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Comparison between intervalence charge transfer and molecular tautomerism
Author(s) -
Chu SanYan,
Lee ShyiLong
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560180143
Subject(s) - tautomer , degenerate energy levels , chemical physics , charge (physics) , valence (chemistry) , analogy , chemistry , charge exchange , electron transfer , computational chemistry , atomic physics , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , physics , stereochemistry , photochemistry , ion , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
The charge exchange process in the intervalence (mixed‐valence) system is interpreted in terms of the nonstationary state mechanism which is a well‐known approach for rationalizing the molecular tautomerism process. The two kinds of processes are viewed in a close analogy in the sense that both involve a pair of near‐degenerate levels in a double‐well potential. However, a comparison is made between the two cases to demonstrate that an electron moves not only faster but also farther in distance than a nucleus does.
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