molecular Rydberg state

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An excited @[email protected] which is composed primarily of atomic orbitals with principal quantum numbers greater than that of the @[email protected] and the @[email protected] excited states. Such electronic states typically have a large @[email protected]
Source:
PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. (Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry) on page 1952 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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