Theoretical transition probabilities for the A 1Pi-X 1Sigma+ system of AlNC and AlCN isomers based on global potential energy surfaces

Transition probabilities were evaluated for the X (1)Sigma(+)-A (1)Pi system of AlNC and AlCN isomers to analyze photoabsorption and fluorescence spectra. The global potential energy surfaces (PESs) of the X (1)Sigma(+) and A (1)Pi (1 (1)A("),2 (1)A(')) electronic states were determined by the multireference configuration interaction calculations with the Davidson correction. Einstein's B coefficients were computed by quantum vibrational calculations using the three-dimensional PESs of these states and the electronic transition moments for the X-1 (1)A(") and X-2 (1)A(') systems. Einstein's B coefficients obtained for AlNC or AlCN exhibit that the Al-N or Al-C stretching mode is strongly enhanced in the transition. The absorption and fluorescence spectra calculated for the X-1 (1)A(") and X-2 (1)A(') systems are discussed comparing with the observed photoexcitation and fluorescence spectra. The lifetimes for the several vibrational levels of the A (1)Pi state were calculated to be ca. 7 ns for AlNC and 21-24 ns for AlCN from the fluorescence decay rates of the 1 (1)A(")-X and 2 (1)A(')-X emissions.     

Fluorescence excitation and single vibronic level emission spectroscopy of the A 1A"<--X 1A' system of CHCl

We report new fluorescence excitation and single vibronic level emission spectra of the A (1)A(")<-->X (1)A(') system of CHCl. A total of 21 cold bands involving the pure bending levels 2(0) (n) with n=1-7 and combination bands 2(0) (n)3(0) (1)(n=4-7), 2(0) (n)3(0) (2)(n=4-6), 1(0) (1)2(0) (n)(n=5-7), 1(0) (1)2(0) (n)3(0) (1)(n=4-6), and 1(0) (1)2(0) (n)3(0) (2)(n=4) were observed in the 450-750 nm region; around half of these are reported and/or rotationally analyzed here for the first time. Spectra were measured under jet-cooled conditions using a pulsed discharge source, and rotational analysis typically yielded band origins and rotational constants for both isotopomers (CH(35)Cl,CH(37)Cl). The derived A (1)A(") vibrational intervals are combined with results of Chang and Sears to determine the excited state barrier to linearity [V(b)=1920(50) cm(-1)]. The A (1)A(") state C-H stretching frequency is determined here for the first time, in excellent agreement with ab initio predictions. Following our observation of new bands in this system, we obtained the single vibronic level (SVL) emission spectra which probe the vibrational structure of the X (1)A(') state up to approximately 9000 cm(-1) above the vibrationless level. The total number of X (1)A(') levels observed is around three times than that previously reported, and we observe five new a (3)A(") state levels, including all three fundamentals. The results of a Dunham expansion fit of the ground state vibrational term energies, and comparisons with the previous experimental and recent high level ab initio studies, are reported. Our data confirm the previous assignment of the a (3)A(") origin, and our value for T(00)(a-X)=2172(2) cm(-1) is in excellent agreement with theory. By exploiting SVL spectra from excited state levels with K(a) (')=1, we determine the effective rotational constant (A-B) of the triplet origin, also in good agreement with theory. Our results shed new light on the vibrational structure of the X (1)A('), A (1)A("), and a (3)A(") states of CHCl, and, more generally, spin-orbit coupling in the monohalocarbenes.     

