Royal Society of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 4(16), p. 1319-1321
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54703e
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The potential energy surfaces of dyes displaying strong excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) are investigated with the help of ab initio tools. It allows us to rationalize the interplay between the excited-state transition free energies and the observed optical signatures.