Photo Absorption of p-Coumaric Acid in Aqueous Solution: RISM-SCF-SEDD Theory Approach
Photo Absorption of p-Coumaric Acid in Aqueous Solution: RISM-SCF-SEDD Theory Approach
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对香豆酸在水溶液中的光吸收:RISM-SCF-SEDD 理论方法
DOI:
10.1002/jcc.24784
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发表时间:
2017
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3
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and Shigeyoshi Sakaki
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作者:
Kenji Hirano;Hiroshi Nakano;Yoshihide Nakao;Hirofumi Sato;and Shigeyoshi Sakaki
Photo absorption properties ofp‐coumaric acid, the chromophore of photoactive yellow protein, in aqueous solution were investigated by means of reference interaction site model self‐consistent field with spatial electron density distribution (RISM‐SCF‐SEDD) method. RISM‐SCF‐SEDD is a combination methodology of electronic structure theory and statistical mechanics for molecular liquids. Here, time‐dependent density functional theory was coupled with RISM equation to study the electronic structure ofp‐coumaric acid in aqueous system. Excitation energies of the chromophore in its neutral, two monoanionic and dianionic forms were computed to elucidate the effect of the deprotonation and solvation on the spectroscopic properties. We found that solvation strongly affects the excitation character of the chromophore, especially for phenolate anion and dianion. The free energy difference among the four protonation states is also discussed. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.