On the role of methyl torsional modes in the intersystem crossing dynamics of isolated molecules

Rotationally resolved fluorescence excitation spectra of the 0(0)(0) bands of the S1<--S0 electronic transitions of 2- and 5-methylpyrimidine (2MP and 5MP, respectively) have been observed and assigned. Both spectra were found to contain two sets of rotational lines, one associated with the sigma=0 torsional level and the other associated with the sigma=+/-1 torsional level of the attached methyl group. Analyses of their structure using the appropriate torsion-rotation Hamiltonian yields the methyl group torsional barriers of V6'=1.56 and V6'=8.28 cm(-1) in 2MP and V6'=4.11 and V6'=58.88 cm(-1) in 5MP. Many of the lines in both spectra are fragmented by couplings with lower lying triplet states. Analyses of some of these perturbations yield approximate values of the intersystem crossing matrix elements, from which it is concluded that the sigma=+/-1 torsional levels of the S1 state are significantly more strongly coupled to the T1 state than the sigma=0 torsional levels.     

反-1,2-二(苯并噁唑-1′3′-基-2′)乙烯及其衍生物的合成及光性能的研究

本文合成了反-1,2-二(苯并噁唑-1′3′-基-2′)乙烯及其衍生物共14种,确认了产品的结构,测试了它们的紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、激光转换效率,计算了它们的荧光量子产率,并观察了这类化合物在光照下发生的二聚反应。     

Fluorescence excitation and emission spectroscopy of the A1A"<--X1A' system of CHBr

We report fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of CHBr in the 450-750 nm region. A total of 30 cold bands involving the pure bending levels 2(0)(n) with n=2-8 and combination bands 2(0)(n)3(0)(1)(n=1-8), 2(0) (n)3(0)(2)(n=1-6), 2(0)(n)3(0)(3)(n=1-2), 1(0)(1)2(0)(n)(n=5-7), 1(0)(1)2(0)(n)3(0)(1)(n=4-6), and 1(0)(1)2(0)(n)3(0)(2)(n=5) in the A (1)A(")<--X (1)A(') system were observed, in addition to a number of hot bands. The majority of these are reported and/or rotationally analyzed here for the first time. Spectra were measured under jet-cooled conditions using a pulsed discharge source, and rotational analysis yielded band origins and rotational constants for both bromine isotopomers (CH (79)Br,CH (81)Br). The derived A (1)A(") vibrational intervals are combined with results of [Yu et al. J. Chem. Phys. 115, 5433 (2001)] to derive barriers to linearity for the 2(n), 2(n)3(1), and 2(n)3(2) progressions. The A (1)A(") state C-H stretching frequency is determined here for the first time, and the observed nu(3) dependence of the (79)Br-(81)Br isotope splitting in the A(1)A(") state is in good agreement with theoretical expectations. Our dispersed fluorescence spectra probe the vibrational structure of the X(1)A(') state up to approximately 9000 cm(-1) above the vibrationless level; the total number of levels observed is more than twice that previously reported. As first reported by [Chen et al. J. Mol. Spectrosc. 209, 254 (2001)], these spectra reveal numerous perturbations due to spin-orbit interaction with the low-lying a(3)A(") state. The results of a Dunham expansion fit of the ground state vibrational term energies, and comparisons with previous experimental and theoretical studies, are reported. Our results lead to several revised assignments, including the X (1)A(') C-H stretching fundamental. Globally, the vibrational frequencies of X(1)A('), a(3)A("), and A(1)A(") are in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.     

