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P). Using parameters derived from ESR data in conjunction with perturbation theory predicts no change in the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of 1,4-naphthoquinone upon cyclobuta-annelation. This prediction results from essentially identical Hiickel coefficients at the ortho-(C2 = 0.374) and... 

A simple method for predicting electronic state crossing transitions is Fermi s golden rule. It is based on the electromagnetic interaction between states and is derived from perturbation theory. Fermi s golden rule states that the reaction rate can be computed from the first-order transition matrix and the density of states at the transition frequency p as follows ... 

Figure 2.5 Electron transfer rate as a function of the electronic interaction A. The full line is the prediction of first-order perturbation theory. The upper points correspond to a solvent with a low friction the lower points to a high friction. The data have been taken from Schmickler and Mohr [2002].

Once a hyperfine pattern has been recognized, the line position information can be summarized by the spin Hamiltonian parameters, g and at. These parameters can be extracted from spectra by a linear least-squares fit of experimental line positions to eqn (2.3). However, for high-spin nuclei and/or large couplings, one soon finds that the lines are not evenly spaced as predicted by eqn (2.3) and second-order corrections must be made. Solving the spin Hamiltonian, eqn (2.1), to second order in perturbation theory, eqn (2.3) becomes 4... 

Indeed, both expressions predict quadratic dependence of AA on the dipole moment of the solute. As in the previous example, it is of interest to test whether this prediction is correct. Such a test was carried out by calculating AA for a series of model solutes immersed in water at different distances from the water-hexane interface [11]. The solutes were constructed by scaling the atomic charges and, consequently, the dipole moment of a nearly spherical molecule, CH3F, by a parameter A, which varied between 0 and 1.2. The results at two positions - deep in the water phase and at the interface - are shown in Fig. 2.3. As can be seen from the linear dependence of A A on p2, the accuracy of the second-order perturbation theory... 

An analogy may be drawn between the phase behavior of weakly attractive monodisperse dispersions and that of conventional molecular systems provided coalescence and Ostwald ripening do not occur. The similarity arises from the common form of the pair potential, whose dominant feature in both cases is the presence of a shallow minimum. The equilibrium statistical mechanics of such systems have been extensively explored. As previously explained, the primary difficulty in predicting equilibrium phase behavior lies in the many-body interactions intrinsic to any condensed phase. Fortunately, the synthesis of several methods (integral equation approaches, perturbation theories, virial expansions, and computer simulations) now provides accurate predictions of thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of dense molecular fluids or colloidal fluids [1]. 

In each case, the mean-field model forms only a starting point from which one attempts to build a fully correct theory by effecting systematic corrections (e.g., using perturbation theory) to the mean-field model. The ultimate value of any particular mean-field model is related to its accuracy in describing experimental phenomena. If predictions of the mean-field model are far from the experimental observations, then higher-order corrections (which are usually difficult to implement) must be employed to improve its predictions. In such a case, one is motivated to search for a better model to use as a starting point so that lower-order perturbative (or other) corrections can be used to achieve chemical accuracy (e.g., 1 kcal/mole). 

A linear correlation between 13C chemical shifts and local n electron densities has been reported for monocyclic (4n + 2) n electron systems such as benzene and nonbenzenoid aromatic ions [76] (Section 3.1.3, Fig. 3.2). In contrast to theoretical predictions (86.7 ppm per n electron [75]), the experimental slope is 160 ppm per it electron (Fig. 3.2), so that additional parameters such as o electron density and bond order have to be taken into account [381]. Another semiempirical approach based on perturbational MO theory predicts alkyl-induced 13C chemical shifts in aromatic hydrocarbons by means of a two-parameter equation parameters are the atom-atom polarizability nijt obtained from HMO calculations, and an empirically determined substituent constant [382]. 

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