On the hyperpolarisabilities of some alkylbenzenes
Abstract
The first and second hyperpolarisabilities of 12 methylbenzenes and five methyl derivatives of t-butylbenzene have been computed by employing the CHF-PT-EB-CNDO method. The effect of isomerism on these properties is discussed and a model has been defined to estimate and analyse the contribution to the second hyperpolarisability, γ, due to intramolecular interactions (between the substituents and the ring).