Modeling Solvent Effect
Even if solvatochromism is commonly interpreted using simple solvent polarity scales, in the paper titled "What is Solvatochromism?" Marini et al. have recently highlighted its microscopic origin using quantum-mechanical (QM) calculations coupled with complementary discrete and continuum solvation approaches; this innovative approach has been enabled to disentangle specific and nonspecific solvent effects.
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