Time-dependent density functional theory treatment of the first UV absorption band in all-transoid permethyloligosilanes SinMe 2n+2 (n = 2-8, 10)

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-517

  Rooklin, David W ^a   Schepers, Thorsten ^a   Raymond Johansson, Mary K ^a   Michl, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PERMETHYLOLIGOSILANE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICONE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXCITATION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0042499396     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b302087h     Document Type: Article

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