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Freixas VM, Fernandez-Alberti S, Makhov DV, Tretiak S, Shalashilin D. An ab initio multiple cloning approach for the simulation of photoinduced dynamics in conjugated molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:17762-17772. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02321b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Multidimensional wave function: a superposition of Gaussian coherent states guided by Ehrenfest trajectories suited to clone and swap their electronic amplitudes.
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- School of Mathematics
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- Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Los Alamos
- USA
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Mondal S, Puranik M. Sub-50 fs excited state dynamics of 6-chloroguanine upon deep ultraviolet excitation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 18:13874-87. [PMID: 27146198 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01746k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The photophysical properties of natural nucleobases and their respective nucleotides are ascribed to the sub-picosecond lifetime of their first singlet states in the UV-B region (260-350 nm). Electronic transitions of the ππ* type, which are stronger than those in the UV-B region, lie at the red edge of the UV-C range (100-260 nm) in all isolated nucleobases. The lowest energetic excited states in the UV-B region of nucleobases have been investigated using a plethora of experimental and theoretical methods in gas and solution phases. The sub-picosecond lifetime of these molecules is not a general attribute of all nucleobases but specific to the five primary nucleobases and a few xanthine and methylated derivatives. To determine the overall UV photostability, we aim to understand the effect of more energetic photons lying in the UV-C region on nucleobases. To determine the UV-C initiated photophysics of a nucleobase system, we chose a halogen substituted purine, 6-chloroguanine (6-ClG), that we had investigated previously using resonance Raman spectroscopy. We have performed quantitative measurements of the resonance Raman cross-section across the Bb absorption band (210-230 nm) and constructed the Raman excitation profiles. We modeled the excitation profiles using Lee and Heller's time-dependent theory of resonance Raman intensities to extract the initial excited state dynamics of 6-ClG within 30-50 fs after photoexcitation. We found that imidazole and pyrimidine rings of 6-ClG undergo expansion and contraction, respectively, following photoexcitation to the Bb state. The amount of distortions of the excited state structure from that of the ground state structure is reflected by the total internal reorganization energy that is determined at 112 cm(-1). The contribution of the inertial component of the solvent response towards the total reorganization energy was obtained at 1220 cm(-1). In addition, our simulation also yields an instantaneous response of the first solvation shell within an ultrafast timescale of less than 30 fs following photoexcitation.
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- Sayan Mondal
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, India.
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, India.
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Raczyńska ED, Makowski M, Hallmann M, Kamińska B. Geometric and energetic consequences of prototropy for adenine and its structural models – a review. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra17280a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Prototropy for adenine and its convenient models causes parallel changes of geometric (HOMED) and energetic (ΔE) parameters for neutral tautomers.
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- Ewa D. Raczyńska
- Department of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
- 02-776 Warszawa
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
- 02-776 Warszawa
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
- 02-776 Warszawa
- Poland
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Liang J, Nguyen QL, Matsika S. Exciplexes and conical intersections lead to fluorescence quenching in π-stacked dimers of 2-aminopurine with natural purine nucleobases. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2013; 12:1387-400. [PMID: 23625036 PMCID: PMC5006741 DOI: 10.1039/c3pp25449f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Fluorescent analogues of the natural DNA bases are useful in the study of nucleic acids' structure and dynamics. 2-Aminopurine (2AP) is a widely used analogue with environmentally sensitive fluorescence behavior. The quantum yield of 2AP has been found to be significantly decreased when engaged in π-stacking interactions with the native bases. We present a theoretical study on fluorescence quenching mechanisms in dimers of 2AP π-stacked with adenine or guanine as in natural DNA. Relaxation pathways on the potential energy surfaces of the first excited states have been computed and reveal the importance of exciplexes and conical intersections in the fluorescence quenching process.
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- JingXin Liang
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Ruckenbauer M, Barbatti M, Müller T, Lischka H. Nonadiabatic photodynamics of a retinal model in polar and nonpolar environment. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:2790-9. [PMID: 23470211 PMCID: PMC3619535 DOI: 10.1021/jp400401f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The nonadiabatic photodynamics of
the all-trans-2,4-pentadiene-iminium cation (protonated
Schiff base 3, PSB3) and
the all-trans-3-methyl-2,4-pentadiene-iminium cation
(MePSB3) were investigated in the gas phase and in polar (aqueous)
and nonpolar (n-hexane) solutions by means of surface
hopping using a multireference configuration-interaction (MRCI) quantum
mechanical/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) level. Spectra, lifetimes for
radiationless deactivation to the ground state, and structural and
electronic parameters are compared. A strong influence of the polar
solvent on the location of the crossing seam, in particular in the
bond length alternation (BLA) coordinate, is found. Additionally,
inclusion of the polar solvent changes the orientation of the intersection
cone from sloped in the gas phase to peaked, thus enhancing considerably
its efficiency for deactivation of the molecular system to the ground
state. These factors cause, especially for MePSB3, a substantial decrease
in the lifetime of the excited state despite the steric inhibition
by the solvent.
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- Matthias Ruckenbauer
- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Zelený T, Ruckenbauer M, Aquino AJ, Müller T, Lankaš F, Dršata T, Hase WL, Nachtigallova D, Lischka H. Strikingly Different Effects of Hydrogen Bonding on the Photodynamics of Individual Nucleobases in DNA: Comparison of Guanine and Cytosine. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:13662-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja3028845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tomáš Zelený
- Regional Centre of
Advanced
Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty
of Science, Palacky University Olomouc,
17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17,
A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17,
A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United
States
- Institute of Soil
Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,
Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Advanced Simulation, Jülich Supercomuter Centre, Forschungszentrum
Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United
States
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nam. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17,
A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United
States
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Consequences of one-electron oxidation and one-electron reduction for 4-aminopyrimidine—DFT studies. J Mol Model 2012; 18:3523-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-012-1358-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Plasser F, Barbatti M, Aquino AJA, Lischka H. Electronically excited states and photodynamics: a continuing challenge. Theor Chem Acc 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-011-1073-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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