Time-dependent density functional theory investigation of the absorption, fluorescence, and phosphorescence spectra of solvated coumarins

Jacquemin, Denis; Perpète, Eric A.; Scalmani, Giovanni; Frisch, Michael J.; Assfeld, Xavier; Ciofini, Ilaria; Adamo, Carlo

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Using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and the polarizable continuum model, we have computed the electronic transitions of a large panel of coumarin dyes in their enol, keto, cationic, and anionic forms. Several processes have been studied: absorption, fluorescence, 0-0 phosphorescence, and triplet-triplet excitations. For each process, detailed comparison with experimental data has been carried out. Using the PBE0/6-31+G(d) scheme, it turns out that for a given electronic transition the experimental shifts resulting from the substitution of the coumarin core are nicely reproduced. Indeed, once a simple statistical correction is applied, the mean absolute errors on the absorption and fluorescence wavelengths are limited to 8 nm (0.09 eV) and 9 nm (0.07 eV), respectively. A valuable correlation between the experimental and theoretical phosphorescence auxochromic displacements has also been unravelled. The differences between the wavelengths of the various electronic processes of a given dye tend to be fairly predicted, especially for the fluorescence-phosphoresence shifts that are strongly overestimated by TD-DFT.

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INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
1. Absorption
2. Fluorescence
3. Triplet-related phenomena
RESULTS
1. Methodological study
2. Absorption
3. Fluorescence
4. Phosphorescence and triplet-triplet transitions
CONCLUSIONS

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dyes, density functional theory, fluorescence, phosphorescence, triplet state

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31.15.E-

Density-functional theory
33.50.Dq

Fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra

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0021-9606 (print)

1089-7690 (online)

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American Institute of Physics

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