Quantum chemistry : a unified approach / David B. Cook.

Author/creator Cook, David B.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoLondon : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2012.
Descriptionxvi, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents How science deals with complex problems -- How to interpret 3D contours -- Must we use quantum theory? -- What we know about atoms and molecules -- The interpretation of orbitals -- A strategy for electronic structure -- Is hybridisation a real process? -- The Pauli principle and orbitals -- A model polyatomic: methane -- Valence as electron spin pairing -- Lone pairs of electrons -- Organic molecules with multiple bonds -- Molecular symmetry -- Buridan's ass and molecular symmetry -- Diatomics with multiple bonds -- Dative bonds -- Delocalised electronic substructures: aromaticity -- Some historical considerations -- Organic and inorganic chemistry -- Further down the periodic table -- Reconsidering empirical rules -- Mavericks and other lawbreakers -- The transition elements -- Omissions and conclusions -- The Pauli principle, 'spin' and electron repulsion -- A note about 'unoccupied' MOs.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2012418300
ISBN9781848167469
ISBN1848167466

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QD462 .C68 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold