The spatial extent of the V state of ethylene and its relation to dynamic correlation in the Cope rearrangement

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Davidson, ER
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[1] Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington
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10.1021/jp952794n
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The classical problem of the extent of Rydberg-valence mixing for the V state of ethylene is re-examined using a large basis set and several different approaches to selecting configurations. The results are interpreted in terms of the general need for dynamic sigma-pi correlation in pi-electron systems. The effect of dynamic correlation on the activation energy of the Cope rearrangement is especially noted.
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