Resonance states, principal

Rydberg states, which are Feshbach resonance states. Their complex energies n, for a fixed angular momentum and labeled by the principal quantum number n, satisfy the Rydberg formula with a complex quantum defect l n + j-Yn/... 

There is, however, a principal difference between bound and resonance states. While the true bound states in Fig. 2 appear as nearly perfect... 

The reaction of bis(benzene)vanadium [12129-72-5] with TCNE affords an insoluble amorphous black soHd that exhibits field-dependent magnetization and hysteresis at room temperature, an organic-based magnet (12). The anion radical is quite stable in the soHd state. It is paramagnetic, and its intense electron paramagnetic resonance (epr) spectmm has nine principal lines with the intensity ratios expected for four equivalent N nuclei (13) and may be used as an internal reference in epr work (see Magnetic spin resonance). 

Each of these tautomers in its normal state is represented not by the conventional valence-bond structure shown above, but by a resonance hybrid of this structure and others. For tautomer A, with the hydrogen atom attached to the nitrogen atom 1, the principal resonance is between structures A I and A II, with A I the more important smaller contributions are made also by other structures such as A III. Similar resonance occurs for tautomer B. Thus for both tautomers the principal resonance... 

Of special Interest as O2 reduction electrocatalysts are the transition metal macrocycles In the form of layers adsorptlvely attached, chemically bonded or simply physically deposited on an electrode substrate Some of these complexes catalyze the 4-electron reduction of O2 to H2O or 0H while others catalyze principally the 2-electron reduction to the peroxide and/or the peroxide elimination reactions. Various situ spectroscopic techniques have been used to examine the state of these transition metal macrocycle layers on carbon, graphite and metal substrates under various electrochemical conditions. These techniques have Included (a) visible reflectance spectroscopy (b) laser Raman spectroscopy, utilizing surface enhanced Raman scattering and resonant Raman and (c) Mossbauer spectroscopy. This paper will focus on principally the cobalt and Iron phthalocyanlnes and porphyrins. 

The H-bonded H HOH product species was previously depicted in Fig. 5.16, while the structure and leading n— a interaction for the corresponding H2 OH-reactant species are shown in Fig. 5.33. Figure 5.34 similarly depicts the structure of the transition-state species and principal n—a interaction for the reactant-like Lewis structure that better describes the resonance hybrid (see below). 

Mossbauer spectroscopy The Mossbauer effect is resonance absorption of 7 radiation of a precisely defined energy, by specific nuclei. It is the basis of a form of spectroscopy used for studying coordinated metal ions. The principal application in bioinorganic chemistry is Fe. The source for the 7 rays is Co, and the frequency is shifted by the Doppler effect, moving it at defined velocities (in mm/s) relative to the sample. The parameters derived from the Mossbauer spectrum (isomer shift, quadrupole splitting, and the hyperfine coupling) provide information about the oxidation, spin and coordination state of the iron. 

K. Yamanouchi Recently, we investigated the interatomic potential VRyd(/ ) of the Rydberg states of a HgNe van der Waals dimer by optical-optical double-resonance spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that VRyd(/ ) sensitively varies as a function of the principal quantum number n [J. Chem. Phys., 98, 2675 (1993) ibid., 101, 7290 (1995) ibid., 102, 1129 (1995)], and in the lowest Rydberg states of Hg(7 3S )Ne and Hg(7 5o)Ne, the interatomic potentials exhibit a distinct barrier at around R 4 A. The existence of the barrier was interpreted in terms of a repulsive interaction caused by the Is Rydberg... 

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