Table 3 Principal transitions by TD-DFT involved in the B and Q bands of 17.

From: Near-Infrared Fluorescence of Silicon Phthalocyanine Carboxylate Esters

Cmpd

λabs /nm (ε /104 M−1 cm−1)

λDFT /nm (f)

Major transition

Character

1

356 (7.8)

358 (0.8221)

H-6 → L (80%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

691 (29)

679 (0.7111)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

2

355 (7.6)

358 (0.8629)

H-5 → L (80%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

690 (27)

680 (0.701)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

3

358 (7.2)

353 (1.1026)

H-5 → L + 1 (90%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

682 (27)

672 (0.7208)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

4

358 (7.4)

357 (1.1138)

H-4 → L (83%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

685 (26)

674 (0.7187)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

5

360 (6.5)

354 (1.0757)

H-5 → L + 1 (89%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

683 (26)

672 (0.7072)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

6

358 (7.8)

358 (1.1374)

H-5 → L (71%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor) + L6(π) to L6(π*)

688 (27)

677 (0.7206)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

7

359 (7.2)

353 (1.1494)

H-9 → L + 1 (89%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

684 (27)

673 (0.7249)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

R1

360 (7.1)

356 (0.9739)

H-5 → L (85%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + bridged-N (l.p.) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

683 (26)

672 (0.7350)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

R2

359 (7.1)

353 (1.1235)

H-9 → L + 1 (89%)

L9(π) to isoindole(π*) (major) + isoindole (π) to isoindole(π*) (minor)

685 (27)

672 (0.7090)

H → L (98%)

isoindole(π) to isoindole(π*)

  1. aTDDFT calculations were performed with the B3LYP/SBKJC-VDZ basis set for Si(IV) and 6–31 G** for C, H, N, and O, using a CPCM (dichloromethane) solvent model.