The N K-shell excitation spectroscopy is applied for the investigation of σ bonding in heterocyclic compounds. It is shown that the σ* excitations are strongly localized in compounds with single (N-C) bonds and are delocalized in compounds containing double (C=N) bonds.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal De Physique. IV : JP
Volume7
Issue number2 Part 1
StatePublished - 1 Dec 1997

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