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First-principles characterization of the singlet excited state manifold in DNA/RNA nucleobases
2020
An extensive theoretical characterization of the singlet excited state manifold of the five canonical DNA/RNA nucleobases (thymine, cytosine, uracil, adenine and guanine) in gas-phase is carried out with time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and restricted active space second-order perturbation theory (RASPT2) approaches. Both ground state and excited state absorptions are analyzed and compared between these different theoretical approaches, assessing the performance of the hybrid B3LYP and CAM-B3LYP (long-range corrected) functionals with respect to the RASPT2 reference. By comparing the TD-DFT estimates with our reference for high-lying excited states, we are able to narrow do…
Forward $J/\psi$ and very backward jet inclusive production at the LHC
2018
In the spirit of Mueller-Navelet dijet production, we propose and study the inclusive production of a forward $J/\psi$ and a very backward jet at the LHC as an observable to reveal high-energy resummation effects \`a la BFKL. We obtain several predictions, which are based on the various mechanisms discussed in the literature to describe the production of the $J/\psi$, namely, NRQCD singlet and octet contributions, and the color evaporation model.
Study of the Mode and Efficiency of DNA Binding in the Damage Induced by Photoactivated Water Soluble Porphyrins
2013
We have investigated the DNA binding interactions and in vitro photoactivated DNA damage induced by a neutral water soluble porphyrin derivative 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (TTHPP) and its zinc derivative 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)porphyrinato zinc(II) (Zn-TTHPP) upon visible light irradiation through various spectroscopic techniques and employing repair endonucleases. These porphyrin derivatives exhibited high affinity toward DNA through groove binding interactions as evidenced through the UV-vis absorption, emission, circular dichroism spectral and viscosity changes. Interestingly, the free base porphyrin derivative, TTHPP generated efficient sing…
Singlet‐Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Unlocking Hyperpolarization with Metabolism
2020
Abstract Hyperpolarization‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging can be used to study biomolecular processes in the body, but typically requires nuclei such as 13C, 15N, or 129Xe due to their long spin‐polarization lifetimes and the absence of a proton‐background signal from water and fat in the images. Here we present a novel type of 1H imaging, in which hyperpolarized spin order is locked in a nonmagnetic long‐lived correlated (singlet) state, and is only liberated for imaging by a specific biochemical reaction. In this work we produce hyperpolarized fumarate via chemical reaction of a precursor molecule with para‐enriched hydrogen gas, and the proton singlet order in fumarate is released a…
A theoretical study of the emission spectra of indole and its analogs: indene, benzimidazole, and 7-azaindole
2000
Abstract The complete active space (CAS) SCF method and multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) have been used to study the electronic spectra of indole, indene, benzimidazole, and 7-azaindole. The paper is focused on the study of the low-lying valence triplet and singlet electronic states at the optimized geometries of the excited states. The geometries have been optimized by using analytic CASSCF derivatives. CASPT2 point calculations have been performed in order to obtain band origins and relaxed emission energies. The results are analyzed in the context of the complex emission processes, both fluorescence and phosphorescence, displayed by the title compounds, whic…
Essential on the Photophysics and Photochemistry of the Indole Chromophore by Using a Totally Unconstrained Theoretical Approach
2015
Indole is a chromophore present in many different molecules of biological interest, such as the essential amino acid tryptophan and the neurotransmitter serotonin. On the basis of CASPT2//CASSCF quantum chemical calculations, the photophysical properties of the system after UV irradiation have been studied through the exploration of the potential energy hypersurfaces of the singlet and triplet low-lying valence excited states. In contrast to previous studies, the present work has been carried out without imposing any restriction to the geometry of the molecule (C1 symmetry) and by performing minimum energy path calculations, which is the only instrument able to provide the lowest-energy evo…
Synthesis and crystal structure of the low-spin iron(II) complex [Fe(bpym)3](ClO4)2·1/4H2O (bpym=2,2′-bipyrimidine)
1997
Abstract Single crystals of the mononuclear iron(II) complex of formula [Fe(bpym)3](ClO4)2·1/4H2O (bpym=2,2′-bipyrimidine) have been prepared and characterized crystallographically. The complex is monoclinic, P21/c, a=13.688(5), b=19.391(6), c=11.554(5) A, β=102.22(3)°, V=2997(2) A3, Z=4, R=0.063 and Rw=0.068. The structure analysis reveals a distorted octahedral geometry around the iron atom. The average Fe–N bond length and N–Fe–N bidentate angle are 1.970(5) A and 81.0(1)°, respectively. The value of the Fe–N distance and that of the room temperature magnetic moment are in agreement with its singlet 1A1 ground state.
Fluoreszenz‐Untersuchungen an styrylsubstituierten Benzolen
1986
Die Fluoreszenz-Abklingzeiten der stilbenartigen Verbindungen 1 – 4 zeigen, das die mittleren Lebensdauern dieser Molekule im elektronisch angeregten Singulettzustand um rund zwei Zehnerpotenzen hoher sind als bei trans-Stilben selbst. Anhand von UV-Absorptions-und Anregungsspektren wird das auf einen neu gefundenen S1-Zustand zuruckgefuhrt, der einem verbotenen Ubergang S0 S1 auf der langwelligen Seite der intensiven Absorption entspricht. Investigations on the Fluorescence of Styryl-substituted Benzenes Fluorescence decay measurements of the stilbene-like compounds 1 – 4 demonstrate that the average lifetimes of these molecules in the electronically excited singlet state are about 102 tim…
Nature of Bonding in Group 13 Dimetallenes: a Delicate Balance between Singlet Diradical Character and Closed Shell Interactions
2010
The nature of metal-metal bonding in group 13 dimetallenes REER (E = Al, Ga, In, Tl; R = H, Me, (t)Bu, Ph) was investigated by use of quantum chemical methods that include HF, second order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2), coupled cluster (CCSD(T)), complete active space with (CASPT2) and without (CAS) second order perturbation theory, and two density functionals, namely, B3LYP and M06-2X. The results show that the metal-metal interaction in group 13 dimetallenes stems almost exclusively from static and dynamic electron correlation effects: both dialuminenes and digallenes have an important singlet diradical component in their wave function, whereas the bonding in the heavier diinde…
Five-Coordinate Complexes [FeX(depe)2]BPh4, X = Cl, Br: Electronic Structure and Spin-Forbidden Reaction with N2
2002
The bonding of N(2) to the five-coordinate complexes [FeX(depe)(2)](+), X = Cl (1a) and Br (1b), has been investigated with the help of X-ray crystallography, spectroscopy, and quantum-chemical calculations. Complexes 1a and 1b are found to have an XP(4) coordination that is intermediate between square-pyramidal and trigonal-bipyramidal. Mössbauer and optical absorption spectroscopy coupled with angular overlap model (AOM) calculations reveal that 1a and 1b have (3)B(1) ground states deriving from a (xz)(1)(z(2))(1) configuration. The zero-field splitting for this state is found to be 30-35 cm(-1). In contrast, the analogous dinitrogen complexes [FeX(N(2))(depe)(2)](+), X = Cl (2a) and Br (…