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The two lowest singlet excitation energies of 18 azo dyes have been studied
by ab initio quantum-chemical methods within the second-order polarization
propagator approximation (SOPPA). Various combinations of five-membered ri
ngs (furan, thiophene, pyrrole, oxazole, thiazole, and imidazole) have been
investigated as diazo components for a potential use in optical das storag
e materials. It is found that the diazo compounds with two heterocyclic fiv
e-membered rings have pi --> pi* excitation energies corresponding to laser
wavelengths in the region 450-500 nm whereas one five-membered ring and a
phenyl group as diazo components results in wavelengths in the region 400-3
35 nm. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.