The spin-coupled description of phenylenedimethylidene

B Friis-Jensen, D L Cooper, S Rettrup, P B Karadakov

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Abstract

Modern valence bond theory, in its spin-coupled form, is used to describe the bonding in o- and m-phenylenedimethylidenes and, in particular, to rationalize the different relative stabilities of the quintet states and lower spin multiplicities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3301-3305
Number of pages5
JournalJOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS
Volume94
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 1998

Keywords

  • CASSCF WAVE-FUNCTIONS
  • REPRESENTATIONS
  • OPTIMIZATION
  • SYSTEMS

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