THE SPIN-COUPLED DESCRIPTION OF PHENYLENEDIMETHYLIDENE

Authors
FRIISJENSEN B COOPER DL RETTRUP S KARADAKOV PB
Citation
B. Friisjensen et al., THE SPIN-COUPLED DESCRIPTION OF PHENYLENEDIMETHYLIDENE, Journal of the Chemical Society. Faraday transactions (Print), 94(22), 1998, pp. 3301-3305
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society. Faraday transactions (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
09565000
Volume
94
Issue
22
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3301 - 3305
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-5000(1998)94:22<3301:TSDOP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Modern valence bond theory, in its spin-coupled form, is used to descr ibe the bonding in o- and m-phenylenedimethylidenes and, in particular , to rationalize the different relative stabilities of the quintet sta tes and lower spin multiplicities.