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Nonadiabatic dynamics simulations of photoexcited urocanic acid

Journal Article · · Chemical Physics
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung, Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
  3. Aix Marseille Univ., Marseille (France)

Urocanic acid (UA) is a UV filter found in human skin, which has been linked to photoimmunosuppression and the formation of skin cancer. Its UV-light-induced photoisomerization and radiationless deactivation mechanisms have been addressed previously by static calculations. In this paper, we present nonadiabatic trajectory-surface-hopping dynamics simulations of photoexcited UA using the semiempirical OM2/MRCI methodology and an adaptive-timestep algorithm. We have simulated almost 6000 trajectories, each for a simulation time of 1.6 ps, covering the entire conformational space of the E and Z isomers of both possible tautomers of the isolated neutral form of UA (overall 32 conformers). Here, the initial conditions for the excited-state dynamics were obtained from 1 ns ground-state dynamics simulations.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1493586
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 23115361
Journal Information:
Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Chemical Physics Journal Issue: C Vol. 515; ISSN 0301-0104
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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