Atoms, Chemical Bonds and Bond Dissociation Energies

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Core and Valence Regions of Atoms

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   Pages 1-30

3. The Valence Region of Molecules

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   Pages 31-42

4. The Chemical Bond

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   Pages 43-68

5. Bond Dissociation Energies

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   Pages 69-84

6. Electronic Charge Distributions

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   Pages 85-112

7. Applications

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   Pages 113-148

8. Assessment

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   Pages 149-152

9. Back Matter

   Pages 153-176

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Chemical bonds, their intrinsic energies in ground-state molecules and the energies required for their actual cleavage are the subject of this book. The theory, modelled after a description of valence electrons in isolated atoms, explains how intrinsic bond energies depend on the amount of electronic charge carried by the bond-forming atoms. It also explains how bond dissociation depends on these charges. While this theory vividly explains thermochemical stability, future research could benefit from a better understanding of bond dissociation: if we learn how the environment of a molecule affects its charges, we also learn how it modifies bond dissociation in that molecule. This essay is aimed at theoretical and physical-organic chemists who are looking for new perspectives to old problems.

• Atom
• atoms
• bond dissociation
• chemical bond
• distribution
• electron
• electronic charge
• electrons
• environment
• experiment
• iron
• molecule
• stability
• valence region
• combinatorics

• Département de Chimie, Faculté des Arts et Sciences, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

  Sándor Fliszár

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