Molecular Photochemistry: Recent Developments in Theory

Abstract: Photochemistry is a fascinating branch of chemistry that is concerned with molecules and light. However, the importance of simulating light‐induced processes is reflected also in fields as diverse as biology, material science, and medicine. This Minireview highlights recent progress achieved in theoretical chemistry to calculate electronically excited states of molecules and simulate their photoinduced dynamics, with the aim of reaching experimental accuracy. We focus on emergent methods and give selected examples that illustrate the progress in recent years towards predicting complex electronic structures with strong correlation, calculations on large molecules, describing multichromophoric systems, and simulating non‐adiabatic molecular dynamics over long time scales, for molecules in the gas phase or in complex biological environments.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Molecular Photochemistry: Recent Developments in Theory ; volume:59 ; number:39 ; year:2020 ; pages:16832-16846 ; extent:15 ; Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; 59, Heft 39 (2020), 16832-16846 (gesamt 15)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Mai, Sebastian ; González, Leticia

Further information

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916381
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022061906450987696310
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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