Ultrafast Vibrational Frequency Shifts Induced by Electronic Excitations: Naphthols in Low Dielectric Media
Xiao D, Prémont-Schwarz M, Nibbering E, Batista V. Ultrafast Vibrational Frequency Shifts Induced by Electronic Excitations: Naphthols in Low Dielectric Media. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2011, 116: 2775-2790. PMID: 22044113, DOI: 10.1021/jp208426v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic excitationFrequency shiftVibrational frequency shiftsMid-infrared pump-probe spectroscopyPerturbative treatmentPump-probe spectroscopyDielectric responseDensity functional theory levelB3LYP/TZVPVibrational motionSolvent-induced frequency shiftsDielectric mediumLow dielectric mediumTheoretical modelingSolvatochromic shiftsTheory levelExcitationNaphthol chromophoreNonpolar/Solvatochromic effectTime scalesTheoretical valuesPolar solventsShiftOHThe O–H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe
Prémont-Schwarz M, Xiao D, Batista V, Nibbering E. The O–H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2011, 115: 10511-10516. PMID: 21851092, DOI: 10.1021/jp207642k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryFemtosecond mid-infrared spectroscopySolvatochromic effectH stretching modeB3LYP/TZVPVibrational frequency shiftsMid-infrared spectroscopyNuclear rearrangementsFrequency shiftPerturbative approachFunctional theoryDielectric responseStretching modeDielectric probeTZVP levelTheoretical modelPhotoacidSpectroscopyTZVPStateChromophoreTheoryProbeAgreementMode