-7788. [PMID: 29931971 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of difluoroborates were synthesized from CH acids. All compounds were substituted with dialkylamino groups (NR2). The lone electron pair of the nitrogen atom of this donor moiety is variably delocalized toward the difluoroborate core that acts as the electron acceptor. This was rationalized in light of the various geometries of the amino group. The degree of charge transfer was quantified on the basis of the results of time-dependent density functional theory calculations.
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- Beata Jędrzejewska
- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , UTP University of Science and Technology , Seminaryjna 3 , PL-85326 Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , UTP University of Science and Technology , Seminaryjna 3 , PL-85326 Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- Laboratoire CEISAM-UMR CNRS 6230 , University of Nantes , 2, rue de la Houssinière , 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering , UTP University of Science and Technology , Seminaryjna 3 , PL-85326 Bydgoszcz , Poland
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- Laboratoire CEISAM-UMR CNRS 6230 , University of Nantes , 2, rue de la Houssinière , 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń , 7 Gagarin Street , 87-100 Toruń , Poland
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Rankine CD, Nunes JPF, Feixas TWBL, Young S, Wann DA. Structure of 4-(Dimethylamino)benzonitrile Using Gas Electron Diffraction: A New Lease of Life for the Only Gas Electron Diffractometer in the U.K. . J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:5656-5665. [PMID: 29870255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b03613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The continued demand for gas-phase molecular structures has led to the recommissioning of a gas electron diffractometer, formerly housed at the University of Reading. The gas electron diffractometer, now the only one of its kind in the U.K., is currently housed at the University of York, where it is now used routinely to determine directly structures of isolated molecules in the gas phase. The instrument has been fitted with an air-heated nozzle assembly to increase the range of molecules accessible to study in the gas phase; the efficacy of this assembly is demonstrated in this article via the determination of the gas-phase structure of 4-(dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN) at high temperature. A series of complementary theoretical calculations using the B2PLYP DFT functional of Grimme et al. with correlation-consistent basis sets of double, triple, and quadruple-ζ quality are also presented. The agreement between the experimental and theoretical structural parameters attests to the accuracy of the applied theoretical calculations and of our gas-phase structural solution.
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- Conor D Rankine
- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington, York YO10 5DD , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington, York YO10 5DD , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington, York YO10 5DD , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington, York YO10 5DD , U.K
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Liese D, Haberhauer G. Rotations in Excited ICT States - Fluorescence and its Microenvironmental Sensitivity. Isr J Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- David Liese
- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Duisburg-Essen; Universitätsstr. 7 D-45117 Essen Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Duisburg-Essen; Universitätsstr. 7 D-45117 Essen Germany
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Mewes SA, Plasser F, Krylov A, Dreuw A. Benchmarking Excited-State Calculations Using Exciton Properties. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:710-725. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Stefanie A. Mewes
- Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht-Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205A, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre
for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Institute for
Advanced Study (NZIAS), Massey University Albany, Private Bag 102904, Auckland 0745, New Zealand
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- Institute
for Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingstrasse 17, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- University of Southern California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90089-0482, United States
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- Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht-Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205A, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Sun W, Cui JX, Ma LL, Lu ZL, Gong B, He L, Wang R. Imaging nucleus viscosity and G-quadruplex DNA in living cells using a nucleus-targeting two-photon fluorescent probe. Analyst 2018; 143:5799-5804. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01643g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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TP-2Bz, as a nucleus targeting “D–π–A” molecule, was developed as a two-photon turn-on fluorescent probe for the viscosity and GQ DNA detection in cell nuclei.
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- Wan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing 100875
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- National Institute for Food and Drug Control
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine
- and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences
- University of Macau
- Taipa
- China
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Karbalaei Khani S, Marefat Khah A, Hättig C. COSMO-RI-ADC(2) excitation energies and excited state gradients. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:16354-16363. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp00643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Evaluating vertical excitation energies and excited state analytic gradients in solution at COSMO-ADC(2).
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- Arbeitsgruppe Quantenchemie
- Ruhr-Universität
- Bochum 44780
- Germany
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Ma C, Ou YQ, Chan CTL, Wong AKW, Chan RCT, Chung BPY, Jiang C, Wang ML, Kwok WM. Nonradiative dynamics determined by charge transfer induced hydrogen bonding: a combined femtosecond time-resolved fluorescence and density functional theoretical study of methyl dimethylaminobenzoate in water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:1240-1251. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05140a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen bonding with water alters nonradiative pathway of a twisted charge transfer state in methyl dimethylaminobenzoate.
