The anharmonic correction to displaced Franck-Condon(FC)factors introduces a first-order perturbative correction to the Huang-Rhys factors,enabling accurate simulation of vibronic spectra in the gas phase.In contrast,...The anharmonic correction to displaced Franck-Condon(FC)factors introduces a first-order perturbative correction to the Huang-Rhys factors,enabling accurate simulation of vibronic spectra in the gas phase.In contrast,the damped correction to displaced FC factors provides a non-perturbative modification to the Huang-Rhys factors for simulating vibronic spectra in solution,where the damped local-mode motions of the solute molecule effectively represent strong solute-solvent interactions.Practically,the damped FC method is implemented by transforming the mass-weighted unperturbed Hessian matrix(gas phase)into a perturbed Hessian matrix(solution phase)through effective scaling of atomic masses.The anharmonic FC method is applied to simulate the absorption and fluorescence spectra of the pyridine molecule.The results reveal an enhancement in absorption intensity and a corresponding weakening of fluorescence in the first excited state,which are in good agreement with experimental observations.The damped FC method is further employed to reproduce solvent-enhanced absorption and fluorescence spectra for perylene and carbazole molecules in solution.For perylene in benzene,a single-group mass-scaling parameter successfully reproduces the observed spectral enhancement.For carbazole in n-hexane,however,multiple-group mass-scaling parameters are required to capture the extremely enhanced spectral features.Overall,the present anharmonic and damped corrections to displaced Franck-Condon factors provide an analytically tractable and efficient framework for simulating vibronic spectra of large and complex molecular systems.展开更多
Investigating the impact of microhydration on the excited-states and electronic excitation properties of biomolecules has remained one of the important yet challenging aspects of science because of the complexity of d...Investigating the impact of microhydration on the excited-states and electronic excitation properties of biomolecules has remained one of the important yet challenging aspects of science because of the complexity of developing models. However, with the advent of computational chemistry methods such as TD-DFT, many useful insights about the electronic excitation energy and excited-state nature of biomolecules can be explored. Accordingly, in our study, we have incorporated the TD-DFT/wB97XD/cc-pVTZ method to study the excited state properties of N-acetyl phenylalanine amide (NAPA-A(H<sub>2</sub>O) <sub>n</sub>) (n = 1 to 4) clusters from ground to the tenth lowest gaseous singlet excited state. We found that the C=O bond length gradually increases both in N-terminal amide and C-terminal amide after the sequential addition of water molecules because of intermolecular H-bonding and this intermolecular H-bonding becomes weaker after the sequential addition of H<sub>2</sub>O molecules. The UV absorption maxima of NAPA-A (H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub> (n = 1 - 4) clusters consisted of two peaks that are S<sub>5</sub>←S<sub>0</sub> (1<sup>st</sup> absorption) and S<sub>6</sub>←S<sub>0</sub> (2<sup>nd</sup> absorption) excitations. The first absorption maxima were blue-shifted with the increase in oscillator strength. This means that strong H-bonds reduce the charge transfer and make clusters more rigid. On the other hand, the second absorption maxima were red-shifted with the decrease in oscillator strength. In the ECD spectra, the negative bands indicate the presence of an amide bond and L-configuration of micro hydrated NAPA-A clusters. Finally, our calculated absorption and fluorescence energy confirm that all the NAPA-A (H<sub>2</sub>O) <sub>n</sub> (n = 0 - 4) clusters revert to the ground state from the fluorescent state by emitting around 5.490 eV of light.展开更多
A series of novel hemicyanine dye-β-cyclodextrin compounds： mono-6-deoxy-β-cyclodextrin-6-[p-（p-substituted styryl）pyridium] p-totylfulfonates were synthesized by the condensation of mono-6-deoxy-β- cyclodextrin...A series of novel hemicyanine dye-β-cyclodextrin compounds： mono-6-deoxy-β-cyclodextrin-6-[p-（p-substituted styryl）pyridium] p-totylfulfonates were synthesized by the condensation of mono-6-deoxy-β- cyclodextrin-6-（p-methyl pyridinium） p-toluenesulfonate with （un）substituted benzaldehydes. Their structures were established by 1^H NMR, IR, UV-Vis and elemental analysis. The absorption and fluorescence properties of the novel compounds were measured in solution and the photostability of a selected hemicyanine dye-β-cyclodextrin compound was also investigated.展开更多
基金supported by Ministry of Science and Technology,Taiwan Province(No.110-2113-M-A49-022).
