Theoretical study on the chiroptical optical properties of chiral fullerene C60 derivative

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations have been used to investigate UV/CD spectra and nonlinear optical (NLO) property of the C(60)-fullerene bisadduct (R,R,(f,s)A)-CD(+)280] for the first time. The electron transition natures of the four main measured bands are analyzed, and their results are used to designate the excited states involved in an electron-transfer process of the studied compound. On a comparative scale, the predicted excitation energies and oscillator strengths are in reasonable agreement with the observed values, demonstrating the efficiency of TDDFT in predicting the localized and charge transfer transitions. The good agreement between the experimental and the simulated CD spectra shows that TDDFT calculations can be used to assign the absolute configurations (ACs) of chiral fullerene C(60) derivatives with high confidence. The observed large dissymmetry ratio g (g = Δε/ε) at about 700 nm results from the orbital characters of the local fullerene excited state, which leads to large transition magnetic dipole moment and small transition electronic dipole moment. The different functionals and solvent effects on UV/CD spectra were also considered. The studied compound has a possibility to be an excellent second-order NLO material from the standpoint of transparency and large second-order polarizability value.