Tuning Optical Properties of Chalcone Derivatives: A Computational Study

J Phys Chem A. 2019 Jan 10;123(1):194-201. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08529. Epub 2018 Dec 31.

Abstract

The conformational feature of noncovalent complexes of two borondifluoride chalcone derivatives was assessed using DFT-D2. The corresponding optical properties were analyzed based on time-dependent density functional theory calculations. As already described in such complexes, the π-stacking interaction existing between both fragments allowed formation of a new absorption band corresponding to the S0 → S1 transition. However, this band appears very close to the most intense band corresponding the S0 → S2 transition.