Azo-group dihedral angle torsion dependence on temperature: A theorerical-experimental study

作者:De Boni Leonardo*; Toro Carlos; Zilio Sergio C; Mendonca Cleber R; Hernandez Florencio E
来源:Chemical Physics Letters, 2010, 487(4-6): 226-231.
DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2010.01.039

摘要

Quantum chemical calculations were carried out to explain the observed shifts in the absorption spectrum of different azo-aromatic compounds due to changes in the dihedral angle of the azo-group. Our results reveal that the pi-pi* transition presents a hypsochromic shift and an oscillator strength drop upon increase of the dihedral angle. Nevertheless, the pi-pi* transition exhibits the opposite behavior. This effect is attributed to the reduction in the pi-electron conjugation length of the molecule. Experimentally, we performed temperature dependence measurements of the linear absorption spectrum. Both the theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that small energy changes are mirrored in the electronic transitions of conjugated linear molecules.

  • 出版日期2010-3-5