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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem A. 2019 Apr 2;123(14):3098–3108. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b00906

Table 5.

TD-ωb97xd-PCM/6-31G(3df,p) calculated vertical lowest lying transition energies (ΔE) in eV, and oscillator strength (f) of G(N1-H)-C. Structure is shown in scheme 1(d). See Figure S5 in the supporting information for MOs involved in transitions.

State Transitiona ΔE
(eV)
λ
(nm)
f Contribution Red-shift 40 nm
ΔE (eV) λ (nm)
D1 G(n)→G(π*)b 1.92 644 0.0003 90% 1.81 684
D2 GC(π)→G(π*)c 2.09 592 0.0266 91% 1.96 632
D3 GC(n)→G(π*)c 2.65 469 0.0001 88% 2.44 509
D4 G(π)→G(π*) 2.73 455 0.0576 91% 2.51 495
D5 GC(n)→G(π*)b 3.43 362 0.0000 80% 3.08 402
D6 G(π)→G(π*) 3.57 347 0.1849 91% 3.20 387
D7 C(π)→C(π*) 3.65 340 0.0000 90% 3.26 380
D8 C(π)→G(π*) 3.84 323 0.0004 75% 3.42 363
D9 GC(π)→G(π*)c 4.04 307 0.0003 99% 3.57 347
D10 G(n)→G(π*) 4.30 288 0.0002 70% 3.78 328
D11 G(π)→G(π*) 4.50 276 0.2149 83% 3.92 316
D12 C(π)→C(π*) 4.52 274 0.0003 61% 3.95 314
a

Nature (D1= LE; D2= LE, CT; D3=LE, CT; D4=LE; D5=LE; D6=LE; D7=LE; D8= CT; D9= LE, CT; D10= LE; D11= LE; D12= LE). LE = Local excitation; CT = charge transfer.

b

Very small mixing with cytosine.

c

Delocalized on G and C.