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(Solved): 5. Mauveine A (depicted below) was one of the first purple synthetic pigments, which triggered a fa ...
5. Mauveine A (depicted below) was one of the first purple synthetic pigments, which triggered a fashion craze between 1859 and 1861. What color light does it absorb? Is the HOMO/LUMO gap wider in Mauveine A or in ?-carotene (which as we discussed in class is orange)?