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Ab initio SCF and CI study of the electronic spectrum of pyridine N-oxide

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Configuration interaction (CI) studies of ground, n → π*, π * π* electronically excited states are reported for pyridine N-oxide. The transition energy to the lowest π → π* excited 1 B 2 state is calculated at 4.35 eV, compared to the experimental spectrum range of 3.67–4.0 eV. This state lies below the lowest n → π* excited 1 A 2 state calculated at 4.81 eV above the ground state. The only experimentally reported triplet state at 2.92 eV above the ground state is predicted to be the 3 A 1 (ππ*) state. The calculated energy lies at 3.27 eV. Numerous other high-lying singlet states as well as the triplet states have also been calculated. The intramolecular charge transfer character of the ground and the excited states have been studied in terms of the calculated dipole moment and other physical properties.

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Ha, T.K. Ab initio SCF and CI study of the electronic spectrum of pyridine N-oxide. Theoret. Chim. Acta 43, 337–349 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00548689

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