文摘The anharmonic correction to displaced Franck-Condon(FC)factors introduces a first-order perturbative correction to the Huang-Rhys factors,enabling accurate simulation of vibronic spectra in the gas phase.In contrast,the damped correction to displaced FC factors provides a non-perturbative modification to the Huang-Rhys factors for simulating vibronic spectra in solution,where the damped local-mode motions of the solute molecule effectively represent strong solute-solvent interactions.Practically,the damped FC method is implemented by transforming the mass-weighted unperturbed Hessian matrix(gas phase)into a perturbed Hessian matrix(solution phase)through effective scaling of atomic masses.The anharmonic FC method is applied to simulate the absorption and fluorescence spectra of the pyridine molecule.The results reveal an enhancement in absorption intensity and a corresponding weakening of fluorescence in the first excited state,which are in good agreement with experimental observations.The damped FC method is further employed to reproduce solvent-enhanced absorption and fluorescence spectra for perylene and carbazole molecules in solution.For perylene in benzene,a single-group mass-scaling parameter successfully reproduces the observed spectral enhancement.For carbazole in n-hexane,however,multiple-group mass-scaling parameters are required to capture the extremely enhanced spectral features.Overall,the present anharmonic and damped corrections to displaced Franck-Condon factors provide an analytically tractable and efficient framework for simulating vibronic spectra of large and complex molecular systems.
文摘Investigating the impact of microhydration on the excited-states and electronic excitation properties of biomolecules has remained one of the important yet challenging aspects of science because of the complexity of developing models. However, with the advent of computational chemistry methods such as TD-DFT, many useful insights about the electronic excitation energy and excited-state nature of biomolecules can be explored. Accordingly, in our study, we have incorporated the TD-DFT/wB97XD/cc-pVTZ method to study the excited state properties of N-acetyl phenylalanine amide (NAPA-A(H<sub>2</sub>O) <sub>n</sub>) (n = 1 to 4) clusters from ground to the tenth lowest gaseous singlet excited state. We found that the C=O bond length gradually increases both in N-terminal amide and C-terminal amide after the sequential addition of water molecules because of intermolecular H-bonding and this intermolecular H-bonding becomes weaker after the sequential addition of H<sub>2</sub>O molecules. The UV absorption maxima of NAPA-A (H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub> (n = 1 - 4) clusters consisted of two peaks that are S<sub>5</sub>←S<sub>0</sub> (1<sup>st</sup> absorption) and S<sub>6</sub>←S<sub>0</sub> (2<sup>nd</sup> absorption) excitations. The first absorption maxima were blue-shifted with the increase in oscillator strength. This means that strong H-bonds reduce the charge transfer and make clusters more rigid. On the other hand, the second absorption maxima were red-shifted with the decrease in oscillator strength. In the ECD spectra, the negative bands indicate the presence of an amide bond and L-configuration of micro hydrated NAPA-A clusters. Finally, our calculated absorption and fluorescence energy confirm that all the NAPA-A (H<sub>2</sub>O) <sub>n</sub> (n = 0 - 4) clusters revert to the ground state from the fluorescent state by emitting around 5.490 eV of light.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province （No. 2004B23） and the Science Research Startup Foundation of Northwest University.
文摘A series of novel hemicyanine dye-β-cyclodextrin compounds： mono-6-deoxy-β-cyclodextrin-6-[p-（p-substituted styryl）pyridium] p-totylfulfonates were synthesized by the condensation of mono-6-deoxy-β- cyclodextrin-6-（p-methyl pyridinium） p-toluenesulfonate with （un）substituted benzaldehydes. Their structures were established by 1^H NMR, IR, UV-Vis and elemental analysis. The absorption and fluorescence properties of the novel compounds were measured in solution and the photostability of a selected hemicyanine dye-β-cyclodextrin compound was also investigated.