An exceptional red shift of emission maxima upon fluorine substitution

The effect of perfluorination on photophysical properties was investigated through synthesis and photophysical characterization of two isostructural donor-acceptor-donor dye molecules. The synthesis of two versatile fluorinated benzene compounds, 1,4-difluoro-2,5-diperfluorooctylbenzene (1) and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-difluoro-3,6-diperfluorooctylbenzene (2), is presented. The X-ray structure of 2 has been determined and shows that the perfluorinated octyl chains segregate from the benzene rings in the solid state, giving rise to a layered structure. The further synthesis through Suzuki coupling reactions using 4-formylbenzeneboronic acid with (2) and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dioctylbenzene (3) gave, respectively, 1,4' '-diformyl-2',5'-difluoro-3',6'-diperfluorooctyl-p-terphenylene (4) and 1,4' '-diformyl-2',5'-dioctyl-p-terphenylene (5). The condensation of the dialdehydes 4 and 5 with 9,10-phenanthrenequinone and ammoniumbicarbonate in glacial acetic acid gave the dye molecules 1,4' '-bis(1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)-2',5'-difluoro-3',6'-diperfluorooctyl-p-terphenylene (6) and 1,4' '-bis(1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)-2',5'-dioctyl-p-terphenylene (7), respectively. The UV-vis spectra of the two molecules are nearly identical, whereas the fluorescence spectra are very different. Compound 7 shows blue fluorescence with little solvent dependence (lambda(emission) = 410 nm in THF, CH2Cl2, and hexane), whereas compound 6 shows a highly solvent-dependent emission wavelength (lambda(emission) = 583 nm in THF, lambda(emission) = 560 nm in CH2Cl2, and lambda(emission) = 450 nm in hexane). The fluorescence red shift of compound 6 in a series of solvents with different polarity is discussed using the Lippert-Mataga equation. Fluorescence lifetime and quantum yields were also determined. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) was performed on thin films of compound 6 and 7 on a gold substrate. The observed ionization potential was 6.15 eV for 6 and 5.85 eV for 7" [correction].     

Fluorescence excitation spectra of the b (1)Pi(u), b(') (1)Sigma(u) (+), c(n) (1)Pi(u), and c(n) (') (1)Sigma(u) (+) states of N(2) in the 80-100 nm region

Fluorescence excitation spectra produced through photoexcitation of N(2) using synchrotron radiation in the spectral region between 80 and 100 nm have been studied. Two broadband detectors were employed to simultaneously monitor fluorescence in the 115-320 nm and 300-700 nm regions, respectively. The peaks in the vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence excitation spectra are found to correspond to excitation of absorption transitions from the ground electronic state to the b (1)Pi(u), b(') (1)Sigma(u) (+), c(n) (1)Pi(u) (with n=4-8), c(n) (') (1)Sigma(u) (+) (with n=5-9), and c(4) (')(v('))(1)Sigma(u) (+) (with v(')=0-8) states of N(2). The relative fluorescence production cross sections for the observed peaks are determined. No fluorescence has been produced through excitation of the most dominating absorption features of the b-X transition except for the (1,0), (5,0), (6,0), and (7,0) bands, in excellent agreement with recent lifetime measurements and theoretical calculations. Fluorescence peaks, which correlate with the long vibrational progressions of the c(4) (') (1)Sigma(u) (+) (with v(')=0-8) and the b(') (1)Sigma(u) (+) (with v(') up to 19), have been observed. The present results provide important information for further unraveling of complicated and intriguing interactions among the excited electronic states of N(2). Furthermore, solar photon excitation of N(2) leading to the production of c(4) (')(0) may provide useful data required for evaluating and analyzing dayglow models relevant to the interpretation of c(4) (')(0) in the atmospheres of Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Titan, and Triton.     

Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of the C3N radical

Electronic spectra of the C3N radical have been observed for the first time in the near ultraviolet wavelength region by laser induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy. Seventeen vibronic bands of the B 2Pii-X 2Sigma+ electronic transition system of C3N were identified in LIF spectra of products in a discharge of HC3N. The origin of the B 2Pii state was determined to be 27,929.985(1) cm(-1) from rovibrational analyses. It was found that observations of two types of 2Sigma vibronic levels, which have 2Sigma+ and 2Sigma+/- symmetries originated from excitations of the nu4 trans-bending mode (omega4=369.1(20) cm(-1)) with a large Renner-Teller (RT) interaction (epsilon4=-0.1549(50)), and the nu5 cis-bending mode (omega5=163.24(84) cm(-1)) with a small Renner-Teller interaction (epsilon5=-0.0503(68)), respectively. Vibronic levels, with excitations of the C-C stretching (omega3=869.7 cm(-1)) mode, were also identified. The spin-orbit interaction constant was determined to be Aso=-36.7(50) cm(-1) from the RT analysis. In dispersed fluorescence spectra from B 2Pii, vibrational structures of the low-lying electronically excited A 2Pii state were clearly observed with a strong progression due to the nu3' mode, together with those of the X 2Sigma+ state with weak intensities. The origin of A 2Pii, T0=1844(3) cm(-1), and the vibrational frequencies, omega3'=883(3) cm(-1) and omega5'=121(3) cm(-1) for A 2Pii, and omega3"=1054(3) cm(-1), omega4"=405(3) cm(-1), and omega5"=131(3) cm(-1) for X 2Sigma+, were determined. Time profiles of fluorescence from B 2Pii have short (50-200 ns) and long (>1 micros) decay components with quantum beats, indicating that there is a competition between radiative decay and the nonradiative internal conversion to vibrationally highly excited A 2Pii and X 2Sigma+.     

