  In this work, we extend the quantum optimal control theory of molecules
subject to ultrashort laser pulses to the case of solvated systems, explicitly
including the solvent dielectric properties in the system Hamiltonian. A
reliable description of the solvent polarization is accounted for within the
Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM). The electronic dynamics for the molecule in
solution is coupled with the dynamics of the surrounding polarizable
environment, that affects the features of the optimized light pulse. Examples
on test molecules are presented and discussed to illustrate such effects.
