Theoretical study of the lowest 1BU states of trans-stilbene

Laura Gagliardi, Giorgio Orlandi, Vicent Molina, Per Åke Malmqvist, Björn Roos

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Abstract

The results of a theoretical study of the ground state, 11Ag, and of the lowest 1Bu states of trans-stilbene are presented. The vertical and adiabatic excitation energies of the lowest 1Bu states have been computed using multiconfigurational SCF theory, followed by second-order perturbation theory. It is shown that the two lowest excited states are separated by a small energy gap in the Franck-Condon region. They are the 11Bu, characterized by the HOMO→LUMO single excitation substantially localized on the ethylenic moiety, and the 21Bu, formed by a combination of one electron excitations localized mainly on the benzene rings. The most intense transition is found to be the lowest in energy when the interaction between different states is included at the level of second-order perturbation theory. The vibronic structure of emission and absorption spectra of the two lowest 1Bu states have been determined within the Franck-Condon approximation. The spectrum calculated for the 11Bu state agrees with the experimental spectrum, while the low intensity band computed for the 21Bu state has no experimental counterpart. It is concluded that this band is buried in the strong 11Bu absorption and therefore not observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7355-7361
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume106
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 15 2002

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