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Molecular geometries of 4H-thiopyrans Ia, Ib and their possible photoi
somers IVa - VIIa and IVb - VIIb were optimized by the AM1 and PM3 met
hod and used for the calculation of electronic absorption spectra by t
he CNDO/S-CI procedure. Comparison of the theoretical data with experi
mental UV-VIS absorption spectra made it possible to postulate two pro
bable mechanisms of the photocolouration of Ia, Ib caused by sunlight
or UV-illumination.