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Characterization of Biological Absorption Spectra Spanning the Visible to the Short-Wave Infrared
Published on: January 10, 2025
QSPR modeling of UV absorption intensities
Alan R Katritzky1, Svetoslav H Slavov, Dimitar A Dobchev
1Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
Abstract:
Literature UV absorption intensities at 260 nm and 25 degrees C in water of a diverse set of 805 organic compounds when analyzed by CODESSA Pro software using an initial pool of 800 + descriptors provide a significant QSPR correlation (R (2) = 0.692). Concurrently, a neural networks approach was used to develop a corresponding nonlinear model. The descriptors appearing in these models are discussed with respect to the physical nature of the UV absorption phenomenon.
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