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On the other hand, NMR spectra appear in general as the average of the spectra of the two spin states [36, 153]. This observation determines an upper limit for the spin-state lifetime shorter than the nuclear spin relaxation time Tl = l/ktH < lO s. In general, therefore, either the superposition or the average of the particular spectroscopic properties of the two spin states is observed, subject to the relative magnitude of lifetime of the excited spectroscopic state and the rate of spin-state conversion. The rate /clh is thus estimated... 

The formation of charge transfer complexes between N,N-dimethylaniline or N,N-diethylaniline and Cspectroscopic studies, also in view of their potential optical and electronic applications. Even if the spectroscopic properties of Cgo, C70 are complicated by the presence of aggregates in room temperature solutions, the emissions from the excited state charge transfer complexes between fullerenes and iVjV-dialkylani lines are strongly solvent-dependent exciplet emissions are observed in hexane, but in toluene they are absent145. 

Dibenzoylmethane (8b) has been the subject of much interest as regards the possibility that its polymorphism is associated with keto-enol tautomerism. Chemical and spectroscopic studies showed that this is not so (33a). This compound had previously been reported to be trimorphic (33b), but one form appears, in fact, to be a eutectic mixture of the other two. The molecules in these two polymorphs are both in the same state of tautomerism they differ in the torsional angle about the (CH)-(CO) bond and in the type of hydrogen bonding in which they participate. It is noteworthy that solutions prepared from these forms at low temperature have differences in chemical and spectroscopic properties that are maintained for some time. For example, such solutions prepared and held at —35° react at different rates with FeCl3. 

The incorporation of Cr" + ions in crystals is presently an active research subject, due to the possibility of realizing new broadly tunable solid state lasers in the infrared, which will operate at room temperature. Moreover, the spectroscopic properties of this ion are particularly useful in the development of saturable absorbers for Q-switching passive devices. At the present time, Cr + YAG is the most common material employed as a passive Q-switch in Nd YAG lasers. This is because the ions provide an adequate absorption cross section at the Nd + laser wavelength (1.06 /um), together with the good chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of YAG crystals, which are required for stable operation. 

Although the spectroscopic properties of the oxidized and hydroquinone forms of the flavin ring have been the subject of both theoretical experimental... 

Redox reactions involving the nickel(IV) complex are also subject to divalent metal ion catalysis (170, 171). Oxidations of the two-electron reductant ascorbate (40) and the one-electron reductant [Fe(CN)6]4-(172) have been examined in some detail. Both reactions have as the rate-determining step the transfer of one electron from the reductant to nickel(IV) in an outer-sphere process to give an undetected nickel(III) transient. Spectroscopic properties of the nickel(III) species have been determined by pulse radiolysis (41). 

The methods of preparation which are considered in this chapter involve, principally, ring-forming reactions leading to a restricted and subjective selection of various typical and interesting heterocyclic systems. These cyclic systems may be classified as (a) saturated or partly unsaturated heterocyclic, or (b) heteroaromatic, according to their physical, chemical and spectroscopic properties and to the reactivity of the functional groups attached to the ring atoms. In this way such properties and reactivity are broadly related to those of alicyclic and aromatic compounds. 

Porphyrin (1), the quintessential pyrrolic macrocycle, is one of the favorite structural motifs of organic chemistry [1], Its biological relevance, combined with a range of useful properties such as the rich electronic absorption spectra and the ability to coordinate metal ions, makes 1 a versatile building block for the synthetic chemist, as well as an important subject for physical investigations. Among the most conspicuous features of the porphyrin macrocycle is its aromatic character, which has a strong influence on the spectroscopic properties and chemical reactivity of 1 and its derivatives. 

The plastocyanins are blue copper proteins found in the chloroplasts of higher plants and algae where they mediate electron transport between cytochrome f and P-700 (Barber, 1983 Haehnel, 1984, 1986 Cramer etal., 1985 Sykes, 1985 Andersen et al., 1987). Plastocyanins each contain one copper bound by a single polypeptide chain of molecular weight around 10500 (Sykes, 1985). The spectroscopic properties of the copper are those of a typical blue site. The properties of the plastocyanins have been the subject of detailed reviews (Sykes, 1985 Haehnel, 1986 Chapman, 1991). 

In this chapter, the unique features of transition metals in biological systems are discussed from the point of view of structural roles, spectroscopic properties, electron transfer, hydrolytic and redox catalysis, and metal-responsive gene expression. The following chapters provide more detail on these subjects. Several important examples not discussed elsewhere in this volume will be presented. The goal of this chapter (and this volume) is to acquaint the reader with the wide range of roles played by metal ions in biological systems and thereby to demonstrate why metals are such useful cofactors and why scientists from such broad disciplines are drawn to study their properties. 

In this section the electronic structure of conjugated polymers is discussed. They form a special class of materials with particular types of excitations (such as the solitons) and properties, introduced briefly in Chapter 11. These problems are discussed here essentially in relation to the spectroscopic properties. The related but distinct subject of electrical conductivity is treated in Section IV. To set the scene, we first present some typical results visible absorption and emission spectra and resonance Raman spectra. We consider the theoretical issues in Section III.B, then return to the meaning of the experimental results in Section III.C. The interesting nonlinear optical properties of CPs will be considered in Section III.D. These sections are concerned with electronic states within the gap or near the band edges the structure (i.e., the dispersion relations) of valence and conduction bands is also of theoretical interest and is considered in Section III.E. 

There exists a large literature on the spectroscopic properties of copper(ll) compounds. This is due to the simpHcity of the d electron configuration, the wide variety of stereochemistries that copper(ll) compounds can adopt, and the flu-xional geometric behavior that they sometimes exhibit [1]. The electronic and geometric properties of a molecule are inexorably linked and this is especially true with six-coordinate copper(II) compounds which are subject to a Jahn-Tel-ler effect. However, the spectral-structural correlations that are sometimes drawn must often be viewed with caution as the information contained in a typical solution UV-Vis absorption spectrum of a copper(ll) compound is limited. 

More generally, electronic and vibrational spectroscopic properties of biologic molecules will, of course, be subject to the underlying rules of quantum mechanics. However, except in... 

The computational characterization of the structures and spectroscopic properties of the quinones and quinoidal radicals generated during the course of photosynthetic charge separation form the subject of this review. The thermodynamics of quinone reduction has been reviewed elsewhere(i) and reviews discussing the strengths and limitations of different computational methods and basis sets are also available. (4, 5)... 

The spectroscopic properties that derive from these arguments for perfectly symmetrical antiaromatic systems are of limited practical interest since [4A/]annulenes are subject to Jahn-Teller and pseudo-Jahn-Teller distortions and do not have C symmetry in reality. What makes these results useful is that they provide a starting point for the introduction of perturbations that convert the parent perimeters into n systems of real interest. 

Current subject areas covered are Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical Modelling Applications and Theory, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Organometallic Chemistry, Organophosphorus Chemistry, Photochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds. 

In this review of multistep laser photoionization of the lanthanides and actinides, we hope that we have introduced the reader to a number of laser techniques for determining spectroscopic properties of these elements. We have undoubtedly overlooked some techniques and some papers on the subjects we did cover. The importance of laser methods in studying the spectroscopy of the lanthanides and actinides is well established and future applications should greatly expand our knowledge of these elements. 

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