Strongly bent excited states of ozone

Abstract
Geometries of six low-lying excited states of ozone are calculated by a limited SCF-CI procedure and are analysed in detail on the basis of the bonding properties of the molecular orbitals involved in the corresponding excitations. The triplet and singlet A 2 states are sharply bent with a valence angle of 99°. Differences between triplet and singlet states of same spatial symmetry are also accounted for with special emphasis on the B 2 states.

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