Abstract
The electronic states of pyrimidine have been investigated by VUV absorption and near-threshold electron energy-loss spectroscopy, together with ab initio multi-reference configuration interaction calculations. This approach has allowed the experimental assignment of all the low-lying valence-excited np* and pp* singlet states. In contrast to pp* excitations, some of which are difficult to compute within 0.5 eV, the np* states are more accurately calculated, as are the lowest Rydberg excited states. The experimental identification of many low-lying Rydberg states is not yet possible. The UV-photoelectron spectral assignments by large-scale CI are similar to earlier Green's function results, except for the inner p level (1b1) ionisation; many shake-up states are computed below 17 eV and it is clear that the TDA method, with the same basis set, leads to a much later onset. © 1990.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-33 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Chemical Physics |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Oct 1990 |