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Analysis of the Electronic Spectra in Polyphenyls
Author(s) -
Ting ChenHanson
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.196800014
Subject(s) - exciton , chemistry , spectral line , simple (philosophy) , series (stratigraphy) , molecular physics , quantum mechanics , physics , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Though the spectra in polyphenyls are often broad and structureless, the general pattern of these spectra is very similar to those in polyacene series. The systematic behavior of the α, p , and β bands in p ‐polyphenyls can be explained in terms of simple MO theory with the first order configuration interaction. The behavior of the p and β bands can also be approximately calculated by straightforward exciton theory. The usefulness of the exciton theory is best demonstrated in the case of m ‐polyphenyls.