The electronic spectrum of the previously unknown HAsO transient molecule

The A?(1)A(')-X?(1)A(') electronic spectrum of the jet-cooled transient molecule HAsO and its deuterated isotopologue has been observed for the first time by pulsed discharge jet laser spectroscopy. The techniques of laser-induced fluorescence and single vibronic level emission were employed to probe the electronic properties of the species. The bending and AsO stretching frequencies have been determined in both states. A rotational analysis of the 0(0)(0) bands of both HAsO and DAsO has been completed and the following effective (r(0)) structures were derived: r(")(HAs) = 1.576(3) ?, r(")(AsO) = 1.8342(5) ?, and θ(") = 101.5(4)°; and r(')(HAs) = 1.569(4) ?, r(')(AsO) = 1.7509(9) ?, and θ(') = 93.1(10)°. In the rotational analysis, lines induced by axis-tilting were observed, and calculated spectra with an axis tilting angle of 3.0(5)° reproduced the intensity of these lines. The change in geometry on electronic excitation is similar to that observed for the molecule HPO, with an increase in the X-O bond length and a decrease in the HXO angle, but contrary to the predictions of the Walsh diagram for generic HAB triatomic molecules. Our ab initio calculations show that the correlation between orbital energy and bond angle changes upon electronic excitation, resulting in the atypical angle change.     

Pulsed discharge jet electronic spectroscopy of the aluminum dicarbide (AlC2) free radical

Laser-induced fluorescence and wavelength resolved emission spectra of the C ?(2)B(2)-X? (2)A(1) band system of the gas phase aluminum dicarbide free radical have been obtained using the pulsed discharge jet technique. The radical was produced by electron bombardment of a precursor mixture of trimethylaluminum in high-pressure argon. The three vibrational frequencies of T-shaped AlC(2) have been determined in both the combining states along with several of the anharmonicity constants. The 0(0)(0) band has been recorded with high resolution and rotationally analyzed. The spectrum is complicated by partially resolved spin-rotation and aluminum hyperfine splittings. Where necessary, we have fixed the spin-rotation constants used in the rotational analysis at the values predicted by density functional theory. The derived molecular structures are: r(0)(')(C-C) = 1.271(2) ?, r(0)(')(Al-C) = 1.926(1) ?, θ(")(C-Al-C) = 38.5(2)°, r(0)(')(C-C) = 1.323(2) ?, r(0)(')(Al-C) = 1.934(1) ?, and θ(')(C-Al-C) = 40.0(2)°. Unlike SiC(2), aluminum dicarbide shows no spectroscopic evidence of facile isomerization to the linear structure in the ground electronic state.     

