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Theoretical methods of investigation of excited states of organic molecules

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A brief review of quantum-chemical methods applied to describe excited states of organic molecules is presented. The main emphasis is put on advantages and disadvantages of widely used computational techniques. A brief summary of the performance of such methods and practical recommendations on their use is included.

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Original Russian Text © I.V. Dorogan, 2007, published in Rossiiskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal, 2007, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 91–98.

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Dorogan, I.V. Theoretical methods of investigation of excited states of organic molecules. Russ J Gen Chem 78, 774–783 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363208040373

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