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The phenyl cation is known to have two low-energy minima, corresponding to 1 A 1 and 3 B 1 states, the first of which is more stable by ca. 25 kcal/mol. The minimum energy crossing point between these two surfaces, located at various levels including a hybrid method first described here, lies just above the minimum of the triplet, 0.12 kcal/mol at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ//B3LYP/SV level, and there is significant spin-orbit coupling between the surfaces at this point. On the basis of these results, the lifetime of the triplet is expected to be very short.
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Received: 24 October 1997 / Accepted: 25 November 1997
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Harvey, J., Aschi, M., Schwarz, H. et al. The singlet and triplet states of phenyl cation. A hybrid approach for locating minimum energy crossing points between non-interacting potential energy surfaces. Theor Chem Acc 99, 95–99 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002140050309
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002140050309