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What is Vibronic coupling?

Definition 18.13 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 18 — Electronic Spectra and Magnetism of Complexes

Vibronic coupling is the mixing of electronic and vibrational motion: an asymmetric vibration that removes the centre of symmetry of a complex mixes a little odd (uu) character into its dd states, which makes Laporte-forbidden dd–dd transitions weakly allowed.

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