In: ChemPhysChem, 2015, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 649–657
A series of new tautomeric azonaphthols are synthesized and the possibilities for molecular switching are investigated using molecular spectroscopy, X-ray analysis and density functional theory quantum chemical calculations. Two opposite effects that influence switching are studied: attaching a piperidine sidearm, and adding substituents to the phenyl ring. On the one hand, the attached...
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In: New Journal of Chemistry, 2007, vol. 31, no. 10, p. 1738-1745
In many theoretical studies dealing with the selective complexation of trivalent actinides with respect to trivalent lanthanides, the method of calculation is assessed by comparing computed geometries with crystal structures that are often available. Yet, the selectivity is better rationalized through thermodynamic data, as enthalpy and entropy terms. In this article, we have theoretically...
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In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, vol. 45, no. 18, p. 7382 -7388
Experimental uncertainties concerning the coordination mode of trivalent plutonium in concentrated LiCl have led us to theoretically evaluate the f-f transitions of a series of rare earth aquo and chloro complexes. The calculation of Pr(III), U(III), Np(III), and Pu(III) systems' spectra was undertaken using the LFDFT (ligand field density functional theory) route that combines the backgrounds of...
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In: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2007, vol. 13, no. 19, p. 5360 - 5377
Ground- and excited-state magnetic properties of recently characterized π-conjugated photomagnetic organic molecules are analyzed by the means of density functional theory (DFT). The systems under investigation are made up of an anthracene (An) unit primarily acting as a photosensitizer (P), one or two iminonitroxyl (IN) or oxoverdazyl (OV) stable organic radical(s) as the dangling spin...
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In: Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2006, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 226-239
An account of the performance of a modern and efficient approach to Density Functional Theory (DFT) for the prediction of the photophysical behavior of a series of Ru(II) and Os(II) complexes is given. The time-dependent-DFT method was used to interpret their electronic spectra. Two different types of compounds have been analyzed: (1) a complex undergoing a light induced isomerization of one of...
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