Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes

The equivalent orbital (EO) method is investigated and used for predicting outer and inner ionization potentials of the linear alkanes. The calculated ionization potentials are in good agreement with those observed in photoelectron spectra provided that a set of 12 parameters is used in the theory....

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Main Authors: Brailsford, David F., Ford, Brian
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Published: Taylor & Francis 1970
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description The equivalent orbital (EO) method is investigated and used for predicting outer and inner ionization potentials of the linear alkanes. The calculated ionization potentials are in good agreement with those observed in photoelectron spectra provided that a set of 12 parameters is used in the theory. An optimization technique is used to find the best values for thle parameters and a single transferable parameter set can be found which is applicable to all the n-alkanes. A good fit to the experimental results can only be obtained if the uppermost molecular orbital of the n-alkanes is an antisymmetrical orbital built up from CH equivalent orbitals.
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spelling nottingham-1662020-05-04T20:34:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/166/ Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes Brailsford, David F. Ford, Brian The equivalent orbital (EO) method is investigated and used for predicting outer and inner ionization potentials of the linear alkanes. The calculated ionization potentials are in good agreement with those observed in photoelectron spectra provided that a set of 12 parameters is used in the theory. An optimization technique is used to find the best values for thle parameters and a single transferable parameter set can be found which is applicable to all the n-alkanes. A good fit to the experimental results can only be obtained if the uppermost molecular orbital of the n-alkanes is an antisymmetrical orbital built up from CH equivalent orbitals. Taylor & Francis 1970 Article PeerReviewed Brailsford, David F. and Ford, Brian (1970) Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes. Molecular Physics, 18 (5). pp. 621-630. ionization potentials equivalent orbital calculations spherical gaussian orbitals photoelectron spectra
spellingShingle ionization potentials
equivalent orbital calculations
spherical gaussian orbitals
photoelectron spectra
Brailsford, David F.
Ford, Brian
Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title_full Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title_fullStr Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title_full_unstemmed Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title_short Calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
title_sort calculated ionization potentials of the linear alkanes
topic ionization potentials
equivalent orbital calculations
spherical gaussian orbitals
photoelectron spectra
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/166/