The first vertical excitation energies (in eV) calculated at the CC2/def2-TZVP level of theory. Contributions from doubly excited configurations to the wavefunction of the S1 and T1 states, and the obtained singlet–triplet gap (in eV) for molecules 1–4 are given.
| Molecule | Irrepa | E(S1 ← S0) (%D) | E(T1 ← S0) (%D) | ΔEST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a′′ | 2.677 | (13.22) | 2.877 | (12.24) | −0.200 |
| 2 | a′′ | 2.676 | (13.18) | 2.876 | (12.16) | −0.200 |
| 3 | a | 2.588 | (13.30) | 2.786 | (12.29) | −0.198 |
| 4 | a | 2.659 | (13.18) | 2.854 | (12.24) | −0.195 |
Irreducible representation.