Abstract
We present a combined density functional/time-dependent density functional study of the electronic structure and optical absorption spectrum of the charge-transfer sensitizer cis-[Ru(4,4′-COOH-2,2 ′-bpy)2(NCS)2] in water solution. To simulate the effect of different pH values, calculations have been performed for both the title complex and the corresponding tetra-deprotonated species, cis-[Ru(4,4′-COO-2,2′-bpy)2(NCS) 2]4-. The experimentally observed blue-shift of the spectrum at high pH is well reproduced by our theoretical model and appears to be related to destabilization of the bipyridines π* LUMOs as a result of the increased electron density on the deprotonated carboxylic groups.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 204-208 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 389 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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