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- Chensheng Ma
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kowloon
- P. R. China
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Bohnwagner MV, Dreuw A. Regular Fluorescence of 4-Fluoro-N,N-dimethylaniline: No Charge Transfer and No Twisting. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:5834-5841. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b05939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mercedes Vanessa Bohnwagner
- Interdisciplinary Center
for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center
for Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Mariz IFA, Pinto S, Lavrado J, Paulo A, Martinho JMG, Maçôas EMS. Cryptolepine and quindoline: understanding their photophysics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:10255-10263. [PMID: 28265616 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00455a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Quindoline (QUIND, indolo[3,2-b]quinoline) and cryptolepine (CRYPT, 5-methyl-10H-indolo[3,2-b]quinoline) together with their corresponding derivatives have been studied for decades due to their important biological activity against diseases like malaria. The biological activity of drugs is routinely investigated using fluorescence based methods. However, recent reports show that the photophysics of CRYPT and its analogues is not yet understood. Herein, the photophysics of CRYPT and QUIND is studied in aqueous solutions at different pH values and in both protic and aprotic solvents of different polarities. CRYPT and QUIND are shown to exist in different prototropic forms depending on pH and solvent polarity. CRYPT is found to be more sensitive to the solvent nature. Both compounds are shown to have two-photon stimulated emission. Their two-photon absorption (TPA) cross-sections were measured in the 710-960 nm range. The TPA cross-section is relatively low but allows for the observation of both compounds in HEK 293 T cells, where CRYPT is found mostly in the nucleus and QUIND accumulates in the cytoplasm.
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- Inês F A Mariz
- Centro de Química-Física Molecular (CQFM) and Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1,1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Suda K, Yokogawa D. Theoretical Study on Nonradiative Decay of Dimethylaminobenzonitrile through Triplet State in Gas-Phase, Nonpolar, and Polar Solutions. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:2164-2170. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b11654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Kayo Suda
- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and ‡Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
(WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and ‡Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
(WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Medders GR, Alguire EC, Jain A, Subotnik JE. Ultrafast Electronic Relaxation through a Conical Intersection: Nonadiabatic Dynamics Disentangled through an Oscillator Strength-Based Diabatization Framework. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:1425-1434. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gregory R. Medders
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Stanford
PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Zachariasse KA, Demeter A, Druzhinin SI. Absence of Intramolecular Charge Transfer with 4-Fluoro-N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA4F), Contrary to an Experimental Report Supported by Computations. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:1223-1232. [PMID: 28099017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b12142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With 4-fluoro-N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA4F), only a single fluorescence from a locally excited (LE) state is observed, irrespective of solvent polarity, temperature, and excitation wavelength. The relatively small excited state dipole moment μe = 7.3 D confirms the identification as LE. The single exponential fluorescence decays in the nonpolar n-hexane (2.04 ns) and in the strongly polar acetonitrile (5.73 ns) are a further support. Similar results are obtained with 4-chloro-N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA4Cl), having a chlorobenzene subgroup, a somewhat better electron acceptor than the fluorobenzene moiety in DMA4F. The absence of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) with DMA4F is in accord with its large energy gap ΔE(S1,S2) of 8300 cm-1 in n-hexane between the two lowest singlet excited states, which is even larger than that (6300 cm-1) of N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA), for which an LE → ICT reaction likewise does not occur. The results with DMA4F are in contradiction with a publication by Fujiwara et al. ( Chem. Phys. Lett. 2013 , 586 , 70 ), in which the appearance of dual LE + ICT emission is reported for DMA4F in n-hexane and MeCN at room temperature. The ICT/LE fluorescence quantum yield ratio Φ'(ICT)/Φ(LE) reached a maximum value of ∼2, in n-hexane and surprisingly also in MeCN, as the excitation wavelength approaches the red-edge of the absorption spectrum. These, in our opinion, erroneous observations were supported by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations, which compute a perpendicularly twisted lowest ICT state (TICT) state. This is a further example of the general tendency of computations to find a TICT conformation for the lowest excited singlet state of electron donor/acceptor molecules such as p-substituted anilines.
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- Klaas A Zachariasse
- Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Spektroskopie und Photochemische Kinetik , 37070 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , P.O. Box 286, 1519 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Spektroskopie und Photochemische Kinetik , 37070 Göttingen, Germany
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Curchod BFE, Sisto A, Martínez TJ. Ab Initio Multiple Spawning Photochemical Dynamics of DMABN Using GPUs. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:265-276. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b09962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Basile F. E. Curchod
- Department
of Chemistry and the PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and the PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and the PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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