Three-Dimensional Reference Interaction Site Model Self-Consistent Field Analysis of Solvent and Substituent Effects on the Absorption Spectra of Brooker's Merocyanine
Three-Dimensional Reference Interaction Site Model Self-Consistent Field Analysis of Solvent and Substituent Effects on the Absorption Spectra of Brooker's Merocyanine
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三维参考相互作用位点模型溶剂和取代基对布鲁克部花青吸收光谱影响的自洽场分析
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10.1002/jcc.23980
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2015
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Haruyuki Nakano
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作者:
Yuichi Tanaka;Norio Yoshida;Haruyuki Nakano
Solvent and substituent effects on the absorption spectra of Brooker's merocyanine (BM) are investigated using the three‐dimensional reference interaction site model self‐consistent field method and time‐dependent density functional theory. The π–π* excitation energies are computed for BM and its derivative 2,6‐di‐tert‐butyl (di‐t‐Bu) BM. The behaviors of the computed excitation energies with increasing solvent polarity are in good agreement with those of the corresponding experimental measurements. In addition, analysis of the solute–solvent interaction energies and spatial distribution functions reveals that the effects of the solvent on the absorption spectra are reduced by the steric hindrance of thet‐Bu groups. Furthermore, from the difference in the solute–solvent interaction energies of BM and di‐t‐Bu BM, it is shown that the effect of thet‐Bu substituents on the absorption spectrum is greater in high‐polarity solvents. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.