The spin-coupled description of phenylenedimethylidene

Abstract

Modern valence bond theory, in its spin-coupled form, is used to describe the bonding in o- and m-phenylenedimethylidenes and, in particular, to rationalize the different relative stabilities of the quintet states and lower spin multiplicities.

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