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The electronic spectra of the anion radicals of substituted benzenes

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The nitrosobenzene, benzonitrile, nitrobenzene, phthalonitrile, isophthalonitrile, terephthalonitrile and pyromellitonitrile anions were prepared by the alkali metal reduction method. Their electronic absorption spectra were measured in parallel with the ESR spectra. Furthermore, the electronic structures of these anion radicals were studied theoretically by combining the open shell SCF procedure with configuration interaction calculation. The observed transition energies and relative intensities were well explained by the present theoretical studies.

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Die Anionen von Nitrosobenzol, Benzonitril, Nitrobenzol, Phthalodinitril, Isophthalodinitril, Terephthalodinitril und Pyromellithotetranitril wurden durch Reduktion mit Alkalimetall dargestellt und ihre Elektronenanregungs- und Elektronenresonanz-Spektren (nebeneinander) gemessen. Ferner wurden die Elektronenstrukturen der genannten Anionenradikale mittels der Kombination eines SCF-Verfahrens für offene Schalen mit Konfigurationswechselwirkung ermittelt, wobei sich die beobachteten übergangsenergien sowie deren relative IntensitÄten recht gut ergaben.

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Les anions de nitrosobenzène, benzonitrile, nitrobenzène, phthalodinitrile, isophthalodinitrile, terephthalodinitrile et pyromellitotétranitrile ont été préparés par réduction aux métaux alcalins et leurs spectres électroniques et de résonance paramagnétique ont été mesurés. En outre, les structures électroniques de ces radicaux anioniques ont été étudiées théoriquement en combinant la méthode SCF pour les couches ouvertes avec un calcul d'interactions de configurations. Les résultats théoriques expliquent bien les énergies de transitions observées et leurs intensités relatives.

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Ishitani, A., Nagakura, S. The electronic spectra of the anion radicals of substituted benzenes. Theoret. Chim. Acta 4, 236–249 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00528476

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