Table 2. Excitation Energies in eV (Nm) for Molecules 1a–d Calculated for Minimal Structures at the TDDFT CAM-B3LYP/def2-TZVP Level in Water with or without TDAa.
TDDFT | TDA | ΔSCF | TDDFT | TDA | TDDFT | TDA | |
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Cy7 | S1 | S1 | T1 | T1 | T1 | T2 | T2 |
1a | 2.380 (521) | 2.580 (481) | 1.150 (1078) | 0.881 (1407) | 1.231 (1007) | 2.442 (508) | 2.574 (482) |
1b | 2.240 (553) | 2.589 (479) | 1.348 (920) | 1.067 (1162) | 1.335 (929) | 2.456 (505) | 2.581 (480) |
1c | 2.146 (578) | 2.527 (491) | 1.208 (1026) | 0.875 (1417) | 1.228 (1010) | 2.435 (509) | 2.555 (485) |
1d | 2.211 (561) | 2.350 (528) | 1.337 (927) | 1.055 (1175) | 1.369 (906) | 2.437 (509) | 2.594 (478) |
Triplet T1 energy was estimated as the energy difference between singlet and first triplet states. ΔSCF refers to the difference between the energy of the ground states and the energy of the lowest state of triplet multiplicity.