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Coherent Mixing of Singlet and Triplet States in Acrolein and Ketene: A Computational Strategy for Simulating the Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Intersystem Crossing.

ABSTRACT: We present a theoretical study of intersystem crossing (ISC) in acrolein and ketene with the Ehrenfest method that can describe a superposition of singlet and triplet states. Our simulations illustrate a new mechanistic effect of ISC, namely, that a superposition of singlets and triplets yields nonadiabatic dynamics characteristic of that superposition rather than the constituent state potential energy surfaces. This effect is particularly significant in ketene, where mixing of singlet and triplet states along the approach to a singlet/singlet conical intersection occurs, with the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) remaining small throughout. In both cases, the effects require many recrossings of the singlet/triplet state crossing seam, consistent with the textbook treatment of ISC.

SUBMITTER: Danilov D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Coherent Mixing of Singlet and Triplet States in Acrolein and Ketene: A Computational Strategy for Simulating the Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Intersystem Crossing.

Danilov Don D Jenkins Andrew J AJ Bearpark Michael J MJ Worth Graham A GA Robb Michael A MA

The journal of physical chemistry letters 20230626 26

We present a theoretical study of intersystem crossing (ISC) in acrolein and ketene with the Ehrenfest method that can describe a superposition of singlet and triplet states. Our simulations illustrate a new mechanistic effect of ISC, namely, that a superposition of singlets and triplets yields nonadiabatic dynamics characteristic of that superposition rather than the constituent state potential energy surfaces. This effect is particularly significant in ketene, where mixing of singlet and tripl ...[more]

PMID: 37364275

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Coherent Mixing of Singlet and Triplet States in Acrolein and Ketene: A Computational Strategy for Simulating the Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Intersystem Crossing.

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Coherent Mixing of Singlet and Triplet States in Acrolein and Ketene: A Computational Strategy for Simulating the Electron-Nuclear Dynamics of Intersystem Crossing.

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