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It is frequently considered that valence-bond theory is not easily adapted for qualitative descriptions of molecular excited states. No doubt this is often true. However, for some simple systems at least, there exists an elementary valence-bond counterpart for each molecular orbital description of the excited state. To demonstrate this point, we shall give consideration here to a few types of electronic excitations.
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See for example (a) N.J. Turro, Modern Molecular Photochemistry (Benjamin-Cummings) 1978; (b) W.G. Dauben, L. Salem and N.J. Turro, Accounts Chem. Res. 8, 41 (1975).
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Harcourt, R.D. (1982). Excited States. In: Qualitative Valence-Bond Descriptions of Electron-Rich Molecules: Pauling “3-Electron Bonds” and “Increased-Valence” Theory. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93216-8_9
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