Toward an integrated computational approach to CW-ESR spectra of free radicals
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Antonino Polimeno
Interpretation of structural properties and dynamic behaviour of molecules in solution is of fundamental importance to understand their stability, chemical reactivity and catalytic action. Information can be gained, in principle, by a variety of spectroscopic techniques, magnetic as well as optical. In particular, continuous wave electron spin resonance (CW-ESR) measurements are highly informative. However, the wealth of structural and dynamic information which can be extracted from ESR spectroscopy is, at present, limited by the necessity of employing computationally efficient models, which are increasingly complex as they need to take into account diverse relaxation processes affecting the spectrum. In this paper, we address the basic theoretical tools needed to predict, essentially ab initio, CW-ESR spectra observables according to the stochastic Liouville equation (SLE) approach, combined with quantum mechanical and hybrid methods for the accurate and efficient computation of structural, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of molecular systems. We shall discuss, on one hand, the quantum mechanical calculation of magnetic observables, via density functional theory (DFT), time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) and application of the polarizable continuum model (PCM) for the description of environmental effects, including anisotropic environments and systems where different regions are characterized by different dielectric constants. One the other hand, the explicit evaluation of dynamical effects will be discussed based on the numerically exact treatment of the SLE in the presence of several relaxation processes, which has been proven to be a challenging task.
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