Interpretation of the vacuum ultraviolet photoabsorption spectrum of iodobenzene by ab initio computations

摘要

Identification of many Rydberg states in iodobenzene, especially from the first and fourth ionization energies (IE1 and IE4, (XB1)-B-2 and (CB1)-B-2), has become possible using a new ultraviolet (UV) and vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectrum, in the region 29 000-87 000 cm(-1) (3.60-10.79 eV), measured at room temperature with synchrotron radiation. A few Rydberg states based on IE2 (A(2)A(2)) were found, but those based on IE3 ((BB2)-B-2) are undetectable. The almost complete absence of observable Rydberg states relating to IE2 and IE3 (A(2)A(2) and (BB2)-B-2, respectively) is attributed to them being coupled to the near-continuum, high-energy region of Rydberg series converging on IE1. Theoretical studies of theUVandVUVspectra used both time-dependent density functional (TDDFT) and multi-reference multi-root doubles and singles-configuration interaction methods. The theoretical adiabatic excitation energies, and their corresponding vibrational profiles, gave a satisfactory interpretation of the experimental results. The calculations indicate that the UV onset contains both 1(1)B(1) and 1(1)B(2) states with very low oscillator strength, while the 2(1)B(1) state was found to lie under the lowest pi pi* 1(1)A(1) state. All three of these B-1(1) and B-1(2) states are excitations into low-lying sigma* orbitals. The strongest VUV band near 7 eV contains two very strong pi pi* valence states, together with other weak contributors. The lowest Rydberg 4b(1)6s state (3(1)B(1)) is very evident as a sharp multiplet near 6 eV; its position and vibrational structure are well reproduced by the TDDFT results. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.