New electronic spectra of the HCCl and DCCl A-X vibronic bands

The dispersed fluorescence spectra following the excitation of several A<--X vibronic bands of HCCl and DCCl at visible wavelengths were successfully acquired in a discharge supersonic free jet expansion using an intensified charge-coupled device detector. The dispersed fluorescence spectra reveal more details of the X(1) A(') state vibrational structure in these molecules than previous reports. Dispersed fluorescence spectra of all four isotopomers (HC(35)Cl, HC(37)Cl, DC(35)Cl, and DC(37)Cl) were obtained. These dispersed fluorescence spectra exhibit the vibrational structures up to approximately 6000 cm(-1) above the zero-point level and determine the vibrational structures of HC(37)Cl and DC(37)Cl. Complete vibrational parameters including fundamental frequencies, anharmonicities, and coupling constants were determined for the HCCl/DCCl X(1) A(') state. Furthermore, perturbations from the background triplet state a(3) A(") and emission to triplet state levels were observed in the spectra. The singlet-triplet energy gap from the zero-point level could be determined to be 2167 cm(-1) (6.20+/-0.05 kcal/mol) in HCCl and to be 2187 cm(-1) (6.25+/-0.05 kcal/mol) in DCCl. Additionally, some of the A<--X excitation spectrum are reported for HCCl and DCCl.     

Optical Stark spectroscopy of the 2(0)(6) Ã1A'-X̃1A' band of chloro-methylene, HCCl

The laser induced fluorescence spectra of the 2(0)(6)A?(1)A(')-X?(1)A(') band of a rotationally cold (<20 K) molecular beam sample of chloro-methylene, HCCl, has been recorded, field-free and in the presence of a static electric field. The field-free spectrum has been analyzed to produce an improved set of spectroscopic parameters for the A?(1)A(') (060) vibronic state. The magnitude of the a-component of the permanent electric dipole moment, μ(a), for the X?(1)A(') (000) vibronic state has been determined to be 0.501(1) D from the analysis of the observed electric field induced shifts. Comparisons with theoretical predictions and flouro-methylene, HCF, are presented.     

Lifetime determination of fluorescence and phosphorescence of a series of oligofluorenes

The photoluminescence (PL) properties of oligofluorenes with 2-ethylhexyl group in 9, 9' position in solution and as thin films were investigated by time-resolved techniques at both room temperature and 77 K. The fluorescence lifetimes of the oligomers decrease with chain length. The lifetimes tau follow the relation tau=386+808(1/n) (ps) where n is the number of fluorene units in the oligomer. Concentration and laser excitation energy dependences of PL spectra of the oligofluorenes are also given. Phosphorescence was observed for oligofluorenes in the frozen matrix of MTHF at 77 K. The lifetime of phosphorescence increases with increasing molecular length. Similar emission bands were observed for oligofluorenes with a central ketogroup. A lifetime analysis clearly reveals that the "green emission" of the oligomers free of ketogroups results from a phosphorescence with lifetime tau of 3 ms while the green emission from the keto-oligomer is a fluorescence from a charge transfer pi-pi* level of tau=8 ns.     

The electronic spectrum of Si3 I: triplet D(3h) system

We report the measurement of a jet-cooled electronic spectrum of the silicon trimer. Si(3) was produced in a pulsed discharge of silane in argon, and the excitation spectrum examined in the 18 000-20 800 cm(-1) region. A combination of resonant two-color two-photon ionization (R2C2PI) time-of-flight mass spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence/dispersed fluorescence, and equation-of-motion coupled-cluster calculations have been used to establish that the observed spectrum is dominated by the 1(3)A(1)" - a? (3)A(2)' transition of the D(3h) isomer. The spectrum has an origin transition at 18,600 ± 4 cm(-1) and a short progression in the symmetric stretch with a frequency of ～445 cm(-1), in good agreement with a predicted vertical transition energy of 2.34 eV for excitation to the 1(3)A(1)" state, which has a calculated symmetric stretching frequency of 480 cm(-1). In addition, a ～505 cm(-1) ground state vibrational frequency determined from sequence bands and dispersed fluorescence is in agreement with an earlier zero-electron kinetic energy study of the lowest D(3h) state and with theory. A weaker, overlapping band system with a ～360 cm(-1) progression, observed in the same mass channel (m/z = 84) by R2C2PI but under different discharge conditions, is thought to be due to transitions from the (more complicated) singlet C(2v) ground state ((1)A(1)) state of Si(3). Evidence of emission to this latter state in the triplet dispersed fluorescence spectra suggests extensive mixing in the excited triplet and singlet manifolds. Prospects for further spectroscopic characterization of the singlet system and direct measurement of the energy separation between the lowest singlet and triplet states are discussed.     

