Using valence bond theory to understand electronic excited states: Application to the hidden excited state (21Ag) of C2nH2n+2 (n = 2-14) polyenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 38, 2000, Pages 8744-8758

  Wu, Wei ^a   Danovich, David ^a   Shurki, Avital ^b   Shaik, Sason ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GROUND STATE; ISOMERIZATION;

ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATES; POLYENES; VALENCE BOND (VB) METHOD;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034726904     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp000847h     Document Type: Article

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