Quantum chemical methods can compute the absorption spectra and color of any molecule
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Quantum chemical methods are widely and successfully used to compute and interpret the absorption spectra and electronic color properties of various molecular systems.
Evidence for · 6
On the semiclassical calculation of molecular absorption and fluorescence spectra
1982 · cited by 114
Demonstrates the direct calculation of molecular absorption spectra using semiclassical expansions.
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Molecular excitons in arylazopyrazole aggregates: a quantum chemical study.
2026 · cited by 0
Applies quantum chemical calculations to analyze exciton states and absorption spectral shifts in molecular aggregates.
Green-Synthesized Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs): Integrated Spectroscopic and Computational Investigation of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Binding Interaction.
2026 · cited by 0
Uses DFT and TD-DFT to guide and interpret the UV-visible spectroscopic properties of carbon quantum dots interacting with proteins.
Structure of Fluoride Anion Aqueous Solution Derived from X-ray Spectroscopy.
2026 · cited by 0
Combines ab initio quantum chemistry with spectroscopy to predict X-ray absorption spectra of chemical solutions.
Preparation and Photophysical Study of Rhodamine-Perylenebisimide Electron Donor-Acceptor Dyad/Triads Containing Flexible Linkers.
2026 · cited by 0
Combines DFT and TD-DFT calculations with steady-state absorption data to elucidate photophysical dynamics in complex molecular dyads.
Rhodanine to Oxorhodanine Switch Switches Switching Mechanism in a Monomethine Photoswitch.
2026 · cited by 0
Employs multireference quantum chemical calculations to characterize the excited-state dynamics and properties of photoswitches.