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Quantitative Prediction of Aggregation‐Induced Emission: A Full Quantum Mechanical Approach to the Optical Spectra
Author(s) -
Zhang Wei,
Liu Jinfeng,
Jin Xinsheng,
Gu Xinggui,
Zeng Xiao Cheng,
He Xiao,
Li Hui
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202003326
Subject(s) - aggregation induced emission , quantum , spectral line , emission spectrum , physics , environmental science , optics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
Full quantum mechanical (FQM) calculation of the excited state of aggregation‐induced‐emission (AIE) materials is highly sought but still a challenging task. Herein, we employed the recently developed electrostatically embedded generalized molecular fractionation (EE‐GMF) method, a method based on the systematic fragmentation approach, to predict, for the first time, the spectra of a prototype AIE fluorophore: di( p ‐methoxylphenyl)dibenzofulvene (FTPE). Compared to the single molecular or QM/MM calculations, the EE‐GMF method shows significantly improved accuracy, nearly reproducing the experimental optical spectra of FTPE in both condensed phases. Importantly, we show that the conventional restriction of the intramolecular rotation mechanism cannot fully account for AIE, whereas the two‐body intermolecular quantum mechanical interaction plays a crucial role in AIE.