The complex spectrum of a "simple" free radical: the Ã-X̃ band system of the jet-cooled boron difluoride free radical

The near-ultraviolet band system of the jet-cooled boron difluoride free radical has been studied by a combination of laser-induced fluorescence and single vibronic level wavelength resolved emission spectroscopies. The radical was produced in a supersonic discharge jet using a precursor mixture of 1%-3% of BF(3) or (10)BF(3) in high pressure argon. A large number of bands were found in the 340-286 nm region and assigned as transitions from the X?(2)A(1) ground state to the lower Renner-Teller component of the A?(2)Π excited state, based on our previous ab initio potential energy surface predictions, matching the emission spectra Franck-Condon profiles of (11)BF(2) and (10)BF(2), and comparison of observed and calculated boron isotope effects. Several bands have been rotationally analyzed providing ground state structural parameters of r(0)(') (BF) = 1.3102(9) ? and θ(0)(') (FBF) = 119.7(6)°. The ground state totally symmetric vibrational energy levels of both boron isotopologues have also been measured and assigned up to energies of more than 8000 cm(-1). Although BF(2) might be considered to be a "simple" free radical, understanding the details of its electronic spectrum remains a major challenge for both theory and experiment.     

气相CBr2的激光诱导荧光光谱

本文报道了在交叉分子束装置中氟原子和二溴甲烷反应生成的CBr2的气相激光诱导荧光光谱的首次实验结果。位于585-664nm范围内的激光诱导荧光光谱由22个峰组成,被指定为CBr2的A(V1'V2'0)←X(000)(V1'=0,1; V2'=0-12)跃迁。从光谱导出v00=14885cm^-^1, 上态振动光谱常数v1'=460, v2'=189cm^-^1, x12'=3.10,x22'=-0.27cm^-^1。本实验结果与CBr2的低温固相光谱进行比较, 发现固相光谱较气相光谱明显蓝移, 确认了CBr2是F+CH2Br2过程的两步反应的产物。     

Bifunctional charge transfer operated fluorescent probes with acceptor and donor receptors. 1. Biphenyl-type sensor molecules with protonation-induced anti-energy gap rule behavior

On the basis of biphenyl (b) type molecules bpb-R substituted with a 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine acceptor (bp) and either amino-type donor receptors (R = dimethylamino (DMA), A15C5 = monoaza-15-crown-5) or nonbinding substituents (R = CF(3), H, OMe) of various donor strengths, we developed a family of charge transfer (CT) operated monofunctional and bifunctional fluorescent sensors for protons and metal ions. These molecules are designed to communicate the interaction of an analyte with the acceptor and the donor receptor differing in basicity and cation selectivity by clearly distinguishable spectral shifts and intensity modulations in absorption and in emission as well as in fluorescence lifetime. From the dependence of the fluorescence spectra, fluorescence quantum yields, and fluorescence lifetimes of bpb-R on solvent polarity and proton concentration, the photophysics of bpb-R and their protonated analogues can be shown to be governed by the relaxation to a CT state of forbidden nature and by the switching between anti-energy and energy gap law type behaviors. This provides the basis for analytically favorable red shifted emission spectra in combination with comparatively high fluorescence quantum yields. Accordingly, bpb-H and bpb-OMe are capable of ratiometric emission signaling of protons. bpb-DMA reveals a protonation-induced ON-OFF-ON switching of its emission.     

