Role of Ultrafast Internal Conversion and Intersystem Crossing in the Nonadiabatic Relaxation Dynamics of ortho-Nitrobenzaldehyde

D Vörös, S Mai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2023 - ACS Publications
ortho-Nitrobenzaldehyde (o NBA) is a well-known photoactivated acid and a prototypical
photolabile nitro-aromatic compound. Despite extensive investigations, the ultrafast …

Finding excited-state minimum energy crossing points on a budget: non-self-consistent tight-binding methods

P Pracht, C Bannwarth - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The automated exploration and identification of minimum energy conical intersections
(MECIs) is a valuable computational strategy for the study of photochemical processes. Due …

Sulphur-and selenium-for-oxygen replacement as a strategy to obtain dual Type I/Type II photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

M Prejanò, ME Alberto, BC De Simone, T Marino… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect on the photophysical properties of sulfur-and selenium-for-oxygen replacement in
the skeleton of the oxo-4-dimethylaminonaphthalimide molecule (DMNP) has been explored …

Mechanistic photophysics of tellurium‐substituted cytosine: Electronic structure calculations and nonadiabatic dynamics simulations1

XP Chang, JL Wang, LY Peng, XJ Cen… - Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previously, the MS‐CASPT2 method was performed to study the static and qualitative
photophysics of tellurium‐substituted cytosine (TeC). To get quantitative information, we …

The impact of the chalcogen-substitution element and initial spectroscopic state on excited-state relaxation pathways in nucleobase photosensitizers: a combination of …

M Xie, S Ren, D Hu, J Zhong, J Luo, Y Tan… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The substitution of oxygen with chalcogen in carbonyl group (s) of canonical nucleobases
gives an impressive triplet generation, enabling their promising applications in medicine and …

Electronic spectroscopy of gemcitabine and derivatives for possible dual-action photodynamic therapy applications

A Abdelgawwad, D Roca-Sanjuán… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we explore the molecular basis of combining photodynamic therapy (PDT), a
light-triggered targeted anticancer therapy, with the traditional chemotherapeutic properties …

Light-Induced Ring-to-Chain Transformations of Elemental Sulfur: Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulations

Q Sun, JL Brédas, V Coropceanu - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The emergence of high-sulfur content polymeric materials and their diverse applications
underscore the need for a comprehensive understanding of the ring-to-chain transformation …

Probing intersystem crossing in multi-brominated eumelanin through transient absorption and surface hopping dynamics

K Vinod, D Thomas, PP Das, M Hariharan - Organic Chemistry …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Achieving intersystem crossing (ISC) through structural tuning in biological systems is an
evolving area for therapeutic and materials research. Eumelanin, a natural pigment, offers …

Discriminating Clockwise and Counterclockwise Photoisomerization Paths in Achiral Photoswitches by Excited-State Electronic Circular Dichroism

D Padula - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
Despite the numerous investigations of photoisomerization reactions from both the
computational and experimental points of view, even in complex environments, to date there …

Heavy atom effect through chalcogen substitution in Red Nile dye: a theoretical investigation

ME Alberto, M Prejanò, T Marino… - Theoretical Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract A DFT and TDDFT study has been carried out on Red Nile dye (RN) and on two
chalcogens-derivatives in which the carbonyl-oxygen was replaced by Sulfur-(SNR) and …