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CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Table 5.1. Calculated absorption maxima (λ max ) in nm at CIS/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory for Cl • 2 ⎯.nH 2 O<br />

(n=1-11) clusters and at TDDFT-B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory for CO • 3 ⎯.nH 2 O (n=1-8) clusters.<br />

Size<br />

Absorption Maxima, λ max (nm)<br />

Cl 2 • ⎯.nH 2 O<br />

CO 3 • ⎯.nH 2 O<br />

n = 1 434 576<br />

n = 2 434 560<br />

n = 3 410 574<br />

n = 4 418 559<br />

n = 5 417 578<br />

n = 6 415 580<br />

n = 7 406 585<br />

n = 8 417 595<br />

n = 9 373 -<br />

n = 10 346 -<br />

n = 11 362 -<br />

It is also interesting to study the change in optical absorption wavelength (l) of<br />

the doublet carbonate radical anion (CO • 3 ⎯) with the successive addition of solvent water<br />

molecules. Excited state calculations are performed to find out a few low lying excited<br />

states for all the hydrated carbonate anion clusters, CO • 3 ⎯.nH 2 O as well as for the isolated<br />

radical anion (CO • 3 ⎯) applying time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) with<br />

B3LYP hybrid density functional. The calculations are carried out for the most stable<br />

structure of each size hydrated cluster. The absorption maxima (λ max ) for isolated dimer<br />

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