Structural changes upon reduction of dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]phenazine probed by vibrational spectroscopy, ab initio calculations, and deuteration studies

A series of bridging ligands, dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]phenazine (ppb), dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]-6,7-dichlorophenazine (ppbCl2), and dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]-6,7-dimethylphenazine (ppbMe2), and their binuclear copper(I) complexes have been synthesized, and their spectral properties were measured. The single-crystal structure of the complex, [(PPh3)2Cu(mu-ppbCl2)Cu(PPh3)2](BF4)2 in the monoclinic space group P21/c, 18.2590(1), 21.1833(3), 23.2960(3) A with Z = 4 is reported. The copper(I) complexes are deeply colored through MLCT transitions in the visible region. The vibrational spectra of the ligands have been modeled using ab initio hybrid density functional theory (DFT) methods (B3LYP/6-31G(d)) and compared to experimental FT-Raman and IR data. The DFT calculations are used to interpret the resonance Raman spectra, and thus the electronic spectra, of the complexes. The preferential enhancement of modes associated with the phenanthroline section of the ligands with blue excitation (lambda(exc) = 457.9 nm) over phenazine-based modes with redder excitation (lambda(exc) = 514.5 and 632.8 nm) suggests the 2 MLCT transitions terminated on different unoccupied MOs are present under the visible absorption envelope. The radical anion species of the ligands are prepared by the electrochemical reduction of the binuclear copper(I) complexes; no evidence of dechelation prevalent in other copper(I) complexes is observed. The resonance Raman spectra of the reduced complexes are dramatically different from those of the parent species. Across the series common bands are observed at about 1590 and 1570 cm(-1) which do not shift with reduction but are altered in intensity. The normal-mode analysis of the radical anion species suggests that these normal modes primarily involve bond length distortions that are unaffected by reduction.     

2-pyridone: The role of out-of-plane vibrations on the S1<-->S0 spectra and S1 state reactivity

The S(1)<-->S(0) vibronic spectra of supersonic jet-cooled 2-pyridone [pyridin-2-one (2PY)] and its N-H deuterated isotopomer (d-2PY) have been recorded by two-color resonant two-photon ionization, laser-induced fluorescence and emission, and fluorescence depletion spectroscopies. By combining these methods, the B origin of 2PY at 0(0) (0)+98 cm(-1) and the bands at +218 and +252 cm(-1) are identified as overtones of the S(1) state out-of-plane vibrations nu(1) (') and nu(2) ('), as are the analogous bands of d-2PY. Anharmonic double-minimum potentials are derived for the respective out-of-plane coordinates that predict further nu(1) (') and nu(2) (') overtones and combinations, reproducing approximately 80% of the vibronic bands up to 600 cm(-1) above the 0(0) (0) band. The fluorescence spectra excited at the electronic origins and the nu(1) (') and nu(2) (') out-of-plane overtone levels confirm these assignments. The S(1) nonplanar minima and S(1)<--S(0) out-of-plane progressions are in agreement with the determination of nonplanar vibrationally averaged geometries for the 0(0) (0) and 0(0) (0)+98 cm(-1) upper states by Held et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 95, 8732 (1991)]. The fluorescence lifetimes of the S(1) state vibrations show strong mode dependence: Those of the out-of-plane levels decrease rapidly above 200 cm(-1) excess vibrational energy, while the in-plane vibrations nu(5) ('), nu(8) ('), and nu(9) (') have longer lifetimes, although they are above or interspersed with the "dark" out-of-plane states. This is interpreted in terms of an S(1) (') state reaction with a low barrier towards a conical intersection with a prefulvenic geometry. Out-of-plane vibrational states can directly surmount this barrier, whereas in-plane vibrations are much less efficient in this respect. Analysis of the fluorescence spectra allows to identify nine in-plane S(0) (') state fundamentals, overtones of the S(0) state nu(1) (") and nu(2) (") out-of-plane vibrations, and >30 other overtones and combination bands. The B3LYP6-311++G(d,p) calculated anharmonic wave numbers are in very good agreement with the observed fundamentals, overtones, and combinations, with a deviation Delta(rms)=1.3%.