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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry: From Lewis to Electron Densities » (New Edition)

Book cover image of Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry: From Lewis to Electron Densities by Ronald J. Gillespie

Authors: Ronald J. Gillespie, R. J. Gillespie, Paul L. a. Popelier
ISBN-13: 9780195104967, ISBN-10: 019510496X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: March 2001
Edition: New Edition

Author Biography: Ronald J. Gillespie

McMaster University (Emeritus)

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Book Synopsis

This textbook introduces the models and theories of chemical bonding and geometry as applied to the molecules of the main group elements. Emphasis is placed on the valence shell electron pair and ligand close packing models and the analysis of electron density distributions by the atoms in molecules theory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	The Chemical Bond: Classical Concepts and Theories	1
Ch. 2	Bond Properties	25
Ch. 3	Some Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics	49
Ch. 4	Molecular Geometry and the VSEPR Model	84
Ch. 5	Ligand-Ligand Interactions and the Ligand Close-Packing (LCP) Model	113
Ch. 6	The AIM Theory and the Analysis of the Electron Density	134
Ch. 7	The Laplacian of the Electron Density	163
Ch. 8	Molecules of the Elements of Period 2	180
Ch. 9	Molecules of the Elements of Periods 3-6	223
	Index	259
	Formula Index	265