Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1990, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5): 485.

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Molecular Orbital Studies of n→π* Transitions of Formic Acid Monomer and Dimer Proton Transfer

Feng Jikang, Wang Qiming, Gao Zhiming, Li Jun, Li Zhiru   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun
  • Received:1988-06-07 Online:1990-05-24 Published:1990-05-24

Abstract: The guound state, the lowest singlet and triplet n→π* states of the monomer and dimer of formic acid are studied with the MINDO/3 and INDO/S methods. The potential energy curves for the concerted transfer of two bridging protons are studied for all of the states. We explain the blue shift of the n→π* absorption band by the dimer with respect to the monomer successfully, and get the structure and energy of transition state.

Key words: Fomic acid, Dimer, Proton transfer, Potential energy curve, Blue shift of n→π* band

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