Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated Systems

The usual «particle in a one-dimensional box» model for the description of the first absorption band of conjugated polyenes is criticized because it leads to the wrong prediction that the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) is independent of the chain length, which means that th...

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Main Author: Gion Calzaferri
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Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 1987-08-01
Series:CHIMIA
Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9804
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description The usual «particle in a one-dimensional box» model for the description of the first absorption band of conjugated polyenes is criticized because it leads to the wrong prediction that the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) is independent of the chain length, which means that the redox potential change for the oxidation of these dyes with increasing chain length cannot be described. It is shown how this serious deficiency of the otherwise still very useful model can be eliminated without loss of simplicity.
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spelling doaj-art-927b341c395e4005bc12fe12eef752872025-08-20T01:47:45ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24241987-08-01417-810.2533/chimia.1987.248Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated SystemsGion Calzaferri0Institut für Anorganische, Analytische und Physikalische Chemie Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern The usual «particle in a one-dimensional box» model for the description of the first absorption band of conjugated polyenes is criticized because it leads to the wrong prediction that the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) is independent of the chain length, which means that the redox potential change for the oxidation of these dyes with increasing chain length cannot be described. It is shown how this serious deficiency of the otherwise still very useful model can be eliminated without loss of simplicity. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9804
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Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated Systems
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title Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated Systems
title_full Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated Systems
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title_short Particle in a One-Dimensional Box as a Model for the Description of Conjugated Systems
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