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August 13, 2026 Chemistry understanding traceable

One dye, one transition: how DCDHF-Me2 earns the two-level picture

The blinking-to-absorption note modeled a fluorescent dye as two levels and named what that hides. Computing the actual excited-state manifold of DCDHF-Me2 — a push-pull dye engineered for single-molecule imaging — gives a sharper answer than we planned. Its visible absorption is essentially one transition, and the rest of the manifold lives in the deep UV; benzene, the dye's own parent ring, shows the opposite arrangement for a reason symmetry makes plain.

#spectroscopy#TD-DFT#excited states#push-pull chromophores#single-molecule spectroscopy#computational chemistry
March 25, 2025 Chemistry

AI Assisted Computational Tools for TDDFT Analysis of Chromophores Supplemental Information

A suite of Python-based computational tools for efficient geometry optimization, TD-DFT calculations, and spectral visualization of chromophores, providing a systematic approach to predicting electronic transitions and optical properties.

#computational chemistry#excited states#TD-DFT#chromophores#photochemistry
March 25, 2025 Chemistry

AI Assisted Computational Tools for Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Analysis of Chromophores

A suite of Python-based computational tools for efficient geometry optimization, TD-DFT calculations, and spectral visualization of chromophores, providing a systematic approach to predicting electronic transitions and optical properties.

#computational chemistry#excited states#TD-DFT#chromophores#photochemistry
March 22, 2025 Chemistry

Mathematical Frameworks and Basis Sets in Excited State Calculations

A comprehensive explanation of the mathematical principles underlying excited state calculations, including TD-DFT, EOM-CCSD, ADC, and CASSCF methodologies, as well as detailed discussions on basis set selection, computational considerations, and practical applications.

#quantum chemistry#excited states#TD-DFT#EOM-CCSD#basis sets#ADC#CASSCF#benchmark studies
March 21, 2025 Chemistry

Comparative Analysis of TD-DFT Functionals for Formaldehyde Excited States

A systematic comparison of different DFT functionals for predicting formaldehyde excited states, revealing significant variations in excitation energies and oscillator strengths across methods.

#computational chemistry#excited states#TD-DFT#formaldehyde#photochemistry