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| Author(s): |
Carlos Eduardo Bistafa da Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Física (IF/SBI) |
| Defense date: | 2011-02-25 |
| Examining board members: |
Sylvio Roberto Accioly Canuto;
Lucy Vitoria Credidio Assali;
Puspitapallab Chaudhuri
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| Advisor: | Sylvio Roberto Accioly Canuto |
| Abstract | |
The 5-fluorouracil molecule is very used in cancer treatment. Its absorption spectrum is characterized by two broad bands of different intensities, the n-p* and p-p* transitions, and its study in different solvents is of considerable importance for the understanding of the photophysics of the excited state. It is the first essential step for obtaining the characterization of the emission dynamics. In this work we have theoretically studied the absorption spectrum of 5FU in two solvents, water and acetonitrile, using the Sequential Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics method (SQM/MM). An important step for a realistic simulation is the polarization of the solute by the solvent. In this study, this polarization was obtained by using two models: Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM), which is a simple alternative, and an iterative method using the Average Solvent Electrostatic Configuration (ASEC). After this, Monte Carlo Metropolis simulations in the NVT ensemble in normal conditions of temperature and pressure were made and statistically uncorrelated configurations sampled for the subsequent Quantum Mechanics calculations using several methods: Configuration Interaction (CI), Time Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) and a semiempirical method (INDO/CIS). The calculated spectra in both solvents were obtained using more than one approach: continuum, discrete and explicit. The results are in good agreement with experimental values and emphasize the importance of explicitly including solvent molecules. We specially note that in solvents, the n-p* is blue-shifted and the p-p* transition is red-shifted leading to a tendency for reversal of these two bands compared to gas phase. This points to differences in the photophysics, depending on the solvent polarity. The results also allow an evaluation of the different theoretical procedures used. (AU) | |