What is the function of a chromophore and an auxochrome in the development of colour in an organic compound. Then explain how the HOMO-LUMO gap of a molecule is important in developing colour and how conjugation gives rise to a Red Shift (bathochromic shift).

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What is the function of a chromophore and an auxochrome in the development of colour in
an organic compound. Then explain how the HOMO-LUMO gap of a molecule is important
in developing colour and how conjugation gives rise to a Red Shift (bathochromic shift).
Transcribed Image Text:What is the function of a chromophore and an auxochrome in the development of colour in an organic compound. Then explain how the HOMO-LUMO gap of a molecule is important in developing colour and how conjugation gives rise to a Red Shift (bathochromic shift).
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