SCF—CI calculations and the assignment of the absorption spectrum of the excimer of 1-methyl naphthalene; relation to 1,1′-binaphthyl

An SCF MO calculation followed by extensive configuration interaction between all singly-excited singlet states has been performed for the excimer of naphthalene in a perfect and in some distorted sandwich structures. With these results an assignment is given for the bonds in the absorption spectrum of the excimer of 1-methyl naphthalene. It is further shown that the similarity between the optical properties of the 1-methyl naphthalene excimer and those of 1,1′-binaphthyl in fluid solution, is also reflected by the calculations.