Theoretical Interpretation of the Fluorescence Spectra of Toluene and P- Cresol

Abstract

The fluorescence spectra of toluene and p-cresol from ab initio calculations were interpreted on the ground states and the lowest excited singlet states of the two molecules. Determination was made on the energy minima and the optimized geometries of the ground states and the lowest excited singlet states from 4 in 4 CASSCF computations using 6-31G basis set. Also computed was the vibrational frequencies of both molecules in the two states. It is believed that this work constitutes the first complete calculation of the vibrational spectra of both ground and excited states of aromatic molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284314

Entities

People

  • Hendrik F. Hameka
  • James O. Jensen

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atomic Charge
  • Charge Density
  • Computations
  • Crystal Structure
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Electronic States
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluorescence
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Ground State
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Molecules
  • Spectra
  • Vibrational Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry