Abstract
Present calculations provide a theoretical understanding of the
correlation of the conformations of
tetramethyltetraphenylcyclotetrasiloxane with the properties of the
ground states (S0-state) and excited states (S1-/T1state), as well as
with the formation of the excimers. The difference between the
energy-lowest conformation and the energy-highest conformation is only
0.51 kcal/mol. The isoenergetic conformers have similar electronic
structures and absorption spectra. The difference between the vertical
transition and the adiabatic transition in energy is relatively large
for S1-states, but negligible for T1-states. The singlet-triplet gap for
the adiabatic transition is very small (0.52 eV). The excited transition
of the singlet electron may cause the geometrical deformation of
S0-states, and the distorted phenyl ring is the excimer-forming site.
The type of the excitation transition is associated with the
conformation. The cooperation of the S0-states to the S1-states through
the π-π or π-H interaction is a nonspontaneous-endothermic process. The
formation and stability of the excimers are dependent upon the
conformation.