The Fluorescence of the Wurster's Blue Radical Cation is Controlled by a Conical Intersection

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Jun 2009

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"International Symposium On Molecular Spectroscopy, 64th Meeting, Held 22-26 June, 2009 at Ohio State University. http://molspec

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Mini-Symposium: Conical Intersections

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The photochemistry and photophysics of a stable N,N,N',N'- tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cation (commonly known as Wurster's Blue) is the subject of current research interest as it represents an example of mixed valence (MV) compound. In this work we used ab initio CASSCF/CASPT2 quantum chemical calculations to map its first excited state (D{_1}) potential energy surface in the gas-phase.
According to the spectral data by Grilj et al., the fluorescence of Wurster's Blue radical cation could only be observed at low temperatures (below 115K). In order to explain this behavior, the conical intersection space (IS) between the first excited (D{_1}) and the ground state (D{_0}) potential energy surfaces was mapped and characterized. The intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) scan, following the relaxation of the Wurster's blue molecule from the D{_1}/D{_0} intersection space along the D{_0} potential energy surface, led to the ground state equilibrium structure. The energy barrier between the excited state energy minimum and the lowest lying conical intersection structure (CI) was calculated to be 3.1 kcal/mol. As a result, we concluded that this barrier was responsible for the observed temperature dependence of the fluorescence that disappears at temperatures above 115K due to the opening of a radiationless deactivation channel.

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