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Electronic transitions of fluorene, dibenzofuran, carbazole, and dibenzothiophene: From the onset of absorption to the ionization threshold

Journal Article · · Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

A comparative study of the electronic transitions of fluorene and its hetero-analogues dibenzofuran, carbazole, and dibenzothiophene was performed in a wide energy range. Gas phase, crystal phase, and linear dichroism electronic transmittance spectra were measured with synchrotron radiation. Electronic transitions to excited singlet states were predicted with time-dependent density functional theory, TD-B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p). Based on the experimental and theoretical results, symmetry assignments of electronic transitions in the vacuum and near-UV region are suggested. The correspondence between excited states in these molecules, similarities, and differences between their electronic spectra are discussed.

Research Organization:
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1020852
Report Number(s):
BNL--94547-2011-JA; KP1501010
Journal Information:
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal Name: Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 264; ISSN 0022-2852
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English