ISSN:
0192-8651
Keywords:
semiempirical calculations
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electronic spectra
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conformational analysis
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2,5-distyrylpyrazine laser dye
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Chemistry
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Theoretical, Physical and Computational Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
Notes:
Semiempirical (MNDO and PM3) molecular orbital calculations have been undertaken to study the structures of the ground and excited states of 2,5-distrylpyrazine dye to assess its activity as a laser dye. In the ground and first excited singlet states, the trans-trans structure of C2h symmetry is the most stable structure in the gas phase and in DMSO, which agrees with the experimental findings. Upon excitation, the flexibility of the molecule decreases, leading to a subsequent decrease in the radiationless deactivation pathway and this increases the fluorescence efficiency of DSP. The absorption, excitation, and emission spectra have been calculated at the MNDO level using the PM3 optimized geometries in DMSO. At this level the agreement between theory and experiment is quite good. An estimated absorption band at 377 nm (expt 380 nm) is assigned to the S0→S1 transition. The excited state absorption band at 457 nm (expt 460 nm) is assigned to the S1→S12 transition. The emission band at 458 nm (expt 460 nm) is assigned to the S′1→S′0 transition. The overlap between the emission and the excited-state absorption spectra is presumably the main reason behind the reduced laser activity of the investigated dye. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 19: 585-592, 1998
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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