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SCF CI calculation of the electronic spectra of cis and trans isomers of stilbene and azo-benzene

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SCF CI calculation has been made on cis and trans isomers of stilbene and azo-benzene. It has been shown that the electronic spectra of trans isomer should appear at a shorter wave length than the corresponding cis isomers, although the resonance theory reverses their positions. Experimentally azobenzene agrees with the conclusions of SCF theory while stilbene is better represented by the resonance theory.

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Nous avons calculé les spectres électroniques des isomères cis et trans du stilbéne et de l'azobenzène. Les spectres des isomères trans devraient apparaître à des longueurs d'onde plus courtes que ceux des cis correspondants. La théorie de résonance donne des résultats inverses. Les spectres des azobenzènes s'accordent aux conclusions de la théorie SCF, tandis que les stilbènes se représentent mieux par la théorie de résonance.

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Für die cis- und trans-Isomeren des Stilbens und Azobenzols wird eine Berechnung nach der SCF-CI-Methode durchgeführt. Es wird gezeigt, daß die Elektronenspectren der Trans-Isomeren bei einer kürzeren Wellenlänge als diejenigen der cis-Isomeren liegen sollten, obwohl nach der Resonanztheorie eine umgekehrte Lage zu erwarten wäre. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse stehen beim Azobenzol in Einklang mit den Resultaten der SCF-Methode während sie beim Stilben besser im Rahmen der Resonanztheorie zu deuten sind.

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Sincere thanks are due to Prof. P. O. Löwdin for providing financial assistance and laboratory facilities at Uppsala where a part of the work was done and to Dr. Klaus Appel for machine computation on Alwac III.

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Basu, R. SCF CI calculation of the electronic spectra of cis and trans isomers of stilbene and azo-benzene. Theoret. Chim. Acta 2, 215–218 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00528280

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