Effect of variety and drying methods on physico-chemical properties of high quality cassava flour from yellow cassava roots

B. Maziya‐Dixon, A.A. Adebowale, Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo, A. G. O. Dixon

African Crop Science Conference Proceedings · 2005 · 37 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The electronic structure, spectroscopic properties, and solid state chemistry of monomer and dimers of [AuPh(CNPh)] complex were studied at post-Hartree-Fock (MP2, SCS-MP2, and CC2) and density functional theory levels. The absorption spectra of these complexes were calculated using single excitation time-dependent (TD) methods at DFT, CC2, and SCS-CC2 levels. The influences of the bulk are accounted for at the PBE-D3 level, incorporating dispersion effects. The calculated values agree with the experimental range, where absorption and emission energies reproduce experimental trends with large Stokes shifts. The aurophilic interaction is identified as a key factor influencing the spectroscopic and structural properties of these complexes. The intermetallic interactions were found as the main factor responsible for MMCT electronic transitions in the models studied.

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