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Insight Into The X-Ray Absorption Spectra of Cu-Porphyrazines From Electronic Structure Theory
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  • Esma Boydas,
  • Bernd Winter,
  • David Batchelor,
  • Michael Römelt
Esma Boydas
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum

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Bernd Winter
Fritz Haber Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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David Batchelor
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
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Michael Römelt
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
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Abstract

Transition metal porphyrazines are a widely used class of compounds with applications in catalysis, organic solar cells, photodynamic therapy and nonlinear optics. The most prominent members of that family of compounds are metallophtalocyanines that have been subject of numerous spectroscopic and theoretical studies. In this work, the electronic structure and X-ray absorption characteristics of three Cu-porphyrazine derivatives are investigated by means of modern electronic structure theory. More precisely, the experimentally observed N K-edge and Cu L-edge features are presented and reproduced by time-dependent density functional theory, restricted open-shell configuration interaction and a restricted active space approach. Where possible, the calculations are used to interpret the observed spectroscopic features in terms of electronic transitions and furthermore connect spectral differences to chemical variations. Part of the discussion of the computational results concerns the impact of various parameters and approximations that enter the calculations, e.g. the choice of active space.
16 Jul 2020Submitted to International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
16 Jul 2020Submission Checks Completed
16 Jul 2020Assigned to Editor
27 Jul 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
12 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
20 Aug 20201st Revision Received
21 Aug 2020Submission Checks Completed
21 Aug 2020Assigned to Editor
21 Aug 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 Aug 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Aug 2020Editorial Decision: Accept
05 Feb 2021Published in International Journal of Quantum Chemistry volume 121 issue 3. 10.1002/qua.26515