Rotational level involvement in the T1→S intersystem crossing transition in thiophosgene

Abstract

We propose and develop theoretically a general mechanism for the involvement of rotational motion into the nonradiative transitions that occur in an isolated polyatomic molecule. The treatment is based on the different rotational constants and different (asymmetric top-symmetric top) molecular structures in the two combining electronic states. We focus our attention on the T(1)-->S(0) intersystem crossing (ISC) transition in thiophosgene and show how the rotational mechanism could lead to a considerable enhancement in the effective level density for the process. Inserting the rotational mechanism into our recently developed technique and algorithm for combined spin-orbit coupling+intramolecular vibrational redistribution analysis, we have carried out large-scale calculations that have led to a better understanding of the ISC (T(1)-->S(0)) in thiophosgene.