Naslov
Ab initio quantum dynamical study of the multi-state nonadiabatic photodissociation of pyrrole

Autori
Faraji, Shirin ; Vazdar, Mario ; Reddy, Sivaranjana V. ; Eckert- Maksić, Mirjana ; Lischka, Hans ; Koeppel, Horst

Izvornik
The Journal of chemical physics (0021-9606) 135 (2011), 15; 154310, 13

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
photodissociation ; pyrrole ; multireference calculations ; quantum dynamics

Sažetak
There has been a substantial amount of theoretical investigations on the photodynamics of pyrrole, often relying on surface hopping techniques or, if fully quantal, confining the study to the lowest two or three singlet states. In this study we extend ab initio based quantum dynamical investigations to cover simultaneously the lowest five singlet states, two $\pi- \sigma^*$ and two $\pi-\pi^*$ excited states. The underlying potential energy surfaces are obtained from large-scale MRCI ab initio computations. These are used to extract linear and quadratic vibronic coupling constants employing the corresponding coupling models. For the $N-H$ stretching mode $Q_{; ; ; ; ; 24}; ; ; ; ; $ an anharmonic treatment is necessary and also adopted. The results reveal a sub-picosecond internal conversion from the $S_4$ ($\pi-\pi^*$) state, corresponding to the strongly dipole-allowed transition, to the $S_1$ and $S_2$ ($\pi-\sigma^*$) states and, hence, to the ground state of pyrrole. The significance of the various vibrational modes and coupling terms is assessed. First results are also presented for the dissociation probabilities on the three lowest electronic states.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija

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