Title: charge-transfer state
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - charge-transfer state
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01006
Status: current

Definition
A state related to the ground state by a charge-transfer transition.

Related Terms
- charge-transfer transition: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01008
- ground state: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/G02704

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2232 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

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Citation: Citation: 'charge-transfer state' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01006
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