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Electronic Spectra of Conjugated Systems: A Modern Update for a Classic Experiment

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Leonard J. Soltzberg

Department of Chemistry, Simmons College, Boston, MA 02115-5868

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (10), p 1432

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1432

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2001

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

This junior/senior physical chemistry experiment improves upon a classic physical chemistry laboratory by incorporating multielectron configuration interaction (MECI), as implemented in desktop molecular modeling software. In addition to integrating computational chemistry with laboratory work, this experiment gives practical significance to several concepts in quantum chemistry and molecular modeling.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Molecular Modeling Exercises and Experiments

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Computational Chemistry

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