Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 92.

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A Valence Bond Study of Electron Transfer Process in
Alkane Systems

LIN Yong-Hui1, SONG Ling-Chun1, MO Yi-Rong1,2, WU Wei1   

  1. 1. Center for Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,
    Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo 49800, USA
  • Received:2005-01-14 Online:2006-01-10 Published:2006-01-10
  • Contact: WU Wei,E-mail: weiwu@xmu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The electron transfer process in trans alkyl chain systems was studied by valence bond theory at BOVB and VBCIS levels. For the cation systems, the results obtained with the two methods are both in good agreements with experimental values. For the anion systems, the results obtained with VBCIS method matches fairly the experimental values, while the β value of BOVB was higher than that of experiment. The results obtained from our study show that the valence bond theory provides a potential tool for studying the electron transfer process.

Key words: Electron transfer; Valence bond theory; Alkane with straight chain

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